Frustration Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Welcome to WritingWrong! A parody of RightingWrite, where I teach you the one and only true way to write. I would never exaggerate or be sarcastic, and this is meant to be taken seriously and is totally not like a satire, where I poke fun at misconceptions about writing to teach you what not to do, that would be stupid. Lesson 1 - The basics An author must follow this basic formula and should never try new things or find what works for them. An Author must also please everyone, forget the fact that everyone has different views and will have radically different opinions on things, if anyone is upset at your work you must do it exactly as they say, even if it means removing everything you love from the story. Consequently an author must write exactly what is popular, whether or not that is of any interest to the author is irreverent. additionally the author should never try anything that they have never seen done before, because this means that it doesn't work. Alright after this we can move on to more specific topics but for now I want to thank @Channelknight Fadran for approving this thread @Experience for suggesting it and the You Tube Channel Terrible Writing Advice for inspiring it. 1
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Frustration said: Welcome to WritingWrong! A parody of RightingWrite, where I teach you the one and only true way to write. I would never exaggerate or be sarcastic, and this is meant to be taken seriously and is totally not like a satire, where I poke fun at misconceptions about writing to teach you what not to do, that would be stupid. Lesson 1 - The basics An author must follow this basic formula and should never try new things or find what works for them. An Author must also please everyone, forget the fact that everyone has different views and will have radically different opinions on things, if anyone is upset at your work you must do it exactly as they say, even if it means removing everything you love from the story. Consequently an author must write exactly what is popular, whether or not that is of any interest to the author is irreverent. additionally the author should never try anything that they have never seen done before, because this means that it doesn't work. Alright after this we can move on to more specific topics but for now I want to thank @Channelknight Fadran for approving this thread @Experience for suggesting it and the You Tube Channel Terrible Writing Advice for inspiring it. Can I help teach the lessons here?
Frustration Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Channelknight Fadran said: Can I help teach the lessons here? Another tip The Author should never accept help, even from more experienced persons who offer it when the Author is clearly in way over their head. Quote In all seriousness you are totally welcome to, I was writing the first post and I was like, "wow, I have so much more respect for Fadran now that I see what goes into these."
Frustration Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Condensation said: Okay, no getting help. I can't tell whether you are joking or actually fell for the satire.
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Frustration said: I can't tell whether you are joking or actually fell for the satire. Joking. I do it a lot.
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Mini Lesson 1: Tell, don't show! Have you ever heard the old adage "a thousand pictures tells just one word"? Good! It's the most important thing an author can remember as they write their story. It's far easier to say something than to show something, and if it's easy, then it's good! Show: Spoiler Bob spun about, swinging his blade from the right to block Mary's strike. Mary countered by bringing her hand back, summoning a beam of fire to cover her sword in flame. Tell: Spoiler Bob blocked Mary's sword. Mary lit her sword on fire. Boom! See? Amazing, no? I think the best example of this strategy is The Last Airbender movie. It was far easier for the scriptwriters to have Katara narrate Aang's backstory than to give us a flashback, which means that it was the better choice! 2
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Hey, I actually liked The Last Airbender. However, that is a very good lesson. I'll remember that.
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Condensation said: Hey, I actually liked The Last Airbender. However, that is a very good lesson. I'll remember that. Please tell me you're being sarcastic. PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: Please tell me you're being sarcastic. PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC About the movie? No, I liked it!
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Condensation said: About the movie? No, I liked it! BEGONE!!! BEGONE, I SAY!!!
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Channelknight Fadran said: BEGONE!!! BEGONE, I SAY!!! Aw, shut up. It was perfectly good. Sure, it didn't live up to the standards of the animated series, but it was perfectly fine!
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Condensation said: Aw, shut up. It was perfectly good. Sure, it didn't live up to the standards of the animated series, but it was perfectly fine! It was the literal definition of awful! I could go into detail, if you wanted me to! 1
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, Channelknight Fadran said: It was the literal definition of awful! I could go into detail, if you wanted me to! It was not!
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Condensation said: It was not! Would you like me to go into detail? I will go into detail. I'll also do it through PM.
DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: Mini Lesson 1: Tell, don't show! Have you ever heard the old adage "a thousand pictures tells just one word"? Good! It's the most important thing an author can remember as they write their story. It's far easier to say something than to show something, and if it's easy, then it's good! Show: Hide contents Bob spun about, swinging his blade from the right to block Mary's strike. Mary countered by bringing her hand back, summoning a beam of fire to cover her sword in flame. Tell: Hide contents Bob blocked Mary's sword. Mary lit her sword on fire. Boom! See? Amazing, no? I think the best example of this strategy is The Last Airbender movie. It was far easier for the scriptwriters to have Katara narrate Aang's backstory than to give us a flashback, which means that it was the better choice! Spoiler I like the first one better. It's more interesting.
Channelknight Fadran Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Just now, DramaQueen said: Hide contents I like the first one better. It's more interesting. How dare you?
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 No, the second one is far better.
DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 It's boring. Just "Bob blocked. Mary burned." Or "Bob did some epic maneuver followed by Mary using some fantastically cool fire skills"
Condensation she/her Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, DramaQueen said: It's boring. Just "Bob blocked. Mary burned." Or "Bob did some epic maneuver followed by Mary using some fantastically cool fire skills" No, it's incredibly exciting! I'm on the edge of my seat!
Aspiring Writer Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 44 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: Can I help teach the lessons here? As long as I get to teach dialogue, where' I'll tell everyone to allows following a strip of dialogue with said, no matter what. No other word. just said. All the time.
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