#how to write good
Dear authors: you have to learn the difference between a bad boy and a bastard abuser.
Um, yes.
For those of you who are confused:
Bad boy: probably poor, doesn’t follow rules because he thinks they are harmful or stifling (”I can’t sit there all day when teachers don’t give a shit if I learn or not”), outbursts are at injustices, fights to defend (”leave them alone/you’re hurting this place leave!”)
Bastard abuser: probably middle class or higher, doesn’t follow rules because he think’s he’s above them (”school is a waste of time I can learn what I need to from books”), outbursts are about things not going the way he wants them, fights to prove superiority or lay claim (”stay off my turf/away from my girl!”)Also, for their significant others, please learn the difference between being a nice, compromising S.O. and being a borderline or actually abused S.O.
Too many authors write the latter as though it’s supposed to be romantic. It isn’t.
Using said after the dialogue isn’t great and neither is just plugging in -ed or -ly words. Try adding more to help your reader better understand how the charter feels. Don’t be afraid to make it creative, make a comparison, or make it metaphorical.
“I can’t” she said.
“I can’t” she said shyly.
“I can’t” she whispered only to herself, but she didn’t realize the dust in the empty chair could hear too.
