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The Do's and Don'ts of Writing a Story

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For all you amateur writers on Wattpad that want to write a smashing book. Here are the top tips.

There are four different sections in here:
PLOT - anything incredibly relevant to a book. The backbone. Everything that, usually, you always need.
LANGUAGE - here covers common grammatical errors, punctuation, vocabulary etc. 
HOW TO -  this is broad range of things, idea, facts that may be relevant to your story e.g. guns, representation, romanticism etc.
AU/WRITING PROMPT - these two sections cover ideas, settings, dialogues that may kickstart your writing process.

This is a collection of advice I have found online and my own advice. 

Feel free to comment anything you want to see or find out!All Rights Reserved

2018 action author cliche creativity dosanddonts fiction grammar guide helpful historical historical-fiction howto humor language non nonfiction punctuation romance tips wattpride wattys2018 werewolf writer writing

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