nonbinarypastels: anyway most writing advice is frequently contradictory to other writing advice you might receive from people who have just as much/more writing ~expertise~ and a lot of writing advice is just flat-out terrible even if it’s coming from an …
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Hello. I’ve been working on my story for 9 years now, and during these years I have rewritten the story 2 times already. The latest draft is 120k words long and, despite having re-read it 4 times already, I feel like it doesn’t satisfy me. There are weird character arcs and some cringeworthy scenes. I want to work on it again and improve it. Although it kinda makes me feel like I failed. I did a lot in order to write this story and it’s still not okay. I don’t know how to feel.
artattemptswriting: No no, you haven’t failed at all! I worked on a story for eight years and never made it past six chapters of a first draft before giving it up last year. I’m not proud of giving up, and …
Writer to Writer (2) : I have some trouble with dialogue! I always feel like I’m using the same “he said, she said,” how do you vary your wording to make it more interesting?
mcfrankauthor: I received this quetion on Writer to Writer, where I answer writerly related asks weekly. Answer: 1. Said Do not be afraid of the “said”. Use it again and again, as often as necessary, because our mind usually skips …
6 tips to writing your first draft
chatterwriting: ‣ Write how you want the story to begin and end. Just a few sentences that will summarize what changes happen in the novel, talk it over with some friends to have a better idea of the plot. ‣ …
Writing: People who kill
coutelier: Obviously I’m not going to try and cover all the reasons a human being might kill another, just touch on two broad categories, and a general disclaimer when talking about anything to do with psyhology is that humans are …