Aside from posting about TSA, I’m gonna give some short writing tips/writing advice for new writers out there! I’m also gonna throw out a reminder that this is from my own experiences, and I’m not going to be 100% right all the time. Write like you! Be you!
A Rule I Live By: Said is not your friend.
When writing dialogue, it gets kind of tricky finding words to replace “said”. Plus, after you use it a while, it gets boring a repetitive. Some writers make it work! That’s totally cool.
So, what do I use to replace this word? Let’s take, for example, a question.
“How are you this evening? Good, I hope?” I said.
A good alternative to using “said” here would be asked, inquired, wondered, and pondered. For this example, these words help further demonstrate that this is a question, not just any regular sentence.
Characters are more than just names.
When I write my characters, I sometimes refer to them by more than just their name. Here is an example:
“His eyes danced with mine. His breath shook hands and met with my skin. His hands made friends with mine.”
— TSA, undecided chapter.
Here, you can see that I’m referring to aspects Matty’s character without saying his name. It sheds more light and detail about him.
Cut down long paragraphs!
Have you ever been reading a book and come across a looong pararaph? Something that takes up the entire page? I find it easiest to take paragraphs like that and break them down so that they are more appealing to read and easier to write.
If you want more writing tips or want to give me a writing tip please send me an ask!
