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RokofAges75:
Random writing question because we haven't done one of those in a long time and I just thought of one: How often do you put pets/animals in your stories?
I ask because, although I'm an animal lover myself and can't imagine life without a pet, I rarely give my characters pets because I have a hard time remembering to include them in scenes. One of my current OCs, Natalie, has an orange cat named Colby Jack because I thought the name was cute, but I keep having to go back and add mentions of him into my scenes because I forgot he existed when I first wrote them. I would love to give Kevin a service dog because he has two dogs in real life, but that would just be one more animal to keep track of and accidentally overlook. I've never really written much about Nick's ever-changing zoo for the same reason (and also because it's hard to keep track of his pets - they seem to come and go.)
Are there any other things you often find yourself forgetting to include in your writing?
mare:
Sounds like a nice, peaceful Christmas. We did pretty much the same thing. We had planned to order out for Christmas Eve via door dash and then do breakfast and appetizers on Christmas Day, but when I went to check on my order that I placed in the morning of the 24th, the restaurant said it was closed. Would've been nice to get that info before they accepted the order and took it out of my bank account. So, we ended up stretching our appetizer eating for two days. Other than that little hiccup, everything else was fine.
Do you have this entire week off as well, Julie? I know in PA because New Year's Day falls on Wednesday they'll still make the kids come in for Thursday and Friday. I used to hate that! I'm glad you're getting some down time. Both of you! Steph, I'm sure you needed it as well. I can't believe it's New Year's Eve. I have the worst sense of dread. I wish I didn't. Just ick!
How was Squid Games? Better than the first season? I thought it was so weird that it was nominated for a Golden Globe for best drama without even airing! How can you vote for something you haven't even seen? lol make it make sense!
I hope you make your goal, even though it sounds like you probably won't. That's okay too! I think it's amazing you've kept your writing streak going. Even if it's a few words or a paragraph a day. I have been trying to write every day but nothing like I normally do. I could easy push out an entire chapter in two or three days. I've been working on this chapter for going on two weeks now. We'll see what happens. Maybe I'll just get writer's adrenaline and start flowing again. Stupid happy Kieran and impending new year doom!
The Golden Globes are this Sunday, so we'll see how he does. Last year, I was pretty confident he was going to win all those awards, but this year as a movie guy, I'm not as confident. He's up against Denzel Washington for one, but also Edward Norton and Guy Pierce as well as Jeremy Strong. How awesome the Roy boys are still up for awards a year later. On the slim chance he wins, that should secure him getting an Oscar nomination. If not, then not as certain. A Real Pain is streaming on Apple and Amazon as a VOD so you'd have to pay for it. I'm not sure when it's going to be available for free. My guess is, when it does stream, it'll end up on Hulu or Disney+ because that seems to be where most Searchlight pictures end up. Who knows? I bought it at midnight and as soon as I'm done here, I'm going to go watch it. Wicked is also available to stream today so we'll probably rent that for tonight. I'm pretty sure my sister will not want to sit through A Real Pain again. lol
Keep your fingers crossed for Kieran! Nothing will make me happier than hearing him make another ridiculous acceptance speech on Sunday
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on December 30, 2024, 05:10:09 PM ---Random writing question because we haven't done one of those in a long time and I just thought of one: How often do you put pets/animals in your stories?
I ask because, although I'm an animal lover myself and can't imagine life without a pet, I rarely give my characters pets because I have a hard time remembering to include them in scenes. One of my current OCs, Natalie, has an orange cat named Colby Jack because I thought the name was cute, but I keep having to go back and add mentions of him into my scenes because I forgot he existed when I first wrote them. I would love to give Kevin a service dog because he has two dogs in real life, but that would just be one more animal to keep track of and accidentally overlook. I've never really written much about Nick's ever-changing zoo for the same reason (and also because it's hard to keep track of his pets - they seem to come and go.)
Are there any other things you often find yourself forgetting to include in your writing?
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That's a good question! I don't think I've ever written a pet in any of my stories. Not that I can remember at least. I know whenever I read about a dog or a cat, I feel this unease and usually it's merited. I have rarely read a story where the animal makes it through to the end. It would be cute to include Colby Jack in there. It is an adorable name. Not a fan of the cheese though. lol
The one thing I ALWAYS forget to do, without fail, is describe what my characters look like. I take for granted that the people reading know what BSB or the Succession people look like, but when I write an original character, even though I picture them clearly in my head, I don't think about describing them to the reader. I end up having to go back and write in those details. Thankfully, I always realize it before I post the chapter. Because I know for me, if there isn't a description until later, I've already pictured the character to look a certain way and once I see them that way, I can't unsee it.
RokofAges75:
Happy New Year! I'm not a big fan of New Year's Eve anyway, but I had that same sense of dread heading into this year. I hate to wish my life away, but I hope the next four years to go fast.
That is annoying that there's not something to prevent DoorDash orders from going through if the restaurant is closed. I hope you at least got a refund!
I do have this whole week off, which has been wonderful. We always get two weeks off, but it works out better when New Year's Day is in the middle of the week like this because then we don't have to go back until later. There have been years when we were back on like January 3, but this year it's the 6th. And the kids don't come back until the 7th, which is even better. The teachers have professional development in the morning and then work time in our classrooms in the afternoon to get things ready.
I loved Squid Game! From what I've read online, there have been mixed reviews about Season 2, but it was better than I expected it to be. I wasn't sure it would even come close to topping the first season, but I thought the writers did a good job continuing the story of the characters who survived the first season, while introducing new characters that I liked even more than the characters from Season 1. The only bad thing is that it ended abruptly on a cliffhanger. But apparently the next season is coming out later this year, so hopefully we won't have long to wait. Have you watched the first season? I really enjoyed it the first time I watched it, and I re-watched it a few weeks ago in preparation for the second season and loved it the second time around, too. It's one of those shows where you pick up on things you didn't notice the first time around when you go back and re-watch, knowing how it ends. Highly recommend!
It is weird that it got nominated for a Golden Globe before the season was officially released, but I'm assuming the people who vote on these things had early access to watch it. At least now more of the general public will have seen it. I'm looking forward to watching the Globes on Sunday. Nice way to end my break. Good luck to Kieran! I don't even know who or what else is nominated, but I'll root for him!
I did not make my word count goal, but I actually came a lot closer than I thought I would. My final count before midnight was only about 2000 words away. My other goal was to finish the chapter I was writing so I would be able to start this year with a brand new one. I didn't manage to do that before midnight either, but I did finish it today. The most important thing for me was keeping my resolution to write every day and making progress on my story, which is the same goal I'm setting again this year. On January 22, I will have written every day for 3 years straight! It's actually been a lot easier to keep the streak going than I thought it would. After a certain point, it just becomes a routine part of my day. Even on the bad, busy, uninspired days, I can still force myself to add a word or two. I figure that's better than neglecting it for weeks at a time because I don't feel like writing, but I've definitely been there before. It's okay to slow down. Some chapters just take longer than others. Quality over quantity! I hope you get your mojo back and finish the chapter you're on soon!
As for the pet question, you were more into writing groundhogs than traditional pets LOL. I'm not sure I could kill an animal in one of my stories. People, no problem. Animals, no. I always get way more upset over animal deaths in books and movies than human deaths. Nothing bad will happen to Colby Jack! I'm not a big fan of the cheese either; I'm more of a sharp cheddar girl.
I bet a lot of fanfic writers have that problem of forgetting to describe the characters in their stories. Like you said, it's not really important to describe the canon characters, but it's nice to have some idea of what original characters look like. It can be jarring when the description is completely different from the mental image you've already formed as a reader.
Carter-Orange:
Happy New Year everyone :)
I didn't even stay up until midnight as I was too tired (we'd been to the neighbours house for drinks the night before and it caught up with me lol).
Christmas was pretty quiet here too. I cooked for just the three of us and then we went to visit my mum and stepdad and my son came over to visit. My week off work went too quickly though, as always.
I loved Squid Game 2, I binge watched it the day it came out. I didn't know what to expect after series 1, but I loved it just as much and loved the characters more I think. Just wish they hadn't left it on a cliffhanger. But at least it'll be out later this year.
As for the pet question. I don't think I ever wrote one in, probably because I didn't have pets myself. Now I'd be tempted to give the character an orange cat like the one who has adopted us lol
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