Random thoughts on writing
My very first story was written after I had a really detailed dream about a pea and a bunch of corn traveling the world - I was about seven at that time.
My first fanfiction was written after I had no dreams at all, because I stayed up the whole night and scribbled crazy dialogs on a notepad together with a friend, with me as Nojiko, Zorro and Nami and her as Ruffy, Sanji and Kuina.
The result was horrible, and I´m still glad I never uploaded it anywhere.
And thogh I hope my writing has improved a bit since that time, there are still some things I don´t seem to be able to avoid.
One of those is using lyrics in my stories or at least copy the name of a song for one of my chapters.
Which brings me to my second fault, I´m absolutely incapable of thinking of creative titles. Maybe not incapable, but I hardly ever manage.
But the thing I would most like to change is my way of getting work done.
Most of the time, I don´t plan ahead. That is, I do, but only some scenes, and only in my head.
I guess it´s all right to plan in your mind if you are a prisoner of Dachau and want to write a rebellious song about the concentration camp, like those two guys I found on wikipedia yesterday while planning my presentation for history class. (One of them actually COMPOSED the song without ever singing it aloud or writing it down. Can you imagine?)
But if you are just a teenager writing for your own pleasure, and, hopefully, for that of your readers, this is not the most effective method.
Unfortunately, I suck at planning.
I really, really admire people that seem to know exactly how many chapters their fanfic is about to have, and what is going to happen in each of them. Or even know what they are going to write next. Yes, rose of pollux, I´m talking about you, if you happen to read this. :D
This is really a gift. If you are like me, your stories take ages to be completed, and that´s not a pretty thing to think of, especially not if you discover a story you should have completed months ago and totally forgot about. T.T
That´s the real reason why I would hate to be a full time writer, though it sounds like an awesome job otherwise.
I´d like nothing better that writing all day and stopping only to do some cool artsy or crafty projects, maybe (if I´m in the mood) do some work around the house. :D
But I never COULD write all day, because
a) I get distracted all the time and
b) my ideas tend to run dry after a few sentences except on the days my muse had a kiss to spare.
Why am I writing all this?
I don´t know, maybe just because I think I ought to put down more of the things I think about, but my real journal is only ever updated in my free lessons at school and all I write about in it are Egypt related news, since my best fried gave it to me as a traveling journal before I left.
And maybe also to remind me I of my resolution to plan more, I really try.
I planned some chapters of a new fanfic a few days ago.
And I was just designing a character for one of my own stories when my physics teacher ordered me to put away my notebook.
Like we ever learn anything in his lessons, besides, I was paying attention. Sort of.
My first fanfiction was written after I had no dreams at all, because I stayed up the whole night and scribbled crazy dialogs on a notepad together with a friend, with me as Nojiko, Zorro and Nami and her as Ruffy, Sanji and Kuina.
The result was horrible, and I´m still glad I never uploaded it anywhere.
And thogh I hope my writing has improved a bit since that time, there are still some things I don´t seem to be able to avoid.
One of those is using lyrics in my stories or at least copy the name of a song for one of my chapters.
Which brings me to my second fault, I´m absolutely incapable of thinking of creative titles. Maybe not incapable, but I hardly ever manage.
But the thing I would most like to change is my way of getting work done.
Most of the time, I don´t plan ahead. That is, I do, but only some scenes, and only in my head.
I guess it´s all right to plan in your mind if you are a prisoner of Dachau and want to write a rebellious song about the concentration camp, like those two guys I found on wikipedia yesterday while planning my presentation for history class. (One of them actually COMPOSED the song without ever singing it aloud or writing it down. Can you imagine?)
But if you are just a teenager writing for your own pleasure, and, hopefully, for that of your readers, this is not the most effective method.
Unfortunately, I suck at planning.
I really, really admire people that seem to know exactly how many chapters their fanfic is about to have, and what is going to happen in each of them. Or even know what they are going to write next. Yes, rose of pollux, I´m talking about you, if you happen to read this. :D
This is really a gift. If you are like me, your stories take ages to be completed, and that´s not a pretty thing to think of, especially not if you discover a story you should have completed months ago and totally forgot about. T.T
That´s the real reason why I would hate to be a full time writer, though it sounds like an awesome job otherwise.
I´d like nothing better that writing all day and stopping only to do some cool artsy or crafty projects, maybe (if I´m in the mood) do some work around the house. :D
But I never COULD write all day, because
a) I get distracted all the time and
b) my ideas tend to run dry after a few sentences except on the days my muse had a kiss to spare.
Why am I writing all this?
I don´t know, maybe just because I think I ought to put down more of the things I think about, but my real journal is only ever updated in my free lessons at school and all I write about in it are Egypt related news, since my best fried gave it to me as a traveling journal before I left.
And maybe also to remind me I of my resolution to plan more, I really try.
I planned some chapters of a new fanfic a few days ago.
And I was just designing a character for one of my own stories when my physics teacher ordered me to put away my notebook.
Like we ever learn anything in his lessons, besides, I was paying attention. Sort of.