The anomaly itself will probably catch your eye first, as detailed through the list of Special Containment Procedures and then Description, but look closer and you will find a narrative. Go to any work on any SCP List and start reading it - we recommend checking out this month's Top Rated Pages or the Featured Articles on the front page. The first thing to be aware of is that the SCP format is a short story, written in the style of a secret government document. While we'd recommend reading the whole guide, you may find it more helpful to focus on the Generating an Idea tab first, get some feedback on your concept, then come back to this guide when you're ready to develop it further.Īll successful writing needs to start with an interesting idea. While more general writing advice will still apply, including the importance of receiving critique, the lack of a defined format for these articles makes it hard to offer guidance in a guide like this, although the looser format does come with more freedom for you as the writer. If you come up with an idea you think could be better conveyed as a tale or GoI format, you may want to try that instead. It's also worth mentioning that you don't have to start by writing an SCP! We have several different types of article on the site, from tales written in prose to "Group of Interest" formats looking at the anomalous from a different perspective.
It should be noted that this guide is intended as basic advice for beginners - while there are successful articles that don't follow all of this advice, it's important to understand what the basic expectations are before you try subvert them. This is an essential part of the creative process, so if you want to succeed on the SCP Wiki, make sure to pay attention to the sections on getting feedback from others. For this reason, critique is available for everything from your initial idea to your final draft, to spot things that could be improved on and to help you to refine your ideas. We'd rather have one good piece than several weak ones, and if you can learn what works by writing your first article well, you can follow it up with something even better. There is no need to rush to post right away - we'll be here regardless of whether it takes you a week, a month or even a year to complete your article. Additionally, don't spend all your time here! A big part of writing is thinking through what makes for a compelling story in a wide variety of genres and forms of media. Read critically- think about why the works that are highly rated are so well received, and why works that aren't highly rated aren't. The writing process takes time, and it's unlikely you're going to write the next hit SCP overnight.īefore you start writing, take time to read recently published works to get an idea of what your article could look like. The difficulty doesn't come from bad luck or a lack of potential, but from a lack of experience, and the only way to learn is through practice and feedback! With help from more experienced members of our community, you will be able to write something successful. But don't think of this as a rule, a curse or an excuse not to try. The fact is, a lot of authors struggle with their first attempt.
Even authors with experience writing elsewhere can struggle, because an SCP requires you to tell a story in an unusual format.
However, writing for the site can be challenging, and your first attempt may not be successful. Writing an SCP is something that most new members of our site are eager to do.
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