Creative Writing Tips for writting

A place to put your tips for writting. You never know when you might get stuck writing and these could help.

My tips
1. Grammar. You may have written the greatest story but no on would want to read it without grammar.
2. Spelling. Do a spell check. Cut and paste this isn't hard.
3. Never start a sentence with but or and. But or and are to me a conjunction. They join the second string of the sentence. When you start a sentence with but or and you are starting a sentence that is second string. Something you added on. Something not worth reading. There are better words to use then but or and.
4. Be original. Write your own story.
5. You don't need to rhyme in poetry.
6. Carry around a little note book and pen or pencil. You will never lose a thought.
7. Never write what people want. Write your own story. You won’t be happy writing for someone else.
8. When you are stuck do something else. You might all of a sudden get an idea.
9. Copyright. People like to steal. Cheapest way mail your self what you wrote.
10. Keep copies of what you did. When you use the computer keep a floppy disk. I keep two copies.
11. Be descriptive. When you write about something don’t tell the reader how Jerry feels tell him how Jerry is feeling. For instance Jerry throat aches with pain from the rawness he feels. His body seems to have hit a temperature of the sun. His head is stuffed with unpleasantness. Wouldn’t you rather read that then Jerry feels sick or Jerry has a fever?
12. Check words you are unsure of. Throat is way different from through.

Anyone else have any?

 

Respect your audience

Precision in meaning

Make sure your using the correct word.

Use the correct tense.

 

-Do NOT switch tenses in the middle of the story, unless you are doing something like a flashback or are doing it for effect. It's very annoying and confusing to read.

-If you're disappointed with your writing, try to write at least a paragraph of writing before you go to bed. This will help to gradually improve your writing skills

-have other people read your writing. Don't just show it to your friends, who will give a biased review, but show it to someone like an English teacher who can figure out what you need to fix and improve on to make a better story

-revise, revise, and revise.

-Don't lose faith in yourself if someone doesn't like your story. Remember that people have different tastes, and they may not necessarily have the same tastes as you.

 

Malapropisms, though hilarious to the critiquing reader, should be fixed unless they are intentional.

Example: "I learned a lot of new words and phases, as well as their defecations."

 

Be well read to begin with. Have some basic knowledge of the Bible and Hamlet; these are two of the most important writings of all time and are referenced constantly.

Don't limit yourself to a single genre.

When avoiding cliches, be careful not to be obscenely un-cliche. Nobody wants an Orc who hosts tupperware parties in a serious story.

Be careful while writing dark pieces. Cliches are dreadfully easy to stumble across.

Make sure angst is well-earned.

Do your best to write well in the real world; writing "u r 2 cute" in chat will not serve you.

Sloppy prose is a sign of sloppy thinking.