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mare:

--- Quote from: julilly on February 20, 2011, 04:34:50 AM ---I never find it hard to write Kevin... in fact I find it quite easy because I just don't do it! :P

For me there's two challenging bits. One of them has to do with fanfic as a whole. It is SO easy to not describe your characters based on the assumption that people know what they look like, their personalities, etc. I often find it weird to go into physical descriptions of the guys because I'm thinking 'ok, everyone already knows this it's on their desktop' or something lol

The actual writing challenge comes in the form of dialogue. I have ZERO problem with dialogue, and that is the problem. I find that I tend to visualize things like a movie, and write it out like a movie so it's easy to let people monologue instead of describing the scene.

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I am the same way with dialogue, but personally I enjoy reading dialogue more than description so I tend to write like that as well. I think sometimes that's one of my main problems. I tend to write what I would like to read. I am changing things a bit with this new one. What's funny is after editing this past Brian chapter I wrote, I actually said, "You know I probably would have totally skipped this chapter if I was reading this." I'm not sure I would even read this story if I wasn't the one writing it!" lmao Wow, what a ringing endorsement for my own story!

I never describe the guys in fanfics for the very reason you mentioned. Maybe it's naive of me but I do think the only people who really read BSB fanfics are interested enough in them to at least know what they look like. I really hate describing people in general lol

luna610:
 LOL Mare, you're cracking me up. Um, I've only done small challenges so I don't have much...I've been wanting to write a longer story, but to be honest I'm having a hell of a time coming up with something. So that is challenging for me...hard to write a story without a plot. LOL. And I don't want to force anything, so I've just been trying to work on my writing in general by doing small challenges.

As far as writing the guys, I definitely relate to Kevin the most. I've written from his POV a couple of times. I have a lot of fun writing Nick and AJ in a comedic way, but I don't know about writing AJ in his dark places. I mean, I can relate but I just don't know if I can do it although I've never tried. I have to agree about Howie. He tends to just be there...sleepi ng or something. LOL! In interviews and whatnot, Howie seems really funny but in a sarcastic way but not sure how that would translate in writing.

mare:
I'm going to have to make my next challenge be a Howie one. Poor guy lol

luna610:
I know! It's pretty funny too. When I'm reading I crack up whenever Howie is sleeping in a corner or something. LOL!

Mare, I think it was in Why I'd Do it...when you wrote his character feeling underused or whatever. Was that the right story? Where he's talking to his brother about taking more of a role in the group and putting more of his ideas out there? Anyways, I loved that.

mare:
yes lol and he complained about it all throughout the 5 Backstreet Boys in search of a plot as well.

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