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My Writing Masterlist

  Okay, since a lot of people are asking for tips to write good plots and shit, I’ve decided that was time for me to post my writing masterlist. Honestly, I barely use it anymore because I recorded all of the tips on my mind from using it so much.   It’s succinct, basic and all you need to fix the problems that most of writers have, had or will have while writing. Most of it I took from here and added my own tips and shit that I know from experience. Hope you find it useful!

SCENARIOS:

- Do not repeat the same scenarios very much, and if necessary, talk / look at the room in different ways.

- DESCRIBE, DESCRIBE, DESCRIBE. The details are important to transport the reader to the scene. PLUS: please, details. (Exemple: you are in a forest. What kinds of trees are around you? Are they tall? Thick? Does the character recognize them?)

- Make use of all human senses - touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell. USE THEM.

- Do my scenarios have duality- sometimes, an ambiguous nature? (For example, my character may love the church where she was married, have fond memories of it, and still feel the sense of betrayal because her marriage has become ugly.

- Tell what your character feels about the room around him. This is important.

CHARACTERS:

- Are all the characters present? (Would it be better if my character had a mentor, best friend, romantic partner, etc …?)

- Do not overdo the amount. Use the characters you have. The excess will only create confusion in the reader’s head.

- If your character changes attitude during the story, SHOW THAT TRANSITION. Do not make them homophobic one day, and the next, the supporter of LGBT + causes, for example. If that happens, the impression you will leave is that your text is inconsistent and there is only one name for it: sloppy writing.

- CREATE FAULTS, PROBLEMS, MORAL CONFLICTS TO YOUR CHARACTER. This is life and if conflicts do not exist in your book, the characters will not give the idea of being true and deeply complex, as human beings really are.

- Create manias, addictions, be they verbal and / or attitudes. Does your character have the habit of saying “type” or “right” all the time? Does he wake up and always brush his teeth before and after breakfast? SPECIFY. This will help in creating a reality around the character.

Careful, this is very important (and basic).

- KNOW YOUR DAMN CHARACTER!!!! If he has addictions, you have to know beforehand. If he is agitated, calm, angry, patient, talkative, antisocial … you have to know.

- Make your characters different. Yes, that sounds like an obvious thing, but it’s not. Make them easily identified by their ways.

- DESCRIBE, DESCRIBE, DESCRIBE # 2. Physical type, hair, eyes, nose, thickness of the mouth, neck, fingers and hips are key points in describing a character. (Plus: I always describe hands because I like hands and I think they are a window to the soul. You can say a lot by people’s hands.)

MORAL CONFLICTS:

- Is it universal enough for readers to find interesting? Note that a conflict becomes much more interesting to a reader if it is something that he must deal with in his own life.

- Is the resolution of the conflict satisfactory? Do not make the conflict settle with the old “Then I Woke Up” chat. This is poor and sloppy writing. The climax of the story is gone and the reader loses interest. Be complex.

- Do you have minor conflicts? Most stories require more than one conflict. For example, a protagonist will often have an internal conflict as well as an external conflict. He may also have a love interest. He may have conflicts with nature, with God, and with his companions. So, as an author, you must create a series of conflicts and decide how each grows and is resolved.

- Show the personal growth your characters go through to solve the problem.

- How motivated are my characters to solve their conflicts? Characters that will go to extremes are needed. We have radicals in life, so we’ll have radicals in the story.

-My protagonist has an identity conflict? At the heart of every great story is a character who sees himself as something - charming, heroic, wise - while others around him perceive him as something else - socially desirous, inept, foolish.

YOUR WRITING WAY:

- Is your tone appropriate for the tale? For example, let’s say you want to invest a little humor into your story. You start with a joke. Do you keep the tone throughout the rest of the tale, perhaps plunging the mood inside, scene after scene?

- Do each of your characters speak with their own voices? You will need to do a dialog check for each character before you finish.

- Do you have an omniscient narrator? Keep the writing style the same throughout the whole story then.

- Do you dig deep into your protagonist’s POV so the reader can follow your thoughts and emotions? If not, is there a good reason why you neglected to do it?

- IMPORTANT: Is there any music in your writing? Do you want it to be? Ernest Hemingway once said that “all great novels are really just poetry.” With that in mind, listen to the sounds of your words. Consider modifying them as needed to adjust the meter and emphasis you need. Change until you like to read your text aloud.

- Do you use powerful metaphors or similes to add beauty and resonance to your work? (If not, you’re in trouble. Your competition will.)

RANDOM OTHERS (BASIC)

- Is the basic idea of your story unique and powerful? (For example, if you enter a story about a young man fighting space pirates, it probably will not do well - unless you come up with some New technology or angle that puts you above all other space-pirate tales.)

- Do you establish your characters quickly? We should probably know who the story is in one or two scenes, and we should probably be introduced in a way that tells us something important about the characters.

-  Talk about where your character is in all the scenes. Do not skip it just because you already mentioned the place.

- My story intensifies through the following scenes, with conflicts that widen and deepen?

- Does my story go well? Do I have a climax that really is exciting? Is the result different from what the audience expects?

- Your story has an open or closed end. Decide, then you must work so that all events lead to that final moment if it is opened. If it is closed, you have more freedom to finish well after the book’s climax.

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60 Prompts!

1.     Why do women need so many bags?

2.       Don’t make me kill you sweetheart.

3.     Don’t get offended, but you can be a real slut sometimes.

4.       Don’t move, I’m going to kiss you now.

5.       I’m not good at making friends…

6.       You have no idea at what lengths I would go to protect you.

7.       I’m considering punching you in the face. Really hard.

8.       I have been warned about you, and I never thought… you could be such a nice person. Well, not to other people but you see what I mean.

9.       Ninety seven text messages and twenty two missed calls? Seriously?

10.   What is it, Asshole Day? 

11.   I don’t think you’re an idiot at all.

12.   You… Let them beat you down just to protect me?

13.   Hi. You’re a total stranger to me, but you have to save me from a critical situation and make out with me.

14.   That’s exactly what a guilty person would say.

15.   That was the worse pick up line ever.

16.   Zombies eat brains, so I think you’re safe.

17.   Please stop, you’re making my head ache.

18.   You wish you hated me.

19.   Yes, people usually die when you shoot them.

20.   If you ever do this again, I swear I’ll strangle you.

21.   But I don’t know how to drive !

22.   I just want to know why there’s a dead body on the kitchen table.

23.   Did you write this?

24.   Impressive, you can actually feel the sexual tension in the air.

25.   So are you guys gonna kiss anytime soon or?

26.   “We should get a dog.” “Absolutely not.”

27.   . “I’m personally offended that you accepted that solo mission when you knew that you’d be away from me for four months.”

28.   “No, no. Not the puppy dog eyes, don’t you fucking dare. Dammit.”

29.   “If you use another pick-up line like that on me again I might punch you in the gut.”

30.   “I ship us.”

31.   “It’s starting to kind of hurt my heart that you don’t say I love you back.”

32.   “You’re jealous of who?!”

33.   “Stop looking at me like I’m your everything.”

34.   “You’ll catch me, right?”

35.   “If you touch her I will end you.”

36.   Well that was immensely attractive.”

37.   “You’re a fucking child.” “I simply suggested that we should go splash in the puddles outside, damn.”

38.   “Shut up, I’m hilarious.”

39.   “I don’t want to go, your dad doesn’t like me.”

40.   “I don’t tell you I love you enough.”

41.   “Baby, I will never stop trying to help you see your beauty.”

42.   “That can’t be legal.”

43.   “You’re a very different drunk than I thought you’d be.”

44.   “Of course we’re not going to duet a Disney son-” “mY wHOLe liFE Has beEn A sERieS of dOors IN mY FAcE.”

45.   “I’d give you my heart, but I can’t give you something you already have.”

46.   “You’re safe now. I’ve got you.”

47.   “No one will ever hurt you again!”

48.   “Make a wish.”

49.   “I’m only human!”

50.   “I’m not that girl.”

51.   “Shut up and kiss me.”

52.   “I love you.” “I know.”

53.   “We’re having a [movie franchise] movie marathon tonight, if you want to come.”

54.   “My body may be bulletproof, but my heart is made of glass.”

55.   “I can’t swim!”

56.   “I never learned how to whistle.”

57.   “I thought you were dead…”

58.   ″You look like a princess!” “No darling, I’m a queen!”

59.   “I can’t… I can’t lose you.”

60.   “Let me guess, you were going to ask if it hurt when I fell from heaven?” “Actually, I wasn’t. But you know who else fell from heaven? Lucifer.”

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This is a list of random prompts I saved from tumblr, so I’m not sure anymore who posted them originally, please tell me so I can tag you!