Tips For Writers

I need advice. Advice on writing styles, different types of gammar, ways to describe people, places or things, good ways to concentrate on my writing and not walk away from it five minutes after I start.
Don't make them obvious. ex: write for an hour a day.
Because, I've heard that all before. just little things you think would help me out. *heh, one way to help you win would be helping me write situations I'm to embarased or nervous (about making them suck) to write about. ex: Charater deaths, or sex scenes, things like that.

Help me out!!! I love to write, but.... everyone has flaws, just not the same ones. and I want to try and fix some of mine. But I NEED help doing it. And if you aren't to lazy, (jk. ) try do descibe you tips.
!!!~thanks guys!!!!~!!!
~With Love~~Wendy Elizabeth~<3

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 12, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 120, Silver: 30, Bronze: 15
  • Final notes:
    Everyone who entered did a great job with these tips! They were all a great help to me! Thanks again everyone!
    *With Love* ~Wendy Elizabeth~

Contest Winners

  1. Write
    Everyone has their own, unique style of writing. Depending on your style and personal interest, certain subjects will be more difficult for you to write on. For instance, some writers do well with romance stories while oth
    by moonwriter 800 words, 2 comments, on Jun 8 8:54 PM 2008
    Gold trophy winner
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  2. Adhesive Strips
    “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Ernest Hemmingway
    by not done baking 1100 words, 2 comments, on Jun 9 12:47 AM 2008. In Instructional
    Silver trophy winner
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  3. Decisions, Decisions
    Ever wondered why your plot line doesn’t quite excite? Perhaps your characters are monotonous, one-dimensional and unempathetic. It’s possible that what you’re lacking is decisions. That is, decisions for your character. You’
    by slashinguk 500 words, 11 comments, on Jun 9 5:12 AM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. What I've Learned about Writing
    Tips about writing.
    by Paperflowers80 900 words, 1 comment, on Jun 10 9:49 PM 2008. In Advice, First person, Non-fiction, Personal
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. For My Bestest
    by Taylor Renee 300 words, 10 comments, on Jun 10 3:31 PM 2008. In , Taylor, Tips, Young adult
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Tips
    by EZlats 400 words, 1 comment, on Jun 9 3:51 PM 2008. In
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [14]

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  • Triddle
    Ten will twelve twelve will ten i am a mountian i am a man
    by larryk 400 words, on Jun 9 2:52 PM 2008. In Tree ol'
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  • tv-analitical inspiration
    this is what i do...1 / i turn on a tv show or movie and as i'm watching it i am thinking in my head stuff like that was lame that was cool ect2 / i do this when i'm
    by Willy nilly 100 words, 1 comment, on Jun 9 3:13 AM 2008
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  • Colours (For a contest)
    I saw this tip ages ago in some magazine and I think it was a fantastic idea. When you are trying to describe colours, you can use all sorts of fancy names simply from paint colours. You know the little strips of paper with d
    by emperess27 100 words, 2 comments, on Jun 9 10:49 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • The elephant and the fairy godmother
    Now, consider the elephant and the fairy godmother. There's the elephant, quill clutched desperately in his trunk, peering myopically over
    by daftweejimmy 500 words, 1 comment, on Jun 9 5:23 PM 2008. In
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  • the Ten Commandments of Writing
    THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF WRITING1 / 1) Thou shalt not employ cliches, hackneyed, trite, banal words and phrases.2 / 2) Thou shalt avoid ex
    by Gary Alexander 200 words, 26 comments, on Apr 17 11:51 PM 2008. In , Instruction; humor
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Tips on how to write humour.
    Telling someone how to write humour is like telling someone how to move your fingers, you know how, actually telling them is quite hard.
    by DoozerDan 400 words, 7 comments, on Jun 10 1:16 AM 2008. In , Humor, Inspirational
    • Commented on by judge.

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  • DoozerDan
    June 8, 2008
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    Hmmm, a friend an I are working on writing some tips on how to write humour. I guess we could post that once we're done. If we get it done in four days... which is an unknown...

    • larryk
      June 26, 2008
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      To leen

      To leen on a mountian to leen on a sea to leen on a mountian i am a tree. To line in a mountian to line in a sea, could you ever be the one that i wanted to be. If you could then you could you be, and i am the mountian you wanted to be. If i could could i see, a mighty mine in a mountian a mighty mine in a sea. Could you say your my mountian or could you say your my sea, i ain't the other one you wanted to be. If i could , i could and thats the way i'll be. To lie in the mountian to lie in the sea, i ain't the mighty one i ain't the sea. Toolate i was to late i was he, he came and went to nine teen Seven T three, and in the end he said i was he, but it was over at eight, i ain't a tree. See i was a knighty not a mighty Seven t tree and he said to i that i would halfin' to be, but it was time to see the Theesareus to see, but i didn't by it nine teen Seven t tree. So long for now ol' freind, so long to the sea, i ain't the only one that needs a nineteen Seven T three. Coleleein coleleein see, i ain't the only one, nine t Seven T three. To Lee.


  • Trinity Dragon
    June 9, 2008
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    Just one piece of advice: keep a thesaurus handy.