Fellow Writers - Come Chat! - Page 10

August 23, 2008, 3:45 PM

In all honesty i agree, I'd love if more people read our work, but the only problem is half the people in the forum don't. Why? For the simple reason that they aren't as interested as us in poetry and writing and what ever else.

I think we need more poetrists on the site. The best you can do is advertise in siggies. And as for criticisms if any Doaj...your vocabulary is quite good. You have a variety of poems and isn't cliche'd, they are good length and have emotion in them...hmm...how about using different style? Such as ABAAB, or ABCABC?

August 24, 2008, 9:03 AM

I don't generally post in different styles. I just write it all through once, decide if I like it, and delete it if I don't. And then I usually end up disliking a piece after a couple days. Those are the ones I decide to edit.
Anyway, I can give those styles a try.

August 25, 2008, 6:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Doaj

I understand that completely; I'm the same way. My point was that not everyone wants that type of criticism. If anything, we could leave 'Writers Boulevard' and make a separate one specifically for harsher criticism. That way the reader knows what they're getting into beforehand and and doesn't have to specify in each specific thread.

That's another possibility, but that entirely depends on how busy and willing our admins are. Also to consider is will the server support that much of an extra dataload? Truthfully, I don't think you should posting just for shits and giggles. It's supposed to be serious. No one wants to display their inadequacy at writing. They want to write the most powerful story or poem ever made. So, if they want to improve, they can say that in the thread description. (The forum I mentioned earlier used to use the Fujita scale for critiquing, F1 being mild crits, and F5 being very hard crits.) If they don't want that critique at all, then they just don't put it in the descriptor--and they'll be left alone. A lot less stress on everyone I think.

Of course, the other option is to just come to the other Creative Writing forum and join there. Be warned though--they do not take liking to any kind of fanfiction.

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Originally Posted by Dark-Angel

In all honesty i agree, I'd love if more people read our work, but the only problem is half the people in the forum don't. Why? For the simple reason that they aren't as interested as us in poetry and writing and what ever else.

Well then, that's fine. We don't need the opinions of the uninterested and the inexperienced. Those few people that do read, however, and DO crit--that's what counts. You don't need a jury of 50 people--one or two is good enough.

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I think we need more poetrists on the site. The best you can do is advertise in siggies.

Poets and writers alike are needed. But it's not the size of the community that matters, it's the few valuble crits that are given that does. And that has nothing to do with population stats, if you catch my drift. And advertising in siggies is simply not going to cut it. Depending on people to click on a link in your siggy and reading it AND giving a crit--all out of the goodness of their heart--is fond thinking. We must establish an assured way of friendly and helpful critiquing and reading all across this forum in order to get anything done.

August 28, 2008, 6:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon Mage

Of course, the other option is to just come to the other Creative Writing forum and join there. Be warned though--they do not take liking to any kind of fanfiction.

Can you give me a link to that Creative Writing forum? I might want to check it out.

August 31, 2008, 5:43 AM

Sure thing.

http://forums.megatokyo.com/index.php?showforum=14

Be polite and READ THE RULES FIRST. Please. Thank you.

August 31, 2008, 6:09 AM

Well, since writing is a major part of my life (for personal and educational purposes), I think I should contribute to this thread as well. :3

I've got a myriad of stories from over the years; most of what I write is fan fiction, but I have dabbled with the idea of an original plot or two as well. And although the majority of what I write now is yaoi, I do try to throw in something different every now and then.

One thing I've always really been interested in is write a collaboration piece with someone else. I think I might've done it once before in a creative writing class or something, but I haven't had the chance to do it again, even though I very much enjoyed it the first time.

September 1, 2008, 2:00 PM

I've started writing a Kingdom Hearts Fan-Fiction. It's called Kingdom Hearts - Stand Together. It is for the mere fun of writing it to be honest. I've decided to post it on the forums if anyone is interested. Even if it isn't at all popular, I'm still gonna write it because I have fun doing so.

It is a story about some events that occur after KH2, focusing on how Kairi felt about everything that happened, the relation bulding up between Sora and Kairi, and shows how I think their school lives are.

September 1, 2008, 10:13 PM

Just joined the forum and this area appealed to me

I enjoy writing and have written short stories and fan-fictions all my life. Although I hardly ever finish them as I get new ideas and can't wait to try them.

I'm attempting to write my first proper story. I guess it's a novel, but that sounds too professional. I may put it up if I get round to planning it fully and actually writing it.

A question; when you are thinking of ideas for a story do you always think "Oh this happened in so-and-so game or movie I can't do that"? It's hard to think of anything completely orignal these days.

September 2, 2008, 1:26 AM

I usually make a connection between movies, anime, games, books, etc when I'm thinking of an idea to write about, but I never stop myself from pursuing it just because someone else has. There's always going to be a slight variation even if the same concept was explored by another individual, and even then you can always simply add elements from other sources. Not only that, but there are some genres that haven't yet been completely exhausted; it's easier when you choose one and work around what people still want to see.

September 3, 2008, 1:25 PM

You know what?

A Writing Club ftw.