Best Creative Writing Tips
The Top Ten
1 Write
2 Read
3 Write down ideas before you forget them
4 Watch
Watch movies, that is. Get ideas wherever you can find them.
Yeah SpongeBob gives me ideas.
5 Save your typos
A tip Neil Gaiman picked up from Larry Niven. Next time you misspell something, write down the misspelled word somewhere. It might become the perfect name for a character, place or concept.
6 Do non-clichés
Think of something you've seen many times and do the opposite.
7 Persuade
Weave in a theme or moral you strongly believe in.
8 Join Reading & Writing Groups In Your Community
9 Write about one of your dreams
Answer unanswered questions. One great thing about this is that your dreams are almost entirely original!
Most of my dreams take place in my fictional universe. That makes for some great idea-making.
10 Write something that you used to believe
The Contenders
11 Submit Your Stories to Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Etc.
12 Keep a Notebook of Your Ideas
13 Learn to type well
14 Get a good thesaurus
15 Turn off the TV
16 Find out what interests both you and others
17 Ask for criticism
18 Get a writing routine, and stick with it
19 Poetry does not have to rhyme
20 Go for walks. Dance. Swim. Pull weeds. Do the dishes. Play sports. Write about it
21 Learn to tell both sides of the story
22 There doesn't always have to be a moral to the story
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