Thread:Firefly Writings/@comment-37335257-20190801121630/@comment-39024013-20190803053713

Ok here is my advice (I'm bad at giving them but whatever) : When writing paragraphs or dialogue, ask yourself this, what do picture do you want in your readers mind? How would you tell your story if you were describing it in person? Also consider what your audience is reading, does your writing sound like what you are trying to portray? What emotions do you want your readers to feel? Scared? Excited? Relaxed? Happy? Try to write as you would if you were telling a friend something that happened (Unless, of course, you talk in a very non-descriptive manner.)

Also, when writing actions your characters are doing, write it in the same speed or style as the action itself. What I mean by this is, say I was writing about my protagonist running down stairs, I would write this in a short, quick sentence like ''Annie hurried down to the kitchen table. ''If I was writing about a slow-paced action, however, like my character packing her bag to school (Unless she was late, but in this case she is on time.) I would write a more long, broader sentance.

Something I like to do in dialogue is say the conversation to myself to see if it sounds realistic. One thing that can help you avoid unnatural talk is to use conversations you have had in real life, and twist or adapt them to the story. If that doesn't work for you, try thinking about what your characters, based on their personality, would say. A huge mistake I make when writing is accidently making all my characters have the same 'voice' only to make it convinient for the plot, rather than actually writing what my characters would say. Most cases of character derailment happen through dialogue, so be careful.

That's all I really have, good luck with writing!