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z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr11g1 | ixr04e6 | 1,669,396,931 | 1,669,396,528 | 354 | 106 | In addition to the other suggestions here, I think those insights come naturally when your writing is authentic and honest, often when you're exploring human nature and emotions from a personal angle. | Grow older. Live a life of deep contemplation, comparing and analyzing everything you see. | 1 | 403 | 3.339623 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr11g1 | ixr0jjs | 1,669,396,931 | 1,669,396,714 | 354 | 103 | In addition to the other suggestions here, I think those insights come naturally when your writing is authentic and honest, often when you're exploring human nature and emotions from a personal angle. | Keep trying, and while you're at it, also push yourself to live outside your comfort zone. Embrace pain & heartbreak. Set your sights beyond your personal limits. Gaze deep within yourself, and into the void of the unknown and uncertain. Talk to lots of people, including people you wouldn't naturally talk to, and open yourself up to them. Chase experiences that make you feel alive, and dead inside, and only human, and spiritually immortal. Feel the weight of life suffocating you as it buries you alive, approach the ledge and contemplate giving up, lose yourself & spend years finding yourself again. *Then* rip off quotes from famous writers & change them slightly. | 1 | 217 | 3.436893 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrket3 | ixqz5ws | 1,669,405,500 | 1,669,396,106 | 216 | 114 | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | You should try to actually become wise, by learning things about life, through education and experience. | 1 | 9,394 | 1.894737 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr04e6 | ixrket3 | 1,669,396,528 | 1,669,405,500 | 106 | 216 | Grow older. Live a life of deep contemplation, comparing and analyzing everything you see. | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | 0 | 8,972 | 2.037736 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrket3 | ixr0jjs | 1,669,405,500 | 1,669,396,714 | 216 | 103 | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | Keep trying, and while you're at it, also push yourself to live outside your comfort zone. Embrace pain & heartbreak. Set your sights beyond your personal limits. Gaze deep within yourself, and into the void of the unknown and uncertain. Talk to lots of people, including people you wouldn't naturally talk to, and open yourself up to them. Chase experiences that make you feel alive, and dead inside, and only human, and spiritually immortal. Feel the weight of life suffocating you as it buries you alive, approach the ledge and contemplate giving up, lose yourself & spend years finding yourself again. *Then* rip off quotes from famous writers & change them slightly. | 1 | 8,786 | 2.097087 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrket3 | ixr5llt | 1,669,405,500 | 1,669,398,952 | 216 | 37 | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | lots of replies here saying live a big life and pay lots of attention to it, which are both useful things to do, but they are neither necessary nor sufficient on their own. sometimes a 5 y/o who has never left their hometown can say wise things. I know plenty of people who have had lives that would legit fill books but who wouldn't know where to start on sounding wise. the vibe you're going for comes from statements that: - sound true - sound useful - are either unknown to the reader or feel like a new angle on a known topic - are connected to the world of your characters so,what do you or your characters know, as a result of your particular lives, that your readers might not know? what makes you wince and think "well we've got that mixed up" when you look at the world around you? what do you want to try and figure out through the big thought experiment that is writing a story? there are a few broad structures of statement that it might be useful to think about: - this thing over here is very similar to/is connected to that thing over there in a way that is not immediately obvious - this thing is much simpler than people tend to make it seem for these reasons - this thing is much more complicated than people tend to make it seem for these reasons - this thing which we each think only happens to us actually happens to lots of people and this is what it feels like - this thing which we think happens to lots of people is actually very rare and this is what it feels like | 1 | 6,548 | 5.837838 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr7b4g | ixrket3 | 1,669,399,701 | 1,669,405,500 | 21 | 216 | I think the "wisdom" happens when you're writing toward a theme. When you're doing your damndest to make the reader feel that love really does "conquer all" in a romance story, something poignant about the nature of love may very well crop up. You are after all turning over every rock to really hit the reader in the feels. | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | 0 | 5,799 | 10.285714 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrket3 | ixr1tmu | 1,669,405,500 | 1,669,397,279 | 216 | 18 | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | Borrow on the wisdom of your elders. My grandfather always told me: “Don’t break the law when you’re breaking the law. If you have a dead body in your car, don’t speed.” | 1 | 8,221 | 12 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrket3 | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,405,500 | 1,669,403,290 | 216 | 0 | I mean- and I am asking honestly to help with your question, not to put you on the spot- but do you have something to say? Or are you just trying to force your entertaining story to be something it isn't? The kinds of quotes you are talking about are usually a way of emphasizing and encapsulating the message and themes of the story they are in, they aren't added because the author wanted to feel smart or appear wise. They are added because they elevate the text itself, they act as a thesis statement for the book, and/or they accurately summarize the experience of the narrator or characters. So do you actually have something to say, that you feel deeply about, and that is reflected within your story? If so, that is what you should be looking at. You shouldn't try to add things you think sound wise, you should speak a truth about your experience of the world- and that truth needs to be relevant to the story you are telling. Otherwise it just feels like preaching and ego stroking. People don't want to be lectured, they want to feel your experience and have a chance to see/live through different eyes for a short time. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 2,210 | 216,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr1tmu | ixr5llt | 1,669,397,279 | 1,669,398,952 | 18 | 37 | Borrow on the wisdom of your elders. My grandfather always told me: “Don’t break the law when you’re breaking the law. If you have a dead body in your car, don’t speed.” | lots of replies here saying live a big life and pay lots of attention to it, which are both useful things to do, but they are neither necessary nor sufficient on their own. sometimes a 5 y/o who has never left their hometown can say wise things. I know plenty of people who have had lives that would legit fill books but who wouldn't know where to start on sounding wise. the vibe you're going for comes from statements that: - sound true - sound useful - are either unknown to the reader or feel like a new angle on a known topic - are connected to the world of your characters so,what do you or your characters know, as a result of your particular lives, that your readers might not know? what makes you wince and think "well we've got that mixed up" when you look at the world around you? what do you want to try and figure out through the big thought experiment that is writing a story? there are a few broad structures of statement that it might be useful to think about: - this thing over here is very similar to/is connected to that thing over there in a way that is not immediately obvious - this thing is much simpler than people tend to make it seem for these reasons - this thing is much more complicated than people tend to make it seem for these reasons - this thing which we each think only happens to us actually happens to lots of people and this is what it feels like - this thing which we think happens to lots of people is actually very rare and this is what it feels like | 0 | 1,673 | 2.055556 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixr7b4g | ixr1tmu | 1,669,399,701 | 1,669,397,279 | 21 | 18 | I think the "wisdom" happens when you're writing toward a theme. When you're doing your damndest to make the reader feel that love really does "conquer all" in a romance story, something poignant about the nature of love may very well crop up. You are after all turning over every rock to really hit the reader in the feels. | Borrow on the wisdom of your elders. My grandfather always told me: “Don’t break the law when you’re breaking the law. If you have a dead body in your car, don’t speed.” | 1 | 2,422 | 1.166667 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrv4rw | ixrrjjv | 1,669,410,149 | 1,669,408,608 | 15 | 2 | I don't think you can force wisdom in writing. | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 1,541 | 7.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrv4rw | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,410,149 | 1,669,403,290 | 15 | 0 | I don't think you can force wisdom in writing. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 6,859 | 15,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs5ma4 | ixrwvh5 | 1,669,414,952 | 1,669,410,907 | 6 | 4 | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | Studying the wisdom that stands out to you is worthwhile. It might mean a close read of a book, long conversations with one or more people or sampling ideas from fields known for wisdom (philosophy, law, religion, etc.). … I’ve long had questions about wisdom and been devoted to the same search. I once had a radio program and spent a year doing interviews with authors about what they’d learned. The common threads (i.e. 1. read always and then read some more, and 2. Pay attention to what you pay attention to) have always stuck with me. | 1 | 4,045 | 1.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs5ma4 | ixrrjjv | 1,669,414,952 | 1,669,408,608 | 6 | 2 | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 6,344 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs5ma4 | ixrvt76 | 1,669,414,952 | 1,669,410,438 | 6 | 2 | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | 1 | 4,514 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs5ma4 | ixrx13c | 1,669,414,952 | 1,669,410,978 | 6 | 1 | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | 1 | 3,974 | 6 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs5ma4 | ixry45n | 1,669,414,952 | 1,669,411,459 | 6 | 1 | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | 1 | 3,493 | 6 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs1f6d | ixs5ma4 | 1,669,412,969 | 1,669,414,952 | 1 | 6 | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | 0 | 1,983 | 6 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixs5ma4 | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,414,952 | 0 | 6 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | In your writing, you will have to write characters that are smarter than you, better at certain things than you, wiser than you. You do not need to become your characters to write them, you need to understand that type of person and see through their eyes. Try asking someone you know who is wise what advice they would give in a certain scenario or research wise quotes about that subject matter and rephrase. The keys to writing characters who excel you are research and reference. | 0 | 11,662 | 6,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrwvh5 | ixtvcos | 1,669,410,907 | 1,669,451,494 | 4 | 5 | Studying the wisdom that stands out to you is worthwhile. It might mean a close read of a book, long conversations with one or more people or sampling ideas from fields known for wisdom (philosophy, law, religion, etc.). … I’ve long had questions about wisdom and been devoted to the same search. I once had a radio program and spent a year doing interviews with authors about what they’d learned. The common threads (i.e. 1. read always and then read some more, and 2. Pay attention to what you pay attention to) have always stuck with me. | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | 0 | 40,587 | 1.25 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixs9n88 | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,416,903 | 5 | 3 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | 1 | 34,591 | 1.666667 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixsmk06 | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,423,322 | 5 | 4 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | Work a few really shitty jobs | 1 | 28,172 | 1.25 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixtqwu2 | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,447,748 | 5 | 3 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | 1 | 3,746 | 1.666667 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixrrjjv | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,408,608 | 5 | 2 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 42,886 | 2.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrvt76 | ixtvcos | 1,669,410,438 | 1,669,451,494 | 2 | 5 | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | 0 | 41,056 | 2.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixrx13c | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,410,978 | 5 | 1 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | 1 | 40,516 | 5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixry45n | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,411,459 | 5 | 1 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | 1 | 40,035 | 5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs1f6d | ixtvcos | 1,669,412,969 | 1,669,451,494 | 1 | 5 | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | 0 | 38,525 | 5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtvcos | ixtqp5o | 1,669,451,494 | 1,669,447,568 | 5 | 1 | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | 1 | 3,926 | 5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixtvcos | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,451,494 | 0 | 5 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | You don't 'add' wisdom to a story. The wisdom should already be there in the theme, in your character development, in the nature of your conflicts. It is not isolated from the story, it is born from the story. Your job as a writer is to show that message in a way that feels organic. Make it subtle. Leave hints that bring the reader into the right mindset to receive the message. Have your characters respond to it in a way that makes sense. Have it all your together to form a bigger picture. | 0 | 48,204 | 5,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrwvh5 | ixrrjjv | 1,669,410,907 | 1,669,408,608 | 4 | 2 | Studying the wisdom that stands out to you is worthwhile. It might mean a close read of a book, long conversations with one or more people or sampling ideas from fields known for wisdom (philosophy, law, religion, etc.). … I’ve long had questions about wisdom and been devoted to the same search. I once had a radio program and spent a year doing interviews with authors about what they’d learned. The common threads (i.e. 1. read always and then read some more, and 2. Pay attention to what you pay attention to) have always stuck with me. | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 2,299 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrwvh5 | ixrvt76 | 1,669,410,907 | 1,669,410,438 | 4 | 2 | Studying the wisdom that stands out to you is worthwhile. It might mean a close read of a book, long conversations with one or more people or sampling ideas from fields known for wisdom (philosophy, law, religion, etc.). … I’ve long had questions about wisdom and been devoted to the same search. I once had a radio program and spent a year doing interviews with authors about what they’d learned. The common threads (i.e. 1. read always and then read some more, and 2. Pay attention to what you pay attention to) have always stuck with me. | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | 1 | 469 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixrwvh5 | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,410,907 | 0 | 4 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | Studying the wisdom that stands out to you is worthwhile. It might mean a close read of a book, long conversations with one or more people or sampling ideas from fields known for wisdom (philosophy, law, religion, etc.). … I’ve long had questions about wisdom and been devoted to the same search. I once had a radio program and spent a year doing interviews with authors about what they’d learned. The common threads (i.e. 1. read always and then read some more, and 2. Pay attention to what you pay attention to) have always stuck with me. | 0 | 7,617 | 4,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs9n88 | ixsmk06 | 1,669,416,903 | 1,669,423,322 | 3 | 4 | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | Work a few really shitty jobs | 0 | 6,419 | 1.333333 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs9n88 | ixrrjjv | 1,669,416,903 | 1,669,408,608 | 3 | 2 | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 8,295 | 1.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrvt76 | ixs9n88 | 1,669,410,438 | 1,669,416,903 | 2 | 3 | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | 0 | 6,465 | 1.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrx13c | ixs9n88 | 1,669,410,978 | 1,669,416,903 | 1 | 3 | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | 0 | 5,925 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs9n88 | ixry45n | 1,669,416,903 | 1,669,411,459 | 3 | 1 | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | 1 | 5,444 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs1f6d | ixs9n88 | 1,669,412,969 | 1,669,416,903 | 1 | 3 | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | 0 | 3,934 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixs9n88 | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,416,903 | 0 | 3 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | Writing is just a tool for communication. If what you're communicating isn't deep, important, thought provoking, etc, then your writing won't be deep, important, thought provoking, etc., either. Focus on first having something important to say, and then say it as best as you can. | 0 | 13,613 | 3,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixsmk06 | ixrrjjv | 1,669,423,322 | 1,669,408,608 | 4 | 2 | Work a few really shitty jobs | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 14,714 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixsmk06 | ixrvt76 | 1,669,423,322 | 1,669,410,438 | 4 | 2 | Work a few really shitty jobs | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | 1 | 12,884 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixsmk06 | ixrx13c | 1,669,423,322 | 1,669,410,978 | 4 | 1 | Work a few really shitty jobs | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | 1 | 12,344 | 4 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixry45n | ixsmk06 | 1,669,411,459 | 1,669,423,322 | 1 | 4 | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | Work a few really shitty jobs | 0 | 11,863 | 4 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixsmk06 | ixs1f6d | 1,669,423,322 | 1,669,412,969 | 4 | 1 | Work a few really shitty jobs | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | 1 | 10,353 | 4 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixsmk06 | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,423,322 | 1,669,403,290 | 4 | 0 | Work a few really shitty jobs | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 20,032 | 4,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqwu2 | ixrrjjv | 1,669,447,748 | 1,669,408,608 | 3 | 2 | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | 1 | 39,140 | 1.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrvt76 | ixtqwu2 | 1,669,410,438 | 1,669,447,748 | 2 | 3 | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | 0 | 37,310 | 1.5 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrx13c | ixtqwu2 | 1,669,410,978 | 1,669,447,748 | 1 | 3 | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | 0 | 36,770 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqwu2 | ixry45n | 1,669,447,748 | 1,669,411,459 | 3 | 1 | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | 1 | 36,289 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixs1f6d | ixtqwu2 | 1,669,412,969 | 1,669,447,748 | 1 | 3 | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | 0 | 34,779 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqp5o | ixtqwu2 | 1,669,447,568 | 1,669,447,748 | 1 | 3 | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | 0 | 180 | 3 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqwu2 | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,447,748 | 1,669,403,290 | 3 | 0 | The Strange Thing about wisdom is that it is timeless. The best way, in ny opinion, is to start studying the great philosophers in your spare time. Not only the quotes, but the reasoning behind the quotes. Get an understanding for what it means and where it came from | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 44,458 | 3,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrrjjv | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,408,608 | 1,669,403,290 | 2 | 0 | I tend to find the most insightful lines in my writing when I'm digging deep into contrasts and unexpected emotions, I think because they force me to go beyond the obvious and find nuance instead falling back on what's easy and simple, but for the most part, I think this is the aspect of writing that's least in my control. You just have to always dig deeper for what feels emotionally true to you and your characters, and never settle for answers that feel too general or too pat. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 5,318 | 2,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrvt76 | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,410,438 | 1,669,403,290 | 2 | 0 | Life experience and reading books written by smart or insightful people. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 7,148 | 2,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu03a9 | ixrx13c | 1,669,455,711 | 1,669,410,978 | 2 | 1 | Be wise. Then write | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | 1 | 44,733 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu03a9 | ixry45n | 1,669,455,711 | 1,669,411,459 | 2 | 1 | Be wise. Then write | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | 1 | 44,252 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu03a9 | ixs1f6d | 1,669,455,711 | 1,669,412,969 | 2 | 1 | Be wise. Then write | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | 1 | 42,742 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqp5o | ixu03a9 | 1,669,447,568 | 1,669,455,711 | 1 | 2 | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | Be wise. Then write | 0 | 8,143 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixu03a9 | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,455,711 | 0 | 2 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | Be wise. Then write | 0 | 52,421 | 2,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrx13c | ixu0uui | 1,669,410,978 | 1,669,456,395 | 1 | 2 | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | Wisdom comes from an honest desire to say…something. If you don’t immediately know that Something, maybe you can interrogate your plot and character arcs until you find that Something? Think about why, say, a character dies. X dies. “Why does X die?” Because they must for the plot to move. “Yes but why X and not Y?” Because X propels A and B into action. “What do A and B see in X that they don’t see in say, Z or V? What about X’s death breaks A and B?” Well, X means this and that and the other to A and B… And so on. Go deeper until you find the core of what you’re trying to say with a plot choice of yours. When you know what you want to say, the wise words will come. | 0 | 45,417 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixry45n | ixu0uui | 1,669,411,459 | 1,669,456,395 | 1 | 2 | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | Wisdom comes from an honest desire to say…something. If you don’t immediately know that Something, maybe you can interrogate your plot and character arcs until you find that Something? Think about why, say, a character dies. X dies. “Why does X die?” Because they must for the plot to move. “Yes but why X and not Y?” Because X propels A and B into action. “What do A and B see in X that they don’t see in say, Z or V? What about X’s death breaks A and B?” Well, X means this and that and the other to A and B… And so on. Go deeper until you find the core of what you’re trying to say with a plot choice of yours. When you know what you want to say, the wise words will come. | 0 | 44,936 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu0uui | ixs1f6d | 1,669,456,395 | 1,669,412,969 | 2 | 1 | Wisdom comes from an honest desire to say…something. If you don’t immediately know that Something, maybe you can interrogate your plot and character arcs until you find that Something? Think about why, say, a character dies. X dies. “Why does X die?” Because they must for the plot to move. “Yes but why X and not Y?” Because X propels A and B into action. “What do A and B see in X that they don’t see in say, Z or V? What about X’s death breaks A and B?” Well, X means this and that and the other to A and B… And so on. Go deeper until you find the core of what you’re trying to say with a plot choice of yours. When you know what you want to say, the wise words will come. | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | 1 | 43,426 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqp5o | ixu0uui | 1,669,447,568 | 1,669,456,395 | 1 | 2 | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | Wisdom comes from an honest desire to say…something. If you don’t immediately know that Something, maybe you can interrogate your plot and character arcs until you find that Something? Think about why, say, a character dies. X dies. “Why does X die?” Because they must for the plot to move. “Yes but why X and not Y?” Because X propels A and B into action. “What do A and B see in X that they don’t see in say, Z or V? What about X’s death breaks A and B?” Well, X means this and that and the other to A and B… And so on. Go deeper until you find the core of what you’re trying to say with a plot choice of yours. When you know what you want to say, the wise words will come. | 0 | 8,827 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixu0uui | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,456,395 | 0 | 2 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | Wisdom comes from an honest desire to say…something. If you don’t immediately know that Something, maybe you can interrogate your plot and character arcs until you find that Something? Think about why, say, a character dies. X dies. “Why does X die?” Because they must for the plot to move. “Yes but why X and not Y?” Because X propels A and B into action. “What do A and B see in X that they don’t see in say, Z or V? What about X’s death breaks A and B?” Well, X means this and that and the other to A and B… And so on. Go deeper until you find the core of what you’re trying to say with a plot choice of yours. When you know what you want to say, the wise words will come. | 0 | 53,105 | 2,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrx13c | ixu1ihw | 1,669,410,978 | 1,669,456,978 | 1 | 2 | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | Wisdom is the why as opposed to the what | 0 | 46,000 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu1ihw | ixry45n | 1,669,456,978 | 1,669,411,459 | 2 | 1 | Wisdom is the why as opposed to the what | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | 1 | 45,519 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu1ihw | ixs1f6d | 1,669,456,978 | 1,669,412,969 | 2 | 1 | Wisdom is the why as opposed to the what | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | 1 | 44,009 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu1ihw | ixtqp5o | 1,669,456,978 | 1,669,447,568 | 2 | 1 | Wisdom is the why as opposed to the what | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | 1 | 9,410 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixu1ihw | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,456,978 | 1,669,403,290 | 2 | 0 | Wisdom is the why as opposed to the what | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 53,688 | 2,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrx13c | ixust07 | 1,669,410,978 | 1,669,475,746 | 1 | 2 | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | In my opinion there are three big fonts of wisdom you can and should draw from: 1)Other people's writing. All writers take inspiration from what they've read and add their own twists to it. Most great authors are also voracious readers. Except for Garth Marenghi. 2) People you've talked to in real life. Your grandparents, parents, older siblings, coworkers, etc. have some life experience and can offer wisdom at times. Since wisdom is essentially experience + knowledge + learning a lesson, hopefully the older people in your life have wisdom to share. 3) Your own experiences. I think one of the key different in so many writers today is that they haven't really lived. Except for a few vacations they stay in the same cities all their lives usually interacting with the same people. For me, traveling extensively, meeting lots of different people, have love affairs all over the world, getting beaten up and robbed, getting in fights when I was younger, playing sports at a high level, and saying 'yes' to many opportunities has given me some wisdom. I can use those experiences to inform my characters and writing by having them make (or not make) the same mistakes I did, etc. | 0 | 64,768 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixry45n | ixust07 | 1,669,411,459 | 1,669,475,746 | 1 | 2 | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | In my opinion there are three big fonts of wisdom you can and should draw from: 1)Other people's writing. All writers take inspiration from what they've read and add their own twists to it. Most great authors are also voracious readers. Except for Garth Marenghi. 2) People you've talked to in real life. Your grandparents, parents, older siblings, coworkers, etc. have some life experience and can offer wisdom at times. Since wisdom is essentially experience + knowledge + learning a lesson, hopefully the older people in your life have wisdom to share. 3) Your own experiences. I think one of the key different in so many writers today is that they haven't really lived. Except for a few vacations they stay in the same cities all their lives usually interacting with the same people. For me, traveling extensively, meeting lots of different people, have love affairs all over the world, getting beaten up and robbed, getting in fights when I was younger, playing sports at a high level, and saying 'yes' to many opportunities has given me some wisdom. I can use those experiences to inform my characters and writing by having them make (or not make) the same mistakes I did, etc. | 0 | 64,287 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixust07 | ixs1f6d | 1,669,475,746 | 1,669,412,969 | 2 | 1 | In my opinion there are three big fonts of wisdom you can and should draw from: 1)Other people's writing. All writers take inspiration from what they've read and add their own twists to it. Most great authors are also voracious readers. Except for Garth Marenghi. 2) People you've talked to in real life. Your grandparents, parents, older siblings, coworkers, etc. have some life experience and can offer wisdom at times. Since wisdom is essentially experience + knowledge + learning a lesson, hopefully the older people in your life have wisdom to share. 3) Your own experiences. I think one of the key different in so many writers today is that they haven't really lived. Except for a few vacations they stay in the same cities all their lives usually interacting with the same people. For me, traveling extensively, meeting lots of different people, have love affairs all over the world, getting beaten up and robbed, getting in fights when I was younger, playing sports at a high level, and saying 'yes' to many opportunities has given me some wisdom. I can use those experiences to inform my characters and writing by having them make (or not make) the same mistakes I did, etc. | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | 1 | 62,777 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixust07 | ixtqp5o | 1,669,475,746 | 1,669,447,568 | 2 | 1 | In my opinion there are three big fonts of wisdom you can and should draw from: 1)Other people's writing. All writers take inspiration from what they've read and add their own twists to it. Most great authors are also voracious readers. Except for Garth Marenghi. 2) People you've talked to in real life. Your grandparents, parents, older siblings, coworkers, etc. have some life experience and can offer wisdom at times. Since wisdom is essentially experience + knowledge + learning a lesson, hopefully the older people in your life have wisdom to share. 3) Your own experiences. I think one of the key different in so many writers today is that they haven't really lived. Except for a few vacations they stay in the same cities all their lives usually interacting with the same people. For me, traveling extensively, meeting lots of different people, have love affairs all over the world, getting beaten up and robbed, getting in fights when I was younger, playing sports at a high level, and saying 'yes' to many opportunities has given me some wisdom. I can use those experiences to inform my characters and writing by having them make (or not make) the same mistakes I did, etc. | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | 1 | 28,178 | 2 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixust07 | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,475,746 | 0 | 2 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | In my opinion there are three big fonts of wisdom you can and should draw from: 1)Other people's writing. All writers take inspiration from what they've read and add their own twists to it. Most great authors are also voracious readers. Except for Garth Marenghi. 2) People you've talked to in real life. Your grandparents, parents, older siblings, coworkers, etc. have some life experience and can offer wisdom at times. Since wisdom is essentially experience + knowledge + learning a lesson, hopefully the older people in your life have wisdom to share. 3) Your own experiences. I think one of the key different in so many writers today is that they haven't really lived. Except for a few vacations they stay in the same cities all their lives usually interacting with the same people. For me, traveling extensively, meeting lots of different people, have love affairs all over the world, getting beaten up and robbed, getting in fights when I was younger, playing sports at a high level, and saying 'yes' to many opportunities has given me some wisdom. I can use those experiences to inform my characters and writing by having them make (or not make) the same mistakes I did, etc. | 0 | 72,456 | 2,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrx13c | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,410,978 | 1,669,403,290 | 1 | 0 | Wisdom is distillation. It's a lot said in few words. Sometimes they're axioms and cliches. Sometimes they're well worded observations. Simplify what you're trying to say and it will come off more wise. But remember, the wiser you make things the more likely you are to alienate the unwise. I like to say that wise words are only wise if you're wise to them. It's "show don't tell." Wise words, but it's a lot for writers to unpack. Those who have wrestled with those three words appreciate them, and those who haven't get frustrated by them. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 7,688 | 1,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixry45n | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,411,459 | 1,669,403,290 | 1 | 0 | I don't have any tips myself, just echoing what others have said. Infusing wisdom is as much stating a truth about human nature as it is about describing a character/event analytically. I still remember a lone I read in Dune that has always stuck with me till now. "There is nothing more crushing for young boy than to learn that his father is just a man". It went sth like that. The truth of the statement just hits you and the implications for what the character feels immediately resonate emotionally. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 8,169 | 1,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixrfgu2 | ixs1f6d | 1,669,403,290 | 1,669,412,969 | 0 | 1 | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | Well, first off you actually gotta be wise. | 0 | 9,679 | 1,000 | ||
z4idkt | writing_train | 0.92 | How do you add "wisdom" to your writing I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life. But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak. I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame. So how do you do it? | ixtqp5o | ixrfgu2 | 1,669,447,568 | 1,669,403,290 | 1 | 0 | The few times I think I have maybe been slightly wise in my writing, those lines that I think perhaps land came from painful real life experiences, some repeated in patterns, and my having to take time to reflect on those things. I have a line on friendship in my third book that I'm fond of and, well, it came from 20+ years of a cycle of toxic friendships, as well as healthy ones/growth as a person and as a friend. The other, well, came from losing my mother and spending several years processing my grief. Painful human experience can lead to wisdom if you take the time to process your thoughts/feelings. Self reflection is key, imo. However, more practically, you should also read and absorb a lot. Specifically non-fiction, narrative journalism, documentaries, etc. Voraciously consume stories about a wide variety of people, and both the best and the worst of humanity. Study philosophy, psychology, history. | The way I sell "wisdom" to my readers is by letting two characters with completely opposed views on something argue against one another for several paragraphs, while making their arguments as strong as I can, even when I don't personally agree with them. Not something you should do unless you're really into that stuff and are willing to make your story a whole lot longer, but the few people who read my works are usually happy with the result. | 1 | 44,278 | 1,000 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn0udo | ibmtfju | 1,654,713,225 | 1,654,710,107 | 30 | 13 | You used solid punctuation and grammar in your paragraph, so you can build on that. Just wanted to give you a positive response based on what you wrote. | Storytelling is a skill that must be practiced every day. It's not even like kinds of writing. Don't worry about the mechanics. You will get better over time. It's ultimately about taste. The best way to have better taste is to write something short you can share and if it sucks try again. Writing as many ideas until something seems right and then run with it. | 1 | 3,118 | 2.307692 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn0udo | ibmt3c7 | 1,654,713,225 | 1,654,709,966 | 30 | 5 | You used solid punctuation and grammar in your paragraph, so you can build on that. Just wanted to give you a positive response based on what you wrote. | Read a lot, write a lot. Take notes while reading relating to patterns and styles you enjoy. Rinse, repeat. | 1 | 3,259 | 6 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibmzei5 | ibn0udo | 1,654,712,610 | 1,654,713,225 | 5 | 30 | Have you heard of deliberate practice? Make a list of punctuation and grammar situations where you’re unsure about. Look up one specific case and make sure you don’t make that mistake again. Once you’re comfortable writing without that mistake, move to the next one on the list. Same with expressing yourself. When you read a book or watch a movie, pause it and write about how a certain character feels at the moment or how to describe certain you see on screen. It’s all about practice, and you will get better at it. | You used solid punctuation and grammar in your paragraph, so you can build on that. Just wanted to give you a positive response based on what you wrote. | 0 | 615 | 6 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn81l7 | ibmtfju | 1,654,716,308 | 1,654,710,107 | 21 | 13 | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | Storytelling is a skill that must be practiced every day. It's not even like kinds of writing. Don't worry about the mechanics. You will get better over time. It's ultimately about taste. The best way to have better taste is to write something short you can share and if it sucks try again. Writing as many ideas until something seems right and then run with it. | 1 | 6,201 | 1.615385 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn81l7 | ibmt3c7 | 1,654,716,308 | 1,654,709,966 | 21 | 5 | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | Read a lot, write a lot. Take notes while reading relating to patterns and styles you enjoy. Rinse, repeat. | 1 | 6,342 | 4.2 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibmzei5 | ibn81l7 | 1,654,712,610 | 1,654,716,308 | 5 | 21 | Have you heard of deliberate practice? Make a list of punctuation and grammar situations where you’re unsure about. Look up one specific case and make sure you don’t make that mistake again. Once you’re comfortable writing without that mistake, move to the next one on the list. Same with expressing yourself. When you read a book or watch a movie, pause it and write about how a certain character feels at the moment or how to describe certain you see on screen. It’s all about practice, and you will get better at it. | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | 0 | 3,698 | 4.2 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn81l7 | ibn1wtq | 1,654,716,308 | 1,654,713,675 | 21 | 2 | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | Step 1) Get your ideas on the page, format doesn't really matter, just get it out of your head Step 2) Go back and make it gooder. Step 3) Repeat Step 2 until you are okay with sharing with alpha/beta readers Step 4) Take comments and criticisms from Step 3, and go back to Step 2 Step 5) Once you're done, you're done. | 1 | 2,633 | 10.5 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn81l7 | ibn34bd | 1,654,716,308 | 1,654,714,184 | 21 | 2 | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | First, find a good book or even book series you like. If you like cats, I highly suggest Warrior Cats. But back to the point, just read. Read all you want. Then, try writing somewhat similar to what you read. You don't have to copy the whole book, just try writing what happened that week, but in that style that the author wrote in. Try to keep doing that, and once you feel confident enough, try finding your own style. I was copying off of Erin Hunter for the longest time before I made my own, and here I am today. Oh and I'm eleven by the way. | 1 | 2,124 | 10.5 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn81l7 | ibn4xb1 | 1,654,716,308 | 1,654,714,954 | 21 | 2 | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | First draft, just write it down. Don't worry about anything. The real work comes next. Writing is revision. This is where you can go to work on descriptions, word choice, syntax, grammar, punctuation, etc. Check out Grammarly There are so many tools out there to help you. | 1 | 1,354 | 10.5 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn5mh9 | ibn81l7 | 1,654,715,255 | 1,654,716,308 | 1 | 21 | By writing. Then by editing. There are tools like grammarly that help. You get better by doing. Don't compare your work to something polished and edited until yours is because all writers have grammar issues, things we do wrong, and editing is when and how we fix that. | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | 0 | 1,053 | 21 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn81l7 | ibn5ysv | 1,654,716,308 | 1,654,715,407 | 21 | 1 | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | There are plenty of resources. I'd start with a grammar book meant for home-schooling and work my way through it. | 1 | 901 | 21 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn7428 | ibn81l7 | 1,654,715,910 | 1,654,716,308 | 1 | 21 | I recommend the book Wired for Story. It gives evidence that good storytelling is more important than writing technique. I've been writing for decades and wasted so much time writing stuff that was advanced technically, but not appealing to an audience. | Simple: you don't. Here's the secret nobody tells you: writing correctly has very little to do with writing well. Yes, saying that will get a lot of hate, especially on writing communities that feature a lot of non-active writers (like Reddit, just saying...) It's still true. If you look at writers who publish and sell, their writing is often abysmal in terms of grammar, punctuation, low-level prose and all those things that English teachers find important. Neither are their storytelling skills always the best. Instead, they're great at a few things, and mediocre at everything else. I'm not going to name any names, but for any popular writer, there are hordes of people claiming that their writing is banal/poorly proofed/badly executed/trite/cardboard characters/clichéd/take your pick. And they're absolutely correct. But it doesn't take away from the enjoyment that the writer's fans get from their reading. Because the writer has managed to nail a couple of important parts that are key to their genre. So a literary writer can have dull stories, forgettable characters, insipid plots, and still be lauded because their prose is amazing. Because in literary fiction, prose is important. Word choices, word rhythms matter. In thriller, less so. A thriller writer might have horrible grammar, pedestrian word choices, bad descriptions, and still have legions of fans because they have amazing pacing and interesting plots. In thriller, that's what's important. So don't worry if you can't measure up to some imagined scale. Likely, your writing is fine, and will become a lot more fine if you practice, get helpful feedback, and strive to learn and improve. That's what we all do. And we all struggle with shutting up the internal critic in our heads. So write, learn, and enjoy. Luck and Persistence! | 0 | 398 | 21 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibmtfju | ibmt3c7 | 1,654,710,107 | 1,654,709,966 | 13 | 5 | Storytelling is a skill that must be practiced every day. It's not even like kinds of writing. Don't worry about the mechanics. You will get better over time. It's ultimately about taste. The best way to have better taste is to write something short you can share and if it sucks try again. Writing as many ideas until something seems right and then run with it. | Read a lot, write a lot. Take notes while reading relating to patterns and styles you enjoy. Rinse, repeat. | 1 | 141 | 2.6 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibng3ry | ibn5mh9 | 1,654,719,787 | 1,654,715,255 | 2 | 1 | Read a lot and write a lot!! I'm a writer and have been doing so (and publishing it online) since I was nine, as well as reading avidly for my whole life. I'm 21 now and it's because of those two things that I've gotten good at it. My best advice is to be easier on yourself and practice constantly. If you've only been writing (as a hobby/professionally, NOT for a assignments or in general) for a month, compare yourself to others that have been writing like that for a month! Don't compare yourself to people like me that have been writing for over half their lives or more. It isn't fair to you; and that isn't me being smug or patronizing! I wouldn't compare myself to a published author for the same reason that you shouldn't compare yourself to me. Think about it like this: you, me, and Stephen King. The track is near-infinite, and we all get different starting times. We may each have challenges that hinder us (personally, I have a learning disability). In this race, I started running 12 years ago, Stephen King started running 62 years ago, and you started running whenever you started hobby-writing. It would be insane to even consider comparing myself to Stephen King! And unfair to both of us. That shouldn't be discouraging, either! It just means you have a long journey ahead of you, and it should be very fun!! So focus on having fun with your writing, even if you don't publish it at first or ever. And don't get trapped in comparing yourself to other blogs! | By writing. Then by editing. There are tools like grammarly that help. You get better by doing. Don't compare your work to something polished and edited until yours is because all writers have grammar issues, things we do wrong, and editing is when and how we fix that. | 1 | 4,532 | 2 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn5ysv | ibng3ry | 1,654,715,407 | 1,654,719,787 | 1 | 2 | There are plenty of resources. I'd start with a grammar book meant for home-schooling and work my way through it. | Read a lot and write a lot!! I'm a writer and have been doing so (and publishing it online) since I was nine, as well as reading avidly for my whole life. I'm 21 now and it's because of those two things that I've gotten good at it. My best advice is to be easier on yourself and practice constantly. If you've only been writing (as a hobby/professionally, NOT for a assignments or in general) for a month, compare yourself to others that have been writing like that for a month! Don't compare yourself to people like me that have been writing for over half their lives or more. It isn't fair to you; and that isn't me being smug or patronizing! I wouldn't compare myself to a published author for the same reason that you shouldn't compare yourself to me. Think about it like this: you, me, and Stephen King. The track is near-infinite, and we all get different starting times. We may each have challenges that hinder us (personally, I have a learning disability). In this race, I started running 12 years ago, Stephen King started running 62 years ago, and you started running whenever you started hobby-writing. It would be insane to even consider comparing myself to Stephen King! And unfair to both of us. That shouldn't be discouraging, either! It just means you have a long journey ahead of you, and it should be very fun!! So focus on having fun with your writing, even if you don't publish it at first or ever. And don't get trapped in comparing yourself to other blogs! | 0 | 4,380 | 2 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibn7428 | ibng3ry | 1,654,715,910 | 1,654,719,787 | 1 | 2 | I recommend the book Wired for Story. It gives evidence that good storytelling is more important than writing technique. I've been writing for decades and wasted so much time writing stuff that was advanced technically, but not appealing to an audience. | Read a lot and write a lot!! I'm a writer and have been doing so (and publishing it online) since I was nine, as well as reading avidly for my whole life. I'm 21 now and it's because of those two things that I've gotten good at it. My best advice is to be easier on yourself and practice constantly. If you've only been writing (as a hobby/professionally, NOT for a assignments or in general) for a month, compare yourself to others that have been writing like that for a month! Don't compare yourself to people like me that have been writing for over half their lives or more. It isn't fair to you; and that isn't me being smug or patronizing! I wouldn't compare myself to a published author for the same reason that you shouldn't compare yourself to me. Think about it like this: you, me, and Stephen King. The track is near-infinite, and we all get different starting times. We may each have challenges that hinder us (personally, I have a learning disability). In this race, I started running 12 years ago, Stephen King started running 62 years ago, and you started running whenever you started hobby-writing. It would be insane to even consider comparing myself to Stephen King! And unfair to both of us. That shouldn't be discouraging, either! It just means you have a long journey ahead of you, and it should be very fun!! So focus on having fun with your writing, even if you don't publish it at first or ever. And don't get trapped in comparing yourself to other blogs! | 0 | 3,877 | 2 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibng3ry | ibn8wpm | 1,654,719,787 | 1,654,716,682 | 2 | 1 | Read a lot and write a lot!! I'm a writer and have been doing so (and publishing it online) since I was nine, as well as reading avidly for my whole life. I'm 21 now and it's because of those two things that I've gotten good at it. My best advice is to be easier on yourself and practice constantly. If you've only been writing (as a hobby/professionally, NOT for a assignments or in general) for a month, compare yourself to others that have been writing like that for a month! Don't compare yourself to people like me that have been writing for over half their lives or more. It isn't fair to you; and that isn't me being smug or patronizing! I wouldn't compare myself to a published author for the same reason that you shouldn't compare yourself to me. Think about it like this: you, me, and Stephen King. The track is near-infinite, and we all get different starting times. We may each have challenges that hinder us (personally, I have a learning disability). In this race, I started running 12 years ago, Stephen King started running 62 years ago, and you started running whenever you started hobby-writing. It would be insane to even consider comparing myself to Stephen King! And unfair to both of us. That shouldn't be discouraging, either! It just means you have a long journey ahead of you, and it should be very fun!! So focus on having fun with your writing, even if you don't publish it at first or ever. And don't get trapped in comparing yourself to other blogs! | So I have severe dyslexia. So I completely understand the paranoia about grammar and punctuation, but you can definitely always improve especially when it comes to your actual ability to tell stories!!!! It just takes you selling your soul - this is a joke- i’m trying to write as much as you can to improve your building. Invest yourself into your own little world when you can. Build your characters and just have fun!! | 1 | 3,105 | 2 | ||
v7v3do | writing_train | 0.95 | I've always struggled with writing, along with punctuation and grammar. I want to enjoy writing, but feel self conscious. How do I improve my English skills? I am 33 and always struggled in school and further education. English was always a stronger subject for me, along with art, but I have never been particularly good at it. I feel like I have a learning difficulty that I have never had diagnosed. I actually enjoy writing and would like to create a blog etc, but wish I was so much stronger at writing than I am. I am self conscious about my grammar and punctuation. I see so many people who are great at expressing themselves through writing, which makes me wish I was as competent as they are. I often wonder how people can write so well and achieve amazing things through writing. Are some people just naturally great at writing? I have no issues with ideas. I have a creative mind and love coming up with ideas, but it's putting those ideas down on paper that's my issue. My writing and storytelling is a bit mediocre. Do you have any advice? | ibnf8i6 | ibng3ry | 1,654,719,417 | 1,654,719,787 | 1 | 2 | Maybe test out writing n the vernacular, check out the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Trainspotting to get a sense of how it could be done. You can experiment with an informal, conversational tone, basically like, write how you speak. Also, writing is an iterative process and each iteration will improve your piece so don’t sweat too much about it at the beginning, you can improve how you express an idea with each run over your draft. I guess that’s the sentimental get it done then get it right :) As others reading is the best bet, it will affect your own writing style for sure | Read a lot and write a lot!! I'm a writer and have been doing so (and publishing it online) since I was nine, as well as reading avidly for my whole life. I'm 21 now and it's because of those two things that I've gotten good at it. My best advice is to be easier on yourself and practice constantly. If you've only been writing (as a hobby/professionally, NOT for a assignments or in general) for a month, compare yourself to others that have been writing like that for a month! Don't compare yourself to people like me that have been writing for over half their lives or more. It isn't fair to you; and that isn't me being smug or patronizing! I wouldn't compare myself to a published author for the same reason that you shouldn't compare yourself to me. Think about it like this: you, me, and Stephen King. The track is near-infinite, and we all get different starting times. We may each have challenges that hinder us (personally, I have a learning disability). In this race, I started running 12 years ago, Stephen King started running 62 years ago, and you started running whenever you started hobby-writing. It would be insane to even consider comparing myself to Stephen King! And unfair to both of us. That shouldn't be discouraging, either! It just means you have a long journey ahead of you, and it should be very fun!! So focus on having fun with your writing, even if you don't publish it at first or ever. And don't get trapped in comparing yourself to other blogs! | 0 | 370 | 2 | ||
yrnf90 | writing_train | 0.95 | How do I slow down my story without info-dumping or putting unnecessary padding? Sorry for the weird title, I honestly don't know how to describe this. I'm trying to write a book, but I really feel like everything is moving way too quickly. Are books supposed to flow like this? In one chapter, for example, the main character goes from waking up with a nightmare, going downstairs to see his sister and mother, walking to school with his crush, and arriving at the school to ask her out in the span of 7 pages. I've tried to pad it up to push the page count or at the very least make it seem a bit more focused, but it still feels way too fast or like I'm just putting in filler. I've asked several people to proofread what I have so far, and they all say it doesn't feel too quick, but I swear that it feels off. Any advice? | ivuk39e | ivuo0jb | 1,668,105,613 | 1,668,107,123 | 2 | 75 | This sounds like you may be telling too much and not showing enough. But no one can really say for sure how the pacing is without actually reading it. | I'd have to read it to identify the problem, but I think there are a few things that can cause this. The most obvious thing is you might be telling instead of showing. This is such basic, hackneyed writing advice that I kind of don't even want to get into it, but generally you can think of it as a problem of your story being too "zoomed out" in time. Instead of writing your character's walk to school with his crush, you write "He walked to school with his crush." That single sentence could be expanded into a scene that's thousands of words long. Write out the conversation they have during the walk, characterize them and their world by showing us the things they pass on the way and the way they feel about them, and in fact, don't even tell us she's his crush--let us figure that out from how he acts around her. If you're already doing that, another problem can be not enough description. This is a tricky tightrope to walk, because stopping the flow of the scene for a paragraph of text describing the main character's appearance or the way his kitchen looks is generally not advisable, but if you describe nothing, then you have faceless characters interacting in a blank void, with generic objects popping in and out of existence as needed. This can result in scenes that move too fast even if you are showing instead of telling. As general advice, I think it's helpful to think of how film or television work, where the framing of shots and how things are edited together create a pattern in how non-plot critical information is divulged and reiterated to the audience. You don't have to (and probably shouldn't) try to copy film techniques exactly, but it's a nice basis for starting to think about how to distribute description through a scene. And the third, highest level, and probably most insidious problem that can cause this is about your plotting. If every scene serves to significantly advance the course of the narrative, the story is going to feel kind of rushed and breathless. The concept of "scene and sequel" is helpful for addressing this problem--as a general rule, every time the plot moves forward, spend some time on something that *doesn't* advance the plot but does allow the characters and audience to reflect on what just happened and what's going to happen next. Unless there's some important reason your main character asks out his crush immediately upon arriving at school, you should have something that happens in between those two things, even if it's only a paragraph or two of text. Maybe a scene of the character in class or at lunch, which can in turn be an opportunity to further characterize your main character or setting as well as to introduce new less important characters or plot threads. Not to go back to the film metaphor, but imagine taking an action movie and editing out every scene where nothing intense was happening. This would not only leave the movie maybe like 30 minutes long, but the removal of the "boring parts" would also make the movie *less* interesting to watch because the constant action would be desensitizing and hard to follow. It would become more like watching a kid play with action figures than an actual story. The stuff that happens between major plot developments are critically important to pacing and flow, and not striking a good balance in this regard can make it feel like things are moving too quickly even if your showing vs. telling and use of description are on point. But the common thread between all of these things is the extent to which you are giving the audience information that isn't "important", that would be left out in the Wikipedia summary of your story. So if you're not sure which of these things is the problem, just pay attention to what information *isn't* written down that could be. Most of that still shouldn't be in there (e.g., probably best not to stop the first scene to enumerate and describe each article of dirty clothing in the main character's laundry hamper), but the art is in selecting what *should* be to add depth, character, atmosphere, space for reflection, and so on. | 0 | 1,510 | 37.5 | ||
yrnf90 | writing_train | 0.95 | How do I slow down my story without info-dumping or putting unnecessary padding? Sorry for the weird title, I honestly don't know how to describe this. I'm trying to write a book, but I really feel like everything is moving way too quickly. Are books supposed to flow like this? In one chapter, for example, the main character goes from waking up with a nightmare, going downstairs to see his sister and mother, walking to school with his crush, and arriving at the school to ask her out in the span of 7 pages. I've tried to pad it up to push the page count or at the very least make it seem a bit more focused, but it still feels way too fast or like I'm just putting in filler. I've asked several people to proofread what I have so far, and they all say it doesn't feel too quick, but I swear that it feels off. Any advice? | ivuns1t | ivuo0jb | 1,668,107,031 | 1,668,107,123 | 2 | 75 | If it seems too fast then you're not putting in necessary stuff. Backstory? Description? Characters internal journey? World building? Dialog? Sounds like you have the events in place, but do they mean anything yet? | I'd have to read it to identify the problem, but I think there are a few things that can cause this. The most obvious thing is you might be telling instead of showing. This is such basic, hackneyed writing advice that I kind of don't even want to get into it, but generally you can think of it as a problem of your story being too "zoomed out" in time. Instead of writing your character's walk to school with his crush, you write "He walked to school with his crush." That single sentence could be expanded into a scene that's thousands of words long. Write out the conversation they have during the walk, characterize them and their world by showing us the things they pass on the way and the way they feel about them, and in fact, don't even tell us she's his crush--let us figure that out from how he acts around her. If you're already doing that, another problem can be not enough description. This is a tricky tightrope to walk, because stopping the flow of the scene for a paragraph of text describing the main character's appearance or the way his kitchen looks is generally not advisable, but if you describe nothing, then you have faceless characters interacting in a blank void, with generic objects popping in and out of existence as needed. This can result in scenes that move too fast even if you are showing instead of telling. As general advice, I think it's helpful to think of how film or television work, where the framing of shots and how things are edited together create a pattern in how non-plot critical information is divulged and reiterated to the audience. You don't have to (and probably shouldn't) try to copy film techniques exactly, but it's a nice basis for starting to think about how to distribute description through a scene. And the third, highest level, and probably most insidious problem that can cause this is about your plotting. If every scene serves to significantly advance the course of the narrative, the story is going to feel kind of rushed and breathless. The concept of "scene and sequel" is helpful for addressing this problem--as a general rule, every time the plot moves forward, spend some time on something that *doesn't* advance the plot but does allow the characters and audience to reflect on what just happened and what's going to happen next. Unless there's some important reason your main character asks out his crush immediately upon arriving at school, you should have something that happens in between those two things, even if it's only a paragraph or two of text. Maybe a scene of the character in class or at lunch, which can in turn be an opportunity to further characterize your main character or setting as well as to introduce new less important characters or plot threads. Not to go back to the film metaphor, but imagine taking an action movie and editing out every scene where nothing intense was happening. This would not only leave the movie maybe like 30 minutes long, but the removal of the "boring parts" would also make the movie *less* interesting to watch because the constant action would be desensitizing and hard to follow. It would become more like watching a kid play with action figures than an actual story. The stuff that happens between major plot developments are critically important to pacing and flow, and not striking a good balance in this regard can make it feel like things are moving too quickly even if your showing vs. telling and use of description are on point. But the common thread between all of these things is the extent to which you are giving the audience information that isn't "important", that would be left out in the Wikipedia summary of your story. So if you're not sure which of these things is the problem, just pay attention to what information *isn't* written down that could be. Most of that still shouldn't be in there (e.g., probably best not to stop the first scene to enumerate and describe each article of dirty clothing in the main character's laundry hamper), but the art is in selecting what *should* be to add depth, character, atmosphere, space for reflection, and so on. | 0 | 92 | 37.5 |
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