Tricky Tips For Trying Ticks

[teadude]

Hey, I know it's a wierd name and everything. What its trying to say is; 'Here are some great tips for people trying to be an author'. So here are a few helpful tips!

Tricky Tip 1: Always when writing check for spelling mistakes a lot, if on the computer then use Word SpellCheck or something.

Tricky Tip 2: Make the storyline exciting and impossible to work out, with cliffhangers to make the reader carry on reading. Try and make the story unique.

Tricky Tip 3: Never use text/internet language when writing a story, I know its hard when your on MSN all the time!

Tricky Tip 4: Use lots of creative verbs and adjectives, please don't bore your reader with sentances like; 'The boy walked', instead use; 'The strange looking boy happily strolled along'.

Tricky Tip 5: Try as hard as you can to put commas, full stops, apostrophe's, ect. Other wise it might look like this; 'Hello James How, Are, Yo'u. We do have, sunny days dont we,'.

Hope this helped, there may be some more tips placing themself into this forum and sucking out the breath of the reader who finds the tips amazing

 

[ValkyrieRaven88]

I think this would fit better in one of the writing forums.

 

[TerishD]

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I agree with this being an improper forum. The advice is good, but I find that it applies to internet writing. These are errors usually done by the non-readers (those that type something up and immediately post without checking). Trust me, even with a 'book house' like PublishAmerica you won't make it if you do any of these things (except #4, I do see some of that).

 

[Stewart]

Tricky Tip 1: Always when writing check for spelling mistakes a lot, if on the computer then use Word SpellCheck or something.

Just so you know, your post is riddled with such errors.

Tricky Tip 4: Use lots of creative verbs and adjectives, please don't bore your reader with sentances like; 'The boy walked', instead use; 'The strange looking boy happily strolled along'.

Reading the two examples there I would rather than boy walked than the latter. The use of adverbs in your prose should be a rare occurence and should only be used for special effect. At all other times omit words like happily as you would do much better as a writer to show the reader that the boy is happy rather than tell them.

Tricky Tip 5: Try as hard as you can to put commas, full stops, apostrophe's, ect.

Well, you should only put them in where required. Also, you don't need an apostrophe in apostrophes.

 

[StillILearn]

Also, you don't need an apostrophe in apostrophes

Stewart your priceless.

 

[Stewart]

Stewart your priceless.

SLAP!

 

[direstraits]

SLAP!

Hahahaha!

Still, did you do it on purpose? That was hilarious!

ds

 

[abecedarian]

Stewart your priceless.

His priceless what?

 

[Libre]

Well, it should be you're priceless.
Or did everyone get that without my help?

 

[abecedarian]

Well, it should be you're priceless.
Or did everyone get that without my help?

We got it Libre, but YOUR help is invaluable and YOU'RE priceless

 

[StillILearn]

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[StillILearn]

Hahahaha!

Still, did you do it on purpose? That was hilarious!

ds

Your priceless Stewart?

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[steffee]

I think she means your price, less something, Stewart. These Americans, you know...

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

Your priceless Stewart?

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Should have been "you're priceless". One of Stewie's pet hates, I am led to believe

 

[StillILearn]

u r price less stewart?

 

[MonkeyCatcher]

u r price less stewart?

Mch beta

 

[Poppy1]

How about U R $< Stew. Say it in half the time.

 

[StillILearn]

How about U R $< Stew. Say it in half the time.

-ie. k?

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[Poppy1]

LOL Still, you can't get much shorter than that. But we really do luv ya Stewie

 

[StillILearn]

And he's so cute when he's mad.