Anonymous asker on tumblr asked me for advice on writing:

Advice?! Uhh… ummm… ok, but you should know that there are a lot of things that go into writing a story and I;ll probably miss a few of them. I’ll try my best though >.< remember, I’m still an amateur myself, so these are just my advice, nothing professional, ok? Here it goes:

PLOT:

• Most important things to have when devising a plot! Just remember the three C’s: coherence, causality, and character development! 
• Choherence just means you should make sure that all the little scenes and important events should be related to each other. When writing a short little one-shot fanfic, you can shorten this by making sure the characters’ dialogue and/or thoughts all relate to each other and somehow all work together to perform or support a single idea or function.
• Character development is muy importante! I struggle with this as well, so don’t worry. This just means that at the beginning of your story your main character is one way and by the end of the story, he or she is  different person. Throughout the course of the story, something needs to have happens that makes your character react, change, and adapt to the situation.
• Causality, to me, is the most important because this is the one I have the biggest trouble with. Ever had such a great idea for a fanfic or story and when you sit down to write it, you realize that all you have are a few snippets of random dialogue and a handful of scenes and yet have no idea how you can make it all come together? Causality means that scene B occurs as a consequence of scene A and scene C is caused in turn by scene B. Each of your scenes needs to lead to one another and each action has a reaction. Think about this when building plots.

SCENES:

• Scenes are your building blocks, so these are pretty important, too. Plot is more of a general word to describe the timeline of a story and to explain the changes in characters and stuff, but scenes are where you have to work more closely with your characters.
• If you want a fast-paced story, when writing out scenes cut to the chase, start in the middle of the action and provide background along the way.
• For slower, more relaxed pace, keep it simple and start by introducing the context first. Describe the scene, the people in it, their thoughts, and set up the mood.

PROSE: 

• Vary your diction. You might think the words you choose don’t make much of a difference. THEY DO! Say you’re writing a scene in which a boy impulsively plants a kiss on a girl. You could say: “Taking charge and seizing the moment, the boy bolted forward and impulsively pressed his mouth to , hard.” You could also say: “Taking charge and seizing the moment, the boy leaned forward and impulsively pressed his lips to her lips, hard.” Pay close attention to the words “mouth” and “lips”. Both essentially mean the same thing; the boy kissed her. But the use of the word “lips” in the second sentence makes a difference because “lips” connotes romance while “mouth” might connote roughness. 
• Vary your syntax! Vary your syntax! Vary your syntax! The easy way of doing this: unless you’re not making a stylistic choice, try to make each sentence start with a word different than the sentence before. Parallel structure could work, but only if done deliberately and done well. 
• A good way to go is to be descriptive, it makes everything seem more real, puts the readers INTO the story. However, if you get stuck, just keep it simple and just write it out. 
• MOST IMPORTANTLY: show, don’t tell. Which is more fun to read: “Baekhyun and Chanyeol support each other when the other is feeling nervous” or “Baekhyun sighed nervously and heaved in a heavy breath, but before his anxiety could peak anymore, he felt Chanyeol reach over and give him a rough pat on the back.” Makes a difference, right?
• Watch your tense :/ ugh, I have this problem, always switiching from present to past and back. 

CHARACTERS:

• Treat your characters like real people. Give them realistic reactions to situations and let them talk like real people. Give them real, reasonable feelings. You have to feel as though your characters are real in order for your readers to believe their reality as well. 
• If you get stuck on a scene, put yourself in your character’s shoes and think about what THEY would do in that situation, not what your story calls for them to do.
• Make them relatable. Now, this doesn’t mean every OC character has to be a fan. Making them relatable means giving them qualities that makes your readers sympathize with them. These characters should, in some way, reflect on yourself or your audience. 
• And holy , if you're planning to give your main character a rival or an antagonist, by God, please give them a worthy opponent.

Alright, that’s all my advice for now. I hope this helps >.<