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Question of the day part 10
RokofAges75:
I use the phrase "sick sense of deja vu" (and variations) a lot. I realized, in searching for that phrase in some of my stories, that I use variations of "So-and-so got a sick feeling in the pit of their stomach" even more often! That was the one that came to mind, but I'm sure there are others.
I think each story has its own set of overused words and phrases. In Undead, I know I repeat a lot of my zombie descriptions.. . mottled skin, skeletal hands, gnashing teeth (I love the word "gnashing," and that's the only story I really get to use it in), shambling horde, etc. In Broken, it's probably the colorful puke descriptions - there are only so many ways to describe someone vomiting, and I used them all, but I'm sure there are repeats LOL. Between Broken, BMS, and Curtain Call, there's probably a LOT of repeat phrases and descriptions. I know I used the same stupid pun about nicking Nick's head with the razor in both Broken and Curtain Call without realizing it at first. LOL
As far as which boy is hardest to channel... I guess my default answer would be Howie and Kevin, only because I don't really write much about Howie or Kevin. I don't know if it's because they're hard to channel or just because I'm not interested in writing about them. Truthfully, they should be the easiest for me to channel because I think they're most similar to me in terms of personality, especially Kevin. I don't know that any of the boys are necessarily easier for me to channel; I just write about the ones who fit my ideas and the ones I care to write about. With any of them, I try to put myself in their situation and end up tapping into a lot of my own instincts as well.
emilo:
I don't know that I can pick out specific overused phrases, although I'm sure there are a lot, but I'm going to say that I'm a total adverb overuser. (i.e.- "he admitted clumsily," "she answered quietly," "he shrugged nonchalantly," etc etc.) It bugs me, but I struggle to describe certain actions without the adverbs. They're not bad, but it's easy to overuse them instead of actually showing what's going on with action words. I'm totally guilty of that.
As far as which guy I have the most trouble channeling, I'm going to say AJ, and that's really evident in my writing. Poor guy doesn't show up a whole lot compared to the others. Why? I'm not sure. He was never really one of my "favorites," and to be honest, I just had a really hard time connecting with him late-90's, early 2000's when he was going through all the drug/alcohol abuse. I also think he had a bit of a an identity crisis at that time, too. Now, he actually seems the most approachable out of all of them, so you'd think I'd gotten over that "writing him," problem, but I just haven't. He's really multi-dimensional, so you could do so much with him as a character-- I just don't. My second answer to this question is actually Nick, which is surprising since he's the main character in three of my four major stories. I think I focus so much on writing "now" Nick as opposed to "then" Nick that I make him a little too mature and serious.
usako:
--- Quote ---Which boy if any do you find the hardest to channel? For that one, do you find yourself just not writing them as much as the others? How do you get over that block?
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Howie. Poor little and always forgotten Howie. :D I guess it's because I've never really paid attention to him so a lot of times I realize that someone is missing from my stories. Still now I don't know exactly how to describe or what role I'm supposed to give him in my stories.
mare:
I am horrible with the overuse of he and him as well, especially in the new one! I am so used to writing in first person that sometimes coming up with all the added descriptions is tough! LOL
As far as which boy is hardest for me to channel, I would have to agree with you Emily and say AJ. For a guy who should be layered, I tend to have a really difficult time finding those layers to write about. In my head I really only see AJ as this guy who cusses too much and is really girly. I have a hard time portraying him as anything more than that. It's hard for me to ever put him in a hero or lead type role for that reason. He's usually just my comic relief. I sometimes have a hard time with Brian too but I can channel him pretty well depending on who I'm writing with him. When he's alone, he's tough for me.
FrickingKaos:
I would say AJ. I have such a hard time writing him as anything but an angry, cussing smartass. In my new story I am trying to avoid thar, hopefully I am. I have a problem with Howie as well, I tend to forget him altogether. I guess because it is hard for me to relate to them.
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