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So after spending a bunch of time merely thinking and reading about writing, I finally worked up the courage to actually write my first sentence of my first draft of my first story ever  . It's both scary and exciting because on the one hand I know that I have a lot of work to do before I write anything good (or even complete), but on the other hand I can only improve from here (if you consider any writing better than no writing).
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Mar 17, 2013 02:24
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systran posted:You should definitely start doing weekly entries to the Thunderdome. You'll get really good/honest crit and fun prompts.
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Mar 19, 2013 08:07
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Thanks for the advice. I'm definitely going to be watching the prompts in the coming weeks with an eye toward entering.
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Mar 19, 2013 13:00
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systran posted:I'm not a good writer but it's troubling that you have no desire to do short fiction. Doing short fiction lets you try out different concepts and allows you to work something to completion in a short amount of time. You don't want to spend four months writing your sprawling epic and then finally show it to someone only to have them say "This is terrible." There was a thread on here (the translation adventures one) where this more or less happened. If you do short fiction you can spend a week or just a few days writing 1200 words, have someone tell you it is terrible and why, then you can write something else that addresses those problems. I agree with this completely. I wasn't particularly interested in short fiction either, but then I entered the Thunderdome and saw that it's a really excellent way to be forced to try lots of different things and find out which aspects of your writing are terrible/need work. It also helped me realize that I have no business writing an entire novel until I greatly improve in skill across the board.
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Mar 28, 2013 15:41
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Jinnigan posted:Do y'all have any advice for any honest to god new writers? I got it into my head to learn some basic fiction writing (I'm a fine nonfiction writer) but as soon as I actually sat down to try and write I froze up with anxiety and insecurity and ignorance. I don't even know where to start. Any suggestions? I'm going to beat the seasoned writers to the punch and say it: Join Thunderdome. I was in your exact situation three Thunderdomes ago. You get lots of feedback, good prompts, and solid deadlines. Signups are still open for this week, too! SpaceGodzilla fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Apr 4, 2013 |
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Apr 4, 2013 03:22
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magnificent7 posted:Okay now you're just kicking a dead horse. No, pointing out an improvement.
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