This is actually a collection of ranty blog posts that I wrote today(2/8/14). I have a feeling more thoughts like this will come to me, so I'm going to do it this way.   I am in a bad, and intensely judgy mood. The next few posts that I put up will not be very nice in tone or content. I am taking on fan fiction fails and cliches. All of these are my opinions, I'm putting them out there, and I am not overly concerned about how you take them. But do feel free to comment. Feel fr

After reading through some of the stories here, I have decided to come up with a  page for writing tips so I could hopefully give some of my opinions on the 'do's and 'don't's on writing. 

  Selamat datang ke ruangan Shimm & Min. Thread ini diwujudkan dan diselenggara oleh Min_Arisu dan Shimm_Ahmad bagi me

Hi~~  Have you issues with writing?  Your fics seem lacking something?

A collection of writing tips and rants for your oh-so-wonderful OC, in which I release my pent-up frustration from reading so. Many. Bad. OC. Fics. This is also where I tell you why I can't stand reading OC fics, and also where I write parodied and exaggerated versions of overused cliches and OCs.                    

This is Home. A sanctuary for all writers!  

Writing is like painting, and the way you hold the paintbrush and use it can determine the final masterpiece. So here are some tips, bits of advice, and do's and don't's for writing fanfiction (mostly angst, dark, psychological, horror, etc.) 

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Are you a writer? Are you a reader? Are you both? Can you differentiate between what is good or bad? Is your writing up to standard? Here, I'll share my answers with you.

Just sharing some writing tips. Most of them are going to be about plot development/ characters/ how to come up with ideas etc.  I will not share grammar tips, please refer to your school books =P  I'm going to rant about AFF once in a while but it will be incorporated in the main text, there might be a few separate rant chapters. Warning: Might contain typos and bad jokes + cursing.  

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    “The process doesn’t end there. Stories are more than just images. As you continue in the tale, you get to know the characters, motivations and conflicts that make up the core of the story. This requires more parts of the brain. Some parts process emotion. Others infer the thoughts of others, letting us empathize with their ex

  CONTRUCTIVITY  

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and 

I’ve been writing for three (almost four) years, and there are a lot of things I wish I knew before I started. So I’m going to share them with you. If there’s anything you’d want me to talk about (whatever it is. something you like, something you don't. anything.), please comment and I’ll consider i

Writing tips, what to do, what not to do. Simple tips from my point of view. I know there's alot more other workshops as such, it's not a bad thing to see other people's point of view

In this thread, I'll provide you with tips on how to improve your writing skills. I can't guarantee that you'll gain more subscribers or upvotes.

Are you an author in need of more useful tips and advices on writing stories? This learning center is your fittest company then. I, as the owner, will provide a bunch of advices and tips on writing that I've also learned during my newbie times here. Although I know that I'm not perfect and not as good as other writing tips providers out there, I will try my best to help you all to improve your skills! Take everything only as an advice a

Of all humanity, sanity and maybe a little bit of dwarfs, please stop this insanity that is totally wrong and fix it! edited second time. probably edit again sometime later. needs a better description.

Have you ever experienced story ideas coming across your minds, giving you the sudden longing to publish a story here on AFF? But then, the moment you got on your computer, you started having doubts about how your story would turn out to be? 

  "Everybody makes mistakes."-Hannah Montana You're right on, Miley Cryus. Even though your acting wasn't that great, nor was your television show, you still captivated our tiny six-year old minds back then. At least...you captivated mine. Your television show taught me to be myself and don't be afraid to show your true colors. But most importantly

Your story, is indeed very appealing and fantastic which makes me want to read more of it. Well, the above thought, is indeed very rare now days in me. Thus I thought, 

I'm sure most of you have heard this, but I will repeat it. Writing is an art. It requires creativity and dedication on the author's part. Whatever the quality of the story is, authors should be respected, since they have put their sweat and tears into presenting the community with a story.   And it should be kept this way. Let me first put this out there, this

I've been in AFF for a total of 9 months and counting, and I've read a lot of fanfictions before I started my own, both about K-Pop and other fandoms. In my first time here in AFF, I was introduced to the most amazingly written fanfictions and awesome authors. But the longer I spent my time here, the longer I saw a lot of flaws in AFF stories. A lot of Mary Sues were in the making or already made, a lot of cliche stories were featured, and the grammar 

I make this easy and handy guide for you, future writers, in hope that it will walk you through creating an exciting story that will have your readers eating out of your hand. I'll also take some advices from several blogs/sites to be posted here, if that's really needed. ***

  Welcome to "Wake Up Call"   Because you have to accept  that you

Instant Character Just add water, and maybe some common sense! Hello, fellow rea

This story will help you writing a good mystery/horror novel.  I am aware there are a lot of writing tips going around. I saw none which acutally fully explained the 'myste

Hello my fellow authors. I've only been a part of AFF for a few months now, but I have read my fair share of fan fictions, and have even written some of my own. I've seen mistakes here and there. I also have my own revi