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How To... Write a Story From Beginning to End

Jun 09, 2009 12:20

This week, veritas_st is handing over the How To post to the wonderful thenyxie. Your humble mods have been well and truly...well...humbled to have her helping us out here. I did say I was “gonna go fangirl on her ass” but I thought I would refrain and be a little mature about this whole thing *hyperventilates ( Read more... )

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magser June 9 2009, 16:59:20 UTC

Some fantastic and wonderful tips there! Thank you so much for taking the time to help!

thenyxie June 11 2009, 03:16:14 UTC

Thank you! It was a pleasure and I'm glad if it was helpful! :)

anyothergirl415 June 9 2009, 17:12:29 UTC

Wow. This was just amazing! Thank you so much because it really does address a lot of the issues I've been having with my writing. And you make a good point at the end, it's easy to feel pressured with writing and it is supposed to be fun! I think I forget that most of the time but now that I've been reminded I'm going to half to shift my thinking.

thenyxie June 11 2009, 03:17:05 UTC

Thank you! :) It makes me happy if it helped you at all. We do tend to pressure ourselves as writer's to a great degree, but yes, it really hsould be for the fun :)

c00kie June 9 2009, 17:15:53 UTC

Thank you so much for this!

thenyxie June 11 2009, 04:03:37 UTC

The pleasure was all mine :) I'm glad if it helped at all!

adrenalineshots June 9 2009, 17:16:57 UTC

That was a wonderful, well thought and COMPLETLY ON THE SPOT post! Word! Wordy word-word!

I would just like to add something that has always helped me alot and that, in the long run, actually helps avoiding major bumps and writer's blocks. A simple idea: listen to your story.

You may have a certain idea, or even a certain scene in mind when you start writting, and that may even be the only reason you started to write that story in the beginning, but, while writting, that doesn't feel true to plot or characters; if during the spreading out of scenes, that thing in particular stands out like a sore thumb, be brave and let it go. Always respect what your story is telling you, because more often then not, the story itself will tell you the right way to go :D

thenyxie June 11 2009, 04:05:33 UTC

That is VERY good advice. I've been in this situation more thna once myself; start with one scene and then as it goes on, that scene no longer fits and you have to axe it, sad as it is. Andyes, the story will usually guide you the way it's supposed to go. You just have to wait long enough to hear its voice.

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thenyxie June 11 2009, 04:06:33 UTC

Thank you! :) And I really hope it helps!