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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on July 01, 2013, 12:06:32 AM ---First of all, Julie, that video was EPIC! I burst out laughing at the end where his heart grew three sizes... due to cardiomyopathy brought on by drugs. Bahaha.
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Hehe, thanks! (That's my favorite part too.)
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on July 01, 2013, 12:06:32 AM --- I don't like to get stuck and have to look something up while I'm writing, because as soon as I leave the word processor and go to chrome, my productivity will die.
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This happens to me ALL THE TIME! It almost makes me miss the old days when I was in high school and lived with my parents and didn't have (dial-up) internet in my room, so I'd have to actually plan ahead and sneak on my mom's computer to do any research, save it to a floppy disk, and take it back to the computer in my room, where I would then write without getting distracted. It was a much bigger hassle, but I was so much more productive! LOL
usako:
--- Quote ---How much thought do you put into your summaries before you actually post them and how much does a summary play into whether or not you will click on it?
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I've to admit, the summary is always the last thing I've think about. Usually, if I can't come up with something interesting, I'll just use some sentences of the story (especially if it's a one short) or the lyrics of the song that has inspired me. I'm very bad with them. lol
--- Quote ---What is your editing process like before you actually post your chapters? Do you have someone else read it before you post or do you self edit?
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I read, read, read them thousand times before posting. Sometimes I let my best friend read them, mostly to know if the story flows well and it's understable but she tells me if I miss some mistakes here and there.
--- Quote ---How much research do you tend to do before posting a story?
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A lot. My google bookmars are full of links about diseases, hospitals, ways to injury someone... lol For "Love Story", I went and bought a tourist guide of New York and I was like shocked when I discovered that it really exist a museum called "Frick". :D :D :D
FrickingKaos:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 30, 2013, 04:46:52 PM ---
So here is me reading "How Nick Carter Killed Fanfic": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCeX9vDNrJQ
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OMG Julie that was so amazing...love d your pictures that you used in the video, they went perfect with the story. Loved your voice as well, very nice. You did an awesome job on that.
RokofAges75:
Thanks! I had fun making it.
mare:
Nice job on the video, Julie! Incredibly disturbing but I can tell you put a lot of work into it. I could never do anything like that. I can still barely get a handle on the Instagram 15 second video making! LOL You do not sound like you are from Illinois at all! Although I know I'm probably thinking more Chicago dialect then just mid western.
How much thought do you put into your summaries before you actually post them and how much does a summary play into whether or not you will click on it?
The summary is actually the hardest part of the whole story for me. I really try to come up with the right thing to say to make someone click on the story because I do not use banners as a way to entice people to read. I put a whole lot of thought into it before I'll post it on the site when it comes to my longer novels. The short ones, I usually just give the literal description of what to expect. lol
As far as reading, the summary is a pretty important factor for me in deciding whether or not to click. I am more prone to click on a story with no banner and a great summary than one with a banner and barely any summary. If your summary is loaded with typos and grammar errors, I run away!
What is your editing process like before you actually post your chapters? Do you have someone else read it before you post or do you self edit?
I am constantly editing as I write. I'll write about a page and then stop and go reread it, etc... very similar to how Julie said she does it, so that by the time I am ready to post it's pretty much ready to go but I usually wait a day or at least a half a day before I post so this way I can catch things I maybe missed the first ten million times I read through it, even then there are ALWAYS typos and mistakes I miss. Awhile ago, I used to send chapters to people to read before posting but that kind of stopped and now I just rely on me!
How much research do you tend to do before posting a story?
I probably do not do as much as I should. In fact, I'm going to call this one of my weaknesses. I mean it really depends on the story though. When I know nothing about what I'm writing, I do research to get a grip. I made sure I went online and learned about fly fishing before I centered my entire story around it, and before giving Brian PTSD I made sure I read a lot about that and for Whatever the Night, I did a lot of research about the science behind alternate universes (yup it's out there lol) But for simple things, like the boys tours, albums, relatives etc... I admit I am kind of lax with that stuff. LOL
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