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People Are Talking About These Hilarious ‘Rules’ for Writers That Are Actually Quite Useful

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Whether you’re writing a book, a play, a screenplay, or a groundbreaking meta-listicle about writing, it’s important to follow certain rules.

Tumblr is a place full of creatives, from whom we can definitely derive some solid rules for better writing. Let’s look at 10 of them now.

10. Find your conflict

https://www.tumblr.com/katy-l-wood/190081295887/me-outlining-okay-this-is-going-to-be-a

9. Learn some project management skills

https://cataclysmic-writer.tumblr.com/post/190028418397/getting-a-50th-wip-idea-when-youre-already

8. Learn from the best

https://www.tumblr.com/cindercate/189932213797/as-requested-by-pixel-sylveon

7. Always have a plan

https://www.tumblr.com/brynwrites/188094653344/how-to-outline-a-novel-start-with-bullet-points

6. Keep notes

https://www.tumblr.com/writeouswriter/187490243534

5. Respect your characters

https://www.tumblr.com/h-brook-writes/188035468391/writers-when-their-characters-seriously-seem-to

4. Draw from your own experience

https://www.tumblr.com/aela-writes/189905710430/who-needs-an-autobiography-when-you-can-just-write

3. Be specific

https://www.tumblr.com/h-brook-writes/162189443896/how-the-setting-looks-in-my-head-how-the

2. Have a consistent output

https://www.tumblr.com/brynwrites/180121538774/two-writing-moods

1. Use your imagination

https://fragmentedink.tumblr.com/post/172148001734

BONUS TIP: Penmanship counts

https://www.tumblr.com/writerswritecompany/189471463700

There, now we’re all experts. Pulitzer, here I come.

What’s your best tip for makin’ stuff?

Let us know in the comments.

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