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Description isn’t decoration—it’s storytelling. If it’s not revealing character, advancing plot, or reinforcing theme, it’s clutter.

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A protagonist who is instantly good at everything isn’t a character. They’re a power fantasy. Conflict, struggle, and *failure* make a character worth following.

An overt narrative device isn’t childish. It’s strategic. The Princess Bride framed a swashbuckling tale with a bedtime story—and it made you care twice as much.

Readers aren’t impressed by twist endings if they can see the gears turning from chapter one. Make them *feel* the dilemma, not guess the outcome.

You say 'she was jealous but pretended to be happy'? That’s telling. Try: 'She toasted him with a smile, cracking her glass mid-clink.' Better.

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Weak stories avoid real dilemmas. Great stories say, ‘Here’s an impossible choice. Now suffer.’

Nature as a villain works when it reflects your hero’s flaw. Otherwise, it’s just weather.

Power dynamics in fiction aren’t about who shouts the loudest. They’re about who makes *other* people pause before speaking. Who enters the room last. Who never has to say a word to be obeyed. Status is silent.

A twist isn’t a twist if it’s just noise. True surprise is the moment a character acts in a way you didn’t expect—but instantly believe.

Your protagonist’s greatest enemy isn’t their antagonist. It’s *who they were at the beginning of the story.*

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Readers don’t show up for descriptions. They show up for the story. Make every detail EARN its place.

If your writing process is 'just start and see what happens,' don’t act shocked when nothing happens.

Which is the hardest part of writing? - A) Starting - B) Finishing

If you think genre rules are restrictive, you don’t understand them. Conventions aren’t chains; they’re what make stories work.