/lit/ - Literature

Do you have any particular formulas or rules you adhere to? I don't mean an all encompassing directive that informs everything about how you write, just any specific personal insights that you find helpful.

For example:
- If my scene starts with the character on a negative emotional state, I strive to make it so it ends flipping to a positive state or vice versa
- Characters must always be on a state of wanting something tangible and easily perceptible
- When dumping exposition, at least make sure the information being delivered is visibly challenging a character