Prose, poetry, screenplays, it doesn't matter what! What plot development methods do you use? Are you published? Do you think you'll ever publish? Are there any projects you are excited to be working on? I wanna talk about it!
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"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
I once wrote a 100-page story at highschool but I now am afraid to re-read that :D. Maybe one day I'll reform that though.
I often find myself scrapping old stories fo parts. I've used one character for three different stories once. 100 pages takes a lot of dedication though, do you still write?
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"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
Yeah, I write. Mainly forum posts or comments on io9.com. I tend to think I could have been a writer in another life. I have short stories and poems, but I don't know... Now really, I just write my Homebrew campaigns and sometimes dabble in poetic raps with friends at work. I think words hold true power and if you use them correctly then the secrets of the universe are yours to behold.
I don't think that people write about farting as much as they should. If stars are big balls of gas, and we're all stardust...does that mean we are the farts of the universe? Chunky, hairy farts, living an obtuse lifestyle; free of the thought of what we truly are. Just farts in a sea of nothingness, destined to be a floating particle in the sea of the infinite.
As the dust of fartballs in the void of deep space, I tend to think the funny thing about words is that being the dust of a fartball and being able to communicate via writing, well; it's pretty amazing. Are farts funny? Yes. But are they serious? I would think so, from one fart based life form to another, there is seriousness to be found in the stench that is life. Flowers are also a lifeform that has come from stardust. They're just a better smelling fart of the stars. (Fart of our Stars, best picture nominee 2013.) "I'm serious when I ask this, are we just the universe's gassy blowout that can form a cognitive thought?", he says with a smile. Maybe it's a smirk. If it's a smirk, then he probably had some universal gassy blowback himself.
We are what we are, but in all honesty, we need to look at the bigger picture. Smell it if we can, from flowers to the stars. We're just farts, created from the biggest fart in the history of this universe, The Big Fart Bang. It was a hot one, probably a little sticky. The kind that disgusts those around you but brings you the joy of finally getting out of you. We've all been there, some farts are just too powerful to hold in. They fire out of your orifice like a cannon once that string is pulled. The. Big. Fart. Bang. Is that the theory of why we're here, right now, writing/reading about Universal Fart bang Theory, or is it the name of the world's worst Brazilian adult movie? Apologies to any Brazilians who are offended by this analogy, I blame South Park for making me think this way. And the facts that we're ALL farts and in this together. And by together I mean this cosmic soup of nothingness where no matter what we do here will have no effect on the next galaxy over. Hey, they're just farts created by fartballs trying to get by too!
If we are to have any philosophy in regards to the future of our community we need to grasp one concept. We're all the same. We're all gross and beautiful. But mainly, and trust me on this because it's what I think, but not truly know; we're all farts. And that's okay. The universe is gross and we can be too. D&D was created by a fart, it's played and ran by farts. This is the universe playing with itself. (Not like that, you fiend!) I just wish we could speak of it in a more open light.
Next time someone fart around you smile, it's just stardust and stardust is freaking beautiful.
In closing, I write sometimes when the mood hits me. But mainly I just fart around.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
I recently rediscovered my passion for writing. I took a few creative writing course in college and loved it.
Now a days I've been focusing my efforts into writing what you know and love. I've been working on adventure for the DM's Guild site for about a 5 months. It's about 75% complete. I'm left struggling with the art which is something I find myself not proficient in at the moment but putting the effort into to learning. Like everything, art takes practice.
The writing portion has been fun and I've even enjoyed the hours of research I needed to do to make a good tale.
I might have to revisit that scifi novel I started years ago soon.
I'll have to see how well this adventure does because I already have the squeal partial written out as well, or rather I'm splitting the adventure into a couple of tales.
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JT "You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
I finally got around to starting a nice little eldritch abomination I had plotted out for around a year now. I'd like to say it's because I've finally found the right way to start it but, in actuality, it's because I got stuck on a fantasy novel I've been working on for the past three years.
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"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
Sadly, fantasy novels don't arouse that much interest in my country. Maybe I'll publish it in a fanzine, they're really popular amongst literature students.
Then again, I'll probably have to write it again, correcting some newbie mistakes and such.
I have spent the past hour trying to think of a response to this... Nothing comes to mind. Have a thank instead.
Or excuse me? lol but word, thank you! :)
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"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
The creation of a laugh, like the creation of a fart, is an art of evolution. But combined, that's just godliness. Hats off to you, grand creator!
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"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
Huh, well I say keep writing anyways. The cool thing about the modern world is that we are not longer limited by our borders. If you put something out there it won't just be for the people of Turkey. I'm on almost the complete opposite side of the world and we're holding a conversation right now. Don't set limits on yourself.
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"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
I finally got around to starting a nice little eldritch abomination I had plotted out for around a year now. I'd like to say it's because I've finally found the right way to start it but, in actuality, it's because I got stuck on a fantasy novel I've been working on for the past three years.
I tend to find when I am all out of gas (no pun intended via my previous post) I find that it's what comes next is always something I can really sink my teeth into. When it comes to the creative process you just have to give in to the fact that sometimes you have to stop, take a step back and sometimes walk the hell away from whatever you're working on; lest you ruin your project. You know who has some AMAZING advice about writing? Stephen King. His thoughts on writing and the process are invaluable. The way that he walks the readers through his process is great. And if anyone can write a yarn it's that guy.
They do say be true to yourself. Write what you know. If you don't know how American warships are powered, do what Tom Clancy did. Research. He didn't know one damn thing about American military equipment and by the end of his career and life he was schooling America on what he knew.
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"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
I hated writing, for over 30 years. Then in the 3rd year of my grad-program, I realized I loved it... It was kind of like the end of Orwell's 1984 (am I the only one who thinks that's one of the most beautiful endings ever?) And while I don't really have the time to write as much as I'd like, I actually like it... which is weird to say after spending the vast majority of my life hating it.
For me what made the difference was a couple of important realizations.
1. writing isn't that different than talking, except in a few really good ways, i.e. you can stitch smaller bits from other times together if you like, you can shift tone and style suddenly if you want to or if you get board (like a mixtape), you can also stop and come back to it later, and it's like building/making/creating things in peoples minds...
2. and writing is a lot like talking, cause really you can say whatever you want, and if you do it right it's totally valid.
I've learned to love prose, poetry, lists, tables, technical and procedural writing and from these and others I've found a love for creating artisanal, hand crafted, bespoke documents.
I hated writing, for over 30 years. Then in the 3rd year of my grad-program, I realized I loved it...
It's crazy how the switch just flips like that. I sometimes take time to write out haikus, but, to be honest, I hate doing it alone. I love having the input and interpretations of my poetry from others.
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"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
Let's have an open discussion on writing!
Prose, poetry, screenplays, it doesn't matter what! What plot development methods do you use? Are you published? Do you think you'll ever publish? Are there any projects you are excited to be working on? I wanna talk about it!
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
I wish...
I once wrote a 100-page story at highschool but I now am afraid to re-read that :D. Maybe one day I'll reform that though.
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
Yeah, I write. Mainly forum posts or comments on io9.com. I tend to think I could have been a writer in another life. I have short stories and poems, but I don't know... Now really, I just write my Homebrew campaigns and sometimes dabble in poetic raps with friends at work. I think words hold true power and if you use them correctly then the secrets of the universe are yours to behold.
I don't think that people write about farting as much as they should. If stars are big balls of gas, and we're all stardust...does that mean we are the farts of the universe? Chunky, hairy farts, living an obtuse lifestyle; free of the thought of what we truly are. Just farts in a sea of nothingness, destined to be a floating particle in the sea of the infinite.
As the dust of fartballs in the void of deep space, I tend to think the funny thing about words is that being the dust of a fartball and being able to communicate via writing, well; it's pretty amazing. Are farts funny? Yes. But are they serious? I would think so, from one fart based life form to another, there is seriousness to be found in the stench that is life. Flowers are also a lifeform that has come from stardust. They're just a better smelling fart of the stars. (Fart of our Stars, best picture nominee 2013.) "I'm serious when I ask this, are we just the universe's gassy blowout that can form a cognitive thought?", he says with a smile. Maybe it's a smirk. If it's a smirk, then he probably had some universal gassy blowback himself.
We are what we are, but in all honesty, we need to look at the bigger picture. Smell it if we can, from flowers to the stars. We're just farts, created from the biggest fart in the history of this universe, The Big Fart Bang. It was a hot one, probably a little sticky. The kind that disgusts those around you but brings you the joy of finally getting out of you. We've all been there, some farts are just too powerful to hold in. They fire out of your orifice like a cannon once that string is pulled. The. Big. Fart. Bang. Is that the theory of why we're here, right now, writing/reading about Universal Fart bang Theory, or is it the name of the world's worst Brazilian adult movie? Apologies to any Brazilians who are offended by this analogy, I blame South Park for making me think this way. And the facts that we're ALL farts and in this together. And by together I mean this cosmic soup of nothingness where no matter what we do here will have no effect on the next galaxy over. Hey, they're just farts created by fartballs trying to get by too!
If we are to have any philosophy in regards to the future of our community we need to grasp one concept. We're all the same. We're all gross and beautiful. But mainly, and trust me on this because it's what I think, but not truly know; we're all farts. And that's okay. The universe is gross and we can be too. D&D was created by a fart, it's played and ran by farts. This is the universe playing with itself. (Not like that, you fiend!) I just wish we could speak of it in a more open light.
Next time someone fart around you smile, it's just stardust and stardust is freaking beautiful.
In closing, I write sometimes when the mood hits me. But mainly I just fart around.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
I have spent the past hour trying to think of a response to this... Nothing comes to mind. Have a thank instead.
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
OMG! I just laugh farted.
JT " You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
I recently rediscovered my passion for writing. I took a few creative writing course in college and loved it.
Now a days I've been focusing my efforts into writing what you know and love. I've been working on adventure for the DM's Guild site for about a 5 months. It's about 75% complete. I'm left struggling with the art which is something I find myself not proficient in at the moment but putting the effort into to learning. Like everything, art takes practice.
The writing portion has been fun and I've even enjoyed the hours of research I needed to do to make a good tale.
I might have to revisit that scifi novel I started years ago soon.
I'll have to see how well this adventure does because I already have the squeal partial written out as well, or rather I'm splitting the adventure into a couple of tales.
JT " You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
I finally got around to starting a nice little eldritch abomination I had plotted out for around a year now. I'd like to say it's because I've finally found the right way to start it but, in actuality, it's because I got stuck on a fantasy novel I've been working on for the past three years.
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
Sadly, fantasy novels don't arouse that much interest in my country. Maybe I'll publish it in a fanzine, they're really popular amongst literature students.
Then again, I'll probably have to write it again, correcting some newbie mistakes and such.
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
Huh, well I say keep writing anyways. The cool thing about the modern world is that we are not longer limited by our borders. If you put something out there it won't just be for the people of Turkey. I'm on almost the complete opposite side of the world and we're holding a conversation right now. Don't set limits on yourself.
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
"...Debts must always be paid, sometimes in more than blood and gold. But this is Ordo Ursa," Ren places his hand on Erakas's chest, right where the Dragonborn's heart is. "Right here. And it always has been and always will be. Don't ever forget that. Because I won't."
Serandis Mendaen (Aereni Elven Rogue/maybe one day Wizard)- Project Point Playtest
I hated writing, for over 30 years. Then in the 3rd year of my grad-program, I realized I loved it... It was kind of like the end of Orwell's 1984 (am I the only one who thinks that's one of the most beautiful endings ever?) And while I don't really have the time to write as much as I'd like, I actually like it... which is weird to say after spending the vast majority of my life hating it.
For me what made the difference was a couple of important realizations.
1. writing isn't that different than talking, except in a few really good ways, i.e. you can stitch smaller bits from other times together if you like, you can shift tone and style suddenly if you want to or if you get board (like a mixtape), you can also stop and come back to it later, and it's like building/making/creating things in peoples minds...
2. and writing is a lot like talking, cause really you can say whatever you want, and if you do it right it's totally valid.
I've learned to love prose, poetry, lists, tables, technical and procedural writing and from these and others I've found a love for creating artisanal, hand crafted, bespoke documents.
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.
I think a critical audience makes almost every endeavour and activity better.
It's one of the reasons I love Dnd so much. Creating worlds and letting your friends run free in them is so rewarding!
"When I finally find a pen I have nothing to say..." ~Some graffiti I found once.