Writing Guide

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### Tips!

When you write a story, you need to make sure that it's good in general. The best way to do this is to fulfill these needs in your story:

* **A Good Plot:** All stories need to have a good plot to them. This can be accomplished by creating rough drafts and designing your characters and villains. As of now, Fandom doesn't allow rough drafts, so it is best to start writing in a Google Documents. If you're trying to make a story with a lot of code and formatting, it is best to use notepad as Google Documents doesn't register the code you've written in it onto Fandom's source editor. Therefore, you would need to fix the code, and that could take very long.

* **Good Grammar**: Many stories must be understandable and compelling. In order to achieve this, you must have good grammar. With that being said, it's okay to have a few mistakes here and there. However, you must make sure you fix these grammar issues. You can ask others for help in reviewing your article, if you'd like.

* **Tone**: The tone of your story is crucial, as it sets the mood for your audience. If you're writing a comedy, be sure to balance the funny moments with other elements to avoid rushing the story. The pacing is also important to keep your audience engaged without getting bored. You're not just gonna keep throwing jokes at them again and again.

### Characters

Now this is the fun part about writing your stories: your characters. Your characters can be absolutely anything as long as they don't offend someone else and stick to the whole premise of the Multiverse of Disassembly Wiki. Are they overpowered gods that are now stuck in their own mythical tale, trying to break out of a story? Or are they mortals trying to fight for dominance over the infinite dimensions inside of the Outerspatial? It's up to you to decide! But before you do that, here's some tips on how you can write your characters.

* **Don't Make Them Bland**: Creating complex characters is crucial to engaging readers. Characters who are wholly good or wholly evil can be uninteresting. Add depth by giving characters flaws, virtues, and moral dilemmas. Challenging characters makes for a more compelling story.

* **Make a Good Protagonist**: Your main character should be entertaining and not just wholly good. There's no such thing as a "perfect human." Everyone has their downsides. With that being said, Mary Sue and Gary Stu characters are highly discouraged. This is to make the story more interesting and give the main characters some challenges to overcome. If you're making God characters, give them some challenges. You can find more information here.

* **Make a Good Antagonist**: Your antagonist should be interesting in your story, not just some other challenge your protagonist has to overcome. Make them *interesting*. To do this, start by giving them a clear motivation and backstory. A villain who has understandable reasons for their actions is more compelling than one who is evil for the sake of being evil. It's also important to give your villain strengths and weaknesses, as well as flaws and vulnerabilities. A well-rounded villain should be a good and enjoyable challenge for the hero to overcome, but also have moments of doubt or hesitation that also applies to the protagonist. Finally, avoid making your villain a caricature or stereotype, and instead aim to create a complex and nuanced character who will keep your readers engaged and invested in the story.

### Plot

Remember, these are only tips! You don't need to follow all of them when writing your own story. We all have different styles, after all. However, these are the basics of making a good plot. For new writers, this should probably help if you're stuck.

* **Start With a Clear Idea of What Your Story Is About**: Before you start writing, make sure you have a clear idea of what your story is about. This will help you create a strong plot that is focused and compelling.

* **Develop Your Characters**: Your characters are the driving force behind your plot. Make sure you spend enough time developing them so that they are well-rounded and believable.

* **Create Conflict**: Conflict is what drives your story forward. Make sure you have plenty of it, whether it's between characters or within a character.

* **Make Sure Your Plot Has a Clear Arc**: Your plot should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Make sure your story builds to a satisfying conclusion.

* **Use Foreshadowing**: Foreshadowing is a great way to build tension and keep your readers engaged. Make sure you drop hints throughout your story to keep your readers guessing.

* **Edit and Revise**: Once you have a draft of your plot, make sure you edit and revise it. This will help you refine your story and make it the best it can be.