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yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivuvjy1 | ivvrf6t | 1,668,110,129 | 1,668,123,359 | 1 | 6 | The first chapter is what is supposed to hook people, so having in media res helps to leave the lesser parts of the build up for when they are invested | You need to have some setup man. Action alone won’t pull in readers if they don’t know what the hell is happening or why. | 0 | 13,230 | 6 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvrf6t | ivvjg0f | 1,668,123,359 | 1,668,119,830 | 6 | 1 | You need to have some setup man. Action alone won’t pull in readers if they don’t know what the hell is happening or why. | Depends on the genre; an avid fantasy reader will happily wait until chapter 4-5 for the inciting incident to really hook them as long as they are fed pieces along the way. The same can probably not be said about other genres. | 1 | 3,529 | 6 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvkecx | ivuus19 | 1,668,120,246 | 1,668,109,821 | 2 | 1 | I’d say just accept the fact that you’re going to be revising that first chapter a lot, if not throwing it out and rewriting it entirely, multiple times. It’s easier when you have a master level understanding of the rest of your story and what exactly you want to promise to the reader in those first pages, which is unlikely to happen before the first draft is finished. | For my long story, I pretty much cribbed from Max Payne. Starting with a rooftop fight where mc throws a guy over the side, internal thoughts on how much of a crappy week he's had leading up to this moment and a conversation with a partner that may or may not kill him when he leaves the building. Then flashback to fill in details. | 1 | 10,425 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvkecx | ivuvjy1 | 1,668,120,246 | 1,668,110,129 | 2 | 1 | I’d say just accept the fact that you’re going to be revising that first chapter a lot, if not throwing it out and rewriting it entirely, multiple times. It’s easier when you have a master level understanding of the rest of your story and what exactly you want to promise to the reader in those first pages, which is unlikely to happen before the first draft is finished. | The first chapter is what is supposed to hook people, so having in media res helps to leave the lesser parts of the build up for when they are invested | 1 | 10,117 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvjg0f | ivvkecx | 1,668,119,830 | 1,668,120,246 | 1 | 2 | Depends on the genre; an avid fantasy reader will happily wait until chapter 4-5 for the inciting incident to really hook them as long as they are fed pieces along the way. The same can probably not be said about other genres. | I’d say just accept the fact that you’re going to be revising that first chapter a lot, if not throwing it out and rewriting it entirely, multiple times. It’s easier when you have a master level understanding of the rest of your story and what exactly you want to promise to the reader in those first pages, which is unlikely to happen before the first draft is finished. | 0 | 416 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvyhkz | ivuus19 | 1,668,126,557 | 1,668,109,821 | 2 | 1 | Meh. I prefer slow burns to be honest. I think it comes down to preference. | For my long story, I pretty much cribbed from Max Payne. Starting with a rooftop fight where mc throws a guy over the side, internal thoughts on how much of a crappy week he's had leading up to this moment and a conversation with a partner that may or may not kill him when he leaves the building. Then flashback to fill in details. | 1 | 16,736 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvyhkz | ivvmraq | 1,668,126,557 | 1,668,121,286 | 2 | 1 | Meh. I prefer slow burns to be honest. I think it comes down to preference. | Define waste. You won't know the main plot of my series until book 5 of 10, but that doesn't mean you won't be intrigued at the characters and their interactions in the meantime | 1 | 5,271 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivuvjy1 | ivvyhkz | 1,668,110,129 | 1,668,126,557 | 1 | 2 | The first chapter is what is supposed to hook people, so having in media res helps to leave the lesser parts of the build up for when they are invested | Meh. I prefer slow burns to be honest. I think it comes down to preference. | 0 | 16,428 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvyhkz | ivvjg0f | 1,668,126,557 | 1,668,119,830 | 2 | 1 | Meh. I prefer slow burns to be honest. I think it comes down to preference. | Depends on the genre; an avid fantasy reader will happily wait until chapter 4-5 for the inciting incident to really hook them as long as they are fed pieces along the way. The same can probably not be said about other genres. | 1 | 6,727 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvx118 | ivvyhkz | 1,668,125,886 | 1,668,126,557 | 1 | 2 | I also recommend something that works for me, which is to not get hung up on how long a chapter is. I’ve tried writing multiple times in the past before my latest book and I was always so hung up about how long chapters should be or how short they shouldn’t be. Once I started writing my most recent book, the material just kinda flows out better when you aren’t stressing about ***when*** you should end a chapter, but ***how*** it should end. | Meh. I prefer slow burns to be honest. I think it comes down to preference. | 0 | 671 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivuus19 | ivwhoeh | 1,668,109,821 | 1,668,135,603 | 1 | 2 | For my long story, I pretty much cribbed from Max Payne. Starting with a rooftop fight where mc throws a guy over the side, internal thoughts on how much of a crappy week he's had leading up to this moment and a conversation with a partner that may or may not kill him when he leaves the building. Then flashback to fill in details. | i used to be like this. sounds great in theory but i do think you miss a lot of stuff. plot and story are two different things. how the events of the plot affect the characters is essential to the story. you also can't really introduce absolutely everything at once. now, i love starting off with a bang as much as the next thriller or action writer. but i do think readers are more patient than you might think. for some people that slow buildup is every bit as important as the big dramatic climax. would Lord of the Rings be the same if it started off with Frodo and Gandalf talking about the ring, and not Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday? what i think is important is to try to deliver on reader expectations right away. hopefully you know WHY readers will be picking up this book other than 'it's good!' Maybe they're looking for a good mystery, or a steamy romance, or a grand adventure. for some stories they do want it to start right away... a murder mystery with nobody dead by chapter 5 would be pretty weird and leave people thinking, uh i guess this was in the wrong section of the bookstore? in romance the plot is often about the couple getting together, but for the STORY, the first scene isn't gonna be the couple meeting. and for a grand adventure often that means starting very far away from what will be the climax. often the humbler the beginnings, the greater the adventure. now it's up to writers how they will use this opening and whether it will be truly engaging or not. personally i try to showcase what i think the coolest elements or greatest strengths of the story will be first. it does little good to keep it hidden deep in the story somewhere where skeptical readers might not get to it. it takes a LOT of effort and luck to get someone actually reading your book so I think it's important to grab them. however i think as long as the story shows promise you're usually fine. the first chapter doesn't have to get them to swear a blood oath to read the rest of the book. it just has to get them to read the next one. | 0 | 25,782 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivwhoeh | ivvmraq | 1,668,135,603 | 1,668,121,286 | 2 | 1 | i used to be like this. sounds great in theory but i do think you miss a lot of stuff. plot and story are two different things. how the events of the plot affect the characters is essential to the story. you also can't really introduce absolutely everything at once. now, i love starting off with a bang as much as the next thriller or action writer. but i do think readers are more patient than you might think. for some people that slow buildup is every bit as important as the big dramatic climax. would Lord of the Rings be the same if it started off with Frodo and Gandalf talking about the ring, and not Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday? what i think is important is to try to deliver on reader expectations right away. hopefully you know WHY readers will be picking up this book other than 'it's good!' Maybe they're looking for a good mystery, or a steamy romance, or a grand adventure. for some stories they do want it to start right away... a murder mystery with nobody dead by chapter 5 would be pretty weird and leave people thinking, uh i guess this was in the wrong section of the bookstore? in romance the plot is often about the couple getting together, but for the STORY, the first scene isn't gonna be the couple meeting. and for a grand adventure often that means starting very far away from what will be the climax. often the humbler the beginnings, the greater the adventure. now it's up to writers how they will use this opening and whether it will be truly engaging or not. personally i try to showcase what i think the coolest elements or greatest strengths of the story will be first. it does little good to keep it hidden deep in the story somewhere where skeptical readers might not get to it. it takes a LOT of effort and luck to get someone actually reading your book so I think it's important to grab them. however i think as long as the story shows promise you're usually fine. the first chapter doesn't have to get them to swear a blood oath to read the rest of the book. it just has to get them to read the next one. | Define waste. You won't know the main plot of my series until book 5 of 10, but that doesn't mean you won't be intrigued at the characters and their interactions in the meantime | 1 | 14,317 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivwhoeh | ivuvjy1 | 1,668,135,603 | 1,668,110,129 | 2 | 1 | i used to be like this. sounds great in theory but i do think you miss a lot of stuff. plot and story are two different things. how the events of the plot affect the characters is essential to the story. you also can't really introduce absolutely everything at once. now, i love starting off with a bang as much as the next thriller or action writer. but i do think readers are more patient than you might think. for some people that slow buildup is every bit as important as the big dramatic climax. would Lord of the Rings be the same if it started off with Frodo and Gandalf talking about the ring, and not Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday? what i think is important is to try to deliver on reader expectations right away. hopefully you know WHY readers will be picking up this book other than 'it's good!' Maybe they're looking for a good mystery, or a steamy romance, or a grand adventure. for some stories they do want it to start right away... a murder mystery with nobody dead by chapter 5 would be pretty weird and leave people thinking, uh i guess this was in the wrong section of the bookstore? in romance the plot is often about the couple getting together, but for the STORY, the first scene isn't gonna be the couple meeting. and for a grand adventure often that means starting very far away from what will be the climax. often the humbler the beginnings, the greater the adventure. now it's up to writers how they will use this opening and whether it will be truly engaging or not. personally i try to showcase what i think the coolest elements or greatest strengths of the story will be first. it does little good to keep it hidden deep in the story somewhere where skeptical readers might not get to it. it takes a LOT of effort and luck to get someone actually reading your book so I think it's important to grab them. however i think as long as the story shows promise you're usually fine. the first chapter doesn't have to get them to swear a blood oath to read the rest of the book. it just has to get them to read the next one. | The first chapter is what is supposed to hook people, so having in media res helps to leave the lesser parts of the build up for when they are invested | 1 | 25,474 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvjg0f | ivwhoeh | 1,668,119,830 | 1,668,135,603 | 1 | 2 | Depends on the genre; an avid fantasy reader will happily wait until chapter 4-5 for the inciting incident to really hook them as long as they are fed pieces along the way. The same can probably not be said about other genres. | i used to be like this. sounds great in theory but i do think you miss a lot of stuff. plot and story are two different things. how the events of the plot affect the characters is essential to the story. you also can't really introduce absolutely everything at once. now, i love starting off with a bang as much as the next thriller or action writer. but i do think readers are more patient than you might think. for some people that slow buildup is every bit as important as the big dramatic climax. would Lord of the Rings be the same if it started off with Frodo and Gandalf talking about the ring, and not Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday? what i think is important is to try to deliver on reader expectations right away. hopefully you know WHY readers will be picking up this book other than 'it's good!' Maybe they're looking for a good mystery, or a steamy romance, or a grand adventure. for some stories they do want it to start right away... a murder mystery with nobody dead by chapter 5 would be pretty weird and leave people thinking, uh i guess this was in the wrong section of the bookstore? in romance the plot is often about the couple getting together, but for the STORY, the first scene isn't gonna be the couple meeting. and for a grand adventure often that means starting very far away from what will be the climax. often the humbler the beginnings, the greater the adventure. now it's up to writers how they will use this opening and whether it will be truly engaging or not. personally i try to showcase what i think the coolest elements or greatest strengths of the story will be first. it does little good to keep it hidden deep in the story somewhere where skeptical readers might not get to it. it takes a LOT of effort and luck to get someone actually reading your book so I think it's important to grab them. however i think as long as the story shows promise you're usually fine. the first chapter doesn't have to get them to swear a blood oath to read the rest of the book. it just has to get them to read the next one. | 0 | 15,773 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivvx118 | ivwhoeh | 1,668,125,886 | 1,668,135,603 | 1 | 2 | I also recommend something that works for me, which is to not get hung up on how long a chapter is. I’ve tried writing multiple times in the past before my latest book and I was always so hung up about how long chapters should be or how short they shouldn’t be. Once I started writing my most recent book, the material just kinda flows out better when you aren’t stressing about ***when*** you should end a chapter, but ***how*** it should end. | i used to be like this. sounds great in theory but i do think you miss a lot of stuff. plot and story are two different things. how the events of the plot affect the characters is essential to the story. you also can't really introduce absolutely everything at once. now, i love starting off with a bang as much as the next thriller or action writer. but i do think readers are more patient than you might think. for some people that slow buildup is every bit as important as the big dramatic climax. would Lord of the Rings be the same if it started off with Frodo and Gandalf talking about the ring, and not Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday? what i think is important is to try to deliver on reader expectations right away. hopefully you know WHY readers will be picking up this book other than 'it's good!' Maybe they're looking for a good mystery, or a steamy romance, or a grand adventure. for some stories they do want it to start right away... a murder mystery with nobody dead by chapter 5 would be pretty weird and leave people thinking, uh i guess this was in the wrong section of the bookstore? in romance the plot is often about the couple getting together, but for the STORY, the first scene isn't gonna be the couple meeting. and for a grand adventure often that means starting very far away from what will be the climax. often the humbler the beginnings, the greater the adventure. now it's up to writers how they will use this opening and whether it will be truly engaging or not. personally i try to showcase what i think the coolest elements or greatest strengths of the story will be first. it does little good to keep it hidden deep in the story somewhere where skeptical readers might not get to it. it takes a LOT of effort and luck to get someone actually reading your book so I think it's important to grab them. however i think as long as the story shows promise you're usually fine. the first chapter doesn't have to get them to swear a blood oath to read the rest of the book. it just has to get them to read the next one. | 0 | 9,717 | 2 | ||
yrl0xa | writing_train | 0.89 | Don't waste time at the beginning One of the best pieces of advance I've ever heard is, "start as far into the story as possible." I had to take a break from working on my book for two months which was the longest I've gone without looking at it. Been trying to read some novels to get myself back in the writing mood and my God, I forgot how the plot to so many books don't actually get going until chapter 4-5 or so. Why do writers do this? I understand the need to get the audience acquainted with the characters first, but you can do that \*\*as\*\* the plot is going on. I've sampled a number of free audiobooks and most of them you can skip the first few chapters and not really miss anything. I believe the most important chapter of a stand alone book is the first chapter. No matter how great it gets, if you don't hook them by the first chapter they may not bother with the second. Don't waste time and start off with a bang. | ivw698t | ivwhoeh | 1,668,130,221 | 1,668,135,603 | 1 | 2 | I've seen advice and read on this issue a ton lately, because I find most highly recommended books have awful initial pacing compared to "common wisdom". The advice? Start with a bang, start with action, start as close to the action as possible, etc. Intro then inciting event. The reality? Almost every novel I've analysed spends the entire first Act setting up the POV character(s). It's like the first 10-15% is a persuasive essay on why you, the reader, should root for this character. (Or why you should care about this ${murder|crime|heist|world}. Only after that does the actual sequence of events start. They can get away with it because someone in the chain (be it publisher or loyal fan base) trusts the author enough to brave the initial setup. | i used to be like this. sounds great in theory but i do think you miss a lot of stuff. plot and story are two different things. how the events of the plot affect the characters is essential to the story. you also can't really introduce absolutely everything at once. now, i love starting off with a bang as much as the next thriller or action writer. but i do think readers are more patient than you might think. for some people that slow buildup is every bit as important as the big dramatic climax. would Lord of the Rings be the same if it started off with Frodo and Gandalf talking about the ring, and not Bilbo Baggins' 111th birthday? what i think is important is to try to deliver on reader expectations right away. hopefully you know WHY readers will be picking up this book other than 'it's good!' Maybe they're looking for a good mystery, or a steamy romance, or a grand adventure. for some stories they do want it to start right away... a murder mystery with nobody dead by chapter 5 would be pretty weird and leave people thinking, uh i guess this was in the wrong section of the bookstore? in romance the plot is often about the couple getting together, but for the STORY, the first scene isn't gonna be the couple meeting. and for a grand adventure often that means starting very far away from what will be the climax. often the humbler the beginnings, the greater the adventure. now it's up to writers how they will use this opening and whether it will be truly engaging or not. personally i try to showcase what i think the coolest elements or greatest strengths of the story will be first. it does little good to keep it hidden deep in the story somewhere where skeptical readers might not get to it. it takes a LOT of effort and luck to get someone actually reading your book so I think it's important to grab them. however i think as long as the story shows promise you're usually fine. the first chapter doesn't have to get them to swear a blood oath to read the rest of the book. it just has to get them to read the next one. | 0 | 5,382 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivabn16 | iva6lof | 1,667,745,524 | 1,667,743,297 | 6 | 5 | First, make a list of everything that needs to happen in the middle section. Keep it simple, jot down things like "Character A meets a mysterious stranger who helps them" or "Character A and B get into a fight." Once you have your story beats determined, you have a path from the beginning to end. Then you flesh out those beats with story specific info by asking all the questions a reader would have. Where does A meet the stranger? How do they get there? What does the stranger look like? Why is the stranger the only one who can help? What causes the fight between A and B? How long will it take them to reconcile? Will they reconcile? Did something the stranger said cause them to fight? Is it an argument or an actual physical fight? | I've heard middles described as where all the cool stuff in movie trailers comes from. It's where your characters try to achieve their goals, but fail, where the antagonist looks as if they'll prevail. Where those sweet moments of character development are and where they interact with their world. Let your imagination go, so long as it's all building towards your ending, the sky is the limit. Best of luck to you! | 1 | 2,227 | 1.2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iv9ymqw | ivabn16 | 1,667,739,312 | 1,667,745,524 | 3 | 6 | I had this my issue too. I went and wrote the big chapters as if they were the foundation of a house and then filled in the rest. So I knew where my characters needed to be and what needed to happen in order for those foundation moments to happen. | First, make a list of everything that needs to happen in the middle section. Keep it simple, jot down things like "Character A meets a mysterious stranger who helps them" or "Character A and B get into a fight." Once you have your story beats determined, you have a path from the beginning to end. Then you flesh out those beats with story specific info by asking all the questions a reader would have. Where does A meet the stranger? How do they get there? What does the stranger look like? Why is the stranger the only one who can help? What causes the fight between A and B? How long will it take them to reconcile? Will they reconcile? Did something the stranger said cause them to fight? Is it an argument or an actual physical fight? | 0 | 6,212 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivabn16 | iva6g3x | 1,667,745,524 | 1,667,743,226 | 6 | 1 | First, make a list of everything that needs to happen in the middle section. Keep it simple, jot down things like "Character A meets a mysterious stranger who helps them" or "Character A and B get into a fight." Once you have your story beats determined, you have a path from the beginning to end. Then you flesh out those beats with story specific info by asking all the questions a reader would have. Where does A meet the stranger? How do they get there? What does the stranger look like? Why is the stranger the only one who can help? What causes the fight between A and B? How long will it take them to reconcile? Will they reconcile? Did something the stranger said cause them to fight? Is it an argument or an actual physical fight? | Think about all the arcs in your story. The middle is where you turn them, so the plot is provocations which encourage the turning. Youtube is your friend: https://youtube.com/user/clickokDOTcoDOTuk | 1 | 2,298 | 6 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivabn16 | iva6ny9 | 1,667,745,524 | 1,667,743,326 | 6 | 1 | First, make a list of everything that needs to happen in the middle section. Keep it simple, jot down things like "Character A meets a mysterious stranger who helps them" or "Character A and B get into a fight." Once you have your story beats determined, you have a path from the beginning to end. Then you flesh out those beats with story specific info by asking all the questions a reader would have. Where does A meet the stranger? How do they get there? What does the stranger look like? Why is the stranger the only one who can help? What causes the fight between A and B? How long will it take them to reconcile? Will they reconcile? Did something the stranger said cause them to fight? Is it an argument or an actual physical fight? | The best endings have multiple layers dependent on what's happened throughout the story, so "the middle" should be every bit as important as the beginning or the end. I can't write the end before everything else, whether or not I know what it will be, because I learn so much as I work out the journey. The idea of how the story ends isn't as good as the reality turns out to be. | 1 | 2,198 | 6 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iv9ymqw | iva6lof | 1,667,739,312 | 1,667,743,297 | 3 | 5 | I had this my issue too. I went and wrote the big chapters as if they were the foundation of a house and then filled in the rest. So I knew where my characters needed to be and what needed to happen in order for those foundation moments to happen. | I've heard middles described as where all the cool stuff in movie trailers comes from. It's where your characters try to achieve their goals, but fail, where the antagonist looks as if they'll prevail. Where those sweet moments of character development are and where they interact with their world. Let your imagination go, so long as it's all building towards your ending, the sky is the limit. Best of luck to you! | 0 | 3,985 | 1.666667 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iva6g3x | iva6lof | 1,667,743,226 | 1,667,743,297 | 1 | 5 | Think about all the arcs in your story. The middle is where you turn them, so the plot is provocations which encourage the turning. Youtube is your friend: https://youtube.com/user/clickokDOTcoDOTuk | I've heard middles described as where all the cool stuff in movie trailers comes from. It's where your characters try to achieve their goals, but fail, where the antagonist looks as if they'll prevail. Where those sweet moments of character development are and where they interact with their world. Let your imagination go, so long as it's all building towards your ending, the sky is the limit. Best of luck to you! | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivakzne | iva6g3x | 1,667,749,411 | 1,667,743,226 | 3 | 1 | In my opinion the middle should be the most interesting part of the plot, else most people won't stick it out til the end. How to do that? Make sure the reader has unanswered questions that are being teased at. Also many plot structures include a huge, earth shattering plot twist at the midpoint. | Think about all the arcs in your story. The middle is where you turn them, so the plot is provocations which encourage the turning. Youtube is your friend: https://youtube.com/user/clickokDOTcoDOTuk | 1 | 6,185 | 3 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iva6ny9 | ivakzne | 1,667,743,326 | 1,667,749,411 | 1 | 3 | The best endings have multiple layers dependent on what's happened throughout the story, so "the middle" should be every bit as important as the beginning or the end. I can't write the end before everything else, whether or not I know what it will be, because I learn so much as I work out the journey. The idea of how the story ends isn't as good as the reality turns out to be. | In my opinion the middle should be the most interesting part of the plot, else most people won't stick it out til the end. How to do that? Make sure the reader has unanswered questions that are being teased at. Also many plot structures include a huge, earth shattering plot twist at the midpoint. | 0 | 6,085 | 3 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iva6g3x | ivbaukj | 1,667,743,226 | 1,667,759,628 | 1 | 2 | Think about all the arcs in your story. The middle is where you turn them, so the plot is provocations which encourage the turning. Youtube is your friend: https://youtube.com/user/clickokDOTcoDOTuk | If you can't see why you need it, skip. If you can, put that down. | 0 | 16,402 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivbaukj | iva6ny9 | 1,667,759,628 | 1,667,743,326 | 2 | 1 | If you can't see why you need it, skip. If you can, put that down. | The best endings have multiple layers dependent on what's happened throughout the story, so "the middle" should be every bit as important as the beginning or the end. I can't write the end before everything else, whether or not I know what it will be, because I learn so much as I work out the journey. The idea of how the story ends isn't as good as the reality turns out to be. | 1 | 16,302 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivatf0j | ivbaukj | 1,667,752,827 | 1,667,759,628 | 1 | 2 | I don't have writing experience all that much, but from what I have: You can start by setting the progress of story based on what the main character wants and where he/she has to go to. Then make little stories for those places, lore, charecters and... Once you wake up and realize you made a big part of the middle. | If you can't see why you need it, skip. If you can, put that down. | 0 | 6,801 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iva6g3x | ivgcnnz | 1,667,743,226 | 1,667,850,152 | 1 | 2 | Think about all the arcs in your story. The middle is where you turn them, so the plot is provocations which encourage the turning. Youtube is your friend: https://youtube.com/user/clickokDOTcoDOTuk | If you know where you want the story to end, than think of the middle as a series of challenges that get your characters to that end. For example, if your protagonist starts off as a coward, and you want them to end up as a brave hero, than the middle should be comprised of challenges that develop their courage. Push them to face their fears in small ways that build off of each other until they've become the brave hero you want them to be. As another example, if you want them to end up as a wise and compassionate mentor by the end, start them off as reckless and vindictive at the start. Have their actions – motivated by short sighted rage – lead them to making a lot of mistake that would force them to reevaluate their motives. Keep pushing them towards failure until they finally learn from them. By the end of the story, they'll have a strong understanding of what would truly solve their problems and be able to help others avoid the same mistakes they used to make. | 0 | 106,926 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iva6ny9 | ivgcnnz | 1,667,743,326 | 1,667,850,152 | 1 | 2 | The best endings have multiple layers dependent on what's happened throughout the story, so "the middle" should be every bit as important as the beginning or the end. I can't write the end before everything else, whether or not I know what it will be, because I learn so much as I work out the journey. The idea of how the story ends isn't as good as the reality turns out to be. | If you know where you want the story to end, than think of the middle as a series of challenges that get your characters to that end. For example, if your protagonist starts off as a coward, and you want them to end up as a brave hero, than the middle should be comprised of challenges that develop their courage. Push them to face their fears in small ways that build off of each other until they've become the brave hero you want them to be. As another example, if you want them to end up as a wise and compassionate mentor by the end, start them off as reckless and vindictive at the start. Have their actions – motivated by short sighted rage – lead them to making a lot of mistake that would force them to reevaluate their motives. Keep pushing them towards failure until they finally learn from them. By the end of the story, they'll have a strong understanding of what would truly solve their problems and be able to help others avoid the same mistakes they used to make. | 0 | 106,826 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivgcnnz | ivatf0j | 1,667,850,152 | 1,667,752,827 | 2 | 1 | If you know where you want the story to end, than think of the middle as a series of challenges that get your characters to that end. For example, if your protagonist starts off as a coward, and you want them to end up as a brave hero, than the middle should be comprised of challenges that develop their courage. Push them to face their fears in small ways that build off of each other until they've become the brave hero you want them to be. As another example, if you want them to end up as a wise and compassionate mentor by the end, start them off as reckless and vindictive at the start. Have their actions – motivated by short sighted rage – lead them to making a lot of mistake that would force them to reevaluate their motives. Keep pushing them towards failure until they finally learn from them. By the end of the story, they'll have a strong understanding of what would truly solve their problems and be able to help others avoid the same mistakes they used to make. | I don't have writing experience all that much, but from what I have: You can start by setting the progress of story based on what the main character wants and where he/she has to go to. Then make little stories for those places, lore, charecters and... Once you wake up and realize you made a big part of the middle. | 1 | 97,325 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | ivgcnnz | ivddh4p | 1,667,850,152 | 1,667,791,109 | 2 | 1 | If you know where you want the story to end, than think of the middle as a series of challenges that get your characters to that end. For example, if your protagonist starts off as a coward, and you want them to end up as a brave hero, than the middle should be comprised of challenges that develop their courage. Push them to face their fears in small ways that build off of each other until they've become the brave hero you want them to be. As another example, if you want them to end up as a wise and compassionate mentor by the end, start them off as reckless and vindictive at the start. Have their actions – motivated by short sighted rage – lead them to making a lot of mistake that would force them to reevaluate their motives. Keep pushing them towards failure until they finally learn from them. By the end of the story, they'll have a strong understanding of what would truly solve their problems and be able to help others avoid the same mistakes they used to make. | Have an outline of important events that need to occur. | 1 | 59,043 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iva6g3x | iwo5t3s | 1,667,743,226 | 1,668,651,109 | 1 | 2 | Think about all the arcs in your story. The middle is where you turn them, so the plot is provocations which encourage the turning. Youtube is your friend: https://youtube.com/user/clickokDOTcoDOTuk | Literally me... with all three of my book series and my current collaborative wip. 🥵🤣🤷♀️ | 0 | 907,883 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iwo5t3s | iva6ny9 | 1,668,651,109 | 1,667,743,326 | 2 | 1 | Literally me... with all three of my book series and my current collaborative wip. 🥵🤣🤷♀️ | The best endings have multiple layers dependent on what's happened throughout the story, so "the middle" should be every bit as important as the beginning or the end. I can't write the end before everything else, whether or not I know what it will be, because I learn so much as I work out the journey. The idea of how the story ends isn't as good as the reality turns out to be. | 1 | 907,783 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iwo5t3s | ivatf0j | 1,668,651,109 | 1,667,752,827 | 2 | 1 | Literally me... with all three of my book series and my current collaborative wip. 🥵🤣🤷♀️ | I don't have writing experience all that much, but from what I have: You can start by setting the progress of story based on what the main character wants and where he/she has to go to. Then make little stories for those places, lore, charecters and... Once you wake up and realize you made a big part of the middle. | 1 | 898,282 | 2 | ||
ynnd8h | writing_train | 0.72 | You have the beginning and the end of a story… How to write the middle? So I’m struggling to develop my story further. I have the start, main characters mostly sorted, the basic premise and the ending but how to go about making characters move so they move the plot forward? | iwo5t3s | ivddh4p | 1,668,651,109 | 1,667,791,109 | 2 | 1 | Literally me... with all three of my book series and my current collaborative wip. 🥵🤣🤷♀️ | Have an outline of important events that need to occur. | 1 | 860,000 | 2 | ||
tjzinj | writing_train | 0.84 | I keep over thinking my plot and have trouble getting a basic outline down. I'm also having an issue with giving my main character a reason to be in the plot now after altering it so much and without trying to rely on fantasy cliches. Any tips? I've been writing an urban fantasy novel for around six years now and only have four chapters done but am constantly altering stuff to make sense or for a better narrative and am constantly writing by the seat of my pants. I could use some tips on how to not over think things and maybe some pit falls to avoid. | i1n6a6f | i1neyo7 | 1,647,943,742 | 1,647,949,954 | 4 | 5 | Cliches aren’t inherently bad, that just depends on how they’re written. | A pitfall is to create the plot without the MC. They should be intrinsically connected. I'd step back and mull over what is the theme/thematic argument here? What's this story trying to say? Why is this character the MC? Step one: Cement your argument the story is going to explore. The argument is ". . ." Could be anything. Love conquers all, Power corrupts absolutely, morality is circumstantial, etc etc. This is the story's thematic truth. Step two: Your character starts out believing the opposite (thematic Lie). The point is to get them to see the truth or fail and embrace the lie. Woody in Toystory believes that his worthiness means being the favourite toy, for example, which he'll discover is a lie throughout the story. Step three: Important obstacles throughout the story have something to do with the theme. Ensure to beat your character back each time. You want to tempt them, strongly, with the lie and their attempts to pursue the truth should cost them dearly. Step four: Ensure that supporting characters fall somewhere on the truth spectrum of the theme. Antagonists can represent the lie. That said, there's a spectrum which can be problematized. Boromir falls to the rings corruption, but he's trying to protect Gondor. His honour drives him, and in the end he too sees the truth. (We can work with several themes). He's still an antagonist to Frodo. Still related to one of the central themes. See if that kicks some thoughts into motion. Hope it helps. | 0 | 6,212 | 1.25 | ||
tjzinj | writing_train | 0.84 | I keep over thinking my plot and have trouble getting a basic outline down. I'm also having an issue with giving my main character a reason to be in the plot now after altering it so much and without trying to rely on fantasy cliches. Any tips? I've been writing an urban fantasy novel for around six years now and only have four chapters done but am constantly altering stuff to make sense or for a better narrative and am constantly writing by the seat of my pants. I could use some tips on how to not over think things and maybe some pit falls to avoid. | i1neyo7 | i1n7fes | 1,647,949,954 | 1,647,944,671 | 5 | 4 | A pitfall is to create the plot without the MC. They should be intrinsically connected. I'd step back and mull over what is the theme/thematic argument here? What's this story trying to say? Why is this character the MC? Step one: Cement your argument the story is going to explore. The argument is ". . ." Could be anything. Love conquers all, Power corrupts absolutely, morality is circumstantial, etc etc. This is the story's thematic truth. Step two: Your character starts out believing the opposite (thematic Lie). The point is to get them to see the truth or fail and embrace the lie. Woody in Toystory believes that his worthiness means being the favourite toy, for example, which he'll discover is a lie throughout the story. Step three: Important obstacles throughout the story have something to do with the theme. Ensure to beat your character back each time. You want to tempt them, strongly, with the lie and their attempts to pursue the truth should cost them dearly. Step four: Ensure that supporting characters fall somewhere on the truth spectrum of the theme. Antagonists can represent the lie. That said, there's a spectrum which can be problematized. Boromir falls to the rings corruption, but he's trying to protect Gondor. His honour drives him, and in the end he too sees the truth. (We can work with several themes). He's still an antagonist to Frodo. Still related to one of the central themes. See if that kicks some thoughts into motion. Hope it helps. | Maybe, you need to plan somethings before. If anyone asks me - I can really not categorize myself as a pantser or a plotter. So, while being impulsive in writing isn't bad, it will not harm you if you just don't start out writing your book but write your ideas first. It will give you a direction. And, clichés are not unpleasant. Real life and world can arguably be cliched too. I am not sure and I guess it is too quick for me to say this but I think you are not believing in the credibility of your work. Don't change the plot and the narrative only because you think it may not be liked, change it when *you* are not satisfied with it. :) | 1 | 5,283 | 1.25 | ||
tjzinj | writing_train | 0.84 | I keep over thinking my plot and have trouble getting a basic outline down. I'm also having an issue with giving my main character a reason to be in the plot now after altering it so much and without trying to rely on fantasy cliches. Any tips? I've been writing an urban fantasy novel for around six years now and only have four chapters done but am constantly altering stuff to make sense or for a better narrative and am constantly writing by the seat of my pants. I could use some tips on how to not over think things and maybe some pit falls to avoid. | i1n91rg | i1neyo7 | 1,647,945,936 | 1,647,949,954 | 2 | 5 | Try describing the story in one sentence first up. Eg: After the death of their parents, two friends embark on a journey to a safe haven while being pursued by a murderer. It’s simplistic but it gives you the beginning, middle and end. After that, flesh it out more but keep it in the box for now. Any extra ideas, write them down and put them away for later use. | A pitfall is to create the plot without the MC. They should be intrinsically connected. I'd step back and mull over what is the theme/thematic argument here? What's this story trying to say? Why is this character the MC? Step one: Cement your argument the story is going to explore. The argument is ". . ." Could be anything. Love conquers all, Power corrupts absolutely, morality is circumstantial, etc etc. This is the story's thematic truth. Step two: Your character starts out believing the opposite (thematic Lie). The point is to get them to see the truth or fail and embrace the lie. Woody in Toystory believes that his worthiness means being the favourite toy, for example, which he'll discover is a lie throughout the story. Step three: Important obstacles throughout the story have something to do with the theme. Ensure to beat your character back each time. You want to tempt them, strongly, with the lie and their attempts to pursue the truth should cost them dearly. Step four: Ensure that supporting characters fall somewhere on the truth spectrum of the theme. Antagonists can represent the lie. That said, there's a spectrum which can be problematized. Boromir falls to the rings corruption, but he's trying to protect Gondor. His honour drives him, and in the end he too sees the truth. (We can work with several themes). He's still an antagonist to Frodo. Still related to one of the central themes. See if that kicks some thoughts into motion. Hope it helps. | 0 | 4,018 | 2.5 | ||
tjzinj | writing_train | 0.84 | I keep over thinking my plot and have trouble getting a basic outline down. I'm also having an issue with giving my main character a reason to be in the plot now after altering it so much and without trying to rely on fantasy cliches. Any tips? I've been writing an urban fantasy novel for around six years now and only have four chapters done but am constantly altering stuff to make sense or for a better narrative and am constantly writing by the seat of my pants. I could use some tips on how to not over think things and maybe some pit falls to avoid. | i1nb054 | i1neyo7 | 1,647,947,369 | 1,647,949,954 | 2 | 5 | Write the whole story before you bother editing anything because, trust me, some of that will be cut. First dtafts are merely to get a version of your story out where you can play with it. If you have to plot, do it quickly. Embrace the mess! No one else will see it! Go nuts. Then start refining, big changes first. Get all the moving parts in order. Layer in wants vs needs, goals, misconceptions and obstacles. Once the big and medium stuff is in order, it makes sense to make it good to read. Until then, you are trying to polish a rockslide. | A pitfall is to create the plot without the MC. They should be intrinsically connected. I'd step back and mull over what is the theme/thematic argument here? What's this story trying to say? Why is this character the MC? Step one: Cement your argument the story is going to explore. The argument is ". . ." Could be anything. Love conquers all, Power corrupts absolutely, morality is circumstantial, etc etc. This is the story's thematic truth. Step two: Your character starts out believing the opposite (thematic Lie). The point is to get them to see the truth or fail and embrace the lie. Woody in Toystory believes that his worthiness means being the favourite toy, for example, which he'll discover is a lie throughout the story. Step three: Important obstacles throughout the story have something to do with the theme. Ensure to beat your character back each time. You want to tempt them, strongly, with the lie and their attempts to pursue the truth should cost them dearly. Step four: Ensure that supporting characters fall somewhere on the truth spectrum of the theme. Antagonists can represent the lie. That said, there's a spectrum which can be problematized. Boromir falls to the rings corruption, but he's trying to protect Gondor. His honour drives him, and in the end he too sees the truth. (We can work with several themes). He's still an antagonist to Frodo. Still related to one of the central themes. See if that kicks some thoughts into motion. Hope it helps. | 0 | 2,585 | 2.5 | ||
tjzinj | writing_train | 0.84 | I keep over thinking my plot and have trouble getting a basic outline down. I'm also having an issue with giving my main character a reason to be in the plot now after altering it so much and without trying to rely on fantasy cliches. Any tips? I've been writing an urban fantasy novel for around six years now and only have four chapters done but am constantly altering stuff to make sense or for a better narrative and am constantly writing by the seat of my pants. I could use some tips on how to not over think things and maybe some pit falls to avoid. | i1pha3e | i1noh6k | 1,647,980,838 | 1,647,955,074 | 2 | 1 | 1. Figure out who your main character(s) is(are). 2. Figure out what their goal is (what they want). 3. Decide who they are at the beginning and who they need to be at the end. 4. Come up with a sequence of events that will force your character(s) to make decisions that will lead them down the path of change (but be prepared to change these events if need be) | One: if you find it difficult writing an outline, don't. Two: if your character doesn't fit your new plot, you have two choices... Change the plot or (gasp!) change the character. Nothing is set in stone in your story until you publish it. You can always change anything. As Chuck Wendig says, you are the God of your story. | 1 | 25,764 | 2 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irphc8p | irpga5g | 1,665,364,210 | 1,665,363,707 | 8 | 3 | Hmmm, here's a fun fact for you, a large number of successful novels that had been published and wildly known out there used to be fanfiction (ex: 50 shades of grey). Which, I must say, doesn't have much originality, then how did it become how it is today, you might ask? You simply write down all of the bullet points and modify it in your own way, the end. | Personally, I write the first chapter or two as a trial run before I know much about the plot to see if I like the characters, setting, and voice. This has the side effect of making the story more real and quite distinct from every other story. This immunizes me from random influences. | 1 | 503 | 2.666667 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irpg2q9 | irphc8p | 1,665,363,609 | 1,665,364,210 | 2 | 8 | Try fanfiction | Hmmm, here's a fun fact for you, a large number of successful novels that had been published and wildly known out there used to be fanfiction (ex: 50 shades of grey). Which, I must say, doesn't have much originality, then how did it become how it is today, you might ask? You simply write down all of the bullet points and modify it in your own way, the end. | 0 | 601 | 4 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irpga5g | irpg2q9 | 1,665,363,707 | 1,665,363,609 | 3 | 2 | Personally, I write the first chapter or two as a trial run before I know much about the plot to see if I like the characters, setting, and voice. This has the side effect of making the story more real and quite distinct from every other story. This immunizes me from random influences. | Try fanfiction | 1 | 98 | 1.5 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irplb7w | irpg2q9 | 1,665,366,147 | 1,665,363,609 | 3 | 2 | I don't think there's anything wrong with that, particularly at the beginning stages of a draft! I remember my story shifted around and gained or dropped new aspects constantly for a while. I think the solution might be to keep reading and trying out new ideas as you work on your story until you nail down what it is you're trying to do. | Try fanfiction | 1 | 2,538 | 1.5 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irpy5np | irsd6s1 | 1,665,372,576 | 1,665,424,274 | 1 | 2 | Write short stories instead of books so you can get your story written before you finish reading another book. | You don't have to use those ideas *now*. Jot them down and save them for a future story; stick to your current worldbuilding / plot. Focus on finishing one book with what you have, otherwise you'll be stuck in a loop of always seeking the next shiny thing. | 0 | 51,698 | 2 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irsd6s1 | irqegja | 1,665,424,274 | 1,665,383,657 | 2 | 1 | You don't have to use those ideas *now*. Jot them down and save them for a future story; stick to your current worldbuilding / plot. Focus on finishing one book with what you have, otherwise you'll be stuck in a loop of always seeking the next shiny thing. | What really works for me is to create a bullet list of all the plot points/elements I loved about the story and would love to be in my work. Then I would compare it with my draft and brainstorm how I can fit those elements in my story. | 1 | 40,617 | 2 | ||
y0160q | writing_train | 0.82 | Tips on how to stop changing story every time I read a new book? Hi so I love writing but I also love reading. I’ve been working on my starting first fantasy book but some stuff is pretty vague at the moment besides the characters, some of the plot and the setting. But anytime I read a fantasy book I really like I end up revising some of my World building and plot. Especially if the book was really successful. I don’t know what to do and where to draw the line of inspiration and copying. Has anyone else had this problem? | irsd6s1 | irsbfk8 | 1,665,424,274 | 1,665,423,569 | 2 | 1 | You don't have to use those ideas *now*. Jot them down and save them for a future story; stick to your current worldbuilding / plot. Focus on finishing one book with what you have, otherwise you'll be stuck in a loop of always seeking the next shiny thing. | Have a writing plan. The end. Plan your plot structure. This is like, an essential writing skill. If you don't know how, take a writing course. It's a basic tool used for creating a story structure. One of the most famous examples is the hero's journey. The thing is you just fill in the parts you need as a plotline. You can also modify your plan on the fly so long as it makes sense. | 1 | 705 | 2 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbwdn | i5mer6e | 1,650,550,955 | 1,650,552,136 | 10 | 48 | Hang out with smart people, watch industry specific videos, informative videos on you tube. | This is a strange one but as someone whose English isn't native, I learn a lot of English period films! I've definitely learnt so many words from my *Bridgerton* binge, lol | 0 | 1,181 | 4.8 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbja6 | i5mer6e | 1,650,550,807 | 1,650,552,136 | 8 | 48 | Audio books. | This is a strange one but as someone whose English isn't native, I learn a lot of English period films! I've definitely learnt so many words from my *Bridgerton* binge, lol | 0 | 1,329 | 6 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbpow | i5mer6e | 1,650,550,879 | 1,650,552,136 | 8 | 48 | Read a thesaurus. | This is a strange one but as someone whose English isn't native, I learn a lot of English period films! I've definitely learnt so many words from my *Bridgerton* binge, lol | 0 | 1,257 | 6 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mcs0v | i5mer6e | 1,650,551,320 | 1,650,552,136 | 3 | 48 | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | This is a strange one but as someone whose English isn't native, I learn a lot of English period films! I've definitely learnt so many words from my *Bridgerton* binge, lol | 0 | 816 | 16 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mc3xa | i5mer6e | 1,650,551,041 | 1,650,552,136 | 1 | 48 | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | This is a strange one but as someone whose English isn't native, I learn a lot of English period films! I've definitely learnt so many words from my *Bridgerton* binge, lol | 0 | 1,095 | 48 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbwdn | i5mjgxa | 1,650,550,955 | 1,650,554,025 | 10 | 19 | Hang out with smart people, watch industry specific videos, informative videos on you tube. | When you come across a word you don't know, look it up! Through all the media we consume, plus daily conversations at work, with friends, etc. I usually come across one word that is new to me, or that I'm at least a little fuzzy on, every day. Take the couple of seconds to look it up, and maybe write it down somewhere, instead of just glossing over them. It's like the concept of the red car: if you're looking for one, you'll see a bunch driving by. It's cliche but words really are everywhere, from menus to instructional manuals. | 0 | 3,070 | 1.9 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbja6 | i5mjgxa | 1,650,550,807 | 1,650,554,025 | 8 | 19 | Audio books. | When you come across a word you don't know, look it up! Through all the media we consume, plus daily conversations at work, with friends, etc. I usually come across one word that is new to me, or that I'm at least a little fuzzy on, every day. Take the couple of seconds to look it up, and maybe write it down somewhere, instead of just glossing over them. It's like the concept of the red car: if you're looking for one, you'll see a bunch driving by. It's cliche but words really are everywhere, from menus to instructional manuals. | 0 | 3,218 | 2.375 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbpow | i5mjgxa | 1,650,550,879 | 1,650,554,025 | 8 | 19 | Read a thesaurus. | When you come across a word you don't know, look it up! Through all the media we consume, plus daily conversations at work, with friends, etc. I usually come across one word that is new to me, or that I'm at least a little fuzzy on, every day. Take the couple of seconds to look it up, and maybe write it down somewhere, instead of just glossing over them. It's like the concept of the red car: if you're looking for one, you'll see a bunch driving by. It's cliche but words really are everywhere, from menus to instructional manuals. | 0 | 3,146 | 2.375 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mjgxa | i5mcs0v | 1,650,554,025 | 1,650,551,320 | 19 | 3 | When you come across a word you don't know, look it up! Through all the media we consume, plus daily conversations at work, with friends, etc. I usually come across one word that is new to me, or that I'm at least a little fuzzy on, every day. Take the couple of seconds to look it up, and maybe write it down somewhere, instead of just glossing over them. It's like the concept of the red car: if you're looking for one, you'll see a bunch driving by. It's cliche but words really are everywhere, from menus to instructional manuals. | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | 1 | 2,705 | 6.333333 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mc3xa | i5mjgxa | 1,650,551,041 | 1,650,554,025 | 1 | 19 | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | When you come across a word you don't know, look it up! Through all the media we consume, plus daily conversations at work, with friends, etc. I usually come across one word that is new to me, or that I'm at least a little fuzzy on, every day. Take the couple of seconds to look it up, and maybe write it down somewhere, instead of just glossing over them. It's like the concept of the red car: if you're looking for one, you'll see a bunch driving by. It's cliche but words really are everywhere, from menus to instructional manuals. | 0 | 2,984 | 19 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mhwuf | i5mjgxa | 1,650,553,402 | 1,650,554,025 | 1 | 19 | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | When you come across a word you don't know, look it up! Through all the media we consume, plus daily conversations at work, with friends, etc. I usually come across one word that is new to me, or that I'm at least a little fuzzy on, every day. Take the couple of seconds to look it up, and maybe write it down somewhere, instead of just glossing over them. It's like the concept of the red car: if you're looking for one, you'll see a bunch driving by. It's cliche but words really are everywhere, from menus to instructional manuals. | 0 | 623 | 19 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mbwdn | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,550,955 | 11 | 10 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Hang out with smart people, watch industry specific videos, informative videos on you tube. | 1 | 7,663 | 1.1 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbja6 | i5mbwdn | 1,650,550,807 | 1,650,550,955 | 8 | 10 | Audio books. | Hang out with smart people, watch industry specific videos, informative videos on you tube. | 0 | 148 | 1.25 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mbwdn | i5mbpow | 1,650,550,955 | 1,650,550,879 | 10 | 8 | Hang out with smart people, watch industry specific videos, informative videos on you tube. | Read a thesaurus. | 1 | 76 | 1.25 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mbja6 | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,550,807 | 11 | 8 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Audio books. | 1 | 7,811 | 1.375 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mbpow | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,550,879 | 11 | 8 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Read a thesaurus. | 1 | 7,739 | 1.375 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mo715 | i5mvb3g | 1,650,555,890 | 1,650,558,618 | 4 | 11 | Listen to lectures by academics. Listen to master orators in the political sphere. Surround yourself with media that utilizes higher vocabulary. Eventually, you’ll absorb it and it’ll become your norm. It’s all I did over many years since I was a kid. | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | 0 | 2,728 | 2.75 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mcs0v | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,551,320 | 11 | 3 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | 1 | 7,298 | 3.666667 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mq1q6 | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,556,600 | 11 | 2 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Whenever you’re reading and come across a word that you don’t know, look it up. I do this even for words I only sort of know, and not only will it help you learn new words, it will deepen your understanding of words that you already have a relationship with. | 1 | 2,018 | 5.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mc3xa | i5mvb3g | 1,650,551,041 | 1,650,558,618 | 1 | 11 | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | 0 | 7,577 | 11 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mhwuf | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,553,402 | 11 | 1 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | 1 | 5,216 | 11 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mvb3g | i5mp0w8 | 1,650,558,618 | 1,650,556,206 | 11 | 1 | Read ACT SAT GRE vocabulary lists. I know people who can barely speak but doubled their vocabulary scores reading those lists. The thesaurus is a good one, also. | Listen to books. | 1 | 2,412 | 11 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5n0pn5 | i5o7wzc | 1,650,560,718 | 1,650,578,009 | 7 | 8 | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | 0 | 17,291 | 1.142857 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5n0pn5 | i5mo715 | 1,650,560,718 | 1,650,555,890 | 7 | 4 | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | Listen to lectures by academics. Listen to master orators in the political sphere. Surround yourself with media that utilizes higher vocabulary. Eventually, you’ll absorb it and it’ll become your norm. It’s all I did over many years since I was a kid. | 1 | 4,828 | 1.75 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mcs0v | i5n0pn5 | 1,650,551,320 | 1,650,560,718 | 3 | 7 | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | 0 | 9,398 | 2.333333 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mq1q6 | i5n0pn5 | 1,650,556,600 | 1,650,560,718 | 2 | 7 | Whenever you’re reading and come across a word that you don’t know, look it up. I do this even for words I only sort of know, and not only will it help you learn new words, it will deepen your understanding of words that you already have a relationship with. | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | 0 | 4,118 | 3.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5n0pn5 | i5mc3xa | 1,650,560,718 | 1,650,551,041 | 7 | 1 | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | 1 | 9,677 | 7 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mhwuf | i5n0pn5 | 1,650,553,402 | 1,650,560,718 | 1 | 7 | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | 0 | 7,316 | 7 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5n0pn5 | i5mp0w8 | 1,650,560,718 | 1,650,556,206 | 7 | 1 | I have a word of the day app. Sometimes they're dumb words. Series I already know them. But other times I get really great words that I either save or use in my writing that same day. You can download several apps to get multiple words a day if you wanted. I also like to like up "(word) synonym" on Google, and it'll give you a list. And if I don't like any of the words in particular, I'll just click on one of them and it'll jump to a whole new list of words similar to that one. I learn a lot of words this way that I can use later, and generally find one that fits wherever I'm stuck at. | Listen to books. | 1 | 4,512 | 7 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mo715 | i5o7wzc | 1,650,555,890 | 1,650,578,009 | 4 | 8 | Listen to lectures by academics. Listen to master orators in the political sphere. Surround yourself with media that utilizes higher vocabulary. Eventually, you’ll absorb it and it’ll become your norm. It’s all I did over many years since I was a kid. | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | 0 | 22,119 | 2 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mcs0v | i5o7wzc | 1,650,551,320 | 1,650,578,009 | 3 | 8 | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | 0 | 26,689 | 2.666667 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5o7wzc | i5mq1q6 | 1,650,578,009 | 1,650,556,600 | 8 | 2 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | Whenever you’re reading and come across a word that you don’t know, look it up. I do this even for words I only sort of know, and not only will it help you learn new words, it will deepen your understanding of words that you already have a relationship with. | 1 | 21,409 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5o7wzc | i5n0yx4 | 1,650,578,009 | 1,650,560,821 | 8 | 2 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | Reading is the *faster* way to improve your vocabulary. I drastically improved my English vocabulary with one simple trick: I read a book for at least half an hour before going to sleep. This is super easy to start: just leave the book by your bed and try going to bed everyday at the same time. Grab your book and read until you fell like sleeping. The second best thing that was useful was using Anki every day. It is a flashcard program. I created many flash cards with a sentence with a missing word and a definition. All I had to do is try to fill in the blank and see if I got it write. The program do the work of showing you the cards in spaced intervals so you can memorize it. I learned thousands of words this way. Take a look at r/Anki if you want to know more. To to exemplify: The front card looks like this: <SOME PICTURE ILLUSTRATING THE SENTENCE> Meaning: to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect). Sentence: Black and gold accents **\[...\]** the pink to create a polished, feminine look. The back of the card looks like this: <SAME ILLUSTRATION> Meaning: to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect). Sentence: Black and gold accents **juxtapose** the pink to create a polished, feminine look. | 1 | 17,188 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5o7wzc | i5n5o5y | 1,650,578,009 | 1,650,562,655 | 8 | 2 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | Crosswords! | 1 | 15,354 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5o7wzc | i5nlue9 | 1,650,578,009 | 1,650,569,013 | 8 | 2 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | Take some time to learn another language. English uses a lot of loanwords and draws its roots from many sources; going back to one of those sources can help you pick up lesser-used English words or even convincingly invent your own. (If you already speak another language, so much the better!) | 1 | 8,996 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5nwai4 | i5o7wzc | 1,650,573,156 | 1,650,578,009 | 2 | 8 | I have learned a lot from various films and tv shows and also music. I'm Croatian but I can easily understand different dialects and slangs of English. I wish it was the same with German 😁 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | 0 | 4,853 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5o7wzc | i5mc3xa | 1,650,578,009 | 1,650,551,041 | 8 | 1 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | 1 | 26,968 | 8 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5o7wzc | i5mhwuf | 1,650,578,009 | 1,650,553,402 | 8 | 1 | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | 1 | 24,607 | 8 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mp0w8 | i5o7wzc | 1,650,556,206 | 1,650,578,009 | 1 | 8 | Listen to books. | you said “then”, but you meant “than”. regardless of the many replies you got, there’s no shortcut. read. look up words you don’t understand. | 0 | 21,803 | 8 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mo715 | i5mcs0v | 1,650,555,890 | 1,650,551,320 | 4 | 3 | Listen to lectures by academics. Listen to master orators in the political sphere. Surround yourself with media that utilizes higher vocabulary. Eventually, you’ll absorb it and it’ll become your norm. It’s all I did over many years since I was a kid. | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | 1 | 4,570 | 1.333333 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mc3xa | i5mo715 | 1,650,551,041 | 1,650,555,890 | 1 | 4 | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | Listen to lectures by academics. Listen to master orators in the political sphere. Surround yourself with media that utilizes higher vocabulary. Eventually, you’ll absorb it and it’ll become your norm. It’s all I did over many years since I was a kid. | 0 | 4,849 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mo715 | i5mhwuf | 1,650,555,890 | 1,650,553,402 | 4 | 1 | Listen to lectures by academics. Listen to master orators in the political sphere. Surround yourself with media that utilizes higher vocabulary. Eventually, you’ll absorb it and it’ll become your norm. It’s all I did over many years since I was a kid. | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | 1 | 2,488 | 4 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mc3xa | i5mcs0v | 1,650,551,041 | 1,650,551,320 | 1 | 3 | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | Hang around smart people. Whatever your hobbies, there are usually groups of people out there doing the same thing and the more you hang around them the more words are going to be tossed back and forth that you'll pick up on. College, when the time is right, is great for that. Some places will let you audit the classes when you're younger than college age and I've met some professors that don't care if you sit in on their classes as long as you're not disruptive. | 0 | 279 | 3 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5oac2o | i5mq1q6 | 1,650,579,096 | 1,650,556,600 | 3 | 2 | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | Whenever you’re reading and come across a word that you don’t know, look it up. I do this even for words I only sort of know, and not only will it help you learn new words, it will deepen your understanding of words that you already have a relationship with. | 1 | 22,496 | 1.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5n0yx4 | i5oac2o | 1,650,560,821 | 1,650,579,096 | 2 | 3 | Reading is the *faster* way to improve your vocabulary. I drastically improved my English vocabulary with one simple trick: I read a book for at least half an hour before going to sleep. This is super easy to start: just leave the book by your bed and try going to bed everyday at the same time. Grab your book and read until you fell like sleeping. The second best thing that was useful was using Anki every day. It is a flashcard program. I created many flash cards with a sentence with a missing word and a definition. All I had to do is try to fill in the blank and see if I got it write. The program do the work of showing you the cards in spaced intervals so you can memorize it. I learned thousands of words this way. Take a look at r/Anki if you want to know more. To to exemplify: The front card looks like this: <SOME PICTURE ILLUSTRATING THE SENTENCE> Meaning: to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect). Sentence: Black and gold accents **\[...\]** the pink to create a polished, feminine look. The back of the card looks like this: <SAME ILLUSTRATION> Meaning: to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect). Sentence: Black and gold accents **juxtapose** the pink to create a polished, feminine look. | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | 0 | 18,275 | 1.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5oac2o | i5n5o5y | 1,650,579,096 | 1,650,562,655 | 3 | 2 | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | Crosswords! | 1 | 16,441 | 1.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5nlue9 | i5oac2o | 1,650,569,013 | 1,650,579,096 | 2 | 3 | Take some time to learn another language. English uses a lot of loanwords and draws its roots from many sources; going back to one of those sources can help you pick up lesser-used English words or even convincingly invent your own. (If you already speak another language, so much the better!) | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | 0 | 10,083 | 1.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5nwai4 | i5oac2o | 1,650,573,156 | 1,650,579,096 | 2 | 3 | I have learned a lot from various films and tv shows and also music. I'm Croatian but I can easily understand different dialects and slangs of English. I wish it was the same with German 😁 | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | 0 | 5,940 | 1.5 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5oac2o | i5mc3xa | 1,650,579,096 | 1,650,551,041 | 3 | 1 | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | 1 | 28,055 | 3 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5oac2o | i5mhwuf | 1,650,579,096 | 1,650,553,402 | 3 | 1 | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | 1 | 25,694 | 3 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5oac2o | i5mp0w8 | 1,650,579,096 | 1,650,556,206 | 3 | 1 | Every day take a random word in the dictionary and its main alternatives and try to use them when you talk to someone that day. It helped me gain a much more rich vocabulary for when i want to express a very specific thought or feeling to someone else, and has improved my writing in a similar way. | Listen to books. | 1 | 22,890 | 3 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mq1q6 | i5mc3xa | 1,650,556,600 | 1,650,551,041 | 2 | 1 | Whenever you’re reading and come across a word that you don’t know, look it up. I do this even for words I only sort of know, and not only will it help you learn new words, it will deepen your understanding of words that you already have a relationship with. | Feature magazine/web articles, plays, and screenplays are additional options. :) | 1 | 5,559 | 2 | ||
u8opwy | writing_train | 0.78 | How can i expand my vocabulary other then reading books? I'm young and still learning about many things but i really want to expand my vocabulary in a faster way. | i5mq1q6 | i5mhwuf | 1,650,556,600 | 1,650,553,402 | 2 | 1 | Whenever you’re reading and come across a word that you don’t know, look it up. I do this even for words I only sort of know, and not only will it help you learn new words, it will deepen your understanding of words that you already have a relationship with. | Start a list of words you don’t know. When you find a new one write it down or put it in a notes app. Later when you are sit down to write you have some new words to play around with. | 1 | 3,198 | 2 |
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