My old friend used to do this, and I highly don't suggest doing what they did If you want a better story. First of all, NEVER use an AI to write your stories, they make your writing so unnatural and sometimes make your characters have a distinct personality from what you pictured. Here's an example of an AI writing:
There once was a woman named Beatrice. She was a beautiful woman with golden curly hair and sparkling blue eyes. Every man in her small town fell in love with her. However, Beatrice did not return their affections. She did not love any of the men who chased her, and when she tried to reject them gently they would not accept "no" for an answer. Even the local prince could not charm Beatrice's heart.
Though this seems like normal writing, it feels off. If you know what I mean, but using AI isn't all that bad if you want ideas!
The next thing you shouldn't do is add emojis to your story, It makes it seem like a huge joke. Here's an example of a short sentence with emojis:
He slowly grabbed the knife 🔪 and ran to the girl! 😱
Looks funny, right? although emojis help express emotions It feels out of place in writing. If you wanna express emotions you can go into detail which is what I'll discuss in the next chapter!
Anyways, next up is NEVER leave out any punctuation marks. They are used to mark out paragraphs and are also used to end sentences etc. I don't think I need to show an example for this do I? Either way still put punctuation!
The next thing, stop repeating this word when doing dialogue, "said" It's repetitive and really annoying If constantly used. Some other words you can use are: "replied" "asked" "thought" "cheered" "yelled" "shouted" "pouted" "Threatened" and many more!
Another thing that I sometimes find quite common is using short term words like "wtf" "LOL" and yea you know, just like emojis it makes it look funny. But if your using these words for a Group Chat segment it's okay!
That's all I have for Don'ts, I don't know if anybody will find this useful but if someone does I appreciate you! Next I'll cover up on stuff you SHOULD do. Thanks for giving this a read!
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De Todotips for writing!! Ignore the cover it was supposed to be a Kanao x reader fan fiction.
