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And they lived up there in their perfect, clean, sterile high rise apartments, laughing and partying as if they'd live forever. They had everything they could possibly ever need.

We... didn't. My little sister was an abomination. Hunted for the strange abilities the radiation left in her DNA. Because that's what happens when you grow up in the sewer. But they didn't care. They would sooner use her for their own sick purposes than try and cure her of the disease that tore her apart every single day. And I hated them for it. Nobody could really blame me for that.

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“Please do not smile at strangers”

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#truth from @theycantkillusall-yet

We bond as humans strongest through shared negative experiences

Yet we avoid them.

We cover up or don’t share negative emotions.

No wonder we all feel disconnected and lonely

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Agent Delacorte stood outside of the club, the neon lights casting her figure in shadows and colors. She was wearing the symbol of the Merakki clan on the back of her jacket. A disguise, I realized as I watched her approach the bouncer, sliding her arm around his shoulder seductively, whispering something into his ear. He gave a slight nod. And then she was in.

I wished I knew what she told him. Because I needed to get in there. And fast. With this line that wasn't going to happen. I'd be lucky if they let me in before midnight.

Or at all. I barely had enough money for Marci's Medicine, let alone extra to bribe the guard into letting me in. I hadn't thought this plan through at all. I sighed heavily, knowing how this was going to end. Like it usually did. With violence and pleading and a hell of a lot of bruises. I cringed at the thought.

I glanced behind my shoulder and cursed. There were two agents casually watching the club from across the street and their eyes were trained on me. Shit. I glanced to the club once more before disappearing into the crowd, darting down the alley to my right.

I needed Marci's medicine desparately. But I needed to not get caught even more. Because if the agents caught me, there would be nobody to care for Marci.

And I knew where that road would lead. I had let my mind take me down that path far too many times.

Marcinda would die.

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[ too many windows is never a good thing ] . . . [ via pinterest ]

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Hey, guys! I just wanted to let you know that I added a few more songs to the dystopia playlist on my spotify account. If you haven't checked it out yet please feel free to give it a listen! You can access the playlist under my username, EmerAnder and the playlist is titled the end of the world. Additionally, I also wanted to apologize for neglecting this account and I also wanted to let you know that I should be uploading new content soon so stay tuned and stay rebel!

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[ and we are the children of the war ]

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[ they lived on the roofs of buildings, where the hot sun shown down on them constantly. where the others didn't dare go. ] . . . [ via pinterest ]

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Our Playlist is Live!

So, I finally made a physical copy of the dystopia playlist! It's on spotify and has most of the songs from the ultimate dystopia playlist volume 2 and lots more! Also, new music will be added whenever possible. The playlist is titled the end of the world with no caps. You should be able to find it under my username, EmerAnder. I hope it's not too complicated to find! I'm hoping to get a link up soon. Also, I'd appreciate it if you gave the playlist a follow and a listen! I hope you all enjoy!

Stay rebel.

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words never to use in a dystopia novel

It's easy to get caught up in the heat of writing (especially in first person) and just add words in, not realizing you're actually breaking the fourth wall. While breaking the fourth wall is hilarious in satire and romance novels it doesn't fit too well in dystopia. Why?

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Because your characters are in the middle of an oppressive situation. Maybe they're sick and can't afford medicine. Maybe they are being sold into a form of futuristic slavery. Perhaps they've been imprisoned for something that shouldn't be a crime and the list can go on forever. Dystopia is centered around oppression. Catch my drift? All these situations are serious situations in which people, or a particular class/race/gender/ect. are being oppressed or tormented or killed.

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Dystopia is serious, and therefore you should NEVER break the fourth wall unless you're writing your dystopic novel as a satire. Otherwise, keep the story well contained within the four walls of story-telling.

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Here are some words that should never be used in a serious dystopia story and reasons why:

• dystopia - obviously. But believe it or not I've seen it used. Why shouldn't you use this word? Because using the genre in which your novel is set makes the readers feel stupid. They know this is a dystopia novel. They found it under that genre or tag to begin with. Don't take their intelligence for granted - never belittle your readers because they are your bread and butter. Same goes for fantasy, science fiction... practically any genre.

• apocalypse - even if you're writing a zombie story, never allow your characters to refer to their situation as 'the zombie apocalypse'. This makes your writing seem cheap and poorly thought out. Likewise, don't ever use the terms 'nuclear apocalypse', 'alien apocalypse', or anything like that. Just don't. It doesn't make you sound like a trustworthy author.

• iron-fisted - again, another obvious one, but I'm adding it because I've seen it used. Using terms like iron-fisted to describe the government and/or authority in your novel makes it seem like your characters are fully aware of their oppression, which is completely unlikely. Even for people in a position of slavery, or a position of royalty. Remember, deep POV isn't always the best, though it is my favorite style of POV. If you're writing in third person that it's totally okay to be omniscient and divulge more to your readers than the characters know. But if you're writing in first person, and in present tense, deep POV is absolutely necessary. You can't just divulge everything to the readers. Only what your character knows or thinks they might know. You can have them state that their situation is unfair, but even that can be on the fence unless your character has a specific reason to feel this way.

• oppression - same thing as iron-fisted

• rebellion - firstly, this has been waayyy overused. It's kind of sad, actually. Not to mention that it again seems a little unrealistic. Why? Because you're dealing with a future society and the authority in your novel could have totally omitted words from the dictionary in order to keep people in line. We even see this sort of behavior today. Definitions are not what they were 100 years ago, or even 50 years ago, and it seems to me like they keep changing them in an effort to help systematically dumb us down, am I right? Half of dystopia is researching current world issues that have the potential to become something much worse. ( like the ever-pressing issue of a third world war being completely technological) Do your research and come up with an original, but believable, foundation for your world.

I could add more words to this but I'll stop there, since those are the big ones. However, I do have a few more tips to add.

1. Come up with your own unique idea. Don't just copy everybody else's. How many novels, whether actually published, or posted online have you seen that almost directly resemble the Hunger Games? The whole fight to the death scenario is getting old. Break the clichè!

2. Make sure you don't repeat your character's situation too much. I struggle with this sometimes because it's easy to go back and mention that they're poor and you don't realize that you've expressed their situation for the umpteenth time! If you've explained your protagonists situation to the readers once, and it should usually be within the first five chapters, you don't have to keep telling them why your character is oppressed. They'll get bored really quickly and leave your novel on the bookstore shelf.

3. Do your research. I've read countless stories on Wattpad that sounded cool but the world building and the plot are weak and unbelievable. You have to ground everything in your novel in research. You can't just throw your characters into a future society that has absolutely no ties back to current world history. If you struggle with world building, then ask for help. Or use first person, present tense with deep POV. Your character doesn't have to understand the world and you can get away with giving your readers just enough for them to carve out a general idea of your world's social constructs, laws, and protocols.

Stay rebel! ( sorry for the long post )