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meg_evonne:
You might enjoy this thread, yeah in typical JB fashion it got hijacked, still some people had some nice ideas.
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,4353.0.html
Also some people on this thread did the ?nano? writing thing--write a book in 30 days or something. That kind of pushes you out of your normal habits, I would think.
I hate when artists are pushed in school to "be" a certain way etc. I've a sister-in-law who would have been a phenomenal artist but her full ride scholarship at an elite art school in Phil completely did her in. It crushed her creativity and then they stomped on her. As far as I know she's never seriously worked on anything again. Thankfully life is long, perhaps she will re-discover that path and put to rest what the idiots did to her in the name of education. Same for writers.
Hugs and best wishes on your writing. enjoy the process or why do it and take a whip to the bear in your room to make 'em behave.
reed:
Hey,
I'm an aspiring author with way too much interest in way too many things, my biggest problem is that I have developed and designed several different games and stories for games that I'm lost in my own head sometimes, I'm currently working on designing a Fantasy world that would drive a physicist nuts and any sane person would drop dead with the shear amount of information creating itself inside my head. My second biggest problem of all is trying to organize and decipher all the info on my world(s) onto paper and develop the story.
Wow....perfect example of my head not being quite what I'm looking for it to do right now...let me say that a little better, maybe shorter sentences.
I'm an aspiring author in the Fantasy settings. I've developed a world that is a massive undertaking, considering that the world is approximately 10 times the size of Earth, and I have spent the last 2 years designing the maps, cultures, and populating the world with history, peoples, and creatures. I have figured out one thing out of all that I've developed lately is that, for me personally, taking everything that I've prepared and turning it into an RolePlaying Game is actually helping me develop the laws of nature, and magic. Oh, my other project that I recently started is a Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Comedy bit that involves a egotistical 'Verse Walker' that gets caught up in some goofy little bits throughout the many universes in, around, beside, and behind our own universe.
I just hope someone understands what I just said and can give me some hints/suggestions/nudges/ideas on how to get from mind to paper for my stories.
Ummmm, yeah, ..., later
meg_evonne:
welcome!
And uh uhmmm.....I guess just start writing now! That would be my suggestion! It sounds like the backstory and stage is set. Go for it! :-)
Captain's Honor:
My name is Ani and I've being dreaming and writing for almost 22 years. Don't have much to show for it yet, except a lot of learning and a faith that hasn't quite died yet. There are some days I wonder though. My dream started out in 1986 with a idea that we needed a good horse book. That quickly turned into a series of novles that spanned from the 19th Century to the 26th Century and beyond. The series in various stages of completiion with 3 novels that are done. Two need major rewrites and the third could be published as is, but it feels like it isn't quitie ready for prime time yet.
You can read more about it here: www.starsofheros.com.
And no, heros is not a misspelling to avoid a copyright infringment suit. It meant a play on horse because there are still horses in this series. The heroes are there too, though in their own eyes, they are just normal people.
meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: JourneyingMoon on June 02, 2008, 06:57:42 PM ---I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. I even completed a science fiction novel. I keep it in a drawer as proof that I can finish. I used to be able to just write and write, without thinking, without that voice that tells me every word sucks. Then I went to school for writing and sort of lost my voice and gained that monster that looks over my shoulder and points out what’s wrong with every word that hits the page. I spent years trying to find my voice again and to silence my monster.
--- End quote ---
Ouch, feel your pain. My sister-in-law was/is an incredible artists. She received a full scholarship to an incredible art school in Phil---they ripped it all out of her. She dropped out and hasn't picked up her brush since--and that is over 25 years now. I keep hoping she will find that light again when her kids are out on their own.
BTW--my monster is a bear. :-)
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