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the worst thing about writing is that you aren’t just a writer. you have to be a thousand things. a poet, a flirt, a weapons expert, a bleeding heart, a scholar, a legendary cook, a theorist, an engineer, a reckless teenage girl, a dying god. you have to be able to write monologues and speeches and heartfelt confessions, and you have to make them believable. writing is putting yourself into someone else’s shoes.
writing is really hard (◕︿◕✿)
But you know what? The BEST PART about writing is that you aren’t just a writer. You get to be a thousand things: a poet, a flirt, a weapons expert, a bleeding heart, a scholar, a legendary cook, a theorist, an engineer, a reckless teenage girl, a dying god.
It’s like acting, only you can do it in your pajamas on your couch and you don’t have to look a certain way.
I get many young writers begging for writing tips. Put these five basics into play, and your story will grow in maturity right before your eyes.
- Destroy the Was
Where logical, replace “to be” verbs with action verbs. Use the “Find” feature to seek out is, was, are, were, and other “to be” conjugated verbs. (”Whole words only” option if you’ve got it.) See if that was can be more exciting. Example:
a) The sun was hot. / The sun blazed.
b) His eyes were bright. / His eyes gleamed.
c) There are many examples. / Examples abound.- There, Here, It
If your sentence begins with one of these three, watch out! My bet is they are followed by a “to be” verb. Seek these out as well, while you’re at it. Oh, you’ll find them all over the place, definitely. Sometimes they’re needed. Sometimes … no. Seeking those three “grammar expletives“ (if we want to get technical) will make your writing cleaner and mature. Example:
a) There are some writers who struggle. / Some writers struggle.
b) Here is something to consider. / Consider this.
c) It takes time to write. / Writing takes time.- Adverbs = EVIL!Adjectives = …Maybe Evil
For a moment, forget what your middle school English teacher said about filling your writing with adverbs and adjectives. Adverbs are band-aids for poor verb choice. Adjectives can be strong or weak. Don’t hide weakness with flowery descriptives. Don’t feel everything must be described. Really, it doesn’t.
a)Adverbs are plain evil. “She spoke loudly” can be “She shouted.” You don’tneed to say “She shouted loudly.” I’ve never seen someone shout any other way. Better yet: “She bellowed, she roared, she howled.” Oooh, look at that! If you use good verbs to start, no embellishments are needed.
b)Adjectives are trickier. Sometimes we really do need those descriptions. However, only go into detail on items that are important to your story. Maybe a door is blue, but if we’re never going to see that door again and it’s not blue for a damn good reason, we honestly don’t need to know its color.
c)Very and Really are often added to this rule. Common advice is to eliminate “very” or “really” from writing and replace whatever it’s supporting with something better. Mark Twain said to replace “very” with “damn” so the editor cuts it out for you, but you’re smart; you can do that job yourself.- Watch Out for Commonly Confused Words
Youknow the ones. You’re/your, accept/except, advice/advise, hoard/horde, lay/lie, it’s/its, past/passed, fast/quick, less/fewer. There are lists. You probably know which ones cause trouble. I sure do! When you know that word is coming up, just take a moment to make sure you got it write … I mean right.- JUST SAY IT!
Most of this falls under the same umbrella: be concise! Precision writing beats florid mega-sentences-from-hell. Break the habit those middle school English teachers introduced into your writing. There are moments when lengthy paragraphs filled with description might be important, but if you can say something with fewer words, do so. Less is more.
For those who are fans of my stories on Literotica and Hentai Foundry, I had a pretty productive summer. 12 chapters of content totaling 48,000 words of smut.
Whitewash High Chapters 23-26
Whitewash High Rising Sun Chapters 11-12
Harem Heroines Chapters 13-14
Minotox, Lord of Breeding Chapters 1-4
I’ve got more on the way, but a reminder to current and future fans, the more comments and fan mail I get about specific series, the more I’d be apt to focus on writing them. Do not let your voice go unheard.
Also, on my Patreon, all future female characters in my Minotox series are chosen by polls, so if you want to vote in future polls, it only costs $1 a month.
https://www.patreon.com/WIRProductions
https://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=1223037&page=submissions
RIP Anne Rice (October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021)
There’s a reason the man’s onelinedrawing self portrait is tattooed on me.
I need to stop looking at your eyes like they hold something for me.
unaiza n, as empty as my words
things i regret
not picking my mess up sooner/ not eating my breakfast/ my heart skipping a beat for you/ not listening to what my heart had to say/ working all day/ just to keep my mind from thinking about you/ breaking your heart/ still wishing to lean in your arms/ for you’re the only person/ who wouldn’t let me down/ loving you/ denying it/ your love for me/ mistaking it for nothing/ come home/ i need you.
- unaiza n, the list never ends. put it to an end, will you?
loving you was never pretty, it was a war zone. fighting to love you or to let you go.
- unaiza n,how did i think i’ll get out of this without bleeding?
and i’ve been trying to find excuses to kiss you at the places only the sun has touched.
- unaiza n, selling myself to stars just to spend more time with you.
something about you cutting me in so deep feels like home.
unaiza n, boy bye
i was the only thing you didn’t know how to do right.
unaiza n, you were never mine to begin with
for you, I created all of this art.
- unaiza n, my muse.
If the world will be falling apart, as long as I’d be in your arms, I’d be home.
- unaiza n, home was never four walls and a roof.