tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post2940922258582220109..comments2024-02-13T09:38:07.389-05:00Comments on Carrie's Procrastinatory Outlet: StartingCarrie Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13751498516235657725noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-38062885935943188302009-08-03T09:34:48.468-04:002009-08-03T09:34:48.468-04:00Forgot to add about the dreaming part. Not workin ...Forgot to add about the dreaming part. Not workin out so much 4 mee... Just wondering, how do you add the pictures next 2 your name?the OTHER Tally Youngbloodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-10465883827361169212009-08-03T09:32:01.501-04:002009-08-03T09:32:01.501-04:00I'm BAAAAAACCCK and I've been writing a lo...I'm BAAAAAACCCK and I've been writing a lot of fan fiction lately because a. all the characters are already made up. and b. it seems like these days, all the published authors are stealing my ideas! It's like, I have an idea and then me & my mom go to the bookstore and I see a neat book, read the back of it,and then get very angry because that was my idea. (or at least I thought it was until I read the back! I AM AN ANGRY CHILDZ!!!<br /> Whatever though. I'm starting a "book" now (and the reason why I put it in quotation marks is because I know I'll never finish it.) Not trying to brag about how well I can write 4 a 6th-almost-7th grader. (since Mizz Carrie can show us all up on that) but I just wanted to post the first few sentences of my story. (since that's all I have) anyway here it iz, I need responces pleeze! (yes I am a very suckish speller)<br /><br /> I lay in a heap between my mattress and comforter thinking about a time when I was happy. Nothing came. Misery. I thought Story of my life.<br /><br /> NO COPYWRITING!!!!!!! and if there is any gramical errors please let me know cauze i know there are some. Also, please wait a little wile before I respond cause I usually forget about this website & a couple weeks later I remember. I'll be back I promice!<br /> - tOty (the OTHER Tally Youngblood.) :-Dthe OTHER Tally Youngbloodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-6320945917670968572009-07-31T00:17:13.849-04:002009-07-31T00:17:13.849-04:00i call it "circling the edge" because it...i call it "circling the edge" because it feels like a stomach wrenching leap every time. EVERY TIME. for me, i really just have to make a promise to myself. on the first of june, i WILL start writing. and i do. and it's usually like bleeding words. and it gets easier then it gets harder and so on and so forth.<br /><br />but it's still magic every time. =D<br /><br />GOOD LUCK!!cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175698109176599954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-67097222766004446612009-07-26T12:03:42.418-04:002009-07-26T12:03:42.418-04:00When I'm working on the beginning I spend a lo...When I'm working on the beginning I spend a lot of time laying around not writing and thinking. It drives my husband crazy because he thinks I'd get more done if I sat down to write...but beginnings don't happen that way. They require a lot of laying around. Napping. Returning to beginnings I thought were awesome. And then the scene forms and I can sit and write. But I think (hope) it is all working even when it doesn't look like it!Sommer Wiegerthttp://www.sommerwiegert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-59803249361185492902009-07-25T13:06:48.590-04:002009-07-25T13:06:48.590-04:00I very much like the way you started the first boo...I very much like the way you started the first book. I'm not saying to do the exact same thing, but something simular might be good.Kalynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-5583290990579645762009-07-24T18:05:22.643-04:002009-07-24T18:05:22.643-04:00That's a great point David -- to think about h...That's a great point David -- to think about how you'd want a story to start as a reader. Sometimes it's easy to get wrapped up in the "writer" mindset and forget the storytelling and reader.<br /><br />As for having characters that tell me what's next -- I've never really run into that either. Though at the same time, I do know when I'm making the character do something that's... well... out of character for them. And sometimes I don't even know the action's out of character until I try writing it.<br /><br />And Katie -- I LOVE that high!<br /><br />Indigo - a destination's a good idea. I usually end up with something in mind and then it's just a matter of figuring out if that's the *best* place to start or just the easiest.Carrie Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751498516235657725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-23139708350590389332009-07-24T17:34:18.100-04:002009-07-24T17:34:18.100-04:00For me, it almost always starts with a destination...For me, it almost always starts with a destination, a place. It's a rare instance where the main character doesn't somehow relate, or belong. <br /><br />I do believe the characters tell us who they are and how they lived. Then again that's just me. There is such a thing as forcing a character into being. You bend it, change it too much (even though you're the author) you lose your own believability in the character. <br /><br />Of course that's just my humble opinion. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-22242953878619393322009-07-24T16:01:44.658-04:002009-07-24T16:01:44.658-04:00Katie's comment raises another issue, but on a...Katie's comment raises another issue, but on a totally different subject. I've always been in the camp that doesn't believe that characters tell the author what they're going to do next. I admit I think I'm in the minority on this. <br /><br />I've created characters I've hated, loved, or been ambivalent about, and I do my best to keep them honest to the persona I've created for them -- but in the end, they're still my creations that by necessity, bend to my will.David Kazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753721662077319561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-6022919489214962122009-07-24T14:58:10.843-04:002009-07-24T14:58:10.843-04:00One of the hardest parts for me when writing is th...One of the hardest parts for me when writing is those first few words, especially when you begin a new story. But once you start and you are in the thick of it, the high you feel, especially when you characters comes alive is so rewarding.KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790035.post-69163538194462946972009-07-24T13:52:41.131-04:002009-07-24T13:52:41.131-04:00I think it's best to forget how hard it is to ...I think it's best to forget how hard it is to start a book. Otherwise, you might not do it again. <br />As for how to start, I approach it as the reader, not the writer. I always try to think where I'd want the story to start if I was reading the finished product. <br />If I'm not invested in the story in a big hurry, then I've spent too much time getting to the point where the story starts. <br />Just one guy's thoughts.David Kazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753721662077319561noreply@blogger.com