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writing habits of Dresdenarians
Yeratel:
--- Quote from: Hoodooed on April 30, 2008, 02:07:35 AM ---I actually type my outlines and notes into word and then print the material to keep on the desk for easy reference while working. Something about having it on paper...
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I liked to cut and paste by actually cutting and pasting, shifting the physical pieces of paper around so I could see the whole flow, and inserting new pieces when a new idea would arise.
--- Quote ---Having been paid to write, do you now find it difficult to care about grammar and spelling when you are not being paid to do so? Like on a posting forum? (Nothing implied.)
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I'm a little more free with slang and colloquialisms in the forums, all the tech writing was in Standard Business English in the company approved format. I don't use spell check here, and sometimes mistype, but I'll go back and correct it if I notice.
SailorYue:
one thing i always have had some problens with, is if im given something to write about, like for school. i had to write my own satire in 12th grade Brit-lit. i couldnt. but i can make up stories if i enjoy the subject, IE fanfiction.
tho i HAVE come up with original stories... none have ever left my imagination's vault. theyve deteriorated over time, so i doubt ill ever get them wriiten
Malakai Jones:
1. Laptop, pen and pencil
2.Wish I did set aside time, usually just when I have a spare moment I'll write a little
3.No, No, that will cause your book to have a stale feel, only write when you want to, otherwise you'll make a less-than-quality writing
4. Have an outline, helps keep my head organized..lol
5. Wherever my laptop can sit, I'll write..lol
6. Either one, I like silence the best tho. Outdoors, or listening to relaxing music, (ex. Enya, Jazz, Blues, etc.)
7. Little bit of both, create main character, then go from there..
8. Once again, little of both. I'll write a chapter, then read thru it, edit, and go on. After every 2-3 chpters, I'll read thru all those together.
9. lol, only to trusted friends. But I enjoy the feedback, only makes for a better piece of writing.
10. My most difficult would be long dialogue and bridge scenes.
11. I'm writing a "dresden-esque" novel that focuses on a college kid who is recruited as the squire of the Archangel Michael. Demonic attacks plague the college, so the main character and his friends must defeat the hellish threat that looms in the future.
meg_evonne:
Don't forget to include some strong female characters (see other thread) and you might have a best seller there.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: meg_evonne on May 07, 2008, 08:18:26 PM ---Don't forget to include some strong female characters (see other thread) and you might have a best seller there.
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How are we defining "strong female characters" anyway ?
I do seem to have a bias for writing female characters being strong in traditionally male ways, and vice versa. A convincing strong male nurturer is an interesting challenge.
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