I know this isn't strictly a Marvel or fanfic related tip, but Stephen King is an amazing author so I think we should listen to his advice on writing anyway. Even if it's a little confusing sometimes.
1. If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.
2. Stories consist of three parts:
Narration; which moves the story from point A to point B.
Description; which creates a sensory reality for the reader.
Dialogue; which brings characters to life through their speech.
3. The situation comes first. The characters, always flat and unfeatured to begin with, come next.
4. Whether it's a vignette of a single page or an epic trilogy like The Lord of the Rings, the work is always accomplished one word at a time.
5. The most interesting situations can usually be expressed as a what if question.
6. The best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event.
7. With a passive verb, something is being done to the subject of the sentence. The subject is just letting it happen. You should avoid the passive tense; the meeting will be held. The body was carried.
8. Talk, whether ugly or beautiful, is an index of character.
9. Description begins in the writer's imagination, but should finish in the reader's.
10. The road to hell is paved with adverbs; loudly, nastily, slowly, kindly, softly.
11. Never use 'emolument' when you mean 'tip'.
12. Set a daily writing goal. As with physical exercise, it would be best to set this goal low at first. I suggest a thousand words a day.
13. Call that one person you write for Ideal Reader. He or she is going to be in your writing room all the time.
14. If you can do it for joy, you can do it forever.
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