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sholio.
sholio. Ideas. Where the hell do they come from? Can you make those little f****rs show up? - Visuals (movies, posters, pictures, video-games, dreams) tend to be an excellent source for me, but ideas can come from anywhere at anytime. I once walked into a hardware store and immediately came up with an idea for whumping someone.
Wild horse-bunnies. When a story just gets pulled right out of you. Do you get them? - sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Writer's block. Have you been scourged? - Oh, good gravy, yes. Transition scenes are usually a bane for me, as are endings. It's why I like having outlines, even if they're in my head. I don't need details (Ex. character A sees a monster - does he gasp or scream?) just scenes in the form of images in my mind. Once I have a general idea of what I want to happen in the story, it flows far more easily with few snags.
Clean up duty. Do you like editing? - yes, actually. I love being able to read through a story, see where it's trying to go, and tweak what I need to for the story to continue more smoothly in the direction it has taken. This is usually done after the second reading.
The ending. Is it hard for you to find the ending? Heck yes. It's not so much knowing how the story will end, but making sure it ends smoothly without seeiming forced, too long, or too quick. And it's usually stories that I start without figuring out the ending, first, that I end up setting aside with no idea where the story is going. I don't need an exact idea for an ending, just something general (Sheppard in the infirmary and Rodney visiting him. What they say, exactly, won't be determined until I reach that part of the story."
The title. Where do you get yours? Do you have yours when you start the story? - Usually, for me, the title has to have a subtle connection to the story. Songs and poetry offer good titles, but I'm not above going for simple titles. And I never like starting a story without a title, mostly because title-less stories are difficult to save on a computer. Plus... it feels wrong, don't ask me why.
Plot. If you plot out your stories first, raise your hand. - Heck yes. Must have an outline. I consider outlines the rough-rough-rough drafts of my stories. I'm very linear, and like things that go from point A to point B without taking messy detours. Outlines help me keep everything in my head organized so I don't accidently forget important scenes, especially as my mind tends to wander. The mere process of writing it down makes it easier for me to remember (burns it into my memory, as it were). Most of the time, however, after having written the outline, I will never look at it again. Though I will plan a story completely out, I still like to leave enough room to allow the story to go where it will. Sometimes, that means completely discarding the outline I'd written up. Though I can write stories without an outline, I much prefer having one.
POV. How do you choose your POV for a scene? For a story? - Depends on what it is I want to show, or who would offer the most insightful or intetresting perspective. I like to switch POVs when possible in order to show all sides to a matter, as different characters will have a different take on the same situation. In some cases, such as with chapter stories, it's simply a matter of giving each character their "screen-time."
Challenge. Do you like them? Do they inspire you? - I love challenges as, some days, I need a little kick in the pants to get me writing. However, there are times that - should I take on too many challenges, or the prompts don't inspire - that taking on challenges feels a bit like a chore.
Sex. Do you like writing sex? - Heck no. It's why I avoid heavy romantic interaction in my stories. I prefer characters being friends over being lovers. Romance, I think, tends to make things overly and, sometimes, unnecessarily complicated. I don't even like reading it. Which is why I tend to get a little annoyed when people tell writers to have a sex scene in their story. Not because it would make the story better, but simply because they want more stories with sex in it. Even kidding around, it feels a little presumptuous of them (especially if they know that the writer isn't fond of writing sex scenes). It would be kind of like me telling someone who isn't big into whumping to have whumping in their story just because "I think" it would make the story better (when, in fact, it's just because I want there to be a whump scene.)
Wild horse-bunnies. When a story just gets pulled right out of you. Do you get them? - sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Writer's block. Have you been scourged? - Oh, good gravy, yes. Transition scenes are usually a bane for me, as are endings. It's why I like having outlines, even if they're in my head. I don't need details (Ex. character A sees a monster - does he gasp or scream?) just scenes in the form of images in my mind. Once I have a general idea of what I want to happen in the story, it flows far more easily with few snags.
Clean up duty. Do you like editing? - yes, actually. I love being able to read through a story, see where it's trying to go, and tweak what I need to for the story to continue more smoothly in the direction it has taken. This is usually done after the second reading.
The ending. Is it hard for you to find the ending? Heck yes. It's not so much knowing how the story will end, but making sure it ends smoothly without seeiming forced, too long, or too quick. And it's usually stories that I start without figuring out the ending, first, that I end up setting aside with no idea where the story is going. I don't need an exact idea for an ending, just something general (Sheppard in the infirmary and Rodney visiting him. What they say, exactly, won't be determined until I reach that part of the story."
The title. Where do you get yours? Do you have yours when you start the story? - Usually, for me, the title has to have a subtle connection to the story. Songs and poetry offer good titles, but I'm not above going for simple titles. And I never like starting a story without a title, mostly because title-less stories are difficult to save on a computer. Plus... it feels wrong, don't ask me why.
Plot. If you plot out your stories first, raise your hand. - Heck yes. Must have an outline. I consider outlines the rough-rough-rough drafts of my stories. I'm very linear, and like things that go from point A to point B without taking messy detours. Outlines help me keep everything in my head organized so I don't accidently forget important scenes, especially as my mind tends to wander. The mere process of writing it down makes it easier for me to remember (burns it into my memory, as it were). Most of the time, however, after having written the outline, I will never look at it again. Though I will plan a story completely out, I still like to leave enough room to allow the story to go where it will. Sometimes, that means completely discarding the outline I'd written up. Though I can write stories without an outline, I much prefer having one.
POV. How do you choose your POV for a scene? For a story? - Depends on what it is I want to show, or who would offer the most insightful or intetresting perspective. I like to switch POVs when possible in order to show all sides to a matter, as different characters will have a different take on the same situation. In some cases, such as with chapter stories, it's simply a matter of giving each character their "screen-time."
Challenge. Do you like them? Do they inspire you? - I love challenges as, some days, I need a little kick in the pants to get me writing. However, there are times that - should I take on too many challenges, or the prompts don't inspire - that taking on challenges feels a bit like a chore.
Sex. Do you like writing sex? - Heck no. It's why I avoid heavy romantic interaction in my stories. I prefer characters being friends over being lovers. Romance, I think, tends to make things overly and, sometimes, unnecessarily complicated. I don't even like reading it. Which is why I tend to get a little annoyed when people tell writers to have a sex scene in their story. Not because it would make the story better, but simply because they want more stories with sex in it. Even kidding around, it feels a little presumptuous of them (especially if they know that the writer isn't fond of writing sex scenes). It would be kind of like me telling someone who isn't big into whumping to have whumping in their story just because "I think" it would make the story better (when, in fact, it's just because I want there to be a whump scene.)
