Postby Jay Candice » Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:52 am
My turn. I would not count myself as around the level of skill as xtc, Tufriend, Jason T, and Sarobah. But I do have experience with writing.
As stated above, not everyone can be a writer. We can't tell you everything that is needed to make a story interesting and fun. But we can help. The most important thing to remember when writing is that you decide what happens. Don't let others influence what you really want to write. After, you're the one behind the keyboard. It's your story, not theirs. Don't even get me started on requests, that's not what I mean.
I just want to go over a few points. Give your characters personality. When you have dialogue, stretch it out, as if you were the one saying the words. Would a real human being say "Yes" or "No" to every question? Not at all! See what I did there? I used "Not at all" opposed to the generic "No". Real people say things like "sure", "No problem", "Nope", "Never!". Things like that. You want your characters to have individual personalities. Don't make Bob exactly like Tim. Don't make Anna love the same pink shoes as Jane. Everyone is different, and that doesn't change in writing.
Use your own style. Don't try to copy someone else's. Use your own voice, not someone who you really like. Let's say that you see BarryTheBondageWriter. He's so awesome! He writes a hundred posts a day, and they're all good. So, he posts a story about Chris going over to Lee's house, then Lee does a surprise ninja tackle and ties him up! So, what your NOT supposed to do is write a story about Dan going to Fred's house, when Fred does a football tackle and chains him up. No, do not do that. You want your stories to be original. Once again, it's your story. You're the one telling it.
Details are important. Instead of "I tied her wrists tightly", try giving description. "As I got out the rope, I fastened it firmly around her wrists and wrapped it around, tight as I could. I wrapped it with increasing speed, making sure to keep the rope tight, with each loop her chances of escape lessened and lessened." Which sounds better? I admit, sometimes I myself am lazy, and have gone with option one. But always, if you can remember, try to put as much details as you can. Don't just say that he's tall! Describe eye color, hair color, his expression, all those things that make people people! However, you don't want to put too much detail. Too much distracts the viewer from what you want them to see. If you talk too much about the green tree, with flowing branches and blistering leaves, that swirled in the wind of the night sky, it'll distract your reader from the awesome kidnapping that's going on.
It's needless to say that grammar and spelling are important. But those parts have already been covered. So I think that reading above is good enough. This really is all that I have to say. It's more about writing a refined story, rather than covering grammatical and spelling errors. As mentioned before, something like the Title will get you to read it. Something like this will get people to keep reading it. Have fun writing.
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Jay Candice on Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
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