#bunnyrambles

ahhh, hello!! this is such a sweet message, and thank you, i hope you have a fruitful week ahead too ♡ i'm so glad you're writing more lately- i'll def do my best to provide some starter tips (though i'm really also a starter myself 😅 so i hope you like these, and feel free to let me know what you think!) also, just to put it out there that these are what i found helpful personally / what i think will be helpful, and may / may not resonate with everyone. Also, this topic is soooo broad and there are a million things that can be covered, but for now I'll just keep it short and go with stuff to avoid (or rather, approach differently) as per request. if you / anyone else would like another post for more specific writing tips, feel free to drop it in my ask box!

Some general writing tips — stuff to avoid; little things to not overdo

over-planning

overusing fancy vocabulary

over-describing

over-criticising your work

over-comparing

more details under the cut!

Over-planning — plan the general outline, direction of your plot, message of your story, characters and their rough personalities; yes, do all that well! good planning makes for a good story, but i think it's helpful to remember that sometimes things don't pan out the way we envision them to. and it's important to let certain things go, appropriately of course. if your initial storyline doesn't quite fit the characterisation of the protagonist etc (and vice versa), then perhaps it's time to rethink things — and NOT be too hard-up about it. [tldr: be flexible!]

Overusing bombastic vocabulary — i'm sure you've come across millions of writing advice pieces that aim to spruce up your vocabulary with bombastic phrases. by all means go ahead and pick a few that fit the mood and style of your writing. otherwise, i'd say that sometimes, less is more. throwing in fancy words for the sake of it may not be as helpful as you think. there should be a fine balance between using words that add flavour + help to illustrate nuances and using words to make your piece seem complex. simplicity goes a long way, as i've learnt. but having said that, building up a solid repertoire of vocabulary / good phrases is always helpful, the key thing is using those phrases in the right context. definitely easier said than done, so i suggest reading your favourite author's works couple of times through and pick up their way of using language to their advantage.

Over-describing — narration, descriptive language are great, and can really help to nudge your story in the right direction. it helps set the scene, the mood, and all these are critical in writing... BUT! not the same can be applied to describing actions. not every single action has to be written out explicitly — an example: she walks over to the kitchen, turns around, and opens the refrigerator. she then takes out a canned drink, and places the drink on the countertop... etc — you get the point. some things can be left implied, rather than explicit.

i have yet to play a video game that has a moment that is as powerful as the reveal of “would you kindly”. every time I think about that moment i get chills. y’all bioshock peeps know the moment I’m talking about.

listen, ive played a lot of video games that have had powerful moments that have moved me or impacted me, but none of them ever seem to add up to “would you kindly”

it was just,,, done so well??? the fact that this phrase is used throughout the game and you never think twice about it.

the foreshadowing in the early game where after atlas says “would you kindly lower your weapon?” you just,,, do it? and you don’t get your weapon back until he gives the say? that’s some good ass fucking foreshadowing right there

was honestly so caught up with life,, it's been so draining. but i'm gonna answer all your requests and asks, am determined to get through them! (you guys left sooooo many interesting writing requests - i'm stoked hehe)

i hope you all have been doing good, and alsoooo hello to our new friends (1.3k of you?!?!) who followed this humble page ꒰(･‿･)꒱

ahhhh just popping in here to say that I’m really screaming crying throwing up at the prompt requests currently in my inbox 😬 y’all really know what makes me tick!!! will be working on some today, so keep your eyes peeled!! and also, thank you for following this small writing blog of mine, it makes me really happy to know it helps some of you out there 🤍

hello and welcome!! ♡

I hope you’re doing gooood!! if you're new here, you can find out more about this side blog here or take a look at my masterlist of prompt tags here.

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just to note, certain things I am not open to include:

extreme NSFW (implications / indirect mentions are okay)

anything related to violence, non-con, and sensitive topics like r/pe

otherwise, feel free to drop a message!

I hope you have a great week ahead and happy writing!!