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writing tip #3851:
ask not if it is serving the narrative, ask only if it is serving
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writing tip #3850:
good writers borrow. great writers steal. but the best writers commit large-scale investment fraud
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writing tip #3849:
you need to include as much swearing as possible, how else will readers find out how many swears you know
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writing tip #3848:
if you ever start to think you should stop working on a story because it doesn't make sense, IGNORE IT, for that is the devil talking
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writing tip #3847:
make sure your protagonist is repeatedly kicked in the head. it builds character and definitely does not kill you
#gr8 writing tips#3847#definitely not a direct reference to a book i wrote in 2010 that i'm currently delving into on my other blod#nope no way
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came up with a new story idea for the first time in ages but i don't want to write it because my brain's response to thinking about the characters is, 'i don't know you people'
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writing tip #3846:
if someone reads your novel and gives it a poor review, that sucker still read your whole novel
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cool! can he also help me get an agent

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writing tip #3845:
if you see writing advice telling you to use relevant hashtags to enhance your content, they do NOT mean put hashtags in your novel, i repeat they DO NOT MEAN put hashtags at the bottom of every page of your novel summarising the page
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writing tip #3844:
there's no shame in leaving a story unfinished if it's not working for you! i WILL judge you though
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writing tip #3843:
you're allowed to open with the weather if you're describing a strong wind blowing your protagonist's clothes off
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writing tip #3842:
feel like wringing your protagonist's neck sometimes? good news! this means your readers will want to do it too!
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writing tip #3841:
using capital letters when a character is shouting is so annoying! just use a super large font instead
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writing tip #3840:
what do you mean your novel is "too long"? the backspace key is right there
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writing tip #3839:
sometimes your characters develop a mind of their own, as though they're writing their own story, rather than being a part of yours. that's NOT okay. you really gotta clamp down on that. put them BACK IN LINE
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me: only post good tips, you've mentioned this account when querying, for fuck's sake make a good impression
also me: brain soup eata tha brain soup
writing tip #3838:
brain soup eata tha brain soup
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