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nicksgal:
--- Quote from: FrickingKaos on March 08, 2021, 08:06:28 PM ---Fun fact I've never read or watched Twilight lol
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Don't do it. It will add nothing to your life except make it easier for me to subtly joke about it around you.
FrickingKaos:
However I did attempt to read 50 Shades of Grey one time and I didn't even get past the first couple chapters of the book on my Kindle. It was horrible. I said can I have my 3.99 back please this was awful. I've read better fanfictions on here than that garbage. I don't get the hype. Maybe it's because I'm not really into sex scenes and stuff, I don't know. the writing was terrible.
nicksgal:
As soon as I found out it was originally Twilight fanfic, I noped that thought out of my head! Because I couldn't take another book where a bland protagonist bit their lip all the time while they did nothing but first person POVed everything.
And saying that, I cringe every time I write that Nick bites his lip, but he does and it's just... ugh, Nick!
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 08, 2021, 08:00:45 PM ---Another writing while hair drying day! I also find that I have a harder time getting back into the groove if I've reached an abrupt end to whatever I was writing. Scenes, less so, but definitely with chapters. I don't know what it is about starting a new chapter! They definitely go easier if I have a pre-written snippet to plop in, but I always hem and haw for a little bit before committing anything solid to paper.
I found an article today that rings true to me in those moments; I usually pick "write out of order" these days. It's here if anyone wants to read it: 7 Ways to Rescue a Writing Day That's Not Happening
Writing yesterday was weird because I started out totally motivated to start the next chapter from the beginning, then I really wanted to write the end of that scene instead, and then I thought "Oh, this leads perfectly into an interesting bit for later that I'd already started and now I have the way to start it." So then I wrote that and writing that once again reminded me that I really thought the beginning of PBox was missing a chapter it should have had, so now I'm writing that, but also figuring out how to put the focus on Nick for another early chapter to deal with his "mood whiplash." And this morning, I was pondering the start of the next book! I'm literally all over the place with this story, haha. But it all feels fine because it's all the same big story technically? I don't know, it's weird... I'm usually not as all over the place while writing.
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Starting a new chapter is hard! Even after I figure out the first sentence, it usually takes a few paragraphs for the word to start flowing - and sometimes those first few paragraphs take me hours to write. So frustrating. Once I get into a scene or chapter, it gets easier.
I was still pasting in pre-written paragraphs from the first version of the story as recently as yesterday, and it did help make me feel more productive, like I'd written more than I actually had, but I don't think I could work that way all the time. It feels too disjointed for me. I was happy to find a place for most of the parts I liked from the first version, but I hate having two versions of the story open at the same time and hacking and slashing to make pieces from both of them fit together. Kudos to you for being able to write scenes out of order and put them together so seamlessly! It is not easy.
I liked that article. This quote was a helpful reminder: "But take heart. All is not lost – especially if you remember that there’s more to writing than just the actual act of writing. It’s also dreaming, planning, thinking; researching, practising, and learning."
#1 Watching a film or reading a book is my go-to when I want to get inspired. It doesn't always work, but I make a list of things I can watch or read that are similar to my current story in some way and then pick something off that list when the time is appropriate. Which is why I'll probably be watching the Unbreakable concert at some point soonish.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 08, 2021, 08:05:20 PM ---LMAO! No, definitely didn't think that! I was making fun of Twilight without outright saying so. That would be a weird love triangle if Nick and Brian were into each other and Leighanne while Leighanne was into Brian. If only Leighanne was into Nick too, then they could have been a power thruple.
Glad it's getting better and wishing you a quick recovery! :)
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LOL Your description was very Twilight.
A power thruple! If Leighanne was into Nick too, and Nick was into her, he and Brian could both marry her and be Brother Husbands! That would be an interesting fanfic LOL. It probably already exists on AO3 and has a bunch of kinky tags.
--- Quote from: FrickingKaos on March 08, 2021, 08:15:25 PM ---However I did attempt to read 50 Shades of Grey one time and I didn't even get past the first couple chapters of the book on my Kindle. It was horrible. I said can I have my 3.99 back please this was awful. I've read better fanfictions on here than that garbage. I don't get the hype. Maybe it's because I'm not really into sex scenes and stuff, I don't know. the writing was terrible.
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LOL! I have never attempted to read that book and never will, but I was dragged to see the movie, and it was the longest 2.5 hours of my life I will never get back. I thought the first Lord of the Rings was long and boring, but at least that movie had a plot. It didn't help that one of the friends I was with leaned over and whispered, "Is it just me, or is one of his eyeballs bigger than the other one?" about the main actor within the first ten minutes of the movie, and that was all I could think about for the remainder of it. Because, yes, one of his eyeballs was bigger than the other one, and it was distracting.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on March 08, 2021, 08:20:04 PM ---As soon as I found out it was originally Twilight fanfic, I noped that thought out of my head! Because I couldn't take another book where a bland protagonist bit their lip all the time while they did nothing but first person POVed everything.
And saying that, I cringe every time I write that Nick bites his lip, but he does and it's just... ugh, Nick!
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LOL!!! When Nick does it, it's hot though.
That reminds me of the "Speak Like Kristen Stewart" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKKAVYI7vdU&ab_channel=TheKeyofAwesome Spot on!
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