8 Secrets of Brilliant Writing (Kurt Vonnegut)

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As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, so I can keep prices to my guides very low. They are much more informative and more detailed than every other guide at the same price. Learn the 8 rules of brilliant writing. These work for description and narrative, short stories, whole chapters and books.

1. Don’t waste the reader’s time.
2. Give the reader at least one character to root for.
3. Every character should want something.
4. Every sentence must—reveal character or advance the action.
5. Start as close to the end as possible.
6. Be a sadist.
7. Write to please just one person.
8. Give your readers as much information as possible without explaining.

[VinoVenitas]

This was a really nice video, and the advice you gave was on point as well. I will try to use the MR Salles method in my next piece of writing. Thanks for this.

[TBC]

"The theme tune played" - is this in someone's mind or from the speakers in the plane?

[samproduction]

Mr salles do you know like the example of Charlotte, can you teach us how to get mark band 6 in the analysis of e.g. macbeth and highlight the parts are required to get grade 8/9 thank you

[alexhamlin]

A friend bought me 'Slaughterhouse 5' for Christmas, which I enjoyed. What do you recommend I go for next?

[josephmaina]

Hi teacher. I need to eliminate any traces of the "to be" verb and all its variants from my writing. Please help me with suggestions on what to read and do.