1. If you really wanna get the story across, keep it first person and rely on P.o.V(Point of View) Switching to keep people engaged. Some parts have to be told by one character while others need the express comment of another. In my story Looks May Deceive you as well as in Darkness Will Destroy You, you will come across the P.o.V. of several characters, mainly centering around the three main character Ivan, Markus, and Yuuta. So remember, 1st person and P.o.V. Switch.
2. Details. Details. Details. I myself have quite the failing with this. If you don't add details, your reader could get lost. But you should also keep track of and remember the details you use. If you make a character green eyed with red hair, you can't write him different later without giving a reason for it. Also, remember the set up of rooms you describe. A room can't just change on its own. Unless you're in a Harry Potter novel!
3. Know the limits. Don't make a character overpowered. If a character always wins then there is no story. There has to be some failing that give the story life. Every superhero has their weakness. An overpowered hero can also come off as a dick. So unless that's your aim, try to avoid god-modding!
4. Enjoy yourself. You should enjoy what you're writing and if you don't, there is something wrong. So try to feel what you write. Let it flow through you. Knowing that you are writing should bring a smile to your face. It should be something that releases you from the restraints and stresses of daily life and makes you happy to have just succeeded in putting pen to paper or fingers to keys. That is what it's like to write.
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