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#234929100210, I hate references!

      References 101-

I can not tell you how much I hate  references but I generally despise them. I think references are really bad for beginning writers because they weigh down a story. Leave references up to the professional writers. 

#1 She looked like Lindsey Lohan: 

 I guess you were too lazy to describe your own character. I don't want to read a story about a celebrity and by the time your story gets published, no one will know who Lindsey Lohan is. Ten years later, people will read your book and they will cringe at the celebrity reference.  

I want your character to be unique. I want to be able to connect to your character. Tell me the character had dark eyes or a strange smile. One unique quality is better than a celebrity reference. 

#2: You did not just reference Shakespeare! *The Romeo and Juliet scene* 

Again, it is cringe worthy when any writer compares their work to shakespeare! Your writing will never live up to shakespeare and you are honestly doing yourself a disservice by comparing your novel to Shakespeare. 

*Two Characters are re-hearsing romeo juliet. They are friends or maybe their classmate, but either way they are in love. Neither one of them will admit it. They eventually get into some sort of fight. 

And then they rehearsal the play and they talk through the characters. As the rehearsal the play, they speak the words with absolute truth and they are really speaking to each other.

  Clap! Clap! Clap! 

Wasn't that scene beautiful?!? I mean I've only read it a hundred times, so you're really not nearly as original as you think you are!  Each time, the scene is the exact same. Don't do it. You deserve better and so do your readers!