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    The Do's and Don'ts of Writing a Story
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    For all you amateur writers on Wattpad that want to write a smashing book. Here are the top tips.
        
        There are four different sections in here:
        PLOT - anything incredibly relevant to a book. The backbone. Everything that, usually, you always need.
        LANGUAGE - here covers common grammatical errors, punctuation, vocabulary etc. 
        HOW TO -  this is broad range of things, idea, facts that may be relevant to your story e.g. guns, representation, romanticism etc.
        AU/WRITING PROMPT - these two sections cover ideas, settings, dialogues that may kickstart your writing process.
        
        This is a collection of advice I have found online and my own advice. 
        
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    Table of contents
    • A/N
      Sun, Apr 22, 2018
    • PLOT: Opening scene.
      Sun, Jul 15, 2018
    • PLOT: How to plot
      Mon, Jul 2, 2018
    • PLOT: Main characters
      Sat, Jul 21, 2018
    • PLOT: Creating characters
      Thu, Jul 25, 2019
    • PLOT: Build a Protagonist
      Sun, Sep 22, 2019
    • PLOT: Antagonist
      Mon, Sep 23, 2019
    • PLOT: Why is a good guy an antagonist
      Tue, Dec 3, 2019
    • PLOT: The villain
      Sat, Oct 5, 2019
    • PLOT: Chekov's friend rule
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • PLOT: Naming chapters
      Mon, Sep 23, 2019
    • PLOT: Potential non-romantic/non-sexual B-plots
      Fri, Aug 31, 2018
    • PLOT: Set the scene
      Tue, Feb 4, 2020
    • PLOT: Introducing backstory
      Sat, Apr 11, 2020
    • PLOT: Scenes
      Tue, Jul 7, 2020
    • PLOT: If you're stuck in the middle of the scene
      Sun, Apr 22, 2018
    • PLOT: How to switch things up
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • PLOT: Increasing tension
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • PLOT: Give scenes momentum
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • PLOT: Plot twist ideas
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • PLOT: Leaving holes
      Sat, Oct 5, 2019
    • PLOT: 10 ways to punch your reader in the gut.
      Tue, Jul 3, 2018
    • PLOT: How to end your story
      Sat, Sep 21, 2019
    • PLOT: Story endings
      Thu, Jan 9, 2020
    • LANGUAGE: Instant turn offs when reading
      Mon, Jul 2, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: Paragraphs
      Sat, Jul 7, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: Punctuation Pt. 1
      Sun, Jul 8, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: Punctuation Pt. 2
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: Dashes
      Wed, Oct 9, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: Show don't tell
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: Keep an eye on 'was'
      Fri, Nov 1, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: Don't overuse the word "very"
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: That
      Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    • LANGUAGE: Words instead of "whispered"
      Thu, Jul 25, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: Words instead of...
      Wed, Oct 9, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: Swearing
      Fri, Jul 26, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: Stutter Pt. 1
      Fri, Aug 31, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: Stutter Pt. 2
      Sun, Nov 3, 2019
    • LANGUAGE: How children speak
      Mon, Jul 2, 2018
    • LANGUAGE: Specifics
      Fri, Mar 27, 2020
    • LANGUAGE: Re-write
      Fri, Aug 31, 2018
    • HOW TO: Top 10 tips for actually writing
      Fri, May 31, 2019
    • HOW TO: Writing exercises
      Fri, Oct 11, 2019
    • HOW TO: World-building
      Sat, Jul 7, 2018
    • HOW TO: Girls names
      Thu, Sep 26, 2019
    • HOW TO: Boys names
      Thu, Sep 26, 2019
    • HOW TO: Surnames
      Mon, Sep 23, 2019
    • HOW TO: Character description
      Sat, Aug 3, 2019
    • HOW TO: Character cliché's
      Sun, Oct 6, 2019
    • HOW TO: Character personalities
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • HOW TO: Physical personality
      Thu, Jan 23, 2020
    • HOW TO: Tropes I love and hate
      Sun, Nov 3, 2019
    • HOW TO: Making representation obvious
      Sat, Oct 12, 2019
    • HOW TO: Break the black girl stereotype
      Sat, Apr 11, 2020
    • HOW TO: Writing blind characters
      Mon, Sep 23, 2019
    • HOW TO: Writing deaf characters Pt. 1
      Sun, Oct 13, 2019
    • HOW TO: Writing deaf characters Pt. 2
      Sun, Oct 13, 2019
    • HOW TO: Coming-out scenes
      Tue, Jul 7, 2020
    • HOW TO: Anxiety disorders
      Thu, Apr 30, 2020
    • HOW TO: Social anxiety
      Wed, May 30, 2018
    • HOW TO: Panic attacks
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • HOW TO: PTSD
      Thu, Apr 30, 2020
    • HOW TO: ADHD characters
      Sun, Oct 6, 2019
    • HOW TO: Bad mental illness tropes
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Not romanticising heavy topics
      Thu, Oct 31, 2019
    • HOW TO: Glasses
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • HOW TO: How to describe eyes
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • HOW TO: Use of eyes
      Sun, Apr 22, 2018
    • HOW TO: How to spot a liar
      Wed, May 30, 2018
    • HOW TO: Body language that conveys embarrassment
      Mon, Jul 2, 2018
    • HOW TO: Body language cheat sheet
      Tue, Jul 3, 2018
    • HOW TO: Over-repetitive character actions
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Helpful things for action writers to remember
      Thu, May 23, 2019
    • HOW TO: Writing techniques for action writers
      Thu, May 23, 2019
    • HOW TO: Interesting villains
      Thu, Sep 26, 2019
    • HOW TO: Villain motive prompts
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Anti-villain motivations
      Thu, Jan 9, 2020
    • HOW TO: Lovable Villain
      Wed, May 13, 2020
    • HOW TO: Heroes
      Sun, May 24, 2020
    • HOW TO: Fun ways for characters to be wrong
      Thu, Jan 9, 2020
    • HOW TO: How to blur the lines between good and evil
      Tue, Jul 3, 2018
    • HOW TO: Character's that slowly descend into madness.
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Light and dark
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Stealth characters
      Thu, Sep 26, 2019
    • HOW TO: Types of fight scenes
      Mon, Mar 9, 2020
    • HOW TO: Guns
      Sun, Jun 10, 2018
    • HOW TO: Gun terms
      Sat, Oct 26, 2019
    • HOW TO: Injury
      Sat, Jul 7, 2018
    • HOW TO: Where to hit in a fight
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • HOW TO: Writing pain
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Writing blood loss
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • HOW TO: Malnourishment and dehydration
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Drowning
      Sat, Apr 18, 2020
    • HOW TO: Character collapsing
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Modes of death
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • HOW TO: Killing characters
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Sad character deaths
      Sat, Oct 5, 2019
    • HOW TO: Mourning
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Trauma leaves an impression
      Sun, May 24, 2020
    • HOW TO: Murder terminology in layman's terms
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Murder tips master post
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Calming sentences
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • HOW TO: Creating romantic chemistry
      Thu, Apr 30, 2020
    • HOW TO: Stages of attraction
      Sat, Aug 3, 2019
    • HOW TO: Small, intimate moments
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Tiny turn-ons
      Fri, Apr 17, 2020
    • HOW TO: Non-sexual forms of intimacy
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Important OTP things to consider
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Imagine your OTP Pt. 1
      Fri, Jun 8, 2018
    • HOW TO: Imagine your OTP Pt. 2
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Types of kiss prompt's Pt. 1
      Mon, Jul 2, 2018
    • HOW TO: Types of kiss prompt's Pt. 2
      Fri, Jul 13, 2018
    • HOW TO: Best romantic cliché's
      Fri, Jul 13, 2018
    • HOW TO: Reasons not to kiss them
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Childhood best friends/friends to lovers trope
      Mon, Nov 11, 2019
    • HOW TO: Relationships your readers will ship
      Wed, Oct 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Cool ways for men to be gender non-conforming
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • HOW TO: A list of attractive things to see/read a man doing
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Under-represented gender character types
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Bad boy vs. abuser
      Sun, Sep 22, 2019
    • HOW TO: Possessiveness 101
      Wed, May 13, 2020
    • HOW TO: Male characters
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • HOW TO: Female characters
      Fri, Jul 13, 2018
    • HOW TO: Female character traits.
      Fri, Jul 13, 2018
    • HOW TO: Women in History
      Fri, Jan 17, 2020
    • HOW TO: Historical time periods
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • HOW TO: Medieval fact file
      Sat, May 25, 2019
    • HOW TO: Historical marrying age
      Thu, Mar 12, 2020
    • HOW TO: Royalty
      Thu, Sep 26, 2019
    • HOW TO: Royal titles
      Sat, Oct 5, 2019
    • HOW TO: Female court positions
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Fantasy sub-genres
      Tue, Jul 7, 2020
    • HOW TO: Fantasy world-building
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Top 10 fantasy tropes
      Thu, May 28, 2020
    • HOW TO: 12 things to ask about your magic system
      Sat, Jul 7, 2018
    • HOW TO: Build a fantasy religion
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Poisons
      Mon, Mar 9, 2020
    • HOW TO: Pills and potions
      Sun, Jun 10, 2018
    • HOW TO: Potential curse/hex ingredients
      Sat, May 25, 2019
    • HOW TO: Magical tools/objects masterpost
      Sat, May 25, 2019
    • HOW TO: Alchemical Substances
      Fri, May 28, 2021
    • HOW TO: All purpose tools of witchcraft
      Sat, May 25, 2019
    • HOW TO: Candle magic omens
      Sat, Aug 3, 2019
    • HOW TO: Curses
      Wed, Oct 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Magic terminology
      Thu, Jan 9, 2020
    • HOW TO: Latin phrases to use as incantations Pt. 1
      Mon, Oct 7, 2019
    • HOW TO: Latin phrases to use as incantations Pt. 2
      Mon, Nov 11, 2019
    • HOW TO: Hag Stones
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Necrobotany
      Sat, Aug 3, 2019
    • HOW TO: Magical universities
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Urban city witch
      Mon, Sep 30, 2019
    • HOW TO: Mages, healers and druids
      Sat, Apr 11, 2020
    • HOW TO: Emotions through magic
      Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    • HOW TO: The faerie star
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Locations in Norse mythology
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • HOW TO: Kill a God
      Sat, Sep 21, 2019
    • HOW TO: Dragons Pt.1
      Mon, Sep 23, 2019
    • HOW TO: Dragons Pt.2
      Sun, Nov 3, 2019
    • HOW TO: Wolves
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • HOW TO: Vampire's Pt. 1
      Wed, Oct 9, 2019
    • HOW TO: Vampire's Pt. 2
      Wed, Oct 9, 2019
    • HOW TO: Vampire's Pt. 3
      Sat, Mar 14, 2020
    • HOW TO: Zombie ability
      Fri, Oct 4, 2019
    • HOW TO: Supernatural concepts
      Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    • HOW TO: A list of great comebacks
      Mon, Nov 11, 2019
    • HOW TO: Iconic meme dialogue
      Thu, Jul 25, 2019
    • HOW TO: Movie tropes I love
      Fri, Jul 26, 2019
    • AU: Instead of coffeeshop AU
      Sat, Jul 7, 2018
    • AU: Fam Jam AU's
      Sat, Jul 21, 2018
    • AU: Being forced to share a bed AU
      Fri, Aug 31, 2018
    • AU: Bed-sharing
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • AU: Obligatory AU's I really want
      Fri, May 31, 2019
    • AU: AU's I really want to see written
      Fri, Oct 11, 2019
    • AU: Meet ugly
      Tue, Sep 15, 2020
    • AU: Arranged marriage AU prompts
      Wed, Mar 11, 2020
    • AU: Soulmate AU prompts
      Wed, Mar 11, 2020
    • AU: Fantasy AU prompt
      Wed, Mar 11, 2020
    • AU: Time travel costume department
      Thu, Sep 26, 2019
    • AU: Angels
      Wed, May 22, 2019
    • AU: Domestic monsters
      Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    • AU: Storm magic
      Wed, Oct 30, 2019
    • AU: New England gothic
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • AU: Florida gothic
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • AU: Southern California gothic
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • AU: Texas gothic
      Fri, May 24, 2019
    • AU: American public school gothic
      Sat, Mar 14, 2020
    • AU: Mysterious little towns
      Sat, Nov 2, 2019
    • AU: Random
      Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    • WRITING PROMPT: 100 Prompts that will make you cry
      Wed, Jul 24, 2019
    • WRITING PROMPT: Hurt/comfort dialogue prompts
      Thu, Oct 24, 2019
    • WRITING PROMPT: 119 sarcastic prompts
      Sun, Oct 6, 2019
    • WRITING PROMPT: 1 (PREVIEW)
      Wed, May 22, 2019

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