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 ]

[Ikaru_Kakou]

Roufette

I'm not in all honesty an Anti-Guide basher. Some of the suggestions I do use. But I have finally gotten sick of all the senseless things people are writing now. The Anti-Guide can be used better than as a place for sarcastic teens to giggle. ....

It reminds me of the Force.
Lyk Whoa.


But otherwise, now that I've said that, I will return to lurking and laughing. For the Anti-Guide is funny. And no one can change that.
3nodding

like we said, if we aren't sarcastic here then the garden gnomes will eat our souls and rape us eek !

[Roufette]

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

I'm not in all honesty an Anti-Guide basher. Some of the suggestions I do use. But I have finally gotten sick of all the senseless things people are writing now. The Anti-Guide can be used better than as a place for sarcastic teens to giggle. ....

It reminds me of the Force.
Lyk Whoa.


But otherwise, now that I've said that, I will return to lurking and laughing. For the Anti-Guide is funny. And no one can change that.
3nodding

like we said, if we aren't sarcastic here then the garden gnomes will eat our souls and rape us eek !

That's not true. Garden gnomes are simply misunderstood. Maybe if people stopped kicking them they'd be nicer.
4laugh

[Ikaru_Kakou]

Roufette

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

I'm not in all honesty an Anti-Guide basher. Some of the suggestions I do use. But I have finally gotten sick of all the senseless things people are writing now. The Anti-Guide can be used better than as a place for sarcastic teens to giggle. ....

It reminds me of the Force.
Lyk Whoa.


But otherwise, now that I've said that, I will return to lurking and laughing. For the Anti-Guide is funny. And no one can change that.
3nodding

like we said, if we aren't sarcastic here then the garden gnomes will eat our souls and rape us eek !

That's not true. Garden gnomes are simply misunderstood. Maybe if people stopped kicking them they'd be nicer.
4laugh

then explain why my butt hurts every time i'm not sarcastic here.

[Roufette]

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

I'm not in all honesty an Anti-Guide basher. Some of the suggestions I do use. But I have finally gotten sick of all the senseless things people are writing now. The Anti-Guide can be used better than as a place for sarcastic teens to giggle. ....

It reminds me of the Force.
Lyk Whoa.


But otherwise, now that I've said that, I will return to lurking and laughing. For the Anti-Guide is funny. And no one can change that.
3nodding

like we said, if we aren't sarcastic here then the garden gnomes will eat our souls and rape us eek !

That's not true. Garden gnomes are simply misunderstood. Maybe if people stopped kicking them they'd be nicer.
4laugh

then explain why my butt hurts every time i'm not sarcastic here.

U.B.A.S.
Un-castic Butt Ache Syndrome.
Really sarcastic people develop this when they stop being sarcastic.

[Budgie_820]

Roufette

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

I'm not in all honesty an Anti-Guide basher. Some of the suggestions I do use. But I have finally gotten sick of all the senseless things people are writing now. The Anti-Guide can be used better than as a place for sarcastic teens to giggle. ....

It reminds me of the Force.
Lyk Whoa.


But otherwise, now that I've said that, I will return to lurking and laughing. For the Anti-Guide is funny. And no one can change that.
3nodding

like we said, if we aren't sarcastic here then the garden gnomes will eat our souls and rape us eek !

That's not true. Garden gnomes are simply misunderstood. Maybe if people stopped kicking them they'd be nicer.
4laugh

then explain why my butt hurts every time i'm not sarcastic here.

U.B.A.S.
Un-castic Butt Ache Syndrome.
Really sarcastic people develop this when they stop being sarcastic.

Haha, hey some of us sarcastic teenagers have important things to say. I usually bring up important issues such as the excessive breast sizes of characters and bodily gas, and garden gnomes!

[Ikaru_Kakou]

Chicken_Waltz_820

Roufette

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

Ikaru_Kakou

Roufette

I'm not in all honesty an Anti-Guide basher. Some of the suggestions I do use. But I have finally gotten sick of all the senseless things people are writing now. The Anti-Guide can be used better than as a place for sarcastic teens to giggle. ....

It reminds me of the Force.
Lyk Whoa.


But otherwise, now that I've said that, I will return to lurking and laughing. For the Anti-Guide is funny. And no one can change that.
3nodding

like we said, if we aren't sarcastic here then the garden gnomes will eat our souls and rape us eek !

That's not true. Garden gnomes are simply misunderstood. Maybe if people stopped kicking them they'd be nicer.
4laugh

then explain why my butt hurts every time i'm not sarcastic here.

U.B.A.S.
Un-castic Butt Ache Syndrome.
Really sarcastic people develop this when they stop being sarcastic.

Haha, hey some of us sarcastic teenagers have important things to say. I usually bring up important issues such as the excessive breast sizes of characters and bodily gas, and garden gnomes!

NOO! NOT THE GARDEN GNOMES! *clasps hands over butt*

[Budgie_820]

Back on subject now. . .

Your characters must never sneeze or cough. Something irritating in their nose? Impossible! Speaking of which, your characters must never have allergies.

Another one, this inspired by Roufette. . .
Cliches are bad, we know that! So, while writing, you must avoid all cliches. Sure, you'll have a random jumble of events with no plot and characters that are just crappy, but hey, you think outside the box.

[Ikaru_Kakou]

your characters can also never be slaves to their pcs, heaven forbid that a character decided to stay online for 7 hours straight.

[Burning_Star_IV]

Chicken_Waltz_820

Back on subject now. . .

Your characters must never sneeze or cough. Something irritating in their nose? Impossible! Speaking of which, your characters must never have allergies.

Another one, this inspired by Roufette. . .
Cliches are bad, we know that! So, while writing, you must avoid all cliches. Sure, you'll have a random jumble of events with no plot and characters that are just crappy, but hey, you think outside the box.

((I think the allergies have been mentioned before...))

It went along the lines of this:

Allergies and sneezing belong soley to the comic relief character. He should always be allergic to the heroine's cat.

Yes, a cat, because your heroine is too feminine for a dog. What beastly creatures they are, with their Slobber everywhere.

[Budgie_820]

Burning_Star_IV

Chicken_Waltz_820

Back on subject now. . .

Your characters must never sneeze or cough. Something irritating in their nose? Impossible! Speaking of which, your characters must never have allergies.

Another one, this inspired by Roufette. . .
Cliches are bad, we know that! So, while writing, you must avoid all cliches. Sure, you'll have a random jumble of events with no plot and characters that are just crappy, but hey, you think outside the box.

((I think the allergies have been mentioned before...))

It went along the lines of this:

Allergies and sneezing belong soley to the comic relief character. He should always be allergic to the heroine's cat.

Yes, a cat, because your heroine is too feminine for a dog. What beastly creatures they are, with their Slobber everywhere.

You know I thought so, but hey I'm not looking through all those entries to see.

[Ikaru_Kakou]

Chicken_Waltz_820

Burning_Star_IV

Chicken_Waltz_820

Back on subject now. . .

Your characters must never sneeze or cough. Something irritating in their nose? Impossible! Speaking of which, your characters must never have allergies.

Another one, this inspired by Roufette. . .
Cliches are bad, we know that! So, while writing, you must avoid all cliches. Sure, you'll have a random jumble of events with no plot and characters that are just crappy, but hey, you think outside the box.

((I think the allergies have been mentioned before...))

It went along the lines of this:

Allergies and sneezing belong soley to the comic relief character. He should always be allergic to the heroine's cat.

Yes, a cat, because your heroine is too feminine for a dog. What beastly creatures they are, with their Slobber everywhere.

You know I thought so, but hey I'm not looking through all those entries to see.

BACK ON SUBJECT NOW:
also, your MC must always be perfectly innocent and never even have the slightest inclination towards being suicidal, no matter how many times they may have been dumped, but then again, being so perfect, were they ever dumped?

[Fischer]

If your main character is a teenager, (s)he must be either totally angsty or completely perfect. If your character is an adult, (s)he must be either good or evil. There is no middle ground!

((My profuse and sincere apologies if this has been mentioned before.))

[Ikaru_Kakou]

Fischer

If your main character is a teenager, (s)he must be either totally angsty or completely perfect. If your character is an adult, (s)he must be either good or evil. There is no middle ground!

((My profuse and sincere apologies if this has been mentioned before.))

this means that even little johnny, the 2 day old baby must be either good or evil! he usually chooses evil. twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted

[Fischer]

Ikaru_Kakou

Fischer

If your main character is a teenager, (s)he must be either totally angsty or completely perfect. If your character is an adult, (s)he must be either good or evil. There is no middle ground!

((My profuse and sincere apologies if this has been mentioned before.))

this means that even little johnny, the 2 day old baby must be either good or evil! he usually chooses evil. twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted

B-but Johnny is only 2. He doesn't count toward either category. Little kids are either comic relief or nonexistent, unless you're writing a horror story.

[Ryu_chan]

Fischer

Ikaru_Kakou

Fischer

If your main character is a teenager, (s)he must be either totally angsty or completely perfect. If your character is an adult, (s)he must be either good or evil. There is no middle ground!

((My profuse and sincere apologies if this has been mentioned before.))

this means that even little johnny, the 2 day old baby must be either good or evil! he usually chooses evil. twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted twisted

B-but Johnny is only 2. He doesn't count toward either category. Little kids are either comic relief or nonexistent, unless you're writing a horror story.

Or else they're just for the 'AWWWW!!' factor, and have no significant part in the plot at all.