Andrew

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New Character I just added into my WIP. (originally he was the be…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

Heeeyy I saw that museum immortal animation too!! XD Out of all the YouTube videos, that’s crazy. Yeah, I bet it will be really fun to imagine and write.

@the_lost-journal

Sounds like it could be really cool! You should give it a whirl!

@the_lost-journal

That does sound like a really fun idea!

So, are you thinking of this being like a framing device for a collection of other stories or something?

@linus-smallprint

Last I counted I was at 69 full length novel drafts.

Yeah, I do four drafts, then share, then do more.

It’s how I write so fast. Most people I know do the steps of draft 1-4 while they are writing, which tends to slow them down and cause them to lose interest.

@linus-smallprint

Oh this is really cool!

You should try it with the cover!

@linus-smallprint

However, one this is one thing I know of that does help me. I find that something that motivates me is having people share it with me and give me some thoughts right away.

My first draft, as it is, is very undecipherable. However I am comfortable sharing things with my little sister and I’ll keep this in mind.

 Keep in mind…

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@rae

So… the first draft of Guardian Angels I literally started writing while waiting for a piano lesson

So real, though. I probably invented 50% of my early story concepts while waiting for piano lessons.

Sorry, don’t think I am qualified to help even if I could.

It’s okay! If you get an idea, shout it out, because I think anyone with exp…[Read more]

@theshadow

I’m going to kind of repeat what other people have said. Get to know your characters better.  Often when I’m stuck and I don’t know what characters would do but have an idea of where I want/need them to go, I will quickly make up a list showing the thoughts in each character’s heads like this:

Brother

• Really would like some ice…

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@ellette-giselle

So, before I ever begin to write I pray. I write down the idea in my prayer journal and say, “Lord, here’s my idea. If you want me to write this book, give me the rest of the story” and He does.

This is really good. I need to do this more. And one of the major themes of book two of TNPT is trusting God!

8 drafts per book? Phew!…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I don’t think I’m quite the person to ask. I tend to hyperfocus on a single project and put any other story ideas to the back of my mind for later. I’ve only ever written two first drafts, and that was some time ago. So I am lacking experience in this area. (Looks like Ellette has you covered here though. @ellette-giselle, how many…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h @whalekeeper

I’ve done something similar once before when I worked on this, so I do have some idea of what I’m doing. (I think I’ve shown you this one before). It turned out all right, so I might eventually convert that cover idea I shared. Maybe I will make it my next drawing to protect if I have the time after I…[Read more]

@grcr

You’ve certainly improved a lot!

It might be a bit longer before I post the next story. I have one story, possibly two that are already partly written before I post the next story. Sorry for the wait.

I wouldn’t call myself a source as far as plots and scenes but do have one thing to say

Additionally, I feel like I’m forcing my characters to do something without actually letting them decide

This sounds like you don’t know your characters well enough. Maybe work a little more on character development and getting comfy in your character cloak. W…[Read more]

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So… the first draft of Guardian Angels I literally started writing while waiting for a piano lesson, and I had no idea what I was doing. I still have no idea honestly. Apparently, my idea of ‘first draft’ is wing it.

And I currently only get motivation from my characters and someone very special so I have a lot of unfinished…[Read more]

I also didn’t know what was in the Pale Forest biome, so that was interesting.

@keilah-h

Girl, I spawned in that seed and nearly had a heart attack. XD I am not used to playing video games and I got serious motion sickness, but that spawn is super cool and I want to build one of those towers in BotW where you can’t see the bottom.

@ellette-giselle

*Ellette proceeds to give her whole process without hesitation*

XD You know what, I’ll take it.

And, write at least 500 words a day. I know that’s not much, but making sure you touch your draft every day,

See, 500 words is easy, but sometimes I finish and realize the trajectory is all wrong. That means if I pick up from there, t…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

I have become used to traumatized bois, tbh I was not surprised XD