Tip # 7 Don’t get too attached

It can be easy to get too attached to certain elements of a story. From design choices to characters, some aspects of the story, you can grow extremely attached to the world you have created. This isn’t necessarily bad as it can help to motivate you to develop that part more, but it can be a hindrance in the long run. Getting too attached to a story element can lead to you never wanting it to change. This is not always good. Most of the time it is never good. In order to increase the quality of your story you need to be open to changes. Changes to characters, plot, setting, everything. If you don’t accept any changes then eventually the story won’t make sense and will become incredibly stale. This is a massive problem since a stale story will lead to bored readers and if you bore your readers then your story will end up completely forgotten. A forgotten story is the worst thing that can happen to an author. By being open to change you can keep the story fresh, and creative. Perhaps you come up with a new plot point for the story you wish was implemented. If you are too stubborn to change things to better the story, then the new ideas can eat away at you as you wish later that you had done something different. It’s important to understand and accept change. This applies to life and writing. It’s like writing a rough draft. You make revisions and changes to improve the overall product. The final draft being the culmination of all your revisions and hard work. A product of extreme quality that can only exist through changes and redesigns. It’s necessary for any great work of art. That’s all for this week. I hope you found it informative.