How to Become a Better Writer...

By tsc0809

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Some basic writing tips to help you become a more effective storyteller. More

Introduction
Fan Appreciation: A Letter to the Community
TIP #1: Using More Descriptive Language
TIP #2: Developing Your Story
TIP #3: Creating an Effective Summary
TIP #4: Using Proper Grammar
TIP #5: Being Original
TIP #6: Constructing Dialogue
TIP #7: Picking Character Names
TIP #8: Replacing PASSIVE with ACTIVE (Voice)
TIP #9: Tackling Your First Chapter
TIP #10: Confronting Writer's Block
TIP #11: Choosing a Title
TIP #12: Turning Ideas into Stories
TIP #13: Having the Whole Package
TIP #14: Crafting the Perfect Ending
TIP #15: Constructing a Basic Sentence
TIP #16: Accepting What Happens Next?
TIP #17: Channeling Your Emotions into Your Writing
TIP #18: Developing into Good Writing
TIP #19: Unearthing Natural Story Progression
TIP #20: Employing the ABCs of Writing
TIP #21: Writing What You Haven't Experienced
TIP #22: Editing Your Work
---------------EXERCISES---------------
EXERCISE #1: Using More Descriptive Language
EXERCISE #2: Developing Your Story
EXERCISE #3: Creating an Effective Summary
EXERCISE #4: Using Proper Grammar
EXERCISE #5: Being Original
EXERCISE #6: Constructing Dialogue
EXERCISE #7: Replacing PASSIVE with ACTIVE (Voice)
EXERCISE #8: Tackling Your First Chapter
EXERCISE #9: Turning Ideas into Stories
EXERCISE #10: Constructing a Basic Sentence
----------WRITING PROMPTS----------
WP #1: Making Him Mine for Prom
WP #2: 99
WP #3: Hauntings of Derbyville
WP #4: Never Been...
---------------BONUS CONTENT---------------
EXAMPLES: Creating an Effective Summary
EXERCISE RESULTS: Developing Your Story
HOMOPHONES & MORE: Using Proper Grammar
EXERCISE ANSWERS: Replacing PASSIVE with ACTIVE (Voice)
DASHES: Using Proper Grammar
---------------Q/A: MORE TIPS---------------
Q/A #1: Descriptive Language
Q/A #2: Story Development
QA #3: Summaries
Q/A #4: Proper Grammar
Q/A #5: Originality
Q/A #6: Dialogue
Q/A #7: Character Names
Q/A #8: Active vs. Passive (Voice)
Q/A #9: First Chapter
Q/A #10: Writer's Block
Q/A #11: Titles
Q/A #12: Ideas into Stories
QA #13: Whole Package
Q/A #14: Perfect Ending
Q/A #15: Basic Sentence
Q/A #16: Wattys
---------------CONTESTS---------------
All Things Wattys [2015]
Critic's Review [2017]

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