The Ultimate Writing Tips and Advice Thread - A List of Threads

[TheDancingFryer]

I wanted to make this thread because it can be hard to look for stuff in these forums, so I wanted to organize it all! I’d recommend you bookmark some of these for future use, especially if you’re a writer.

------------------------------------------General-Critiques/Advice------------------------------------------

• A general thread for getting honest opinions on your writing
• Amazing tips from other writers
• Advice for other writers
• Encouragement!
• The best thread by @fcukforcookies, if you only read one thread, just read this one!
  • The swf one as well

--------------------------------------------Beginning your story----------------------------------------------

What NOT to do:

• Prologue
• Have the author show up
• And what other users find annoying

What TO do:

• Think of everything carefully
• Use the hero’s journey as a basis

-------------------------------------------Plot/Plot-Development---------------------------------------------

• An ultimate guide
• Story Title/Plot Help Thread
• Pesky plot holes
• Using red herrings and plot twists
• Ideas on plot twists
• Inspiration/Prompt Class

------------------------------------Characters/Character-Development----------------------------------

• How to get well-developed characters
• Character Questions!
• 16 Personalities
• Unlikeable characters
• Likeable characters
• Mood Boards
• Naming characters!
• Character development

----------------------------------------Different/Diverse-Characters----------------------------------------

• MC
• Love Interest(s)
• Siblings
• Friends
• Mary Sues
• Muslims
• Mexicans
• Jews(Jewish Characters)
• Disabilities
• Arabs
• Christians
• LGBTQ+ Characters
• Background Characters
• Using Pronouns
• Including mental disorders in your story
• Effectively writing characters with DID
• Animals
• Why Diversity?
• How to include diversity effectively
• Fears/anxieties of writing diversity
• FAQS on diversity
• Does diversity matter to you?
• Resources!!!

---------------------------------------------Language/Grammar----------------------------------------------

• Why do you need good grammar?
• A grammar help thread!
• Need help if you’re not a native English speaker?
• Using the correct language in your story to portray diversity better
• Writing in other languages
• Slang from the 20th Century

-------------------------------------------Misc Aspects of Writing--------------------------------------------

• POV’s (Point of View)
• Romance

-------------------------------------------------Misc Scenes----------------------------------------------------

• Combat Scenes
• Gem Choices

----------------------------------------------------Endings-------------------------------------------------------

• Advice on the best/worst ways to end a story

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~Apologies if I forgot any thread! Please link it down in the replies and I’ll add it!
~Consistently updating and linking new threads all the time!

@Writers

[katabasis]

WOW! Yeah, I’ll definitely pin this for you

[TheDancingFryer]

Thank you!

[raviola]

WOW!
i love et
imagine the work
you dont have to, rip bhav

[TheDancingFryer]

that’s two hours of my life I’ll never get back

but it’s not like I had anything better to do, so I didn’t really mind. besides, I know I’ll be using my own thread and referencing it to help with my own stories

[TheDancingFryer]

Are you bookmarking this?

• Yes!
• No

[raviola]

(:
(body unclear angr)

[WolfGamerGirl37]

I have this open for people to ask me for help if they need it.

Prompt Class Thread!

[Prompt%20Border] The goal of this class is to improve writing for everyone. The proofreaders will give you feedback that you will need to incorporate into your stories/poems you write. It’s a good idea to keep in mind the feedback you get in this class for future stories as well. This class will have multiple prompts that are connected. This class is for all types of stories that include novels, scripts, poems, Episode, Choices, and Wattpad as well. Make sure you have what type of style picked…

Helpful thread about animals

How to write animals?

Grant it, I’m not an expert on this but I do have some experience when it comes to writing about animals and animalistic characters. In order to covey the way, you want the scene to play out depends on how many details you use in your writing. I will go over some techniques I use when it comes to writing animals. You can take this guide in any way you want but using these techniques is completely up to you in the end. 1. Description when writing about animals is a key point! Description is ke…

Combat Scenes

How-to Combat Scenes

I’m going to say this now. I’m not an expert in writing combat scenes. This is one of the few skills I am learning. So, I thought we could learn together on how to write combat scenes. I will post a couple of articles that go over a rule of thumb on how to write them. In truth, writing combat scenes are as tough as writing dance scenes. You have to get the reader to imagine the scene as if they were watching a movie or thinking they were fighting like this. First Rule: Fights Should Move The St…

Writing Critique Thread

The Writing Critique Thread!

bump!

You can add these if you like! No worries if you missed them!

[TheDancingFryer]

I’ll add them either rn or tomorrow!

[WolfGamerGirl37]

Alright, sounds good! Take your time on it!

[Duckling]

Added some tags

And this is an eyemazing idea

[BlondeGlassesGirl]

Damn-

[TheDancingFryer]

I spent a looong time on this

[BlondeGlassesGirl]

Yea I betttt

[TheDancingFryer]

bumppppp I want more people to see this @Writers

[ShanniiWrites]

This is so awesome! Whaaa! Thanks for this!

[TheDancingFryer]

thanks it took me a few hours

But I hope I can help more people in the community without them having to go searching!

[TheDancingFryer]

bump! any more threads you want me to add @Writers

[TheDancingFryer]

updated with 2 more threads