#creative writing tip

[dnschmidt]

Quick writing tip: why I hate the amnesia trope

The amnesia trope is one of the most hated plot devices in fiction. Learn what makes it so annoying, and how to do it right.

Quick Writing Tip: Why I Hate The Amnesia Trope - D.N. Schmidt

The amnesia trope is one of the most hated plot devices in fiction. Learn what makes it so annoying, and how to do it right.

[night-owlenthusiast]

CREATIVE WRITING TIP #1

do NOT over describe. ever. 

I used to do this a lot when I was younger; I’d literally go to the thesaurus and type in every second word to use the best, the most complex synonyms I could find to express what to say. Just so I could sound intelligent. -_-

Honestly, you end up sounding very verbose and it makes it very hard for the reader to stay engaged and keep track of where the plot’s heading. 

e.g. Terry’s hazel, flecked eyes were filled with worry and despair as he watched the buildings crumble to nothing, stumbling maladroitly through the rubble and sinking to his knees as he lifted his head to the heavens and cried. Tears streamed down his face, the clear tracks weaving their way through his skin and dripping onto the ground. 

wowza that was pretty bad. 

revised eg. Inside, he could feel despair curl its iron fist around his heart as he watched the buildings crumble to nothing, watched as all that once was, tear itself apart. 

Hands grazing against the rubble and dirt, he lifted his face to the heavens and cried. 

You don’t need to describe every single detail. Make the reader really work to find the subtleties in your writing; this delivers the emotive aspect even better. 

It’s okay to use some simple sentences every once in a while. 

And in some cases, this is way more effective than having long, winded, thesaurus dribble :) 

[sharkehthereal]

creative writing tip make your character androgynous or gender non conforming you coward you utter dweeb

[ballandanny]

Never Let Them See You Coming

Never Let Them See You Coming

When do we usually have this moment when we are reading a story and, out of a sudden, we stop feeling what’s happening around us; we don’t hear our being called to dinner; we don’t notice it is already four o’clock in the morning and we have just failed to sleep early to wake up at six, just after two hours, which we eventually decide with no hesitation to spend reading and remember this crisis…

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[ballandanny]

Bring life to Your Tree

Bring life to Your Tree

What if we think of our writing as a tree? The idea itself sounds creative, doesn’t it? Then we can think of writing with or without branches, so it is not seen from only one perspective, with flowers on so it is beautiful, or with leaves so it is rich and alive; if it is evergreen, so it is not only for one-time occasion but for all time, and even if it bears fruit, so it is delicious and…

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[ballandanny]

Write Like Fish

The title of this passage about creative writing might sound somehow philosophical, but it is just creative in a way you would want to think about your own writing. To get straight to the point, let us remember the things we have read over the years. Which passages are still the most memorable to us even though our literary and artistic tastes have changed a lot through the years. There are many…

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