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God damn it's difficult. I can't for the life of me decide what style to do it in, and I'm such a bloody perfectionist I can't get the thing off the ground.
It's due to belief as well, losing faith in the story. Animation teaches that you draw the keyframes, then use your imagination and skill to fill in the rest.. and that's kinda how I like to write, going creatively from one position to another.
Is anyone writing a novel at the moment? Any tips? I'm so desperate to get this done, but I can't seem to get around to being happy with how it's going. Stupid writer's block doesn't help either.
It's due to belief as well, losing faith in the story. Animation teaches that you draw the keyframes, then use your imagination and skill to fill in the rest.. and that's kinda how I like to write, going creatively from one position to another.
Is anyone writing a novel at the moment? Any tips? I'm so desperate to get this done, but I can't seem to get around to being happy with how it's going. Stupid writer's block doesn't help either.
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And be careful - once you start into it, you won't be able to stop thinking about it. Every little plot detail runs through your head, trying to work itself into something believable.
It's pretty tiring.
And then, sadly, you get to the point where you know exactly what's going to happen for the whole book ... and all you've got to do is write it. That's the hardest bit, actually writing it when you know what's going to happen - but can't put it down properly in words.
argh.
It'll all be worth it.
It's pretty tiring.
And then, sadly, you get to the point where you know exactly what's going to happen for the whole book ... and all you've got to do is write it. That's the hardest bit, actually writing it when you know what's going to happen - but can't put it down properly in words.
argh.
It'll all be worth it.
Writing a novel is HARD. I just get fed up and start hating my story and then start again, or else have trouble filling in the gaps between the main events which are plotted in my mind.
Cyclone wrote:
> I usually just sit down completely randomly and write a stream of
> consciousness, perhaps based on a vague idea.
>
> Hence why I write sh*te.
No no no, that's what I do too, I much prefer it. You can write straight from the heart that way, don't give up on that.
> I usually just sit down completely randomly and write a stream of
> consciousness, perhaps based on a vague idea.
>
> Hence why I write sh*te.
No no no, that's what I do too, I much prefer it. You can write straight from the heart that way, don't give up on that.
I usually just sit down completely randomly and write a stream of consciousness, perhaps based on a vague idea.
Hence why I write sh*te.
Hence why I write sh*te.
I don't write books but I'm song writing, being in a band and all.
I've found that the more I think about how a song should be, the harder it is to write. It's so hard getting in between thinking about enough to start on and not thinking so much as to cramp your creativity through expectations.
I guess I've got it easier in some ways as song is only a few lines, but I guess that means those few lines have got to mean so much more.
And also it means I've got to write a dozen or so to get a set list! :-)
I've found that the more I think about how a song should be, the harder it is to write. It's so hard getting in between thinking about enough to start on and not thinking so much as to cramp your creativity through expectations.
I guess I've got it easier in some ways as song is only a few lines, but I guess that means those few lines have got to mean so much more.
And also it means I've got to write a dozen or so to get a set list! :-)
Not a novel, but scripts. The way I work is in layers. I sit down and write out the plot in bullet points, as well as information on the main characters (maybe even a little backstory)
Then I write the script in a VERY basic style, very little detail. Sometimes it only comes out 20 odd pages, sometimes less. Then I'll go back and build it up, bit by bit. Every time I go through it I add more detail, new scenes etc.
Sometimes I'll start a script half way through, or even near the end (since when you come up with an idea, it's usually for something that happens at the end) then I'll write backwards or start at the beginning and work my way up to the end with the info I have.
edit - just to have the story down on paper/your computer is a great help, THEN you can worry about the style etc.
Then I write the script in a VERY basic style, very little detail. Sometimes it only comes out 20 odd pages, sometimes less. Then I'll go back and build it up, bit by bit. Every time I go through it I add more detail, new scenes etc.
Sometimes I'll start a script half way through, or even near the end (since when you come up with an idea, it's usually for something that happens at the end) then I'll write backwards or start at the beginning and work my way up to the end with the info I have.
edit - just to have the story down on paper/your computer is a great help, THEN you can worry about the style etc.
Ugh, I hate this, no matter how hard I try to write I keep being beat down by paranoid voices.. as funny as the lovely saying is, I really don't have any medication left to take and it's -really- affecting me, argh
Dringo wrote:
> The only thing that has remained the same is the very basic concept
> of the story... and the ending.
This is the way to do it, I believe. The imagination needs to be free to go wherever it wants, but it also needs to stick to something permanant.
> The only thing that has remained the same is the very basic concept
> of the story... and the ending.
This is the way to do it, I believe. The imagination needs to be free to go wherever it wants, but it also needs to stick to something permanant.
ßora† §agdiyeV wrote:
> What about a novel about a robot driving instructor from the future
> who travels back in time for some reason. Did I mention his best
> friend is a talking pie?
Dammit I hope this gets written.
> What about a novel about a robot driving instructor from the future
> who travels back in time for some reason. Did I mention his best
> friend is a talking pie?
Dammit I hope this gets written.
I'm writing a novel but I didn't just sit and decide to write it. I had a story that mulled in my head for a year, I wanted to make a film out of it.
As the story progressed and altered I decided to change it into a novel and it changed some more.
2 years after I came up with the original idea I have a very complex, very clever story that I hope to mimic a classic literature style.
I started writing in Easter and, also being the perfectionist, I've only done 5 and a half thousand words. Yet I know exactly where I'm going for the next few chapters... the thing is I re-read what I've done and tend to make small additions and I only extend the story by a line at a time.
It is fun though, the thing is this story won't be finished till I've done my degree... which will make it 5 years in the making.
The only thing that has remained the same is the very basic concept of the story... and the ending.
I recommend spending a lot of time thinking.
That's both the most enjoyable and hardest part of writing a massive story.
As the story progressed and altered I decided to change it into a novel and it changed some more.
2 years after I came up with the original idea I have a very complex, very clever story that I hope to mimic a classic literature style.
I started writing in Easter and, also being the perfectionist, I've only done 5 and a half thousand words. Yet I know exactly where I'm going for the next few chapters... the thing is I re-read what I've done and tend to make small additions and I only extend the story by a line at a time.
It is fun though, the thing is this story won't be finished till I've done my degree... which will make it 5 years in the making.
The only thing that has remained the same is the very basic concept of the story... and the ending.
I recommend spending a lot of time thinking.
That's both the most enjoyable and hardest part of writing a massive story.
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