Writing Advice From My Uni Teachers:

Writing advice from my uni teachers:

If your dialog feels flat, rewrite the scene pretending the characters cannot at any cost say exactly what they mean. No one says “I’m mad” but they can say it in 100 other ways.

Wrote a chapter but you dislike it? Rewrite it again from memory. That way you’re only remembering the main parts and can fill in extra details. My teacher who was a playwright literally writes every single script twice because of this.

Don’t overuse metaphors, or they lose their potency. Limit yourself.

Before you write your novel, write a page of anything from your characters POV so you can get their voice right. Do this for every main character introduced.

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9 months ago

words to use instead of ________

"Mad"

aggravated, angry, annoyed, boiling, cross, enraged, exasperated, fuming, furious, heated, incensed, indignant, irate, irritable, livid, offended, outraged, riled, steamed, storming, upset

"Nice"

amiable, charming, cordial, courteous, delightful, favorable, friendly, genial, gentle, gracious, helpful, inviting, kind, lovely, obliging, peaceful, peachy, pleasant, polite, swell, sympathetic, tender, welcoming, well-mannered, winning

"Pretty"

alluring, appealing, attractive, beautiful, charming, cute, delightful, desirable, elegant, eye-catching, fair, fascinating, gorgeous, graceful, intriguing, lovely, pleasing, striking, stunning, sweet

"Said"

alleged, argued, asked, asserted, babbled, bellowed, bragged, commented, complained, cried, declined, demanded, denied, encouraged, expressed, giggled, growled, inquired, moaned, nagged, rebuked, rebutted, replied, rejected, retorted, roared, scolded, shrieked, shrugged, stated, taunted, vowed, warned, whined, whispered, yelled

"Went"

avoid, bolt, bound, depart, exit, escape, flee, fly, hike, hop, jaunt, jolt, journey, leap, leave, lurch, march, mosey, move, pace, parade, pass, progress, retreat, saunter, scoot, skip, split, step, stride, stroll, tour, travel, vanish

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1 year ago
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol
Unknown//janet Finch/white Oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia Plath/the Bell Jar// Sue Zhao//carol

unknown//janet finch/white oleander//holyaches//unknown//sylvia plath/the bell jar// sue zhao//carol rifka brunt/tell the wolves i’m home//suzanne rivecca/death is not an option//ineloquent-creature

10 months ago
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion
Love As Religion

love as religion

jorge luis borges // ron padgett // richard siken // halsey // lana del rey // caitlyn siehl // hozier // katherine philips


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9 months ago
Been Watching My Friend Play Hades

been watching my friend play hades


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9 months ago

Sans talks about the internet n stuff

5 months ago
The Brightness Of The Sun Will Give Me Just Enough
The Brightness Of The Sun Will Give Me Just Enough

The brightness of the Sun will give me just enough

To bury my love in the Moondust


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1 year ago
Sam Going "hey Max Check This Out ;)))" Is Way Too Funny To Me
Sam Going "hey Max Check This Out ;)))" Is Way Too Funny To Me
Sam Going "hey Max Check This Out ;)))" Is Way Too Funny To Me
Sam Going "hey Max Check This Out ;)))" Is Way Too Funny To Me

sam going "hey max check this out ;)))" is way too funny to me

10 months ago
Joust ⚔

Joust ⚔


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5 months ago

Masterpost: How to write a story?

Compilation of writing advice for some aspects of the writing process.

How to motivate myself to write more

How to get rid of writer’s block

Basic Overview: How to write a story

How to outline a story

How to come up with plot

How to create a character

How to make a character unique

How to name your characters (Masterpost)

How to start a story

How to write a prologue

How to write conversation

How to write witty banter

How to write the last line

How to write a summary

How to write a book description

How to write romance

How to write friendships

How to write emotions (Masterpost)

How to write an argument

How to write yelling

How to write anger

How to write betrayal

How to title fanfiction

How to write an unreliable narrator

First Person vs. Third Person POV

How to write character deaths

How to use songs in a fanfiction

How to name fictional things

How to write self-insert fics

How to write multiple points of view

Introducing a group of characters

Large cast of characters interacting in one scene

How to write dual timelines

Redemption arc

Plot twists

Fatal Character Flaws

Good Traits Gone Bad (x)

Slow burn

Explanation posts about writing terms

What is…

AU ideas

Favourite tropes

Tropes of the day

List of Genres

Drabble vs. One-Shot

Advice for writing relationships

Masterpost: how to write relationships + romance

More specific scenarios

How to write a bilingual character

How to write a character with glasses

How to write heterochromia

How to create a villain

Reasons for becoming a villain

How to write a morally grey character

How to write an inferiority complex

How to write a road trip

How to create and write a cult

How to write amnesia

How to write being stabbed

How to write a stratocracy

How to write a heist

How to write the mafia

Criminal past comes to light

Ideas for traumatic experiences

How to create an atmosphere (Masterpost)

How to write a college party

How to write royalty (Masterpost)

Paramilitary Forces/ Militia

Superpowers Masterpost (Hero x Villain)

Inconvenient things a ghost could do

A Queen’s Assassination Plot

Crime Story - Detective’s POV

Evil organization of assassins

Evil wins in the end

Causes for the apocalypse

Last day on earth

Liminal Spaces

Workplace AUs

Signs of co-dependency

What to wear in a desert

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