Here are some of my book writing tips!
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Here are some of my best tips on writing a book:
ONE: USAGE OF WORDS
If you want to make a book seem longer, or have more taste to it, you need to put, not big fancy words, but words that aren't necissary.
Example:
"I ate an apple this morning, yet, I don't feel full"
Or:
"I ate a rosy, ripe, bright red apple, yet, I don't really feel full"
- The usage of the words "Rosy", "Ripe" and "Bright red" are all adjectives that describe what the apple was like.
- The word "Really" Makes the reader feel that the person eating the apple, showed in a more detailed way that they did not feel very full after they had eaten the apple.
You can also use different words.
Example:
"I feel very sick today"
The word "Sick" can be changed and other words could be put instead of it. You can use a thesaurus on the internet if you like, or find a thesuarus for the word in a dictionary.
For Example: "I feel _____ sick today"
You could put: Exceedingly, awfully, incredibly, vastly, etc.
This is used to make it more detailed when you use words that are used less often. -
Oh sorry, when I said "The word "Sick" can be..."
I meant "Very"
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TWO: HOW TO MAKE A DISCIPTION[b]
Some people may say that it's hard to describe a few things, here, there are ways.
You could start off by thinking of what you wanted to describe, here is an example.
"A girl came towards me, she was really really pretty, she seemed to be the prettiest girl on earth. And I really like her, I wonder if she likes me too..."
- Here, one can add a discription to this, you can add words like Tip #1 said, or you could just describe the way the girl looked.
- [b]For example, if I were to change it, I'd say:
"Abeautiful girl came towards me, she hadcurly, light blond hair and eyes as blue as the sea, I had never seen a girl so beautiful before in my entire life, she was like a beautiful princess, shining her radiant glowing beauty on the world, I felt an instant love for her almost immediatley, I think I love her!
See how adding words to a discription can make it much better?
NOTE: Repetitive usage of words gives off a bad discription. -
Sorry, I know I used too many bolds and it's a bit convoluted, but I'm trying to point out all the words I used and so on.
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THREE: REPITITVE USAGE OF WORDS
Read this paragraph:
"...I was walking on the sands of the sea and I saw a girl running towards me and she seemed really upset and I didn't know what to do and I was about to run away from her and not turn back but she reached me and she grabbed my shoulder and twisted me back..."
- Here, the word "And" shouldn't be used too often, it makes it seem boring, and very untidy, what you should do is, instead of using "And" a lot, use comas and dots.
So if I were to edit it, I'd say:
"...I was walking on the sands of the sea, I saw a girl running towards me, she seemed really upset; I didn't know what to do. I was about to run away from her, and not turn back but she reached me, she grabbed my shoulder and twisted me back..."
NOTE: The only time you have to put "And" is at the end of the sentence, or the last thing someone did, like:
"My favortie colors are green, blue, orange AND pink"
Understand?
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Also, "Said/says"
Read this conversation between a student and a teacher:
"Teacher, teacher!" said the student.
"Yes, what is it?" said the teacher.
"The bully stole my money!" said the student.
"Did he now?" said the teacher.
"Yes! He did! And he beat me up, too!" cried the student.
"OK, I will see to it, don't fret" said the teacher.
- Noticing in this conversation, the word "Said" is being used too often, and can usually piss off the reader or make them very annoyed, if you keep down the usage of the word "Said" then it will be much better.
- Also, if you were going to edit the conversation, and take out all the "said"s, you should only leave the first one, and not get rid of any other verbs that have the same meaning, yet a different way of describing the way the person spoke like "Cried" or "screamed"
So if I were to edit this, I'd say:
"Teacher, teacher!" cried the student.
"Yes, what is it?" Replied the teacher.
"The bully stole my money!"
"Did he now?"
"Yes! He did! And he beat me up, too!"
"OK, I will see to it, don't fret"
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FOUR: HOW TO MAKE NAMES
- Made up names, should only be used when writing a very imaginative, or fantasy like novel.
- Meaning that you're not going to go and make up a name of a person whom does all these things in our day and age.
But if you were going to write a novel/short story about aliens for example, you're not going to go call an alien "Chuck" or "Larry" or something stupid now are you? You'd want a significant name for the creature, to show how mysterious it really is.
- To do this, you could try:
One:
You could take your name, and take off the last letter. Like:
Sara .... Sar (Taken off last letter)
So then:-
"...Sar the alien was in space looking down at the world, wondering what creatures stayed there..."
And so on.
Two:
You could try taking a random word, but changing a few letters:
Here --------> Heer --------> Leer
Then:
"Leer was a unicorn of a magical forest, he could talk and would often communicate with humans, one day he was..."
And so on.
Three:
You could try taking the first/last two letters of your full name.
Roetha Humaid Saeed Ahmed Almarri
Roetha Humaid Saeed
Ro-Hu-Sa
Rohusa!
"...She walked through the green jungles, vines tangled up like webs all through the trees, but Rohusa moved on, she had no time, she must kill a boar and take it back to the village cheif before sunset..."
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FIVE: USAGE OF PERSON STYLE
How to know what your book should be in?
1st person: Taken from the charecter's view.
"I went to the mall and did..."
3rd person: From the whole, full view.
"She went to the mall and dide..."
You have to choose carefully what you want, because you'll be using it for your whole book.
Think about beginnings and endings, like, for example, which would be best.
- "She died on the cold hard rock, her blood spilt all over the floor, and all that was left of her was the ruby necklace..."
Or:
- "I lay there, on the cold hard rock, I saw my blood had spilt all over the floor, and all that was becoming left of me was the ruby necklace I once had..."
You may think both are OK, but what if someone came and saw nothing but the necklace? You can't write that in first person because the charecter is dead, so how would they know if somebody found the ruby necklace or not?
Depending on your plot, you can have advantages and disadvantages, so it's important to choose which style you will be using. -
These are really good tips, I like music. I think I will try them. I've never been particularly good at writing novels but I may try.
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Hey ILM I told you about the Said/says one
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LadyCarrie NewbieThose a great writing tips. I'll try them when I write my story. Great job with the tips! :D ;) :D ;)
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these tips are great :) theyll really help with my writing
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Thanks guys, I hope you can use them with writing. And yes Carri, you told me that one, just teaching others what I know.
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