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Question of the Day - Part 4
Rose:
LOL I like Steph's rule too. I'm just unable to put it into practice with FF. OF I apparently have no problem with since it's ten chapters in and sitting on my computer unread by anyone but myself.
Sakabelle:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 22, 2012, 11:26:08 PM ---LMAO That Nick's Dirty Kicks story was so amazingly epic!
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LMAO thanks.
And yeah, the posting one story at a time (per site, apparently) rule does sort of work. It does make the guilt factor to work on those stories stronger if nothing else, which can be a good and bad thing.
RokofAges75:
These are the chapters that come to mind when I think of pivotal parts I've written.
Chapter 106 of Broken - the choppage chapter
I don't think my writing is anything spectacular in this chapter, but I've always remembered the chapter number because it was such a pivotal moment in the story, and I put so much pressure on myself leading up to it that actually writing it was kind of intense.
Chapter 196 of By My Side - the car accident aftermath
I remember planning this part in the shower of my college dorm while I was still writing Broken, and it took me four years to actually get to the point where I could write it. Four years is a LONG time to have this sequence playing in my head LOL. This is one part that actually turned out as good or better than it was in my head. It's over the top and a little cheesy at times (*cough*Nickelback*cough*), but that's BMS for ya LOL. I still like it. Writing it was an adrenaline rush, and reading it still gives me that rush.
Chapter 31 of Song for the Undead - the first zombie scene
This was another part I felt a lot of pressure to deliver on because it was the first zombie part in a story that we had not promoted as a zombie story. It had a different title, and no one knew all the dead people were going to become undead. So I felt like that first scene of them waking up as zombies needed to be powerful. Even though I love horror, I really hadn't written a lot of true horror before this story, so I wasn't sure what I was capable of. I was/am really proud of how this chapter turned out.
Chapter 88 of Curtain Call
The reason I started telling CC in Cary's POV was because I didn't think it was possible to do what I did in this chapter. Then I read a book that changed my mind, and I decided to challenge myself with the task of doing exactly what I thought I wouldn't be able to do. So I did. And it turned out pretty much the way I was hoping it would.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Rose on July 22, 2012, 11:28:36 PM ---LOL I like Steph's rule too. I'm just unable to put it into practice with FF. OF I apparently have no problem with since it's ten chapters in and sitting on my computer unread by anyone but myself.
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I feel like it's easier to keep OF to yourself because there's not as much of an audience for OF here. What makes posting in-progress fanfics so tempting is knowing you're going to get feedback, which helps motivate you to finish them. That's my problem, anyway LOL.
FrickingKaos:
If we are talking about specific scenes, I would say the scene where Nick finds Lauren's body by tripping over it in the dark was one in FYO.
When I Grow Up: the scene where Nick and Kevin are in the car, Nick attempts to drive even though he doesn't know how sticks out as a good comedy one. That and where Brian finds out Leighanne cheated on him with future Nick.
The Howie story I posted yesterday was something I am proud of as well. Writing a Howie story and in 1st person was difficult for me. That's why I love doing the challenges because it helps me grow as a writer :)
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