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Post by Kpatch on Jan 26, 2012 9:59:12 GMT -5
If anyone wants to brainstorm ideas or need help with writer's block, you can talk about it here.
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 26, 2012 10:08:46 GMT -5
Hmmmmm, don't want to give away future story ideas, so...........  But I like the idea of this thread. |
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Post by sportsgirl on Jan 26, 2012 11:27:44 GMT -5
I wrote a short fan fic & decided it wasn't close at all to being as good as all yours are, so I deleted it...Maybe one day I will try again...
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 26, 2012 11:46:01 GMT -5
Post it!!! You never know. It might be good.
Of course, you can always go back and edit it till it sounds like what you want it to sound like. I can't tell you how many times I wrote and re-wrote my stories.
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Post by slyn11 on Jan 26, 2012 12:18:30 GMT -5
I wrote a short fan fic & decided it wasn't close at all to being as good as all yours are, so I deleted it...Maybe one day I will try again... Oh no....never delete! You are probably being too hard on yourself. I recommend finding a good beta to read over your story and give you honest feedback. And if you don't have a beta...you could always ask someone on this new section of the board. I am a big believer in the power of the beta. LOL It is someone that shares your vision of storytelling, knows the show/characters really well, and someone not afraid to be brutally honest. |
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Post by slyn11 on Jan 26, 2012 12:20:29 GMT -5
Hmmmmm, don't want to give away future story ideas, so........... But I like the idea of this thread. Totally can brainstorm without spoiling too much. Example - Do you think a romance between Chad and Kate would be believable? Or you could say how much is too much of an age gap in a May December romance before it becomes unrealistic? |
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Post by sportsgirl on Jan 26, 2012 12:25:45 GMT -5
See I think a story like that can be fun... kind of like Mrs Robinson in the Graduate...Wouldn't bother me at all.
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 26, 2012 12:27:33 GMT -5
TBH, Chad + Kate =  Sorry. IMO, Kate belongs with Stefano. They really are cut from the same cloth. I don't really care for couples with a huge age gap. I mean, has that ever REALLY worked out? |
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Post by slyn11 on Jan 26, 2012 12:31:45 GMT -5
TBH, Chad + Kate = Sorry. IMO, Kate belongs with Stefano. They really are cut from the same cloth. I don't really care for couples with a huge age gap. I mean, has that ever REALLY worked out? I only used them as an example because Casey joked about it on his twitter. LOL I am not into huge age differences in real life, unless I am the Mrs Robinson, because come on, molding a young male mind could be GREAT! But I think there are some couples with huge gaps that have worked. Luke and Laura worked. Doug and Julie. Didn't Bonnie and Mickey get it on? I remember loving that. I absolutely loved Kate and Nicky Allamain...LOVE LOVE! LOL Kate and Stefano are like minded, but I never want to see them kiss, and that to me is a big part of a love story. So she needs to sleep around on him or something, because I don't want to EVER see them in bed. IMO same with Magic or my personal favorites - Victor and Caroline |
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 26, 2012 12:35:35 GMT -5
Well, I'm not big on seeing (or thinking about) the older folks having sex. Yuck. I like watching the hot younger people. Shallow? Maybe. I know people older than 55 have sex lives, but it's too much like thinking about my parents doing it. *SHIVER* And I really don't want to think about that. Ever.
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Post by Kpatch on Jan 26, 2012 12:36:08 GMT -5
TBH, Chad + Kate = Sorry. IMO, Kate belongs with Stefano. They really are cut from the same cloth. I don't really care for couples with a huge age gap. I mean, has that ever REALLY worked out? I only used them as an example because Casey joked about it on his twitter. LOL I am not into huge age differences in real life, unless I am the Mrs Robinson, because come on, molding a young male mind could be GREAT! The male mind isn't what's being molded.  @sg, if that idea strikes your fancy, give it a whirl and see what comes out of the blender. I've got a super idea for a story but I'm really having trouble going from Point A to Point Z. Every day I open the document and look at it. Nothing much happens. Grr. |
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 26, 2012 12:38:46 GMT -5
I start by doing a chapter outline.
Here's a sample of my outline:
Story Outline – The One I Dream About
1. Dynamic b/n Carrie and Austin; he leaves town (evening) DONE
2. Carrie talks to Rafe about her time in Switzerland (next day) DONE
3. Carrie dreams about Rafe (night) DONE
4. Rafe pictures Carrie while making love to Sami (same night)
etc......
Then I flesh out the chapters. I go back and re-write ad-nausem until it's satisfactory.
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Post by Kpatch on Jan 26, 2012 12:42:02 GMT -5
I write myself notes, but not a step by step outline. But DD, you just reminded me of what I normally do to get unblocked, and it's writing out of order. Just writing chapters as they occur to me, and then I go back and sew it together in the proper order. That's what I'll do. Ooh, this thread is working its magic already! Thanks guys.
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Post by slyn11 on Jan 26, 2012 13:01:13 GMT -5
I am a slave to the outline. I have to keep track of each piece of the puzzle I am creating. I try to write them very detailed almost like barebones version of the story. And each chapter has its own deeper outline because to me each chapter is a mini story.
My blocks usually come when I fail to outline well enough.
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Post by sportsgirl on Jan 26, 2012 13:37:51 GMT -5
Well, I'm not big on seeing (or thinking about) the older folks having sex. Yuck. I like watching the hot younger people. Shallow? Maybe. I know people older than 55 have sex lives, but it's too much like thinking about my parents doing it. *SHIVER* And I really don't want to think about that. Ever. It doesn't have to have sex... only possible seduction. The aura of possible sex is sexier than actual sex. Why does romance always have to lead to sex? In old days, the movies were so much sexier because it left stuff to one's imagination, instead of naked bodies and such. That beach scene in From here to eternity was sexy not because they were naked & having sex... @kpatch, I'd write it but it may take a long time.. I never have much free time. |
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