Edit:ah what the fack they're all dead -_- Disregard

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/fifty-50-tools-which-can-help-you-in-writing.html [lifehack.org]

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1. Writing Tool #1: Branch to the Right
2. Writing Tool #2: Use Strong Verbs
3. Writing Tool #3: Beware of Adverbs
4. Writing Tool #4: Period As a Stop Sign
5. Writing Tool #5: Observe Word Territory
6. Writing Tool #6: Play with Words
7. Writing Tool #7: Dig for the Concrete and Specific
8. Writing Tool #8: Seek Original Images
9. Writing Tool #9: Prefer Simple to Technical
10. Writing Tool #10: Recognize Your Story’s Roots
11. Writing Tool #11 Back Off or Show Off
12. Writing Tool #12: Control the Pace
13. Writing Tool #13: Show and Tell
14. Writing Tool #14: Interesting Names
15. Writing Tool #15: Reveal Character Traits
16. Writing Tool #16: Odd and Interesting Things
17. Writing Tool #17: The Number of Elements
18. Writing Tool #18: Internal Cliffhangers
19. Writing Tool #19: Tune Your Voice
20. Writing Tool #20: Narrative Opportunities
21. Writing Tool #21: Quotes and Dialogue
22. Writing Tool #22: Get Ready
23. Writing Tool #23: Place Gold Coins Along the Path
24. Writing Tool #24: Name the Big Parts
25. Writing Tool #25: Repeat
26. Writing Tool #26: Fear Not the Long Sentence
27. Writing Tool #27: Riffing for Originality
28. Writing Tool #28: Writing Cinematically
29. Writing Tool #29: Report for Scenes
30. Writing Tool #30: Write Endings to Lock the Box
31. Writing Tool #31: Parallel Lines
32. Writing Tool #32: Let It Flow
33. Writing Tool #33: Rehearsal
34. Writing Tool #34: Cut Big, Then Small
35. Writing Tool #35: Use Punctuation
36. Writing Tool #36: Write A Mission Statement for Your Story
37. Writing Tool #37: Long Projects
38. Writing Tool #38: Polish Your Jewels
39. Writing Tool #39: The Voice of Verbs
40. Writing Tool #40: The Broken Line
41. Writing Tool #41: X-Ray Reading
42. Writing Tool #42: Paragraphs
43. Writing Tool #43: Self-criticism
44. Writing Tool #44: Save String
45. Writing Tool #45: Foreshadow
46. Writing Tool #46: Storytellers, Start Your Engines
47. Writing Tool #47: Collaboration
48. Writing Tool #48: Create An Editing Support Group
49. Writing Tool #49: Learn from Criticism
50. Writing Tool #50: The Writing Process

Hmmm... None of the links on that page work. Looks like an interesting read though. I'll try later.

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23. Writing Tool #23: Place Gold Coins Along the Path

What?

Most of this list is obvious, and the rest don't make any sense.

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23. Writing Tool #23: Place Gold Coins Along the Path

What?

Most of this list is obvious, and the rest don't make any sense.

I don't really understand all of them myself, but I think that one refers to foreshadowing. Leave hints about what is to come so it isn't an implausible outcome.

You forgot pencils, crayons, pens, and watercolors.

Id also add...WRAP UP EVERY LOOSE END. I hate dangling plot lines. The reason the wire is the greatest tv show ever made is because they answered every question that was raised, finished every plotline. dont do a heroes, or lost.