In SerialWrite Better: Tips and tricks
Warning! This book encourages editing and contains many tips that often require revision. Practice makes perfect, and it's good to workout your mental muscles. The more you do now, the better your writing will be later (because you'll correct yourself *before* you get it on paper).
If you think your writing is perfect or you're lazy or unwilling to try new shoes on your baby, just turn away now. You'll find this guide about as useful as hoarding frozen peas.
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1. Introduction
2. Genre vs Category
3. How not to spoil your story :: Criticism and the Writer
4. Resting before editing
5. What comes first: the grammar or the rewrites?
6. Apples and Oranges and Grammar, oh my!
7. Cleaning out the fridge (of critiques)
8. What do you say after receiving critiques and comments?
9. Following the Recipe (IE: The Rules of Writing)
10. How do I Improve?
11. What is the right tense and pov?
12. Those Foul Flaws
13. When to Tag
14. Dialogue Tags
15. Action/Description Tags
16. Said vs Whispered, spoke, lied, etc.
17. Consistency
18. The Eyes Have It
19. PSA for Writers: Editing or Beggaring?
20. PSA for Editors: IDing Red Flags
21. Shortening word count without losing content
22. To Use or not to employ: the Thesaurus
23. Adverbs
24. Dates
25. Tell v Show, part one
26. Chapter Length
27. What is Suspension of disbelief?
28. Basic (small-scale) Pacing
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Why, Can’t You Eat?
The woman who would seduce and pounce on men every single night—Lilith Sera.
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Tabula Rasa
Specimen-767, a research experiment that would be weaponized once she reached maturity. Before that could happen, the Organization responsible for creating her suffered a major disaster and S-767 is placed in an alternate world. Whatever was planned for her before has been scraped away, leaving S-767 to find her own purpose in a new and dangerous world.
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The Demon Lord becomes the hero? DROPPED
Ever thought about what would happen if a demon lord got summoned to another world to slay another demon lord? Join the weakest demon lord in history, Draculus Asdain, on his journey as he tries to defeat the strongest demon lord ever to exist.(Gets better chapter 16 onwards. I changed my writing style, added proper speech and better grammar. I also increased the word count slightly)OFFICIAL COVER HERE! Credit goes to Sunwalker AKA TNLEgraphics for doing an epic job. Give the guy some props everyone. *claps*
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King given from God
Fifteen years ago, Earth awakened to magic. Millions reached out for their dreams, dimensional travel, reincarnation, cultivation towards godhood, superhero powers, game like support systems. There were many more who never had any interest in the fantastical, but thanks to the drive and effort they had for other things, they achieved much. Others yet, who desperately desired magic, failed even the first steps. It turned out, just like with everything mundane, nothing can be achieved without effort. Join Mathew, who for the first five years effortlessly learned the basics of psionics and fire magic. Then.. grew complacent, frustrated when he couldn't do the magic the way he wanted to, and over the next few years.. slowly forgot how to even light a cigarette or move a cup of tea over to himself. Now, mundane as could be, older and without education for everyday jobs.. he hopes to get back up, and maybe just once, for even few meters, to fly. After all, the greater the dream, the more crushing the expectations it makes you put on yourself. (cover is temporary until snow falls down)
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Strangers With Memories [DaraGon/NyongDal]
Jiyong suddenly disappeared from Dara's life one night. Five years later, he's now back... but he doesn't remember anything about Dara. What would happen to these two strangers with memories?
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Drowning is a Relief
SHORT STORYTrapped in a run-down house, a hard enduring workload and by an abusive husband, Bubbles tells herself that it's alright everyday.But it isn't, or that's what Boomer thinks upon their encounter in the park during the first time she's ever been let outside since 3 years.The feeling is mutual, but she doesn't declare it.Because she can't.She's broken, she's tired and she hurts inside and out.Boomer is a kindhearted officer, will he be able to help Bubbles with the mere time they have together when he patrols the park? Will he be able to save her from her husband?
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Boy
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