How to become: The World's (second) Strongest Writer · 4:31pm Dec 9th, 2017
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People ask me,
"Shakespearicles, how can I be like you, The World's Strongest Writer?"
Well today, I'm going to tell you, with these easy-to-follow steps:
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STEP 0: Don't be a tard.
Have a good grasp of the language in which you are going to be writing. Even the best story will be doomed to fail if the reader has to stumble through gross spelling and grammar issues.
Okay. Now that you have the capacity to construct words into sentences:
STEP 1: Be prepared.
Know what you want to write before you write it. I tend to get inspired while I'm working on something mindless, like mowing the lawn, shoveling snow, or lifting weights. My muscles are busy, and my mind can wander. But once I capture the idea, I write it down. 
Then when I have time, I write an outline. A complete outline, from beginning to end. Know how your story is going to end before you start it. The outline for LP2 was over 3000 words by itself.
Inspiration and motivation rarely come at the same time. Keep your notes and outline from your inspiration, and put them aside for when you get the motivation to write. Once you have an idea, and the motivation to write it...
STEP 2: Eliminate all distractions.
Close your browser. Turn off the TV. Turn off your phone. Close the shades. Lock your door. Go to the bathroom. Have your drink made and on your desk. Reduce as many reasons for you to have to get up from your desk as possible.
STEP 3: Focus.
Clear your mind of wayward thoughts and worries. Leave your world of anxiety and responsibility. Think only of the world of your story. I like to use Pandora to play a station of nothing but instrumental music (no lyrics) to silence my inner monologue. Be comfortable. Have the room at the right temperature. Sit in a good chair, sit upright, don't slouch! 
STEP 4: WRITE!
JUST DO IT. Move your fingers! Write! Even a rough draft is still writing. Nobody ever writes perfectly the first time. That's why we edit. But edit LATER! Just write for now. Write a scene, a chapter. Log some time on the keyboard. Just because it starts out hard, doesn't mean it will stay that way. After all, it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert! 
STEP 5: Be Proud!
You wrote a thing! Congratulations! You are officially a writer. Is it the best thing you'll ever write? Only if you quit!
Everyone fails. But you are only a failure if you give up!
Just because you wrote a story that you think is crappy, does not mean you are a crappy writer.
I repeat!
Just because you wrote a story that you think is crappy, does NOT mean you are a crappy writer.
You are your own harshest critic. You will spend hours and hours working on this thing. And then when you are all finished, you will look at it and sneer, and want to click on the delete button.
KNOCK THAT SHIT OFF!
STEP 6: Share!
Don't hide your story away. A collection of words, sentences, paragraphs, and chapters is only a story once it has a reader.
But your first reader should be a proofreader. Someone you trust.
Keep in mind, I said 'TRUST'. You can't trust mom, because she loves everything you do. You need someone who you can trust to not only be able to tell you your spelling and grammar issues, but who will also ask important questions about the story itself like: "Why is this happening?" or "Why would this character act this way?" Because if they are asking that, so will your other readers. And you need to be able to answer those issues in your story, or eliminate the issues altogether. Remember, critique is meant to make the story better, not to make you feel worse.
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Bonus: I like to use a free program that makes your keyboard sound like a typewriter, called QWERTICK. It really helps create the writer ambiance.
The Fucking Rules Of Grammar
words of wisdom, most all authors need to see this post.
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Same for me when I'm studying, but video game music instead. That music should almost never be the main focus of the game so it's really good as background music.
And when that happens...feels good man.jpeg (for both parties. trust me on this guys)
Good shit... 👌
Ever heard Robert Heinlein's rules? He prefaced his rules by advising would-be writers to remember proper grammar and usage - "Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar are to the writer as sharp tools are for the carpenter", IIRC. He then went on with these rules:
[emphasis added]
Not that I'm any kind of expert - I have too many meatspace issues to even try to do it and give it the attention it needs to follow the rules... You just rang a bell in my memory about the old Admiral (though damfino what he'd think about Technicolor cartoon horsies..._.
I remember when someone spoke to me like this when we were talking about a commission.
i.imgur.com/EbuyUMh.png
This is me on a daily basis: i.imgur.com/dBo6r2z.png
But when I post my work, I can't help but think back to this: i.imgur.com/UOT5ogO.png
Also, the outline for the first arc of my story was 9000 words
I'm saving this wisdom for the ages.
Yes.
You have gifted me the wisdom and now I know,
“The F*cking Rules Of Grammar.”
I wonder what it would be like if Starlight accidentally changes the timeline turning Equestria into Soviet Russia.
Equality! More like, communism am I right, or am I right?
I’ll stop.
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Just if anyone wanted to know.
The music I listen when the main character is happy, like if they had given up doing good things and started to live an ordinary life. But we now they need to go back and fight cause who else will? Any way here it is.
Yes, I got it from Spider-Man 2.
Only problem with this, sir Shakedpearicles, is I don't have anyone to proofread my junk. >~>
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I found 4,000 proofreaders for you.
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Fair enough man. Fair enough. You have successfully shown me just how dumb I was being.
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Nothing wrong with being dumb as long as you don't choose to stay that way.
I must've missed that last bit, because I'm now realizing I've fucked up by having my dad proofread my stories.
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"Hey Dad, can you proofread my story?"
"Sure. What's it about?"
"It's about a pony that writes erotic gay father-son incest fiction, who asks his dad to proofread it to warm him up to the idea of having gay incest with his son."
"... okay."
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No. Sibling incest.