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11-15-2002, 12:41 AM | #1 |
Empress of the Writewraiths
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Writewights
Calling all Writewights! This is a thread for everyone who loves to write, but tends to get a bit carried away when they're into a story, and winds up working on it long into the night ... or all through the night! I call this "suffering from Writewrath" or "becoming a Writewight." So come on in and discuss the many joys and frustrations of being a Writewight.
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11-15-2002, 01:25 AM | #2 |
Belladona Gamgee of the night sky
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*Bangs head with 2 by 2* Writers block...can't think...
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11-15-2002, 01:44 AM | #3 |
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You, too, eh? *Joins Fred and gleefully bangs head on 2 by 2 over and over*
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11-15-2002, 02:05 AM | #4 |
Belladona Gamgee of the night sky
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I wonder if an after dinner dinner snack would help? *Gets a big bagful of mushrooms and other stuff*
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Emperor Cusco: Lemme guess. We're about to go down a huge water-fall. Pacha:Yep. Cusco: Sharp rocks at the bottum? Pacha:Most likely. Cusco:Bring it on. ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` Yes, I'm female. Fred Baggins is my NICKNAME! ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "The reason of the unreasonable treatment of my reason so enfeebles my reason, that with reason I complain of your beauty."~Don Quixote ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Once upon a time there was a magical land where it never rained. The End."~from the movie 'Holes' ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` ()_))_Crayola_))_> |
11-15-2002, 02:33 AM | #5 |
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YUM! Mushrooms! *Runs to steal Fred Baggins's mushrooms, then realizes she doesn't know where Fred lives* Oh well, I'll have to get my own mushrooms. I think I'm going to have another Writewrath night. I'm writing a story and one of my main characters, a centaur, just leapt off the computer and said "Oooh! Write about me some more! Me!" and now all the other characters are demanding that I do the same for them.
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11-15-2002, 04:00 PM | #6 |
Elven Maiden
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yeah i do that too. its fun to write but since i naturally function better at night...yeah....actually i told myself i was going to go work on my story right now.
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11-15-2002, 08:11 PM | #7 |
The Insufferable
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Get carried away when writing? Not me.
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11-15-2002, 11:37 PM | #8 |
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I am currently addicted to reading and writing Lord of the Rings fanfiction. I've written a few stories, but I'm sure they are quite stupid.
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11-15-2002, 11:42 PM | #9 |
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(Fred do you have another 2 by 2? I broke the last one )
I'm currently writing a parody of Sir Thomas Moore's Utopia, it's a much bigger project that I thought Hence the Late Night 'Mooting |
11-15-2002, 11:43 PM | #10 |
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I love writing, although it seems that I am better at writing essays and literary criticisms for school, etc, than I am at writing fiction. It's like if I'm given a topic and some guidelines I'm great, but then when I have to write fiction or something like a short story, you know, it just doesn't work! I can write poetry though, and I love it. I think I'm good with poetry because I write it from life experiences and stuff.
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11-16-2002, 12:16 AM | #11 | |
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11-16-2002, 02:27 AM | #12 | |
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*Sigh* Sometimes stories just jump out at me and pester me 'til I write them (or at least START writing them) ... and if a story hasn't done that, I can't really get into writing it. Anyone else get ideas for stories from really odd things? I got the idea for one of my stories from getting stuck in an elevator (parallel dimensions -- don't ask). |
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11-16-2002, 10:53 AM | #13 | |
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I wrote a story last night for the first time in months! I've been having my worst-ever case of writer's block (if there's banging of heads going on, I'm a part of it!) and then a little story just came. It was very short, but it was so much fun to write... you know how it is
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11-16-2002, 11:24 AM | #14 | |
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And here is a 2 by 2 for you. *hands sun-star a 2 by 2* |
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11-16-2002, 02:46 PM | #15 |
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Saw your thread Silverstripe and had to come on- you know how I love writing. I've nearly finished my LOTR fan fic and I want to post it for you guys to read but I'm scared!!! Firstly its v long. Secondly its not exactly what I'd call true to the story and I do have to alter a few points to make it work. Thirdly I don't know if the boss will let me post it because of the kids who visit this site- its a bit risky in places (More issues than full blown you know what though!) I tend to write at night because its so quiet and you have nowhere else to be- its great. Mx
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11-16-2002, 03:43 PM | #16 | |
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11-16-2002, 10:27 PM | #17 | |
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Well back to the inspiration, *slap* ow.........*thud* oh there you are my trusty 2 by 2!!! |
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11-17-2002, 09:48 AM | #18 |
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I get inspiration a lot if I think about a weird situation, and what would happen, then I realize that "hey, I could write a story about that". And I also get inspiration from watching people. Sometimes songs or artwork inspire me too.
One story came from basically a bunch of different experiences that I thought were interesting, basically. Like when we had this weird little toxic watse disposal thing going on. Of course that never made it into the story after all. Sometimes songs or artwork inspire me too. |
11-17-2002, 10:23 AM | #19 |
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When I write fantasy, my problem is often that I tend to go off and describe everybody's history and culture, and never do get to the story. Once I started writing a history for one of my worlds, and it was supposed to be short story length, but by the time I had it all written down, the history itself was book length. But writing "current events" is harder *something dawns on Silver as she writes this* Maybe I should write a "dry version" of what I'll be writing as part of the history?
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11-17-2002, 05:59 PM | #20 | |
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