Creepypasta Wiki:Writing Advice/Style

Introduction
Have you ever read over a Creepypasta and got thrown out of the story by the way the story was presented? In fact, this is a very common mistakes new writers will make in their work. This tutorial will not just help you write Creepypastas, but help you write in general. It's not a skill that is learned overnight, so it will take some practice. This tutorial is simply just to get you a step in the right direction.

In this lesson, you will learn about Style. This is a crucial tools to keep your reader in the story. I do not want to waste anymore time with this, so let's begin.

Style
=== What is Style? === Style is the comparison between the meaning of a writing piece, and the way the piece is written. There are many examples of this in Creepypasta, especially because Creepypasta is a genre, rather a style of writing.

A great example would be this lesson. The writing advice blog I'm giving you right now is very formal. It's an organized, piece of writing. The words I say aren't trying to get you to visualize a forest, rather to get you to understand what I'm teaching you. This style I present corresponds with the point of this article.

When is Style Inconsistent?
The most difficult thing writers have to deal with when dealing with style is being consistent. This is why a lot of times when people use the overly descriptive first paragraph cliche that in the next few paragraphs readers are thrown off. If there is one big rule of the galaxy of style, it's that you NEVER switch styles in a story. This why great pastas like 'The Sandman' or 'Bedtime' work so well. They never use very large words or speak in a diction that someone would never use outside of a writing piece.

TBC