**Writer [Reader] To Writer!**PG 76 - Page 55

Originally posted by: riyasarkar007

help help help

ok, so i am stuck between love and crime...

my plot was 3 frnds were in same college, bt due to some misunderstanding(not love triangle) they separated. now after 8 years all are in same office...and fireworks is bound to happen.

i am stuck, as the office is a crime investigation department. and moving the story with cases ...its going too looong. so suggest, should i stick to personal relations, or case along with relations? and also from where i should begin the story? the college life, or after 8 years?

Originally posted by: HK90

My suggestion mix personal life with professional it will help you in move on the story.

One second i didn't get you! You had already wrote it or you are still making the plot?

If you are still making the plot than start from now a days, i mean after 8 years, write about what happened in the past as flashbacks.

I think in this way the story it's more interesting, it's just a suggestion you are free to start as you want it.

Please know, I'm not a pro at writing (not even close to it) but some of the tips I've learned in the past years have immensely helped me improve my writing. I do they help you too :D

A few tips to improve your writing:

1. Punctuation - I cannot possibly stress enough to explain how important it is to use the right punctuation as the right place. It makes a HUGE difference. For example - "Let's eat grandma." and "Let's eat, grandma." are two completely different sentences with different meanings.

2. Proofread - With proofreading, here is what I do - I write a story/chapter and I don't read back to it for couple of days. After couple of days, I open the chapter and read it and I can seriously point out of many typos/errors this way. If you try to proof-read your work straight after you've written it, you won't be able to correct your errors because the story is fresh in your mind, so you're tend to overlook the mistakes. But like I said, it's so very important to always proofread your work, at least once. You may want to ask someone else to proofread it for you. You can get second opinion that way.

3. Please please please avoid using slang in writing. I know there have been so many debates about this issue, in for and against, between both the readers and writers. But please, slang takes away the maturity of the writing. If your vocabulary is not very broad, use simple English. You don't need to have a broad vocabulary to be a writer. A writer's job is to deliver a story, in whichever manner they can. So please, try and avoid slang.

4. Always plan your story. You can use any method you're comfortable with, but always plan it out. If you think, it's in your mind and you don't need to store it somewhere safe, you maybe wrong. Planning and jotting down notes related to your story can be so helpful. I use bullet points to plan my story/chapters because it's easier for me. You can use spider diagram, mind map etc.

5. Synonymous option on word document is a lifesaver. Trust me! It is so helpful I can't explain. It broadens your vocabulary and also gives variety to your writing.

So yes, that's about it. It is quite basic but trust me, it helps a lot :D

PS - If there are any typos in the post, apologies :/ Writing this at 2am :P

Love, Zoah x

Originally posted by: -Pj-

Zoah what you wrote was right on point. My writing is not perfect and far from it, but I'm a stickler for punctuation. I cannot read something, especially online without any. Basic punctuation is needed. Minor issues with rules in speech I don't mind as much.

I always proofread my work and as you said with fresh eyes.it just eliminates those pesky mistakes. Yet even after weeks/ months I can always find a grammatical error, here and there. It annoys me so much.

Synonyms are great but as I tell my class, be careful with it as not all synonyms fit into a sentence or give you the desired meaning. It is however good to experiment. I often use it if I have started to overuse certain words- just use it cautiously.

Excuse the errors, I've typed this from my phone.

Originally posted by: nlr_nlr

Greetings!

This
tread is extremely helpful and reading the tips and suggestion makes me dream
of writing a fairly decent FF.

I
have read some of the most brilliant works of fiction on this forum, which
could put a paid writer to shame. The creativity channeled from the characters
of daily shows, are credit worthy to the writer of the Fan Fiction.

My
first fan fiction is retold with the characters names of IKKND, its is called
Ruse of happiness and I have provided a link to the same;

I would like to pose
a few questions such as the ones listed below,

•
If the FF has thoughts on politics and religion, is there a protocol to
address the same?

•
Protocol on referencing landmark events in work of fiction?

If some of the writers do have time to review my work and provide feedback, the same would be appreciated,

Your
response is appreciated,

Thank
You

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