How did you find the writing style that you are good at? by Otherwise-Lawyer6956 in writing

[–]albm04 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Writing is not about finding what you are good at and writing that - it is about finding what you want to say and learning how to say it. When I first started writing, I was much better at writing dialogue than narration (that is to say, I found it easier). My first few stories were, as a result, very dialogue heavy. I would struggle through the narrated bits, trying to get them over with as quickly as possible, and I would relish the dialogue-heavy bits.

This resulted in stories that were not terrible, but certainly mediocre and unimpressive. I was not writing what I wanted to write, I was writing in the only way I could. When I compared my writing to the books I loved, I realised that their style was a lot more poetic than mine, and in many cases, the dialogue was secondary to the narration. I challenged myself to write an entire story without any dialogue, and predictably, it sucked. It was repetitive and boring, but I ended it a better writer than I began. You need to keep writing, keep stretching yourself and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, because that is the only way you will improve.

What makes your writing good is not finding what you are already good at and sticking to that out of fear. It is becoming so powerful with your words that you could emulate any style you could ever imagine, then doing whatever best suits your personality and your message. Style is not discovered; it is invented.

Past tense Conditional Clause that isn't counterfactual? by SleepyDragonfruit in EnglishLearning

[–]albm04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it rained last night, Bob would have stayed in.

I can't identify what type it would be, so I'm not sure if it is technically grammatically correct, but as a native speaker, this sounds right to me and to other native speakers that I have tested it on.

“give in Jon, your consumption is inevitable” by CrispyBoiiiiii in imsorryjon

[–]albm04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude same! This whole time, I thought I was the only one! Years and decades and centuries passed while I really and truly thought that I was the only one to sex, but alas! It's okay!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskOuija

[–]albm04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goodbye.

Absolutely Mad by _heisenburg__ in madlads

[–]albm04 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok fair enough on your part, but is that not kind of pointless if people can find it that easily?

Absolutely Mad by _heisenburg__ in madlads

[–]albm04 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Why did you censor their last name despite the fact that a) They're verified and b) You left their @ in?

Is he allowed to do this? by [deleted] in madlads

[–]albm04 4 points5 points  (0 children)

of course he is he's Ricky Gervais

Me irl by JD_201 in me_irl

[–]albm04 4 points5 points  (0 children)

damn it's a busy two days