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Posted: Thu, 27/07/2017 03:56 (7 Years ago)
Yeah, maybe you just need a break. My last break from writing actually got me thinking so much that I started a completely different story that I'm working on right now! Some stories just leave you stumped, and that's fine.
If you don't WANT to take a break, try reading some of your old stories and stuff. It might sound insane, but that also fixes writer's block for me sometimes.
Credit to Viper
Posted: Thu, 27/07/2017 10:05 (7 Years ago)
But it's very dark and kinda gore-y (also trigger warning for people who are afraid of hospitals and stuff), so I can't post it here. If you really, really want to know the basic idea, feel free to PM me. I'm most likely going to flesh it out as a Halloween story and make a PH-save version and a non-censored version.
Posted: Thu, 27/07/2017 10:36 (7 Years ago)
Ahhh, some I've decided so far, and some I haven't. Arca murdered her entire family, and is perfectly willing to slit the throat of anyone else who tries to take her top spot. Rezia uses mass-charm on her audiences to keep up popularity, which is a huge no-no.
I would mind some help on developing their secrets.
Posted: Thu, 27/07/2017 14:51 (7 Years ago)
There's a problem in the break thing though. I've already taken at least a month's hiatus on VD and I really want to keep it going. I love the story! I just have huge writer's block and everything I try to imagine just throws off the story.
Posted: Thu, 27/07/2017 14:55 (7 Years ago)
Huh. Well, I stand by my word--the best cure for writer's block, really, is to just keep writing. Maybe use one of those short story generators and write a quick story?
Credit to Viper
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 18:34 (7 Years ago)
Finally... I reached my goal... *wipes away tear* Now I just have to finish these last few chapters. WHOOPS I UNDERESTIMATED.
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 19:02 (7 Years ago)
[ throws confetti at'cho face ] CONGRATS! i'm proud of you, this is like the one time july nano hasn't entirely kicked my butt, so we both made it to the other side!
same tho, i'm reallllly bad at estimating how many chapters a given story is gonna have. i always end up juggling word counts between chapters, trying to figure out how to distribute it all, haha. but, nano-wise, at least we got it mostly written down, and that's what counts!
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 19:14 (7 Years ago)
Congrats to you too! Now all that's left is editing yaaayyy
Oh my lord and savior Arceus, yesss, you are so right. At the beginning of the story, I was like, Okay, Dragi, you are going to make each chapter at LEAST seven pages long, k? K, me. Later: Ngggg, just put some descriptions in, that'll make it longer. Also later: WAT?? THIS CHAPTER IS ELEVEN PAGES?! END IT NOW, END IT NOW!
So yeah. Who knew writing could be so exciting? XD
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 19:35 (7 Years ago)
Also Me: Let's go to 1500 lol
In all seriousness, congrats and also I need to chill. VD chapters are typically 990-1500 words long, usually 1000-1100 in particular. Dunno if that's a good sign or not.
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 19:48 (7 Years ago)
On a side note, I finally activated my Wattpad, so I'll probably be writing a lot more.
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 21:46 (7 Years ago)
thank you! and good luck! wattpad is a monster, haha.
@ Dragi & screaming james
from my days in Fanfiction(TM) i remember the ideal ratio being about 2,500 words (two major scenes) per update. generally, i found that people appreciated 4k updates more, but even knowing that i rarely stick to it, pffft.
aside from how you pace your stories, it really just depends on how long your scenes are - i tend to write long scenes, and i need them completed so i don't leave chapters in a weird place, which leads to longer updates in general.
Posted: Sun, 30/07/2017 22:02 (7 Years ago)
Wattpad is honestly waaaay too much fun xD I thought it would make me stressed but then I realized that is people really want to read something, they can wait until the next chapter comes out. I only got it because my friend made me :3 But anyway, good luck with that!
@Dragi and james
My chapters (ESPECIALLY on wattpad) usually range from 800-2,000+ words. I try to make it as long as possible, but sometimes writing shorter chapters is better (builds up suspense mwahahaha)
Oh and congrats Dragi and @Somebody!!
Credit to Viper
Posted: Mon, 31/07/2017 01:46 (7 Years ago)
I've never had practice with WattPad before! When I was younger, I saw lots of things about kids being duped into handing over good pieces of work for basically no payback
But yeah, I have to agree with Somebody! I think that's the perfect amount of words that a chapter can be. I remember reading books where each chapter is like 20 pages long, and I'm thinking to myself, OKAY YOU COULD'VE ENDED THIS TEN PAGES AGO, CAN WE MOVE ON NOW??
Posted: Mon, 31/07/2017 01:48 (7 Years ago)
Posted: Mon, 31/07/2017 01:58 (7 Years ago)
About chapters, I usually aim for 2,000+ updates?? It's hard to keep track of words sometimes, since I really only write here, but on Wattpad it's very easy. I've found I like 2k as a goal, possibly going past that, since I tend to give a good amount of description in my writing. It's all a matter of what's being written, though.
Posted: Mon, 31/07/2017 02:41 (7 Years ago)
Not only your handwriting is automatically pretty but you also can't see the reaction of people when they read it
Posted: Mon, 31/07/2017 03:05 (7 Years ago)
i'm really only comfortable with sharing my writing online if it's fanfiction. original stuff, i have a strict "only through limited Drive access" or "literally handing people a hard copy to read" policy. i do have a few things in the works i'd like to publish eventually, and pretty much all contracts void anything that's been publicly shared.
i did use wattpad for a while, although it was some amount of years ago - when the community was pretty nice and there was a lot of good original fiction. now, however, i gotta warn you guys - their competitions now are more of a popularity contest than anything else, so i'd say it isn't worth joining them. [ shrug ] still, overall, it's probably good practise for self-publishing online.
Posted: Tue, 01/08/2017 06:34 (7 Years ago)
AAAAAA SO SORRY FOR NOT BEING ON RECENTLY!!! I've been swamped with school work and end of year stuff, but I WAS PRODUCTIVE!!! YAAAAAY!!! Anyways, seeing as its early morning over here and I'm bored, I'm gonna be editing in all of my recent works! FUUUUUUUN
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Here's the first peice I've been working on! IDK a name yet.
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Once Upon A Time...
Long ago, there lived a princess. The princess was the youngest of all her sisters and brothers, so was loved dearly by all and cherished. But, as the years went by, her sisters became jealous of her.
You see, in the land the princess lived in, there were spirits, and these spirits were everywhere. They were what granted the Royal Family and the people magic that enabled them to do things other people couldn't, like opening locked doors without a key, or finding special safe havens called Look Keys. These spirits also needed to be appeased every year with a festival held in their honour. Of course there were Priestesses, which is what all of the girls were in the Royal Family, but only one could be the High Priestess, the most divine and sought after role. Naturally, the princess's sisters all thought themselves perfect for the role, but when their youngest sister was the one to be picked, their hearts were filled with the most amazing evil blackness. They sought to sabotage the festival, were the high priestess gives an offering to the spirits, keeping their bonds strong for another year.
But this time, something went wrong.
Because of the sister's combined darkness, they unleashed a spirit so hateful that the reason the festival was created was just to keep it from getting angry. Of course, when it sensed the blackness of the sister's it was appeased, but in the wrong way.
As chaos ensued, the little princess stood her ground. She gazed up at the Queen of Spirits and asked her for help.
"What must I do to save my kingdom?"
You must sign a contract with us. This will mean all of your family but you, will be held in a deep sleep until your contract is fulfilled. The Queen answered, her voice echoing and lilting, like a soft pattering of rain.
"What are the conditions?"
You will spend 300 years with us in the forest Look Key, with family in tow, and learn the ways of the High Priestess, so when the time comes, you are able to free my subjects from Gargarnontu, the evil one.
"I... I'll do it." The princess agreed.
The Spirits fought off Gargarnontu for as long as possible to give the princess and the Spirit Queen enough time to get to the Look Key. There, they entered, and were never seen again.
Some say that the princess finished her contract and her family was revived, allowing for a new generation of magic to be born. Others believe that she broke her contract and fell in love with a mortal who stumbled apon the Look Key accidentally. But one part of the story is true: when I died, I was taken away by the Spirits, and became their new ruler. For you see, those who wish to break free from their bonds will always find a new cage. But that is what I changed.
Posted: Wed, 02/08/2017 22:51 (7 Years ago)
I feel so lost without Camp NaNo. I've gone back to writing lore on FR, but... it's not the same. *dramatically turns away* Quite a catastrophe, I know. *weeps*
Posted: Wed, 02/08/2017 23:27 (7 Years ago)
I like it! Very descriptive. :0
@Dragi
I can relate. That's happened to me before :l
@All
I'm going through a massive creativity-block, so I'm going to dump a little unfinished piece and hope for the best. I'm open for feedback, give me lots of positive
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No one walked past room 13. They
ran.
Except for Willow. While the others shivered and dashed past the dark, ominous-looking door, she would pause and glance at it, occasionally running her hand over the deep brown wood and tracing the tarnished bronze number with her finger. But she never tried the knob. See, Willow was curious by nature, and frightened by nothing. A simple door could not scare her.
On a day like every other day, Willow stopped by the door on her way to her apartment. The 10-year-old brushed her fingertips across the cold metal of the knob, but before she could turn away and head home, the door creaked open. With a puzzled look, Willow blinked at the shadows inside with wide eyes the color of coffee. She had not twisted the knob, she hadn't even grabbed it. Who had opened the door?
"Hello?" Willow asked softly, after all, she didn't want to walk into a stranger's house uninvited.
"Hello, little girl. Why don't you come inside?" A quiet voice answers from the room. Willows instantly cautious, but she soon grew too curious for her own good. With a push to fully open the door, she steps into the shadows.
"Who... if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" Willow whispered, feeling like she should speak in hushed tones for some reason. No one answered, and she fumbled for a light switch. Finally finding one, she flipped it on, and a bare bulb illuminated a small, empty room. No hallways leading off, no furniture, nothing. With a shrug, Willow turned and headed into the main corridor again. She shut the door to room 13 on her way out, thinking she had imagined things, but when she starts down the hall, she soon realizes something is very wrong.
The normal oak-panelled walls were now covered in faded wallpaper, and the gray carpet that had stretched along the floor was gone, replaced by hardwood. Willow tilted her head at the strange surroundings. This was not her apartment building!
Except for Willow. While the others shivered and dashed past the dark, ominous-looking door, she would pause and glance at it, occasionally running her hand over the deep brown wood and tracing the tarnished bronze number with her finger. But she never tried the knob. See, Willow was curious by nature, and frightened by nothing. A simple door could not scare her.
On a day like every other day, Willow stopped by the door on her way to her apartment. The 10-year-old brushed her fingertips across the cold metal of the knob, but before she could turn away and head home, the door creaked open. With a puzzled look, Willow blinked at the shadows inside with wide eyes the color of coffee. She had not twisted the knob, she hadn't even grabbed it. Who had opened the door?
"Hello?" Willow asked softly, after all, she didn't want to walk into a stranger's house uninvited.
"Hello, little girl. Why don't you come inside?" A quiet voice answers from the room. Willows instantly cautious, but she soon grew too curious for her own good. With a push to fully open the door, she steps into the shadows.
"Who... if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" Willow whispered, feeling like she should speak in hushed tones for some reason. No one answered, and she fumbled for a light switch. Finally finding one, she flipped it on, and a bare bulb illuminated a small, empty room. No hallways leading off, no furniture, nothing. With a shrug, Willow turned and headed into the main corridor again. She shut the door to room 13 on her way out, thinking she had imagined things, but when she starts down the hall, she soon realizes something is very wrong.
The normal oak-panelled walls were now covered in faded wallpaper, and the gray carpet that had stretched along the floor was gone, replaced by hardwood. Willow tilted her head at the strange surroundings. This was not her apartment building!