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@david
THAT IS AWESOME!!! You rock!!! 🙂 🙂

@bluejay, sorry. 😛 That is great though! It sounds very cute. 😉

I’m gonna be writing for about an hour if anyone wants to tag along with me.

@dbhgodreigns
Yeah, that’s definitely better!!! I like the part about the “discordant solo.” Very creative. 🙂 🙂 🙂

@kate-flournoy, Lovely thoughts! 😉
@daeus, Oh, yeah. I struggle with showing and not telling when I’m writing. A lot. @ingridrd and I were looking through some of our novel chapters after the convention, and we found soooo much telling…Thank God for rough drafts!

@dbhgodreigns, Yes, I see what you’re saying. I completely agree about Tim Shoemaker’s books; they’re awesome!

We need to get @kate-flournoy and @daeus‘s thoughts on this topic. 😉

@zoe-wingfeather, Hmm, those are some interesting points. I’ve never really thought about using smell like that before. And names! Am I the only one who spends 30 hours looking at baby name lists just trying to find the perfect name for the MC? XD Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Chloe!

Totally! Showing, not telling is a really basic principle of good writing.
Like, “Timmy was amused” becomes, “Timmy tightened his mouth, trying to hold in his smile, but a small snicker still escaped.”
Something like that. 😉

@gretald
Here’s one: Oliver had an exam coming up; he was nervous.

@bluejay, well, I guess we envy each other! Haha 😉
That is sweet! 😀 Awesome job! See, you’ve written a novelette. So short stories aren’t the only thing you can write. 😉 Seriously, awesome job! 🙂

@writefury, thanks for your suggestion. 🙂 I’ve written a short story once but, honestly, they aren’t really my thing. 😛 I guess they’re just short (I know, that’s the point. 😛 Haha. 😉 ). But I’ve always liked longer stories. And, for me, short stories are so difficult to write! I know…weird 😛
And yes, I agree. Not planning is really where…[Read more]

@writefury, thanks for your suggestion. 🙂 I’ve written a short story once but, honestly, they aren’t really my thing. 😛 I guess they’re just short (I know, that’s the point. 😛 Haha. 😉 ). But I’ve always liked longer stories. And this may come as a shock, but for me, short stories are sorta difficult to write. I know…weird :’D But it’s true, for me.

*pops in late* Y’know, short stories are a good way to do fun concepts that just won’t pull through into a novel. That’s usually my modus operandi. 😛
Though I’ll also ditto @daeus on the planning thing. If you plan it and it doesn’t go anywhere, problem solved and not a lot of writing time lost. 😉