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Writing tips?
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I want to make my writing skills better, so if there are any tips you can pass on to me in general, would you mind sharing them? I'll keep a general list of tips below for anyone who wants to improve themselves as well.

1) Avoid overly precise measurements[/b], it interrupts the flow.

2*) Use correct spelling[/b]; if you don't know how to spell a word, try searching for it on Google or asking someone.

3*) Don't capitalize after quotation marks unless you're starting a new sentence.

4*) Use commas in the following situations:
-To preserve the meaning of the sentence, i.e. "While everyone was fighting Billy hatched an escape plan." v.s. "While everyone was fighting, Billy hatched an escape plan."
- When the sentence continues after someone was talking, i.e. "I wish people would just let us have opinions for once," Betty says frankly.
- Before "but" or "and" in a compound sentence, i.e. Teros tried to strike down his opponent, but he was knocked aside at the last moment.

5*) Semicolons can be used instead of commas to connect two otherwise completely seperate sentences into a single, long sentence. If you don't want to risk this, you can simply use periods instead.

6*) Only use an apostrophe in the following situations:
-It is used to shorten words like "it is" into "it's" or "does not" into "doesn't."
-It is only used possessively when the word requires it to be possessive, not plural (i.e. Billys, like multiple Billys, v.s. Billy's, as in Billy's car.)
-It must NOT be used possessively in words like "it's," since "its" is already possessive. Adding the apostrophe makes the word into a transition into a state of being rather than a possessive term.

7*) Make sure you use the proper spelling of a word so you don't mean something completely different, i.e. "sweet" v.s. "sweat."

8*) When you use past, present or future tense, make sure it makes sense and that the sentence doesn't contradict itself. Keep in mind that characters would regard events in present tense, even if the scenes are narrated in past tense. Also, don't change tense in a sentence. Most people don't know how to pull that off.

9*) When a character is doing something, try to go in depth with describing it. Take each individual step of an action and describe it in detail. Using literary terms can help make your writing more interesting and less monotonous.

10*) Show, don't tell. Don't simply tell the reader how a person looks and acts, use their actions to show how they are and let the reader figure it out.

11*) Check out Schoolhouse Rock. The songs are really great, and songs like "Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function" or "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!" are useful for learning literary terms.

12*) Don't skip the plot. New roleplayers may want to skip to the middle or the end, but remember that the beginning of your adventure is just as important as the rest! Take your time, it will make the experience more interesting.

13*) As for plot, make sure that you try to inform the reader about what is happening as best as possible as well as have a conflict or struggle to revolve around.

14*) When you eventually do get to the end, you need to wrap up everything the story has been built upon by either ending with a cliffhanger, or you can reward the character for the effort they demonstrated throughout their journey.

15*) When developing your character, give them identifiable quirks to solidify their main personality, but DO NOT flanderize them (or boil down their personality to a single trait).

16*) Give your writing a specific style. Some people like comedic, others go the serious route, and still others go with a soap opera tragedy. Try and figure out how you would like to write!

*tips 2-16 come from the following link; if you want more information on these tips, just click here: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://omniverse-rpg.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2033">viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2033</a><!-- l -->
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I would definitely recommend reading this: <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://omniverse-rpg.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2033">viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2033</a><!-- l -->
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Alright, I will proceed to add these tips to the list.
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