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How to Write a Story

Since I am a well established source on writing, considering I run a Tumblr blog where I validate your lack of confidence and skill, I thought that I would bless you with the basic run down on the most objective pathway to writing a story. Please note that you shouldn't mess with this in any way, as like a finely crafted first draft, everything here is rigid and uneditable. So just go by the path that I've put out for you, since you should always trust me.

1. Work first and foremost with the mindset that you are a genius

2. You're also incredibly talented and your work is not flawed at all.

3. The world is full of, well, to use 2010 speak, haters. Cut them out of your life and be sure to send them a copy of your published book with "I wrote a character based on you" scribbled on the first page.

4. You might have heard that writer's need to be around people in order to write about people, and that your lived experience of the day to day life is the key to figuring out the niche's of human existence, but those people are all extroverts. Since you're one of my followers, I have no doubt that you're an introvert.

5. The thing with introversion is that it does in fact make you smarter. You are a genius. You are a complete genius. Look me in the face and see that you are a genius smart introvert. And you're not even cringe!

6. As such (the above two points) lead to my conclusion of this section, in that you should not have any friends, close relationships, and you should avoid people in the grocery store. Intense social and physical isolation is both good for your mental health and your art. And you're not just a Writer but an Artist too, yes you are!

7. Remember that inherently deserve massive success, and that we live in a world where every single person who writes can be met with large-scale popularity. If that's not happening for it it's probably someone else's fault entirely.

8. World building is the only important part of your work. The only part. Regardless of the genre, you should have a dedicated world building document, preferably 1.5x the size of your goal piece length. You never know if your audience won't know what you know. I mean, I personally haven't ever experienced a ray of sunshine, so please explain for me please please please please please please please please please it sounds very beautiful

9. You don't have to ever start on the words before you begin marketing. Any relationships you do make accidentally or you can't cut off should be used to further your project's marketing.

10. You are very interesting.

11. Remember that if you fail to succeed, you can always make video essays on the internet. Maybe throw in some skits throughout them. You definitely have an interesting perspective! No one else is doing this so I think you'd want to get on ASAP before it becomes overdone.

12. You are not your worst critic, your English teacher is :)

13. You are very special. You deserve special things. You deserve better treatment than the rest because of your fragility/naivety/genius

14. Don't consume things you don't understand. I mean this seriously. What value does all that stress on your brain do for you? Shouldn't you use that time and effort to add more pages to your world building document, or to roleplay on Tumblr (counts as writing) Life is about not only always seeking comfort but knowing you deserve to live a life free from any sense of uncertainty. Revel in your comfort, soak in your dissatisfaction. There is no other way to live.

15. Give up!

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