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The Writing Thread: Orlando Passaggio (aka The Writing Thread 3)
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 23, 2021, 09:45:43 PM ---That's awesome! What an accomplishment and a good feeling to know you can take it easy for the next few months if you want to. Hopefully you'll finish PNecklace and have plenty of time to get your next project going so you'll have something new to post after November.
Yeah, I wonder how many people reading now were original readers back when you first posted PBox and know you back then. I don't know. People come and go.
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It is nice! Especially since I'm just trucking along. At the moment, it feels like I'll be ready to keep going with a new project, but I guess I can't say for certain until I finish this thing. I probably won't invoke the bubble quite as much as I have here recently though, lol.
I'll be honest, right now it doesn't feel like I need a total break from the PBox universe, so my next long project will probably be PDemons, plus I already know exactly what happens in the first two chapters or so. I was going to reread Gobosei again though and mull around in some research for Nick is Brian's Guardian Angel, just to enjoy the idea of being able to WADD without pressure to do anything right away. However, as I've mentioned, Snail is the top of my priority list post-PNecklace, then I think I'm itching for a shorter comedy to break up the dark and that "Nick becomes genre saavy" one where the other Boys take on his typical roles keeps popping up in my head, lol. That feels more like a novella than a whole novel, though.
Not sure either! I thought about adding a new chapter to the AC one that said something to the effect of "I'm giving PBox a major overhaul and started writing the sequel finally" because in theory, it would have pinged anyone who tracked and possibly favorited (unclear) PBox, but I saw that was against the posting rules and ultimately decided against it. I think a few of you have me marked as a favorite author here, did it tell you when I posted something new like it does on AO3?
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 23, 2021, 09:45:43 PM ---Yep, exactly. I think the way I structured Heroic Measures forced me to stick with my outline. Each of the ten chapters was written in third person limited from a different character's POV - each of the five Boys and five of the main characters from ER. So I just let each chapter go as long as it took to write the scene I had planned for that person's POV.
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I do remember you mentioning that, I think. You're right, it would be weird if a character got more than one POV chapter, but no one else did. It would make it really imbalanced. Were all the chapters still around the same length or were any of them much longer or much shorter than the others? I guess I could just go look, lol, but if you know offhand...
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 23, 2021, 09:45:43 PM ---Holiday stories are a great palate cleanser! Mine still involve death and destruction, but it's definitely more tongue-in-cheek and not serious.
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LMAO! I love that even your holiday stories are dark.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 23, 2021, 09:45:43 PM ---I totally get that. One of the most frustrating things is to get derailed right at the end of a story.
Good for you! It's nice when one scene flows into the next so seamlessly.
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*eyes six month hiatus from writing PBox* Yup. Luckily, everything is going fairly smoothly this time around. I was able to finish that chapter, it just needed a few hundred more words and a good cliffhanger because I am a sadist. Then I went back through my little outline and shuffled the chapters I had planned together in the most sadistic way possible with lots of cliffhangers after dramatic moments for the two arcs. Now I only have to decide if I leave any of the last four chapters on longer cliffhangers or if I let their last scenes play straight through. However, I think I have to switch arcs for a minute and finish the chapters leading up to that portion before I make a decision, then I think I'll know for sure one way or the other.
So on that note, seven chapters down! I am officially halfway through the last fourteen chapters I had to write! And I'm glad I just focused on one arc to begin with, because this last chapter wasn't originally in my loose outline, but it definitely needed to be in the story. I'm now two weeks ahead of my word count goal (though I did need to add another 3,000 words, since it tracks word count and not chapter count... darn me for being wordy) and up to 9 words per minute typing, whoo boy! I'm fast as lightening! lol Nano says I'll be done on June 7th, but I know better and June 20th or so is probably more accurate. Who knows though! Three day weekend next week could be an unexpected boon. I did finish two chapters this weekend. I think it's bedtime though, lol.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 23, 2021, 09:45:43 PM ---I wrote another 600 words or so and then went to eat dinner and watch some of 90 Day Fiance. Now I'm back. I dunno if I'll get any more written tonight, but altogether I had a decent writing day. Now I just have to keep the streak alive five more days, and then it will be summer!
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Woo! 600 more words! Whether you write more or not, you were able to start a new chapter and keep writing after breaks today, so that's awesome. You've got these next five days! I believe in the streak!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 23, 2021, 10:27:21 PM ---Here is a Reddit thread on author's notes in fanfic, since we were just discussing them: https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/njm5n8/do_you_prefer_authors_notes_at_the_beginning_or/ General consensus seems to be that most people like or at least don't mind author's notes, as long as they're not too long or distracting.
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Hmmm... We'll, y'all know I always have a lot to say about my magnum opus, lol. Maybe the people of AO3 would enjoy it too. Not to the length here though. Can you imagine reading "The History of PBox parts one and two" at the bottom of a 3,000 word chapter? Yikes!
This person was my favorite: "Wait, you don't put your author's note in the middle of the 2nd quarter of your chapter? Never gonna make it." I laughed so hard; it reminded me of Mare sarcasm.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on May 23, 2021, 11:12:29 PM ---It is nice! Especially since I'm just trucking along. At the moment, it feels like I'll be ready to keep going with a new project, but I guess I can't say for certain until I finish this thing. I probably won't invoke the bubble quite as much as I have here recently though, lol.
I'll be honest, right now it doesn't feel like I need a total break from the PBox universe, so my next long project will probably be PDemons, plus I already know exactly what happens in the first two chapters or so. I was going to reread Gobosei again though and mull around in some research for Nick is Brian's Guardian Angel, just to enjoy the idea of being able to WADD without pressure to do anything right away. However, as I've mentioned, Snail is the top of my priority list post-PNecklace, then I think I'm itching for a shorter comedy to break up the dark and that "Nick becomes genre saavy" one where the other Boys take on his typical roles keeps popping up in my head, lol. That feels more like a novella than a whole novel, though.
Not sure either! I thought about adding a new chapter to the AC one that said something to the effect of "I'm giving PBox a major overhaul and started writing the sequel finally" because in theory, it would have pinged anyone who tracked and possibly favorited (unclear) PBox, but I saw that was against the posting rules and ultimately decided against it. I think a few of you have me marked as a favorite author here, did it tell you when I posted something new like it does on AO3?
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Hey, if you don't feel like you need a break from PBox, definitely keep going and tackle PDemons! It's probably easier to just keep writing within the same universe than to take a long break and come back to it. But I also like the idea of WADDing for a bit and/or writing something short and light in between if you want to. That's the perfect time to write those short stories you don't want to step away from your novel long enough to write.
I have you favorited here, and I think I did get an email when you posted new stories. It's supposed to send one anyway. It's been a few months, so I don't remember for sure.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on May 23, 2021, 11:12:29 PM ---I do remember you mentioning that, I think. You're right, it would be weird if a character got more than one POV chapter, but no one else did. It would make it really imbalanced. Were all the chapters still around the same length or were any of them much longer or much shorter than the others? I guess I could just go look, lol, but if you know offhand...
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Most of them were in my 2,000-5,000 word range. The only outlier was Chapter 5, which was an 8,000-word monster, but that was The Scene, so I knew it would probably be a big one and let it go on as long as it needed to.
--- Quote from: nicksgal on May 23, 2021, 11:12:29 PM ---So on that note, seven chapters down! I am officially halfway through the last fourteen chapters I had to write! And I'm glad I just focused on one arc to begin with, because this last chapter wasn't originally in my loose outline, but it definitely needed to be in the story. I'm now two weeks ahead of my word count goal (though I did need to add another 3,000 words, since it tracks word count and not chapter count... darn me for being wordy) and up to 9 words per minute typing, whoo boy! I'm fast as lightening! lol Nano says I'll be done on June 7th, but I know better and June 20th or so is probably more accurate. Who knows though! Three day weekend next week could be an unexpected boon. I did finish two chapters this weekend. I think it's bedtime though, lol.
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Woo-hoo! You're definitely on the final stretch! I love that feeling. And a three-day weekend coming up! You're got this!
I am still behind where I should be with my goal, but that's why I made it a two-month goal. June is going to be my catch-up month! I'm a few chapters away from the part of the story I've most been looking forward to, so that should help too.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on May 23, 2021, 11:17:28 PM ---Hmmm... We'll, y'all know I always have a lot to say about my magnum opus, lol. Maybe the people of AO3 would enjoy it too. Not to the length here though. Can you imagine reading "The History of PBox parts one and two" at the bottom of a 3,000 word chapter? Yikes!
This person was my favorite: "Wait, you don't put your author's note in the middle of the 2nd quarter of your chapter? Never gonna make it." I laughed so hard; it reminded me of Mare sarcasm.
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LMAO I know; I laughed at that post too! You could always put a link to your behind the scenes posts here, and then people who are interested could come here to read! Though I guess they would probably need to register an account to see it, so maybe that's not the best idea. But it would be nice to attract some new people to the forum!
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 24, 2021, 04:48:11 PM ---Hey, if you don't feel like you need a break from PBox, definitely keep going and tackle PDemons! It's probably easier to just keep writing within the same universe than to take a long break and come back to it. But I also like the idea of WADDing for a bit and/or writing something short and light in between if you want to. That's the perfect time to write those short stories you don't want to step away from your novel long enough to write.
I have you favorited here, and I think I did get an email when you posted new stories. It's supposed to send one anyway. It's been a few months, so I don't remember for sure.
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That was my thought. If it still feels motivating, then it's probably easier to tackle now then to wander off and come back. But I'm saying this now as I'm excited to be finishing. I might change my mind after actually finishing, lol. My plan was to make a decision one way or another by July. Unless these next seven chapters take me the entire month to write; we'll see.
Your WADD was pretty short this time too, wasn't it?
So really, it all depends on if people still use the emails they have linked to here and were excited to see me posting again, haha.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 24, 2021, 04:48:11 PM ---Most of them were in my 2,000-5,000 word range. The only outlier was Chapter 5, which was an 8,000-word monster, but that was The Scene, so I knew it would probably be a big one and let it go on as long as it needed to.
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I feel like of all chapters, "The Scenes" are much more likely to get unruly (in terms of word count) than any others. I don't know if it's because they're feverish fits of inspirational buildup or what, but I feel like they're always enjoyable.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 24, 2021, 04:48:11 PM ---Woo-hoo! You're definitely on the final stretch! I love that feeling. And a three-day weekend coming up! You're got this!
I am still behind where I should be with my goal, but that's why I made it a two-month goal. June is going to be my catch-up month! I'm a few chapters away from the part of the story I've most been looking forward to, so that should help too.
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It's pretty exciting. I thought these next couple of chapters were going to go a little slower inspiration-wise, but I already have almost 900 words written on the next one. I may just spend all of my free time this next week glued to my keyboard, lol. I did spend half an hour researching deserts again today though. Who knew that deserts would take up so much of my time, ha.
I am glad I listened to you and made mine a two month goal. I'm impressed with my progress, but there's no way I would have finished 14 chapters in a month.
You knew that May could be more up and down anyway, you planned for it, and you still wrote a lot and more than you typically write during the school year, it sounds like. I call all of those things pluses. :) I think you're right, once you get school out of your brain and get to the part you've been looking forward to, it'll all be smooth sailing and productive.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on May 24, 2021, 04:50:00 PM ---LMAO I know; I laughed at that post too! You could always put a link to your behind the scenes posts here, and then people who are interested could come here to read! Though I guess they would probably need to register an account to see it, so maybe that's not the best idea. But it would be nice to attract some new people to the forum!
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An interesting thought! I wonder what AO3's policy is on linking off-site. Something to look into...
Edited to Add: I see no policies on linking to elsewhere, but I ended up in a rabbit hole of "fannish next-of-kin" policies... I didn't know that was a thing, lol.
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