How To Write Badly Well

Narrate every scene in a matter-of-fact tone, no matter how exciting

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At this point, the dragon, which was larger than a single-decker bus but smaller than an articulated lorry, breathed some fire out of its m...
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Try to convey more in stage directions than is physically possible

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SUSAN: (PERSPICUOUSLY) I wonder where Alan could have got to? NIGEL: (LUCIDLY) Oh, I wouldn’t worry about him if I were you. ENTER ALA...
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Subtly weave your own opinions into the narrative

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Simone was late home from work that day, something that could have been prevented had the local council consulted more widely before implem...
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Regard editorial input as a personal attack

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Dear Dream-Crusher, Many “thanks” for your letter of so-called advice dated the fifteenth of this month. To be honest, its all I’ve come ...
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Create an entirely unsympathetic protagonist

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World-renowned author Joe Stockley fumed silently. The queue was moving at a snail’s pace and the elderly woman in front of him was the sna...
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Use rich, evocative dialogue tags

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‘Good morning,’ exploded Mr Petiska warmly. ‘How are we all today?’ ‘Well enough, thank you,’ gushed Diedre, not looking up from her desk....
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Elaborate on your metaphors

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She stood out in the crowd like a bird of paradise among a flock of crows, her bright, elaborate feathers instantly catching Dave's eye...
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Treat the whole thing as a game

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Dear readers, To celebrate two months of How To Write Badly Well (you take your milestones where you can get them in this game), I’m thro...
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