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Questions to ponder part 12
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: Carter on July 31, 2014, 01:55:10 PM ---I edit the best that i can. Which is why I write the chapters on paper and then when I type them I edit as i type. Probably a bad idea but I have no one else to read them for me before I post them. Art used to but then he quit. He probably got tried of reading about Nick lol.
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I think that's a good idea because at least it gets you to look at each chapter twice. I don't have the patience to write on paper, but like I said, I like to edit as I go, and that's a lot easier to do on the computer. It would drive my little OCD self nuts to see all the cross-outs and arrows there would be if I did it in paper, but mostly the reason I don't write on paper is because I'm a lot slower at it, and it makes my hand hurt LOL. I sound like one of my students, but it's true!
KeepThisSecret:
--- Quote from: mare on July 31, 2014, 01:59:58 PM ---Another question that is purely selfish at the moment. lol
Would it be okay to go back and add something into a story you are currently posting as long as it has no affect on the actual plot? For instance one of my biggest regrets for Secrets is the fact that I didn't title each chapter. I LOVE doing that and it's kind of been my trademark but when I posted the very first chapter, I couldn't for the life of me come up with a title. Since then, I find myself groaning every time I post because I ALWAYS went to add a title on to the chapter! Is it too late to start doing that? Or should I just leave it the way it is? I was thinking of going back and just adding a title onto each chapter. Thoughts? Have any of you done anything like that?
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I don't think that there is any harm in going back and adding titles to your chapters. Like you said, it won't really have any impact on the plot. It will probably drive you crazy if you don't do it, so you might as well do it now. :P
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 31, 2014, 01:59:58 PM ---Another question that is purely selfish at the moment. lol
Would it be okay to go back and add something into a story you are currently posting as long as it has no affect on the actual plot? For instance one of my biggest regrets for Secrets is the fact that I didn't title each chapter. I LOVE doing that and it's kind of been my trademark but when I posted the very first chapter, I couldn't for the life of me come up with a title. Since then, I find myself groaning every time I post because I ALWAYS went to add a title on to the chapter! Is it too late to start doing that? Or should I just leave it the way it is? I was thinking of going back and just adding a title onto each chapter. Thoughts? Have any of you done anything like that?
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I think adding something like chapter titles that doesn't change the plot of the story itself would be okay. I'm not a fan of authors going back to change stuff in the actual story (other than editing for typos and grammar errors, etc.) after the fact. Once it's online and other people have read it, I consider it published, and it shouldn't be changed. It's like George Lucas going back and adding/changing things to the Star Wars movies. No! Stop that! Just leave them alone.
What about taking things out? When I moved my site to Wordpress and had to re-post all my stories over there, I took out all the song lyrics from Broken and By My Side because I thought they were cheesy. I left the original versions online just in case anyone noticed and complained, but so far no one has. It doesn't change the actual story, and I think it makes the flow a lot better to not have it interrupted by random Ricky Martin and Nickelback lyrics LOL, but I have always made a point to leave my old stuff online so it can be preserved, as is.
rebellious_one:
--- Quote from: Carter on July 31, 2014, 11:48:34 AM ---I think when i write i relate to Nick more. Which is probably why I like him so much. We kinda have the same personalities but not really. I feel i have more in common with him or Brian than anyone else in the group.
I can relate to his family...well sorta. My parents were never home or around. I had a hard time in school and was bullied and no one did anything about it. Teachers included. So i went through my entire school career feeling like no one ever gave a flying fluck. It was hard. I still suffer from it today. I have many issues and I hate it. I wonder some days how Art puts up with my craziness!!!
Writing fanfiction is my only way to escape i guess.
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Aww damn hun, I'm sorry to hear that you went through that. :( But, it's up to us to take what we've been through and either have it help to make us the person we want to be, or have us continue to be the victim. With what I've read from you, having your significant other and all, you refused to be the latter, which I applaud you hun. :)
KeepThisSecret:
I think that my answer is the same for when it comes to taking things out: as long as it doesn't change the plot then I don't see any harm in doing it. If taking something out actually improves the story then it was a good call in my mind.
FYI, the idea of Ricky Martin song lyrics showing up in the middle of a story made me laugh. If it had been any other artist other than Ricky Martin I probably wouldn't have even chuckled, but I honestly cannot even look at that man without cracking up! (Although, I have no idea why I find the idea of him so hilarious.)
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