Your first stories will suck. Always. You’re not naturally gifted at the start. It’s hard to gauge quality. Try imagining the dialogue being spoken irl, and you’ll see it. Like in a movie of the same genre. Cool idea + writing it down equals not a masterpiece. It’s like working out. You start weak, then work harder and harder until you’re strong. But you should keep trying. Assume that everything You write will suck

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2. Your audience is smarter than you. If someone giving you feedback says “I don’t get it” “what was that” “that could have been better” “why did he do this.” It’s not because he’s dumb, it’s because you didn’t write it down in an engaging or clear way. Don’t argue. You are wrong. Don’t argue back. Instead of arguing, ask questions. Let them elaborate

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3. You’re not writing for you. Let go of the indulgent self gratification. It’s not for you, it’s for the audience. Like dnd. You can be a player of a dungeon master. As a writer, you are the DM. You are giving them the experience. Both are creative. You make it exciting for them. Your OCs aren’t yours. They’re part of a greater experience for the audience. If you’re just writing for yourself, why would you want to be good?

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Do you even have a story? Not worldbuilding, not character, not ideas. Story. If all you have is ideas, a world, and some characters, that’s like handing me a bowl, milk, and cereal and asking what i think of breakfast. What is a story? Conflict and resolution. It’s a journey from conflict to resolution. That’s it. They provide both a border and direction for the story

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As a note: conflict is not a job, but the grand overarching goal the protagonist has to resolve. It’s the problem that contextualizes all the rest of the story. The job is different. In spider man 2, beating doctor octopus is the job. The conflict is Peter Parker trying to balance being spider man, with being Peter Parker. Everything else is superficial without the meaning of the conflict

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The resolution, on the other hand, is when the conflict ends and should be the end of the story. Once the conflict is resolved, that’s it. And that’s fine. But if you make a new story with the same characters, you need a new conflict.

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Don’t worry about the finale when chapter 1 isnt even written. We all think about creating a huge mythos, trilogy, or big payoff. But that shouldn’t stop you from actually making the story. The honest truth? If you’re thinking three books ahead and haven’t finished book one, you probably won’t write anything

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Don’t let your ideas get in the way, you’ll have plenty great ones. Keep it small, tight, and make it complete. Also, even with no setup, if you make a good story? A good sequel will be possible even without foreshadowing or mystery boxes

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YouTubers or tiktokers aren’t gonna make you a good writer. It just won’t. Writing makes you a good writer, so don’t waste time watching 10,000 video essays on writing before you start. Reading books and consuming other narratives will help you more in Being a writer than YouTube. And experiencing life? That’s what really helps. People always write from experience, consciously or subconsciously, so go out and live if you want to write something good. Otherwise, you won’t

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Less talking, more writing. Very simple. If you want the title of writer, then write. Just do it. There’s no threshold where suddenly you’re ready. That’s like saying “I wanna get in shape before I get into the gym.” It’s the its way around. You go to the gym to get in shape. And you write to get better at writing. And, fear of being a failure is rough. But you WILL fail, some stuff you write will suck. But no one wants to get good at something and starts by writing something fantastic

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And that’s it. I hope it helps you guys!

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