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Writing One-Shot Tips

Writing One-shot Tips

Source: 

https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/charitysplace.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/writing-tips-oneshots/amp/

— via Serenity Annesley

Note: Those tips are not my ideas. Yung naka-italicize lang akin.

1. Keep it in one place. That’s really what a Oneshot is all about—one moment, one meeting, one exchange, in one scene. Consider the possibilities.

Dapat one lang talaga. One partner, one crush--- ay, ilan crush niyo, 'di mabilang ano? Don't be greedy, sis.

2. Don’t worry about length. Use as many or as few words as you need to tell your story. Oneshots can be up to 1,500 words or as few as 200.

'Di naman daw kailangan na pang Knight Velasquez yung haba. Basta sakto sa... sa istorya mo, keri na!

3. Make it worthwhile. Give your audience a gift for having read your story – something that makes them smile, or sigh with delight, or outright laugh. If you can, surprise or shock them.

Hindi ito literally na bibigyan mo talaga ng regalo ha. Aba sis, maghihirap ka niyan. It means, make them laugh or smile using your witty imagination. Well, depende yan sa genre.

4. It doesn’t have to be “significant.” You’re not writing the next great American novel, so don’t worry if the moment you’ve chosen tickles you but isn’t all that “important.” Often, the greatest stories are simple and sweet… a moment between friends, a butterfly on the subway. All it needs to do is express your delight, anger, remorse, whatever.

'Di kailangan makabuluhan. Okay lang naman ganito, "Isang walang kwentang akda na nilikha ng isang walang kwentang may-akda." Charot! Sa One-Shot kasi, dito mo nailalabas yung sama ng loob mo, matinding kasiyahan or paninibugho. For example sa sama ng loob, may sama ka ng loob sa iyong ka away, gagawa ka ng One-Shot tungkol sa inyong dalawa at syempre Ikaw ang bida sa kuwento mo. Nasa iyong mga kamay ang kapalaran ng iyong ka away. Uy, tugma ako roon.

5. Read it aloud. This is particularly important if your Oneshot contains dialogue. Read it out loud, and ask yourself, “Is this what that character would say?” If it sounds strange, halting, or too formal, change it.

I'm doing this and it's 100% legit and 200% effective! Pagkatapos ko kasing bigkasin yun, ma-fi figure out ko na kung may problema ba sa grammar ko or kung accurate ba yung word na ginamit ko. Very effective siya guys.

6. Sit on it. Write your first draft and sit on it at least 24 hours before you share it, if not longer. Then go back and tweak it.

Tweak parang revise ata. Sabunot kasi dito sa Eng-Fil Dictionary. Paulit-ulit ko talaga siyang binabasa before ko ipost or ipublish. To check grammars, spelling and para masiguro na okay lang ba siya na ipost.

7. Have fun. This isn’t homework! You aren’t writing it to impress anyone – you’re writing it because you love that fandom, and you want to share in it. It doesn’t have to please anyone but you.

'Di mo naman kailangan seryosohin, kaya ka nasasaktan eh! You write not to impress, but to express. Ignore them. Ang mahalaga sa importante ay nag-enjoy ka.

8.  If you’re bouncing around on fanfiction.net, you’ll know a Oneshot by its chapter and status (Chapters: 1; Status: Completed). Find your favorite fandom and look for them. Read them. Get a feel for how others write them, and you’ll have some idea how to do it yourself.

Magbasa ka nang gawa ng iba. Para magka-idea ka how it works.

That's all guys! Hope this will help you.