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The Writing Thread: Orlando Passaggio (aka The Writing Thread 3)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on March 25, 2021, 05:49:06 PM ---It was AJ centered story. He was going to go to the store and one choice was going with Howie and the other was Nick and depending on which one he chose, different things happened. After thinking about it yesterday, I’m beginning to remember that maybe I never actually finished it. I can’t seem to remember actually posting it. I’m not positive though. I know I wrote at least 25 chapters but I think maybe at that point I felt like I had bitten off more than I could chew? I do remember that the end result was going to be how AJ meets Rochelle.
I can’t think of any words of wisdom I have except that maybe always save everything you write and always have a plan B lol
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I'm not sure you ever posted it either. I went looking on your old site through the Wayback Machine on archive.org and couldn't find it posted. https://web.archive.org/web/20110207224137/http://mares-braincandy.com/
I can't remember if you shared some of it through email or your Yahoo group, or if you just talked about the fact that you were writing it. I remember you writing it, but I can't remember anything about the actual plot, so maybe I never read it.
But yes... words of wisdom: save everything!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: mare on March 25, 2021, 05:49:06 PM ---It was AJ centered story. He was going to go to the store and one choice was going with Howie and the other was Nick and depending on which one he chose, different things happened. After thinking about it yesterday, I’m beginning to remember that maybe I never actually finished it. I can’t seem to remember actually posting it. I’m not positive though. I know I wrote at least 25 chapters but I think maybe at that point I felt like I had bitten off more than I could chew? I do remember that the end result was going to be how AJ meets Rochelle.
I can’t think of any words of wisdom I have except that maybe always save everything you write and always have a plan B lol
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So much can happen if you go to the store with Howie or Nick, lol.
Got it. Update days, chapter hoarding, save everything, plan B.
I don't have a plan B. Can I get the non-pharmaceutical kind at the store with Howie or Nick? lol
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 25, 2021, 06:20:04 PM ---I'm not sure you ever posted it either. I went looking on your old site through the Wayback Machine on archive.org and couldn't find it posted. https://web.archive.org/web/20110207224137/http://mares-braincandy.com/
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Oh man, the wayback machine! That's something I haven't thought of in a long time.
nicksgal:
New questions? Feel free to skip ones you feel like we've already answered; I italicized some of them.
1. Is there a story you're holding off on writing for some reason?
2. What work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?
3. What order do you write in? Front of book to back? Chronological? Favorite scenes first? Something else?
4. Favorite character you've written?
5. Character you were most surprised to end up writing?
6. Something you would go back and change in your writing that it's too late/complicated to change now?
7. When asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?
8. Favorite genre to write?
9. What, if anything, do you do for inspiration?
10. Write in silence or with background noise? With people or alone?
11. What aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing?
12. Your weakness as an author.
13. Your strengths as an author.
14. Do you make playlists for your stories while working on them?
15. Why did you start writing?
16. Are there any characters who haunt you?
17. If you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?
18. Were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? What were they?
19. When it come to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, etcetera?
20. Do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?
21. What do you think when you read over your older work?
22. Are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write?
23. Any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?
24. Have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about in order to better a scene or a story?
25. Copy/paste a few sentences or a short paragraph that you're particularly proud of.
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 25, 2021, 06:20:04 PM ---I'm not sure you ever posted it either. I went looking on your old site through the Wayback Machine on archive.org and couldn't find it posted. https://web.archive.org/web/20110207224137/http://mares-braincandy.com/
I can't remember if you shared some of it through email or your Yahoo group, or if you just talked about the fact that you were writing it. I remember you writing it, but I can't remember anything about the actual plot, so maybe I never read it.
But yes... words of wisdom: save everything!
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Oh my God! Thank you for that link! I didn’t even know I could access my old site again. I think that I was probably sharing the chapters with Mersey, Maria and probably Kris but ended up never finishing it and because it was a cyoa, never posting what I had. In the end I think I took some of my ideas and chapters and turned it into another story and I’m pretty sure it was the cough medicine one. I can’t see myself just leaving it totally be and that one seems to match up the best with where it was going, minus Howie lol sorry Howie.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on March 26, 2021, 01:02:26 AM ---Oh my God! Thank you for that link! I didn’t even know I could access my old site again. I think that I was probably sharing the chapters with Mersey, Maria and probably Kris but ended up never finishing it and because it was a cyoa, never posting what I had. In the end I think I took some of my ideas and chapters and turned it into another story and I’m pretty sure it was the cough medicine one. I can’t see myself just leaving it totally be and that one seems to match up the best with where it was going, minus Howie lol sorry Howie.
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You're welcome! Here's another link to an older(?) version I also had linked. https://web.archive.org/web/20050204191925/http://brain_candy.pitas.com/ It's so fun to see these old sites with the guestbooks and mailing lists and shoutboxes and frames. Such a throwback!
Angelfire is still online, so everything posted there still works without the Wayback Machine. It's the domain (mares-braincandy.com) and the pitas.com stuff that doesn't work. I don't know if you can still access your old Angelfire account, but if you created a new index page and linked to all the other pages - My Stories, Favorite Stories, About Me, etc. - you would have a fully functional website again. If you want help tracking down links to preserve everything, I'd be happy to help.
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