tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post1731897278486915988..comments2023-06-25T11:02:00.806-05:00Comments on The Lazy, Yet Discerning Ficster: AdminEssay: Style: Four Parts On The Writer's Technique by EmibellaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-6301793741229562202009-03-06T14:00:00.000-06:002009-03-06T14:00:00.000-06:00Lookit mah name is on there. I feel like I just w...Lookit mah name is on there. I feel like I just won an academy award.<BR/><BR/>This was really interesting to read, and it's awesome to find out what gets some of the writers I really respect going. It's always interesting to learn about other people's processes, especially the ones who actually plan things out, outline, do stuff on purpose etc. It amazes me. <BR/><BR/>Everyone quoted in this article is a great writer, and it's interesting to see that everyone's prep and process is as different as their styles.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing emi!themarvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928745533708374939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-84110178214485823812009-03-05T15:39:00.000-06:002009-03-05T15:39:00.000-06:00Pastiche, the next installment is going to specifi...Pastiche, the next installment is going to specifically be about those inspirations. The books we (as a community) read, the music we listen to, the television, hobbies and whatever it is that we go to outside of fandom that influences the way we write. I could not agree MORE about the importance to go outside of Twilight.<BR/><BR/>Shotgun-mellyia, that steven king quote is ready to go. I ALMOST used it for this one since it fits with what you wrote so well. But any time you can quote Dante and Gaiman in the same article, you can't slight yourself.<BR/><BR/>jm, you cover SO much with what is to come. I think that lots of writers are going to relate OR find things fascinating about their fellow writer's techniques. <BR/><BR/>I know when I was reading things I would say to Jfly or Smellyia how completely DIFFERENT everyone is... also, we will have the same authors next time but some others as well. <BR/><BR/>I didn't print half the stuff these guys sent and it was ALL good.triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400758195579516855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-28298902100226367792009-03-05T12:40:00.000-06:002009-03-05T12:40:00.000-06:00Hello,This was really interesting. This blog conti...Hello,<BR/><BR/>This was really interesting. This blog continues to get better and better, with each new bit posted on here. I seriously enjoy reading everything that TLYDF has to offer. <BR/><BR/>It was really interesting to read how the process works for a variety of authors, and how different the process is for different authors. <BR/><BR/>I found that with idea generation I related more to the process of GinnyW. I am very much a "what if" thinker. A lot of my favorite published authors have information on their websites that gives further information on how the writing process works for them. Jodi Picoult, who is an amazing story teller, comes up with her ideas by posing "what if" questions. She will deal with situation, usually a bit of a complicated or emotional situation (i.e. organ donation, suicide, school shootings) and then pose a "what if" question that would further complicate said situation. I always found that was the type of approach that worked best for me and helped me keep things interesting and unique in my story.<BR/><BR/>Like several of the authors, I have many different story ideas floating around in my head at one time. I have a word document that is pages and pages long, full of ideas. The ideas can be for complete stories, for specific chapters, or just for an activity. Sometimes the ideas in this document are just one liners that I thought up and would love to use in a story someday. <BR/><BR/>Despite the vast amount of ideas I have, I cannot write more than one story at once. Originally I was writing two stories, but whenever I had the time to write I was more interested in writing one story over the other. I don't have the time to update two stories on a somewhat regular basis and for me it results in a stronger story if I only focus on posting one at a time.<BR/><BR/>Like WTVOC I don't have an outline. I originally wrote an outline, but didn't follow it. I know exactly how the last chapter of my story is going to play out, and I know what the last line in the second to last chapter is going to be. But I don't outline how each chapter is going to flow. I just write and let the story happen. <BR/><BR/>For me, I never try to force the writing. Sometimes I write while half watching television, sometimes while listening to music, and sometimes in complete silence. If I sit down for thirty minutes and am unable to write anything of consequence, I stop writing. I can't ever force it, because if I force it - it is bad. After I have finished writing a chapter I let it sit for a night and then go back over it. I hash out scenes to add more substance, I change dialog to make it more realistic, and I fix grammar/spelling errors. Then I send it off to my betas and they work their magic. <BR/><BR/>I think the most important thing to get from this article is that writing is a really individualistic activity. It works differently for everyone. There is no wrong way to do it and there is no right way to do it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing,<BR/><BR/>jmeyerJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06136364537537426555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-63747888318787849332009-03-05T11:20:00.000-06:002009-03-05T11:20:00.000-06:00My darling hippie emi -- fabulous I tell you. Just...My darling hippie emi -- fabulous I tell you. Just absolutely fab. Well done homeslice.<BR/><BR/>Pastiche -- I read somewhere a long tie ago where Stephen King said that the number one thing a writer could do was to READ. I took that to heart and have found that when I read -- my own creativity is sparked in it's own way.smellyiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315692016037258109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-10105074865093241112009-03-05T09:23:00.000-06:002009-03-05T09:23:00.000-06:00Smellyia is spot-on about reading other crap. I th...Smellyia is spot-on about reading other crap. I think if more people did that, so much Twilight fic wouldn't be the SAME crap.<BR/><BR/>Also, I like showers - but seriously, for me - inspiration comes from the grocery store [FOOD STORE!] or the post office. I also see it as a unique opportunity to observe people. People in real life are annoying, weird, and ugly. They also say the funniest shit imaginable without ever realizing it - so, yeah, all of it feeds my ever knotted brain.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561522780035839951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-4634641562859937312009-03-05T09:00:00.000-06:002009-03-05T09:00:00.000-06:00Bah! Not JUST organic. The shoes I am wearing toda...Bah! Not JUST organic. The shoes I am wearing today are made from Hemp, recycled bicycle tires for the rubber, recycled plastic bottles for the laces AND organic cotton lining. I am sending you a picture because they sound like clown shoes and yet are really cute (for hippie shoes)<BR/><BR/>I like wearing them while drinking my fair trade tea and eating the sprouts I am growing in my kitchen.triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400758195579516855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2291157166360423354.post-43253295508547137772009-03-05T07:52:00.000-06:002009-03-05T07:52:00.000-06:00organic shoes? you frickin' hippie.dude, i loved ...organic shoes? you frickin' hippie.<BR/><BR/>dude, i loved this. it's good to know i'm not the only completely neurotic person around here. sometimes i wonder where or wherefore the ideas flow, and seeing the similarities and striking differences between all of us is simply another aspect of the community that i love to see drawn out. thanks, emibella... and next time GIVE A GIRL MORE WARNING.<BR/><BR/>speaking of influence... i'm listening to chicago and it's making me wanna write. off i go...withthevampsofcoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514115014177918123noreply@blogger.com