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RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:04:54 PM ---They thought they wanted to make a Christmas album, but what they really needed was to survive. And if you're heartless like me, now they get neither.
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Hehe... no comment.
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 06, 2021, 09:28:22 PM ---Hehe... no comment.
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You monster. (I always mean this in the most loving way.)
FrickingKaos:
I laughed really hard at this and I almost felt bad bahahaha
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on February 06, 2021, 09:28:22 PM ---Hehe... no comment.
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RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---So do middles lean more toward like or dislike for you? I agree that the beginning can be daunting and waiting with all that excitement to write things you want to write makes them flow out really quickly.
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I like middles. The middle is the meat of the story, where most of the drama happens.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---Imagine if we all had to start every story with some sort of "the history of the Backstreet Boys" weaved in. haha! How many times could we all read about Nick talking about the first time he met Brian? Like at that point, I would just rather go watch Nick talking about it and then come back to whatever story.
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LOL It would be like every Babysitter's Club book, where Chapter 2 was always the back story about how the BSC was formed and a description of each member.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---Would you say, in general, you write more pot-driven stories or more character-driven stories? Or different types at different periods in your body of work? I love happy accidents like that where it just kind of fits.
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I'm definitely more plot-driven. When I plan a story, I tend to think in terms of the plot first and then cast my characters based on which boy(s) will work best for that idea. Sometimes I'll start with certain characters in mind and craft a plot around them, but that is not my norm. Character development typically comes as a result of the events in my stories.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---First lines are so hard. I'm not sure my are very good half the time. Except for the snail story; that one is gold.
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Haha, I can't wait to read it!!
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---Do you set writing goals for yourself once you've reached and ending or does it just kind of happen that you're writing all the time? Last lines are also hard.
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You mean once I've reached the beginning of the ending? (LOL) I don't set writing goals for myself; I just write when I feel like it. But being so close to the end usually gives me a burst of inspiration, so I tend to write more often. Toward the end of A Heart That Isn't Mine, I was writing before and after school just about every day because I was so into it. That's also why I usually need a break from writing after I finish a story like that so I can clean my house, catch up on my TV shows, and all the other things I neglected while I was in my fanfic bubble LOL.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---Deciding on an end for a story at the last chapter sounds stressful! How do you properly build up to it?
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It would definitely stress me out not to know what was going to happen well in advance.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 08:53:58 PM ---I think that's the best personal experience to remind people to not write stories other people requested. Would you be opposed to a sequel if you ever had an idea for a story that did seem like it had more story than the current arc your were working on? Or do you try to avoid those ideas?
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I would not be opposed to a sequel if it made sense, but I try to avoid them just because I haven't had the best luck with finishing them. BMS is the last novel-length sequel I wrote, and thankfully that one was a success, but I held on to that one for a long time before I started posting it on my site because I wasn't sure I would be able to finish it and didn't want it to ruin Broken. I don't think I've had any fanfic novel ideas since that have demanded a sequel. I've written a couple of one-shot companions to previously-finished novels, but I don't consider those true sequels as much as, well, companions. One was just for an April Fools joke anyway.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: FrickingKaos on February 06, 2021, 09:39:13 PM ---I laughed really hard at this and I almost felt bad bahahaha
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--- Quote from: nicksgal on February 06, 2021, 09:33:10 PM ---You monster. (I always mean this in the most loving way.)
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I am a monster; I'll proudly admit it. Tracy knows this about me LOL.
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