ahhh I'm so happy to find another human who can appreciate a darker theme haha. Honestly I only recently found the 'vampire' tumblr palette and it changed my entire world,, like I had the dark theme already but times new roman?? red accents?? chef's kiss, very satisfying/10. which is honestly a bit unrelated to my blog theme, but just goes to show that I do prefer darker colours. plus, with a name like 'yoons shadow', i thought it would be fitting.
Anyway, that was a very rambly way of saying thank you so much!!
I'd like to know if you have any writing tips for beginner writers?
I'm currently writing a story about my ocs
And I'd like to know your tips on how to describe scenery and touch and also how to write a conversation etc.
Oh that's cool! Good luck with that! I'm sure you'll do amazing! 💙
I'm not sure how good I am at giving tips but I will try my best and if you have any more questions feel free to message me again!
For Scenery:
It's important depending on which pov you write but if you write from someones specific pov I personally like to keep in mind what would jump to their eye specifically
Like for example you have a character that is an old warrior who lives secluded, they might keep their eyes more open to movement and any kind of danger rather than the forrest itself, while a character that might be more nature attuned might concentrate on the fauna.
This always has helped me to establish a characters feelings in the moment, from this point on I had an easier time to establish the rest
But in general remember to use all five senses! Is it cold? Is there a certain smell? Maybe even how does it feel to stand on the ground? Is it hard? Soft? Does the air taste like anything?
Touch:
I'll be honest I am not 100% sure what you mean with touch, you mean like human interaction? Or literal?
Either way I would open up google and if you want to describe something to not be afraid to look for synonyms, you can say something is cold to the touch but you can also describe it as freezing, frigid, biting etc see what fits best in this specific moment, it also helps to keep your text a bit more dynamic if you use an array of different adjectives to describe something
Also don't be scared to use metaphors! I often don't because I am too scared that I sound like a dweeb but honestly metaphors are a great way to convey a feeling, even if they are a bit what you might consider stupid, in the end if they work they work (something I am working on myself atm)
Conversation:
For conversation it is important you don't explain the whole plot via talking! Actions speak louder than words after all haha
No, but seriously, don't explain everything via dialogue, it turns into exposition texts and it's just boring to read.
If you feel like you are writing too much dialogue, see if you can convey some of the feeling/ideas via actions, like, if you want someone to show trust instead of saying it display it with them not being scared to take off their armor around them and only them for example, show them catching the other when they just stumbled, just exchanging a few looks but both having the same idea etc
But otherwise for conversation, don't write too grammatically correct, we don't talk like that, so, it's okay to write it a bit more freely. It's also a good way to convey character, maybe they stutter here and there or repeat parts of their sentences because their mind is often faster than they can talk etc etc
There is a ton you can do and try to experiment
Something that I for example am working on as well is when someone talks describe the mood around it, when someone drops an idea was it like a fire started for the others, hope started to spread, or, did it fall on deaf ears, was it steely, cold.
Try to pepper in the feeling and mood of the participants of the conversation as well as using the environment around them.
Breaking up a conversation by using the environment when appropiate is a good way to break up conversations and let it flow more, give the reader a moment to let the information sink in in case it's needed
My general tips:
In general what I can also tell you is, make a draft and reread it a ton also give it like a day and read it.
You might notice parts of your story that don't flow so well and can change it.
Sometimes it also helps to read it and rewrite it from memory because mostly the most important parts stick with you and you can get a better idea on what, well, sticks and can work with it and either edit your orginal text or rework your new draft
I know I already said it but look up synonyms for words! If you feel like you said a lot of the same phrase/word look up synonyms! I do it a ton and always have a tab open for it!
If you have more questions or want me to elaborate on something just say the word! I often just write with instinct at first and later edit it a bit so this might seem a bit disjointed!
