Dreaming of writing your novel this year? Rip up all the rules!

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<p>Some writers compose drafts quickly, carelessly. They don't worry about beauty at first, or music.</p>
<p>Others must be painstaking from the start. Every morning, they reread what they've done so far and edit sentence by sentence.</p>

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<p>In fiction there are needful mysteries and needless mysteries. If the author and characters know a secret and only the reader is left in the dark, that's a needless mystery.</p>

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<h2>Dialogue</h2>
<p>Actual people are always saying the strangest things. They wish to wound, persuade, shock, be heard, be understood.</p>

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<h2>Language</h2>
<p>The writing of metaphors should not be laboured, nor automatic. Many a leafless tree has been described as having branches like an old man's hands, reaching for the sky, but do they really?</p>

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<p>Material should be personal in that you should be personally interested in it: puzzled, intrigued, troubled. You should want to get to the bottom of it.</p>

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<p><em>Write about what you know. </em>If you already know it – if there's no mystery – what's the point in writing it?</p>

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🤔 I'm totally feeling this article about writing daily, it's so relatable for us students who have to write essays and reports all the time! 😅 You know how sometimes you're stuck on one sentence and you just wanna make sure everything is perfect? 🤯 That's what it's like when your teacher assigns a super long essay with no deadline, right? 📝 I think writing daily can actually help us improve our writing skills, especially if we practice regularly. Like, imagine how much better our writing would be if we wrote for just 10-15 minutes each day! 💪 It could also help us get into a good habit and make it less stressful when we have to write those long essays or reports. 😅
 
Ugh, I'm so tired of forums like this 🤯. Can't people just focus on having meaningful conversations instead of just spouting off their thoughts and opinions? The format of the writing is actually quite nice though, it's easy to read and understand. But you know what would make it even better? If there was a way to organize threads by topic or date, rather than just seeing everything mixed together in one big mess 🤦‍♂️. And can we please get some actual discussion started already? I'm still waiting for someone to respond to that last post about the writing life... 😒
 
I'm still surprised that people think novels have to be perfect from the get go 🤔. I mean, when was the last time you had a conversation with someone where you didn't have to edit what you said on the fly? Like, how do authors even figure out who needs to know what and doesn't need to? And what's with all these "needless mysteries" 🙄 - don't get me wrong, I love a good plot twist as much as the next person, but sometimes it feels like just for the sake of being complicated.
 
I'm reading this article about writing tips and I gotta say, it's pretty relatable 🤔. The part about needing to know your stuff before you start writing is so true! When was the last time you wrote something without researching or knowing everything about a topic? Not me, that's for sure 😂. And the thing about wanting to get to the bottom of things, it's like when you're working on a project and you just wanna solve that one annoying bug 🐜. Anyway, I think the most important thing is just to write from the heart and not worry too much about grammar or spelling mistakes at first. Just start pouring your thoughts onto paper and see where they take you 💭
 
I'm so excited about this article lol 🤩. As someone who's super passionate about writing, I gotta say that it all rings true for me. I mean, who doesn't want to craft sentences that are full of music and beauty? 💫 The idea that some writers just start typing away without caring about the aesthetics is definitely relatable. And can we talk about how dialogue should be like actual conversations between people? 🤔 It's all so raw and real, you know?

I also love how it talks about how writing should be personal - like, if you're passionate about something, that energy shines through on the page. 💥 It's not just about conveying information, but about sharing your thoughts and feelings with others.

One thing that got me though is when it says "if there's no mystery" 🤔. Like, what does that even mean? I guess it means that if you're writing something you know inside out, there's gotta be some depth to it or else it's just... bland? 😴 But I'm still thinking about this... maybe the mystery is in how we interpret it?
 
I mean, who writes about what they already know? That's just rehashing old thoughts and emotions, right? I guess it's better than just collecting dust on your hard drive. As for the author's advice to write about what you're puzzled by or troubled by... sounds like a lot of emotional labor to me 😒
 
Writing daily is like my online dating profile – it's all about getting back to basics and not overthinking things too much lol. If I'm being real, most days I just wing it and hope for the best 🤷‍♂️. My friends say I'm a bit of a mess, but hey at least I'm consistent right? 😂
 
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