The Anti-Guide

How do you try to improve your writing?

I try to avoid old, stupid things.	17.5%	[ 2370 ]
I add new things.	14.7%	[ 1993 ]
A combination of both (if one more than the other, pick it).	67.8%	[ 9169 ]
Total Votes:			[ 13532 ]

[DarknessofHeavenandDreams]

Amiable Aberration

DarknessofHeavenandDreams

Voodoo is just a stereotype, not an actual religion.

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Voodoo rituals are always strange and nonsensical. There's never a method to anything you see as madness, after all.

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Baron Samedi is just gibberish. Also, no religion has a woman with more than one husband.

[marshmallowcreampie]

DarknessofHeavenandDreams

Voodoo is just a stereotype, not an actual religion.

Voodoo is just done by evil people and villains who make dolls to hurt people. That's ALL it is.

[I_Write_Ivre]

marshmallowcreampie

DarknessofHeavenandDreams

Voodoo is just a stereotype, not an actual religion.

Voodoo is just done by evil people and villains who make dolls to hurt people. That's ALL it is.

Voodoo, Jive, and Gumbo are made up racist terms that were used or practiced in the 1920's. To ever include them makes you a horrible person. To say they exist makes you a nazi who makes things up.

[marshmallowcreampie]

I_Write_Ivre

marshmallowcreampie

DarknessofHeavenandDreams

Voodoo is just a stereotype, not an actual religion.

Voodoo is just done by evil people and villains who make dolls to hurt people. That's ALL it is.

Voodoo, Jive, and Gumbo are made up racist terms that were used or practiced in the 1920's. To ever include them makes you a horrible person. To say they exist makes you a nazi who makes things up.

(("A Nazi who makes things up"? That's probably the GREATEST insult I've ever heard. cat_rofl ))

If you establish that prophecies are always right in your story universe, readers won't question it when your hero somehow manages to avoid a negative aspect of his faith.

[I_Write_Ivre]

marshmallowcreampie

If you establish that prophecies are always right in your story universe, readers won't question it when your hero somehow manages to avoid a negative aspect of his faith.

Never mention who said them, when, or why anyone believes them.

[marshmallowcreampie]

I_Write_Ivre

marshmallowcreampie

If you establish that prophecies are always right in your story universe, readers won't question it when your hero somehow manages to avoid a negative aspect of his faith.

Never mention who said them, when, or why anyone believes them.

Even if the prophecy is always ALWAYS right, your hero can get by them because they're JUST THAT SPESHUL.

[DarknessofHeavenandDreams]

marshmallowcreampie

I_Write_Ivre

marshmallowcreampie

DarknessofHeavenandDreams

Voodoo is just a stereotype, not an actual religion.

Voodoo is just done by evil people and villains who make dolls to hurt people. That's ALL it is.

Voodoo, Jive, and Gumbo are made up racist terms that were used or practiced in the 1920's. To ever include them makes you a horrible person. To say they exist makes you a nazi who makes things up.

(("A Nazi who makes things up"? That's probably the GREATEST insult I've ever heard. cat_rofl ))
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Well, I am one by saying that people still practice and believe in voodoo. Also that it's more commonly called 'voudun.'

[TottWriter]

marshmallowcreampie

I_Write_Ivre

marshmallowcreampie

If you establish that prophecies are always right in your story universe, readers won't question it when your hero somehow manages to avoid a negative aspect of his faith.

Never mention who said them, when, or why anyone believes them.

Even if the prophecy is always ALWAYS right, your hero can get by them because they're JUST THAT SPESHUL.

And don't forget, prophecies can only concern the imminent end of the world/universe, which the hero has to stop. Any other subject and it's just not a prophecy.

[DarknessofHeavenandDreams]

TottWriter

marshmallowcreampie

I_Write_Ivre

marshmallowcreampie

If you establish that prophecies are always right in your story universe, readers won't question it when your hero somehow manages to avoid a negative aspect of his faith.

Never mention who said them, when, or why anyone believes them.

Even if the prophecy is always ALWAYS right, your hero can get by them because they're JUST THAT SPESHUL.

And don't forget, prophecies can only concern the imminent end of the world/universe, which the hero has to stop. Any other subject and it's just not a prophecy.

They aren't about other heroes, either.

[Misuki Marishima]

DarknessofHeavenandDreams

TottWriter

marshmallowcreampie

I_Write_Ivre

marshmallowcreampie

If you establish that prophecies are always right in your story universe, readers won't question it when your hero somehow manages to avoid a negative aspect of his faith.

Never mention who said them, when, or why anyone believes them.

Even if the prophecy is always ALWAYS right, your hero can get by them because they're JUST THAT SPESHUL.

And don't forget, prophecies can only concern the imminent end of the world/universe, which the hero has to stop. Any other subject and it's just not a prophecy.

They aren't about other heroes, either.

And the Powers that Be can't possibly stop the villain/ess before they end up making the imminent world ending a possibility.

[marshmallowcreampie]

College is exactly like high school in almost every single way. The only differences are more homeworking, drinking, parties and sex. If you're still in high school but want to write a story that takes place in a college, just take a high school setting and make the following changes:

1. Make the campus bigger.
2. Have someone hold a party in the dorm every night.
3. Have all the classes take place in a lecture hall.
4. Throw in more artsy people hanging around campus. (by "artsy", they drink coffee and either play the guitar or write poetry, which makes them TOTALLY DEEP)

... And BAM! Instant college! College isn't about studying, it's mostly about worksheets and PARTAYZ! Even the general culture is just like high school: there are cliques and everything revolves around sports and pep rallies.

[Misuki Marishima]

In college stereotype everyone as following.

Business Major: A kid who's getting their parents to pay their way and will end up inheriting everything anyway. Usually rich.

Art Major: Someone so DEEP and MISUNDERSTOOD, but knows how to make the best art EVAR and will always be this era's Pablo Picasso.

Science Major: A geek with huge glasses.

Computer Science Major: Same as above.

Math Major: Always speaking in equations.

English Major: a**l about punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Also known as Grammar Nazi.

[marshmallowcreampie]

Misuki Marishima

In college stereotype everyone as following.

Business Major: A kid who's getting their parents to pay their way and will end up inheriting everything anyway. Usually rich.

Art Major: Someone so DEEP and MISUNDERSTOOD, but knows how to make the best art EVAR and will always be this era's Pablo Picasso.

Science Major: A geek with huge glasses.

Computer Science Major: Same as above.

Math Major: Always speaking in equations.

English Major: a**l about punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Also known as Grammar Nazi.

To add on, the Art Major's art is always SUPER under-appreciated even though your much smarter MC recognizes it's speshulness and uniqueness and how it's SO MUCH DIFFERENT than all the other art out there. The people who don't like it are just stuffy rich people who only like one type of art: realistic paintings of people.

The Business Major is always a greedy, capitalist pig who only wants money and looks down on poor people.

Science Major is just Science Major. It's not like there are different types of sciences one can go into. If you know Biology, you know Chemistry and Physics and Computers.

Same for Art Majors. Again, there aren't different TYPES of art one can specialize in.

Psychology Majors will take apart everything a person says and can use it to analyze everything about them.

If a person goes to college, they're pretty much guaranteed a job in their field. It's not like some fields are very competitive due to few jobs but lots of people. Similarly, there aren't any fields that are desperate for more workers as a result of few people going into that field. In fact, there are just as many art majors as there are science majors!

((I'm trying to get a biology major. I'm as dumb as a brick when it comes to chemistry and physics, but dammit, I know my biology! I considered going for a history or english major, but a lot of people get those so there's too much competition for jobs. Math and sciences are where da moneyz at. emotion_awesome ))

[Shineeing Cassie]

marshmallowcreampie

Misuki Marishima

In college stereotype everyone as following.

Business Major: A kid who's getting their parents to pay their way and will end up inheriting everything anyway. Usually rich.

Art Major: Someone so DEEP and MISUNDERSTOOD, but knows how to make the best art EVAR and will always be this era's Pablo Picasso.

Science Major: A geek with huge glasses.

Computer Science Major: Same as above.

Math Major: Always speaking in equations.

English Major: a**l about punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Also known as Grammar Nazi.

To add on, the Art Major's art is always SUPER under-appreciated even though your much smarter MC recognizes it's speshulness and uniqueness and how it's SO MUCH DIFFERENT than all the other art out there. The people who don't like it are just stuffy rich people who only like one type of art: realistic paintings of people.

The Business Major is always a greedy, capitalist pig who only wants money and looks down on poor people.

Science Major is just Science Major. It's not like there are different types of sciences one can go into. If you know Biology, you know Chemistry and Physics and Computers.

Same for Art Majors. Again, there aren't different TYPES of art one can specialize in.

Psychology Majors will take apart everything a person says and can use it to analyze everything about them.

If a person goes to college, they're pretty much guaranteed a job in their field. It's not like some fields are very competitive due to few jobs but lots of people. Similarly, there aren't any fields that are desperate for more workers as a result of few people going into that field. In fact, there are just as many art majors as there are science majors!

((I'm trying to get a biology major. I'm as dumb as a brick when it comes to chemistry and physics, but dammit, I know my biology! I considered going for a history or english major, but a lot of people get those so there's too much competition for jobs. Math and sciences are where da moneyz at. emotion_awesome ))

But let's not forget that all those "Majors" are only relevant in status quo. All the university scenes must start and end in start of 1st class, lunch break, and end of the whole class period of the main character.

Though you can be creative and start a scene in a class at least 5 minutes before lunch break. The rest? Use this: *fast forward*

[Moral Gutpunch]

marshmallowcreampie

Misuki Marishima

In college stereotype everyone as following.

Business Major: A kid who's getting their parents to pay their way and will end up inheriting everything anyway. Usually rich.

Art Major: Someone so DEEP and MISUNDERSTOOD, but knows how to make the best art EVAR and will always be this era's Pablo Picasso.

Science Major: A geek with huge glasses.

Computer Science Major: Same as above.

Math Major: Always speaking in equations.

English Major: a**l about punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Also known as Grammar Nazi.

To add on, the Art Major's art is always SUPER under-appreciated even though your much smarter MC recognizes it's speshulness and uniqueness and how it's SO MUCH DIFFERENT than all the other art out there. The people who don't like it are just stuffy rich people who only like one type of art: realistic paintings of people.

The Business Major is always a greedy, capitalist pig who only wants money and looks down on poor people.

Science Major is just Science Major. It's not like there are different types of sciences one can go into. If you know Biology, you know Chemistry and Physics and Computers.

Same for Art Majors. Again, there aren't different TYPES of art one can specialize in.

Psychology Majors will take apart everything a person says and can use it to analyze everything about them.

If a person goes to college, they're pretty much guaranteed a job in their field. It's not like some fields are very competitive due to few jobs but lots of people. Similarly, there aren't any fields that are desperate for more workers as a result of few people going into that field. In fact, there are just as many art majors as there are science majors!

((I'm trying to get a biology major. I'm as dumb as a brick when it comes to chemistry and physics, but dammit, I know my biology! I considered going for a history or english major, but a lot of people get those so there's too much competition for jobs. Math and sciences are where da moneyz at. emotion_awesome ))

People with different majors aren't friends.