I like the format. I was considering something kind of similar, but maybe I'll push that to a future challenge. Don't want to overdo it.Ward said:
Actually, now that I think about it, I like the other idea I was considering a bit better.
I like the format. I was considering something kind of similar, but maybe I'll push that to a future challenge. Don't want to overdo it.Ward said:
Don't worry about it. You get bonus points just for doing it.BlueMagic said:PS: English is my second language, I can barely write anything since my English vocabulary is quite scarce.:lol
You can do it, man! Just... believe in yourself.Scribble said:Gosh, I hope I have time to do this one. I have a lot of overdue crap on my plate.
Same here. It's the last 3 days and all I've been able to do is get a rough outline with a gap in the middle.Scribble said:Gosh, I hope I have time to do this one. I have a lot of overdue crap on my plate.
Life's thrown me a bit of a curve as well. One that I'm none too happy about. It'll take some time to clear my head, but I guarantee I'll have another middling piece.Scribble said:Gosh, I hope I have time to do this one. I have a lot of overdue crap on my plate.
I experimented with writing fluidly, that is, to write what comes to mind and go with it without any/heavy revisions. It's something I experimented with in the past.Timedog said:are you guys all writing outlines before you write your stories?
I have a rough idea of where the story is going before I write it, and I usually have a few notes that I've jotted down about what's going to happen, but I don't usually fully outline my short stories, at least not for these challenges.Timedog said:are you guys all writing outlines before you write your stories?
Timedog said:are you guys all writing outlines before you write your stories?
Hmm... which ones did you outline? I'm guessing you outlined the one about the sculptor, but I thought that actually turned out pretty well...Timedog said:i think my worst stories(not votes wise) are when I tried to do too much outlining.
Funny enough, it's almost the opposite for me. If I don't plan things out at all, I tend to get locked into this half-writing, half-trying to figure out what comes next mode. And then my writing suffers because I'm over-thinking it. So outlining, at least to a point, helps me write without getting stuck or starting to over-think things.I think it puts my brain into this linear mode where I get bogged down by plot inconsistencies that i didn't think of when outlining and other little details and I end up editing as I write and then I'm fucked and I lose any inspiration I had like 3 paragraphs in.
Timedog said:are you guys all writing outlines before you write your stories?
Timedog said:are you guys all writing outlines before you write your stories?
Outlining too much is what does that for me. I end up spending so much time trying to remember the exact turn of phrase I had in my mind when I first thought it up that I end up disgusted and angry at my piece before I even began.Cyan said:Funny enough, it's almost the opposite for me. If I don't plan things out at all, I tend to get locked into this half-writing, half-trying to figure out what comes next mode. And then my writing suffers because I'm over-thinking it. So outlining, at least to a point, helps me write without getting stuck or starting to over-think things.
Cyan said:Two more days, guys.
He posted that yesterday. Deadline's Wednesday2DMention said:Perfect.. It'll give me something to do when I'm off on Thurs.
2DMention's post was a ½ hour after Cyan'sronito said:He posted that yesterday. Deadline's Wednesday
Since he already posted his submission, I suspect that he was talking about reading and voting on Thursday.Gattsu25 said:2DMention's post was a ½ hour after Cyan's
Still, restating that the deadline is Wednesday 3/11 by 11:59 PM Pacific is a great idea
Timedog said:are you guys all writing outlines before you write your stories?
this is so cool.AlternativeUlster said:I usually do for the most part. They look a little random though and I do it in MSPAINT. Here is the image:
Here is what it says:
A) DANIEL CRAIG SUCKS AND DIES ON A COCK
-PARENTS CALL HIM A F*A*G*G*O*T
-COP OR SOMETHING
-BALLOONS FROM STORES
-PROMOTION? YES SIR.
C) LADY PARTNER BECOMES WHORE
-SISTER MAKES DBZ FAN-FICTION "OH NO PICALLO!" (/ADAM SANDLER)
-DUUUUUURRRRRRRRR, DO A LIST OF 7
4) THE HAUNTING OF A SHELL GAS STATION
END) SOLVE THE HOMO PROBLEM
Notes: Make C into A as one and 4 into its own, end as its own. Short. 1100 words or so.
Timedog said:this is so cool.
AlternativeUlster said:You should make your next story outline in MSPAINT. I think it works wonders for your creativity.
Timedog said:yeah good job. are you still on the run from the government?
AlternativeUlster said:You should make your next story outline in MSPAINT. I think it works wonders for your creativity.
I wouldn't go so far, but I do think it'd be cool to have MS Paint outlines for every story.AlternativeUlster said::lol I think the next challange should be a MSPaint storybook.