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50 Tips for Writing.

I am by no means the best author that has ever found their way into the worded world, and I'm not even going to pretend to be. But I do know proper English, as should you if you're going to write. People with other languages as their first language who wish to write in English may have a small exclusion from this group; though most of it is basic things that even they should follow.

Just as a warning, you might feel a bit hurt if you read this. It's not my intention to hurt any; just inform. I don't bullshit or sugarcoat so if you think you're up for direct (somewhat harsh) veracity, by all means, please read.

PS: Somewhat long.
  1. 1. Read this
  2. 2. Brainstorm
  3. 3. Spontaneous writing
  4. 4. Abuse your imagination
  5. 5. Structure and build the foundations of a story
  6. 6. Never compare yourself to anyone else
  7. 7. Don't complicate your genres
  8. 8. Format your story
  9. 9. Don't over describe or under describe it
  10. 10. Read out loud your work to yourself
  11. 11. Thesaurus
  12. 12. Font colours
  13. 13. Never ever
  14. 14. If you don't use spell check
  15. 15. Full stops and appropriate capital letters
  16. 16. Chat speak is NOT your friend
  17. 17. Get a Beta reader
  18. 18. Speak your mind
  19. 19. Make your characters 3D
  20. 20. Write in third person perspective
  21. 21. Rational rule
  22. 22. Common sense speaks
  23. 23. Don't ask your readers for help
  24. 24. Always give your story a title casing
  25. 25. I will say this once and only once
  26. 26. Make all the damn cliffhangers you want
  27. 27. Don't threaten your readers
  28. 28. Set yourself reasonable goals
  29. 29. Maintain a consistent tone
  30. 30. Use an active voice instead of a passive voice
  31. 31. Speech Marks
  32. 32. Check that you're not repeating yourself
  33. 33. If you write vampire fiction
  34. 34. Sequencing of events
  35. 35. Too much sarcasm can kill a story
  36. 36. Readers dislike/hate one of your characters
  37. 37. Character profiles
  38. 38. Video or music player in your story
  39. 39. Your five senses
  40. 40. NeVeR eVeR uSe ToGgLe CaSe wRiTiNg
  41. 41. MAKING YOUR ENTIRE TITLE CAPITALIZED
  42. 42. Half a page
  43. 43. Don't tell the reader what's going on
  44. 44. Don't parrot fan fiction
  45. 45. Read your heart out
  46. 46. Banners
  47. 47. Split infinitives
  48. 48. let me explain
  49. 49. After you finish writing
  50. 50. I apologize