History WebAnimation / TerribleWritingAdvice

* NukeEm:
** One of the characters recommended in "Giant Monsters" is a high-ranking military officer who wants to skip straight to nukes after an initial attempt to stop the monster fails.
** "Science Fiction Weapons" has the narrator point out how nukes would be a much more usefull alternative to the AwesomeButImpractical weapons scifi stories normally use.

* NukeEm: One of the characters recommended in "Giant Monsters" is a high-ranking military officer who wants to skip straight to nukes after an initial attempt to stop the monster fails.

** On a similar note, in "Alien Ecosystems", he says that alien parasites should jump the species barrier to humans, even though human physiology is literally alien to them.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the end of "Worldbuilding Cultures", JP wonders how a fictional culture should handle controversial topics like religion and gender roles. He then tells the audience they're on their own because he's not starting a FlameWar on Website/{{Youtube}}.

* ShakyCam: Encouraged in the "War Stories" video, claiming it [[BlatantLies won't get on the audience's nerves]]. "Giant Monsters" also suggests constantly shaking the camera if you lack the budget to show the monster convincingly.

* SelfDisposingVillain: In "Revenge Plots", this should be used as a cop-out so your protagonist can have the moral high ground. The hero should refuse to kill to villain, only for the villain to try to kill the hero after being spared. This means that the hero can use self-defense to justify killing the villain.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: "Revenge Plots" suggests this as a way to balance a nobmle protagonist's morality checkbooks, never mind the [[AMillionIsAStatistic number mooks he's mowed through across the plot.]]

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: "Revenge Plots" suggests this as a way to balance a nobmle protagonist's morality checkbooks, never mind the [[AMillionIsJustAStatistic number mooks he's mowed through across the plot.]]

* PowerFantasy: "Spies" suggests turning the action thriller spy story into this.

* RRatedOpening: "Killing Off Characters" suggests using this to start your story, even if the tone doesn't match the rest of the story. This results in alienating huge chunks of your audience, as those interested in a light-hearted story will be turned off early on and assume the rest of the work will be just as dark, while those interested in a DarkerAndEdgier story will be pissed that the rest of the story doesn't fit the tone of the beginning.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In "Dungeon Master's Guide", JP tells it's important to keep the Hentai Guy player under control and prevent him to inject his fetishes in the game... not because it's making everyone else unconfortable, but because the Hentai Guy fetishes risk to overshadow the Dungeon Master's own fetishes already inserted in the campaign.

** In "Zombie Apocalypse" he advises potential writers to decide early on if they have fast or slow zombies, no really, it's a wierdly contentious issue amoung fans.

* LoveTriangle: Mercilessly mocked.

* MoneyDearBoy: An implied reason why bad writing practices are still being used today is because it drives sales figures for minimal effort.

** In "Isekai" he discusses adding depth to the VanillaProtagonist by having him contribute to slavery. He stumbles a bit, double-checks his script, and the written script does mention that, yes, HerosSlaveHarem is a recurring trope in the isekai genre.

** In "Zombie Apocalypse" he advises potenial writers to decide early on if they have fast or slow zombies, no really, it's a wierdly contentious issue amoung fans.

** "Alpha Heroes" uses the trend of common boyfriend characterizations in romance novels to come to the conclusion that popular boyfriend material includes "domestic abuser with control issues", and that the overriding drive to possess and control his love interest verges on creepiness. Other morally questionable actions by the boyfriend are handwaved away because "it's okay because he's attractive", and there's even a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer over this part of the video.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: J.P. himself, as lampshaded in "Characterization":#
--> After all, it`s not like over the course of ''many, many'' TWA episodes I have been characterized as petty, greedy, self-serving. short-sighted, insensitive, mean, ignorant, ruthless and all around about as trustworthy as a [[AcceptableProfessionalTargets used-car salesman]] trying to sell you timeshares on Neptune

* AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: In "Dungeon Master's Guide", reading any edgy manga will cause an [[DarkerAndEdgier Edgelord]] to become "The {{Hentai}} Guy", who constantly makes the other players uncomfortable by injecting their fetishes at arkward places.

* DisposableWoman: "Spies" defies the RunningGag of adding a LoveTriangle in the Power Fantasy variant of SpyFiction. Instead, it recommends a Love Black Hole, which kills off every LoveInterest to make way for a new one in each sequel.

* FlatCharacter:

* FreudianExcuse: "Alpha Heroes" suggests giving the protagonist a tragic backstory to justify their obsessive behavior towards the heroine.

* MomentKiller: "Love Interests" recommends using one of these to keep the UnresolvedSexualTension going.

* MrFanservice: Strongly advised in "Alpha Heroes", to the point that it's reccommended that their bare, well-muscled torso should take up the entire book cover.

* PurpleProse: "Alpha Heroes" goes into excessive detail about the protagonist's appearance.

* RomanticPlotTumor: InUniverse. Beaubien points out many promising story ideas devolve into romance, especially the dreaded LoveTriangle.

* StandardFemaleGrabArea: "Love Interests" claims that a simple arm grab can disable even the fiercest and most competent ActionGirl.

** "Cosmic Horror' also discusses how for as critically acclaimed the writings of Creator/HPLovecraft are, he was also extremely racist and xenophobic and it's shown in some of his writing, and [[EveryoneHasStandards even in-character JP says that this is the one Lovecraftian trope you should avoid at all costs]].

* SquareCubeLaw: "Alien Ecosystems" recommends flat-out ignoring it.

** That Guy: A filthy, dumb, and obnoxious nerd whose RP behavior is basically the combination of all the drawbacks of the previous ones without their saving graces. Their typical character is a overweight man dressed like JP, with a neckbeard and a fedora, standing on top of a mountain of Cheetos while raising a sword toward the sky. This character doesn't reappear latter. In Tabletop RPG terminology, "That Guy" refers to a player whose behavior (both in the game itself, and their non-RP interaction with the rest of the group) ruins the fun of the other players. Here, in true ''Terrible Writing Advice'' fashion, JP describes That Guy as the most desirable player profile.

* SlowLaser: Laser guns are discussed in "Science Fiction Weapons", which says they're easy to dodge despite moving at the speed reof light and very inaccurate despite having laser-precision shot grouping.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The "Grimdark" episode notes that the fantasy genre is perfect for a grimdark tone as any criticism towards the story can be ignored by saying the grimdark setting is historically accurate, ignoring the fact that a fantasy world would be a ConstructedWorld and how even the historical accuracy claim can be questionable at times.

* SlowLaser: Laser guns are discussed in "Science Fiction Weapons", which says they're easy to dodge despite moving at the speed of light and very inaccurate despite having laser-precision shot grouping.

* VillainHasAPoint: {{Defied}} in his "Environmentalism" video, since giving the villains a reasonable argument would undermine the protagonist's own arguments. Instead, he suggests making sure no one in the evil corporation is smart enough to realize that they need resources to make products, which allows them to employ people and grow the economy.

** "Alpha Heroes" goes into detail about where the concept of AlphaAndBetaWolves originates, and mentions how people still believe in this idea despite it being [[ScienceMarchesOn dated science]]. It's mentioned that the pack of wolves that expressed this dynamic were captive wolves, and that wild packs have very different dynamics, more akin to a family. He even mentions how L. David Mech, the scientist responsible for this idea, is frustrated that his research popularized the idea of the alpha male, especially as further research over the years have proven him wrong.

*** Subverted in "Antiheroes". Despite the AntiHero character bearing a strong resemblance to [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Guts]], Beaubien mentioned in the comments section that it was intended as a homage and not as a potshot.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The focus of "Noble Houses".