Get your name out there and do n't be shy . If you ' ve got something great , people will be interested . They just have a nasty habit called " curiosity " . Speak at your audience instead of interacting with them .

A: Why would people be interested in your story ?

It was very pleasant and peaceful . There were sculptures in the shape of words spelling " Tolerance " that I thought were very cool and sketched all of them . Dinner at a nice cafe where I had another great creme brulee . And that was about it .

A: Why did you sketch all of the sculptures which you saw ?

" Oh , yuck , and I just washed that ! " " I ai n't putting that other one back on . " Manji still looked drained and did n't sit up , but his voice was sharp . " I did n't say you should ! " Rin flushed and looked away . Her right hand felt as if it had fallen asleep . She flexed the fingers and shook it , then winced at an unpleasant buzz in her flesh and mused under her breath .

A: Why did she not want to wear the item ?

And the reader will , too ( we hope ! ) .2 ) Bad because it 's very easy to let our characters off the hook instead of putting them through the ringer . Bad because without conflict and tension , the story is boring . Solution : take yourself out of the story every once in awhile and look at it with an unbiased eye . You can do this when you 're writing the first draft if you 're like me and want to get the story pretty fleshed out ( i.e.

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What 's a possible reason the story is boring without conflict and tension ?