Okay it is one in the morning and therefore it seems like the perfect time to run my mouth. Now I am one of those obnoxious people who rather than gushing over a fanfiction in the các bình luận I give real criticism and tips. I know, I am such a bitch. hoặc at least that’s what people tell me. So rather than offending everyone bởi singling their fanfiction out in the các bình luận I am nghề viết văn this handy bài viết for how to write something passable as a good, and balanced story. Keep in mind that I am not a professional. I am not saying that I’m better than you. I just want to give some simple tips that I’ve picked up from college English classes and the words of other writers. Now too the countdown mobile (cue theme music)!
1. Spell Check is Your Friend
This seems like a pretty simple and straight phía trước, chuyển tiếp rule but apparently it isn’t. Now I understand misspelling a few words every now and then. I do it all the time no matter how closely I watch my typing. But I really hate it when every other word is spelling incorrectly. Here is a link to a good spell checker where bạn can just copy and paste your whole body of text.
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2. Say No to Mary Sues
This annoys me the most because they hiển thị up so often. Mary Sues are characters that are pretty much the tác giả living out their perfect fantaisie world. A Mary Sue is a character who is loved bởi everyone, unrealistically skilled hoặc pretty, has just about one small flaw and usually the most special snowflake of a person every seen bởi human eyes (cough, cough, “Twilight”, cough). Your character can be skilled hoặc pretty hoặc whatever but please tone it down. bạn want your character to be realistic and have flaws. Here is the Mary Sue Litmus test to help bạn figure out if your character is too perfect.
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3. Grammar is Also Your Friend
I do really understand that people make mistakes and a mistake here and there is acceptable but when almost no grammar rules are applied the story is unreadable. Here are a few simple rules to remember. Start a new paragraph for every new person talking. Other dialogue rules are use trích dẫn around every piece of dialogue. Also bạn want to use a comma instead of a period if bạn are adding “said so and so” because that is still part of the sentence. If bạn are using a câu hỏi mark hoặc exclamation point use it. Never have your comma hoặc câu hỏi mark outside of your trích dẫn because it is a part of the dialogue itself. An example of these rules would be:
“This pie is delicious,” đã đưa ý kiến Jill.
“Thanks,” Jane replied.
Add new paragraphs when it seems right to make the story easier to read. Some thêm ngẫu nhiên bits of knowledge are it’s means it is and its is the possessive term.
It’s raining.
Don’t touch its bone.
There is a place, their is possessive, and they’re means they are.
The cat is over there.
That is their car.
They’re going to the movies.
thêm simple grammar tips are listed here because I am too lazy to write down everything.
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4. POV is Unnecessary
If bạn look at pretty much any published novel bạn notice they never us the term POV. If the point of view is changed they hiển thị it in other ways such as starting a new paragraph hoặc stating the person’s name in passing so bạn understand who is thinking. I have no đường dẫn for this one but if bạn have trouble feel free to message me even though bạn probably won’t.
5. Show, Not Tell
This is something almost every English teacher hoặc writer says and for good reason. Most people have a hard time with this and I only know how to explain it bởi example.
His hair was black and he had green eyes. When he make things blow up his eyes turned trái cam, màu da cam and his hair turned purple.
His eyes were as green as a stick bug and his hair as dark as a Tim burton movie. He closed his eyes concentrating. Suddenly his hair turned dark purple and when he opened his eyes they were as trái cam, màu da cam as a Charmander. He flexed his fingers and the cup burst into shards. Slowly his appearance returned to normal.
Now sometimes things do need to be told rather than shown but this is still a good rule of thumb. On a slightly related note don’t explain everything too quickly. Reveal information as bạn go along so the audience isn’t overwhelmed. Rather than stating the exact relationship between two characters when they meet let their actions and dialogue do the explaining.
6. Be Realistic
This is pretty simple. Don't screw up an existing character bởi having them act out of character. Wolverine would not wear a màu hồng, hồng tutu and dance ballet and Jean will most likely not leave Scott for Psylocke. People tình yêu this characters for a reason so don't mess it up. Also have your own character act realistic (see Mary Sue).
Well that is all I have to say for now. If I think of anything else I will make a part two. If bạn found any mistakes please tell me and give me a sound beating. Also if bạn have any other các câu hỏi message me and I’ll see what I can do. If bạn feel I am a stuck up chó cái, bitch who should shut her damn mouth tell me in the các bình luận and be as unreasonable as possible.
1. Spell Check is Your Friend
This seems like a pretty simple and straight phía trước, chuyển tiếp rule but apparently it isn’t. Now I understand misspelling a few words every now and then. I do it all the time no matter how closely I watch my typing. But I really hate it when every other word is spelling incorrectly. Here is a link to a good spell checker where bạn can just copy and paste your whole body of text.
link
2. Say No to Mary Sues
This annoys me the most because they hiển thị up so often. Mary Sues are characters that are pretty much the tác giả living out their perfect fantaisie world. A Mary Sue is a character who is loved bởi everyone, unrealistically skilled hoặc pretty, has just about one small flaw and usually the most special snowflake of a person every seen bởi human eyes (cough, cough, “Twilight”, cough). Your character can be skilled hoặc pretty hoặc whatever but please tone it down. bạn want your character to be realistic and have flaws. Here is the Mary Sue Litmus test to help bạn figure out if your character is too perfect.
link
3. Grammar is Also Your Friend
I do really understand that people make mistakes and a mistake here and there is acceptable but when almost no grammar rules are applied the story is unreadable. Here are a few simple rules to remember. Start a new paragraph for every new person talking. Other dialogue rules are use trích dẫn around every piece of dialogue. Also bạn want to use a comma instead of a period if bạn are adding “said so and so” because that is still part of the sentence. If bạn are using a câu hỏi mark hoặc exclamation point use it. Never have your comma hoặc câu hỏi mark outside of your trích dẫn because it is a part of the dialogue itself. An example of these rules would be:
“This pie is delicious,” đã đưa ý kiến Jill.
“Thanks,” Jane replied.
Add new paragraphs when it seems right to make the story easier to read. Some thêm ngẫu nhiên bits of knowledge are it’s means it is and its is the possessive term.
It’s raining.
Don’t touch its bone.
There is a place, their is possessive, and they’re means they are.
The cat is over there.
That is their car.
They’re going to the movies.
thêm simple grammar tips are listed here because I am too lazy to write down everything.
link
link
4. POV is Unnecessary
If bạn look at pretty much any published novel bạn notice they never us the term POV. If the point of view is changed they hiển thị it in other ways such as starting a new paragraph hoặc stating the person’s name in passing so bạn understand who is thinking. I have no đường dẫn for this one but if bạn have trouble feel free to message me even though bạn probably won’t.
5. Show, Not Tell
This is something almost every English teacher hoặc writer says and for good reason. Most people have a hard time with this and I only know how to explain it bởi example.
His hair was black and he had green eyes. When he make things blow up his eyes turned trái cam, màu da cam and his hair turned purple.
His eyes were as green as a stick bug and his hair as dark as a Tim burton movie. He closed his eyes concentrating. Suddenly his hair turned dark purple and when he opened his eyes they were as trái cam, màu da cam as a Charmander. He flexed his fingers and the cup burst into shards. Slowly his appearance returned to normal.
Now sometimes things do need to be told rather than shown but this is still a good rule of thumb. On a slightly related note don’t explain everything too quickly. Reveal information as bạn go along so the audience isn’t overwhelmed. Rather than stating the exact relationship between two characters when they meet let their actions and dialogue do the explaining.
6. Be Realistic
This is pretty simple. Don't screw up an existing character bởi having them act out of character. Wolverine would not wear a màu hồng, hồng tutu and dance ballet and Jean will most likely not leave Scott for Psylocke. People tình yêu this characters for a reason so don't mess it up. Also have your own character act realistic (see Mary Sue).
Well that is all I have to say for now. If I think of anything else I will make a part two. If bạn found any mistakes please tell me and give me a sound beating. Also if bạn have any other các câu hỏi message me and I’ll see what I can do. If bạn feel I am a stuck up chó cái, bitch who should shut her damn mouth tell me in the các bình luận and be as unreasonable as possible.
