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Writing & Thread (aka The Writing Thread 4)
RokofAges75:
Just sharing this post because it made me laugh. I was reading this Reddit thread about how to write the "in-between" stuff that comes between the major events, Point A, B, and C, and someone posted:
"I write the “in-between stuff” on acid, and the important stuff on coffee.
I’m not saying this is the right way to do things, but at least it keeps the fluff from being boring."
https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/s71j4z/comment/ht76tx6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
Caffeine fuels both kinds of writing for me - coffee in the morning, soda in the evening. I've never done acid or any other illegal drug, but it does make me wonder what the hell I would come up with if I did LOL. I came up with and wrote my first pandaskunk story under the influence of cold medicine while I was sick with the flu, and I think that story is quite clever, so you never know!
RokofAges75:
There's also an interesting little discussion in the same thread about how we see our characters. Someone called their characters "dolls" because "they dont move on their own and the only people that will understand the particularitie s of your fondness are people that play along with the fantasy u set up." Another poster disagreed and said, "I've always thought of it more like I'm 'looking' into another universe and just nit-picking until I find the exact version I like then writing it."
Can you relate to either of these views, or do you see your characters a different way? Does this represent the difference in thinking between plot-driven and character-driven writers?
I've never thought of my characters as dolls, per se (except for Broken Nick Doll! LOL), but I'm mostly a plot-driven writer, and that view does make sense to me. When I was little, I loved playing with Barbies and acting out stories with them. I didn't see it as "writing" at the time, but in a way, it was - I was coming up with stories the same way I do now; I just performed them out loud in the moment instead of putting them down on paper. As an adult writer, I've also had that mindset of "I am the god(dess) of my fictional world, and I can make these characters do whatever I want them to do." It doesn't always work out when what I want conflicts with what the character would actually do, but I guess that works with the doll analogy on some level, too - you can only make Barbie move so many ways. If you try to force her to bend too far, you end up breaking her.
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: mare on January 01, 2022, 04:15:53 AM ---This past year I read 45 books. This year I’m setting my reading goal for 60. We’ll see what happens. Starting today with The Paris Library.
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Wow, I am amazed at the 45! I'm currently reading Cleeton's Next Year In Havana. I read The Last Train to Key West last year and really enjoyed it.
I'm simultaneously reading Harry Potter 1 but that's not for the first (or second... or third...) time. ;)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: ForeverFrick on January 24, 2022, 09:06:33 PM ---Wow, I am amazed at the 45! I'm currently reading Cleeton's Next Year In Havana. I read The Last Train to Key West last year and really enjoyed it.
I'm simultaneously reading Harry Potter 1 but that's not for the first (or second... or third...) time. ;)
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Wow, I couldn't believe it when I saw your screen name pop up on here! Welcome back!
Harry Potter rereads are always worth it. Any chance it will inspire you to return to Brian Potter and the Malevolent Musician? I know it's been like a decade, but a girl can dream! :)
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on January 24, 2022, 09:14:03 PM ---Wow, I couldn't believe it when I saw your screen name pop up on here! Welcome back!
Harry Potter rereads are always worth it. Any chance it will inspire you to return to Brian Potter and the Malevolent Musician? I know it's been like a decade, but a girl can dream! :)
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Hi!!! Thanks! :) I reset my password. lol. I was on briefly last year and realizing how much I missed this forum/this site. It's a blast from the past for sure.
Yes, I love the HP series so much. It's my literary happy place... Aw, thank you for asking! That feels nice that someone remembers it. I'm looking for a writing project (I need some distraction from the stressful disaster that is work these days). I always hated that I didn't finish. I never wanted to be "one of those fans." I need to reread my chapters and I'll see if I can remember where I was going with it (or come up with something new). It might be exactly what I need right now.
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