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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg9f87
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Can’t recommend this highly enough. Get some mini moleskines and take em wherever you go. Physically writing the stuff down will help to you fully flesh out the idea and use coherent sentences instead of just spewing words forth into your device. I write down anything, cool dialogue idea I had, funny insult, great q...
I thought this is no brainer. Some plot points and ideas that I made up on the fly turned out to be one of the most important marks in the stories, meanwhile there are certain things I spent a lot of time to prepare didn't even happen at all. Writing is unpredictable and you better to note down any ideas possible eve...
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg920z
hfgbvw6
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Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
I thought this is no brainer. Some plot points and ideas that I made up on the fly turned out to be one of the most important marks in the stories, meanwhile there are certain things I spent a lot of time to prepare didn't even happen at all. Writing is unpredictable and you better to note down any ideas possible eve...
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgn9sn
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Another tip: Keep a notepad and pen next to your bed. I woke up so many times in the middle of a night with great ideas, only to wake again the following morning remembering nothing aside from the fact I'd had an idea. If I quickly sit up and write it down, I remember it. Only problem is that sometimes if I don't wake...
Can’t recommend this highly enough. Get some mini moleskines and take em wherever you go. Physically writing the stuff down will help to you fully flesh out the idea and use coherent sentences instead of just spewing words forth into your device. I write down anything, cool dialogue idea I had, funny insult, great q...
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfv5m
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>Like if me and past me were a team I love this line. Also, this is great advice! I love going back and reading old story ideas that I had forgotten about.
Another tip: Keep a notepad and pen next to your bed. I woke up so many times in the middle of a night with great ideas, only to wake again the following morning remembering nothing aside from the fact I'd had an idea. If I quickly sit up and write it down, I remember it. Only problem is that sometimes if I don't wake...
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgn9sn
hfg920z
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Another tip: Keep a notepad and pen next to your bed. I woke up so many times in the middle of a night with great ideas, only to wake again the following morning remembering nothing aside from the fact I'd had an idea. If I quickly sit up and write it down, I remember it. Only problem is that sometimes if I don't wake...
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgn9sn
hfgfvbk
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Another tip: Keep a notepad and pen next to your bed. I woke up so many times in the middle of a night with great ideas, only to wake again the following morning remembering nothing aside from the fact I'd had an idea. If I quickly sit up and write it down, I remember it. Only problem is that sometimes if I don't wake...
Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgn9sn
hfgkfkk
1,633,428,391
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Another tip: Keep a notepad and pen next to your bed. I woke up so many times in the middle of a night with great ideas, only to wake again the following morning remembering nothing aside from the fact I'd had an idea. If I quickly sit up and write it down, I remember it. Only problem is that sometimes if I don't wake...
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
hfg9f87
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
Can’t recommend this highly enough. Get some mini moleskines and take em wherever you go. Physically writing the stuff down will help to you fully flesh out the idea and use coherent sentences instead of just spewing words forth into your device. I write down anything, cool dialogue idea I had, funny insult, great q...
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
hfgfv5m
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
>Like if me and past me were a team I love this line. Also, this is great advice! I love going back and reading old story ideas that I had forgotten about.
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
hfgocc8
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
Better advice... *expand* your notes! Just the other day I came across one of my notes and all it said was 'silk stockings circle' and I can't figure out what I meant XD
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I have never regretted taking notes while out and about and not only has almost every single one ended up in my stories, but they've almost always been some of THE BEST parts, that hit the hardest, as well.
lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
hfhcbc0
1,633,451,808
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
I have so many notes it’s ridiculous. I actually got halfway to organizing them last year but now I’ve accumulated even more. I just need to sit down and organize them.
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
Back in the day before personal electronics, my Dad (writer of books about education) always carried 3"x5" cards in his pocket. Every new idea got jotted down on its own card. Eventually he would organize the cards into an outline form, and start writing the various chapters of the next book.
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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This is awesome advice! I have, over the past couple of years, learned to trust my unconscious more and more when it comes to writing. Treating your unconscious like the wellspring of ideas that it is, is essential for combatting writer's block. I think it's better to pen a few notes of seemingly nonsensical gibberis...
lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
hfg920z
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfhw81i
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
hfgkfkk
1,633,451,808
1,633,425,713
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I've used this a LOT in my life. Extremely useful tip!
lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhw81i
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lol I do that too!! On OneNote I have a notebook full of nearly four years' worth of ideas called "CREATIVERSE" (my younger self thought she was being witty XD but I honor her coinage for starting this whole thing).
That’s why in my notes organization I have a file in all my projects titled Just Write, where I can just jot down any and all ideas that I’ve had for that project in a moment where I can’t sit and dive deeper into those thoughts. Always so helpful.
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg9f87
hfgocc8
1,633,415,376
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Can’t recommend this highly enough. Get some mini moleskines and take em wherever you go. Physically writing the stuff down will help to you fully flesh out the idea and use coherent sentences instead of just spewing words forth into your device. I write down anything, cool dialogue idea I had, funny insult, great q...
Better advice... *expand* your notes! Just the other day I came across one of my notes and all it said was 'silk stockings circle' and I can't figure out what I meant XD
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg920z
hfg9f87
1,633,415,071
1,633,415,376
2
5
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
Can’t recommend this highly enough. Get some mini moleskines and take em wherever you go. Physically writing the stuff down will help to you fully flesh out the idea and use coherent sentences instead of just spewing words forth into your device. I write down anything, cool dialogue idea I had, funny insult, great q...
0
305
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgocc8
hfgfv5m
1,633,429,330
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Better advice... *expand* your notes! Just the other day I came across one of my notes and all it said was 'silk stockings circle' and I can't figure out what I meant XD
>Like if me and past me were a team I love this line. Also, this is great advice! I love going back and reading old story ideas that I had forgotten about.
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfv5m
hfg920z
1,633,421,212
1,633,415,071
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>Like if me and past me were a team I love this line. Also, this is great advice! I love going back and reading old story ideas that I had forgotten about.
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgocc8
hfg920z
1,633,429,330
1,633,415,071
6
2
Better advice... *expand* your notes! Just the other day I came across one of my notes and all it said was 'silk stockings circle' and I can't figure out what I meant XD
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
14,259
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfgocc8
1,633,421,217
1,633,429,330
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
Better advice... *expand* your notes! Just the other day I came across one of my notes and all it said was 'silk stockings circle' and I can't figure out what I meant XD
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgkfkk
hfgocc8
1,633,425,713
1,633,429,330
2
6
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
Better advice... *expand* your notes! Just the other day I came across one of my notes and all it said was 'silk stockings circle' and I can't figure out what I meant XD
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q1olqc
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfh09gj
hfg920z
1,633,437,515
1,633,415,071
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I have never regretted taking notes while out and about and not only has almost every single one ended up in my stories, but they've almost always been some of THE BEST parts, that hit the hardest, as well.
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfh09gj
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1,633,437,515
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
I have never regretted taking notes while out and about and not only has almost every single one ended up in my stories, but they've almost always been some of THE BEST parts, that hit the hardest, as well.
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16,298
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgkfkk
hfh09gj
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1,633,437,515
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I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
I have never regretted taking notes while out and about and not only has almost every single one ended up in my stories, but they've almost always been some of THE BEST parts, that hit the hardest, as well.
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11,802
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg920z
hfhcbc0
1,633,415,071
1,633,443,389
2
4
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
I have so many notes it’s ridiculous. I actually got halfway to organizing them last year but now I’ve accumulated even more. I just need to sit down and organize them.
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfhcbc0
1,633,421,217
1,633,443,389
2
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
I have so many notes it’s ridiculous. I actually got halfway to organizing them last year but now I’ve accumulated even more. I just need to sit down and organize them.
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I have so many notes it’s ridiculous. I actually got halfway to organizing them last year but now I’ve accumulated even more. I just need to sit down and organize them.
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
1
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg920z
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Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
Back in the day before personal electronics, my Dad (writer of books about education) always carried 3"x5" cards in his pocket. Every new idea got jotted down on its own card. Eventually he would organize the cards into an outline form, and start writing the various chapters of the next book.
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfh4fp4
1,633,421,217
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
Back in the day before personal electronics, my Dad (writer of books about education) always carried 3"x5" cards in his pocket. Every new idea got jotted down on its own card. Eventually he would organize the cards into an outline form, and start writing the various chapters of the next book.
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18,453
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgkfkk
hfh4fp4
1,633,425,713
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I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
Back in the day before personal electronics, my Dad (writer of books about education) always carried 3"x5" cards in his pocket. Every new idea got jotted down on its own card. Eventually he would organize the cards into an outline form, and start writing the various chapters of the next book.
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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This is awesome advice! I have, over the past couple of years, learned to trust my unconscious more and more when it comes to writing. Treating your unconscious like the wellspring of ideas that it is, is essential for combatting writer's block. I think it's better to pen a few notes of seemingly nonsensical gibberis...
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
35,805
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfhtwtd
1,633,421,217
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
This is awesome advice! I have, over the past couple of years, learned to trust my unconscious more and more when it comes to writing. Treating your unconscious like the wellspring of ideas that it is, is essential for combatting writer's block. I think it's better to pen a few notes of seemingly nonsensical gibberis...
0
29,659
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgkfkk
hfhtwtd
1,633,425,713
1,633,450,876
2
3
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
This is awesome advice! I have, over the past couple of years, learned to trust my unconscious more and more when it comes to writing. Treating your unconscious like the wellspring of ideas that it is, is essential for combatting writer's block. I think it's better to pen a few notes of seemingly nonsensical gibberis...
0
25,163
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhtwtd
hfhsp5q
1,633,450,876
1,633,450,390
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This is awesome advice! I have, over the past couple of years, learned to trust my unconscious more and more when it comes to writing. Treating your unconscious like the wellspring of ideas that it is, is essential for combatting writer's block. I think it's better to pen a few notes of seemingly nonsensical gibberis...
I've used this a LOT in my life. Extremely useful tip!
1
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhtwtd
hfhtbp8
1,633,450,876
1,633,450,641
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This is awesome advice! I have, over the past couple of years, learned to trust my unconscious more and more when it comes to writing. Treating your unconscious like the wellspring of ideas that it is, is essential for combatting writer's block. I think it's better to pen a few notes of seemingly nonsensical gibberis...
That’s why in my notes organization I have a file in all my projects titled Just Write, where I can just jot down any and all ideas that I’ve had for that project in a moment where I can’t sit and dive deeper into those thoughts. Always so helpful.
1
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfi52n1
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Can you please help me? how do you keep track, develop, create your characters? are you a writer that has studied formally creative writing and literature? or are just a regular dude that is way too creative? I have this problem. I dont know what to write once I am in front of the computer. I need one way to think ab...
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
40,381
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfi52n1
hfgfvbk
1,633,455,452
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Can you please help me? how do you keep track, develop, create your characters? are you a writer that has studied formally creative writing and literature? or are just a regular dude that is way too creative? I have this problem. I dont know what to write once I am in front of the computer. I need one way to think ab...
Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
1
34,235
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfi52n1
hfgkfkk
1,633,455,452
1,633,425,713
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Can you please help me? how do you keep track, develop, create your characters? are you a writer that has studied formally creative writing and literature? or are just a regular dude that is way too creative? I have this problem. I dont know what to write once I am in front of the computer. I need one way to think ab...
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
1
29,739
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhsp5q
hfi52n1
1,633,450,390
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I've used this a LOT in my life. Extremely useful tip!
Can you please help me? how do you keep track, develop, create your characters? are you a writer that has studied formally creative writing and literature? or are just a regular dude that is way too creative? I have this problem. I dont know what to write once I am in front of the computer. I need one way to think ab...
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfi52n1
hfhtbp8
1,633,455,452
1,633,450,641
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2
Can you please help me? how do you keep track, develop, create your characters? are you a writer that has studied formally creative writing and literature? or are just a regular dude that is way too creative? I have this problem. I dont know what to write once I am in front of the computer. I need one way to think ab...
That’s why in my notes organization I have a file in all my projects titled Just Write, where I can just jot down any and all ideas that I’ve had for that project in a moment where I can’t sit and dive deeper into those thoughts. Always so helpful.
1
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writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfi492e
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I do this too. I write random ideas that cross my mind before I forget them. Also things that I come across, such as quotes or even plot points from stories while reading them. It's really useful down the line.
Can you please help me? how do you keep track, develop, create your characters? are you a writer that has studied formally creative writing and literature? or are just a regular dude that is way too creative? I have this problem. I dont know what to write once I am in front of the computer. I need one way to think ab...
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q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfiijld
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Love the advice. I hate it though when I'm super tired and almost asleep when I get an idea then I have to force myself to get up and write it down. I should probably sleep with a notebook beside me 😭 Its so hard convincing myself to write it down because I know I'm lying when I tell myself I will remember the idea i...
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
1
46,073
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfiijld
1,633,421,217
1,633,461,144
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
Love the advice. I hate it though when I'm super tired and almost asleep when I get an idea then I have to force myself to get up and write it down. I should probably sleep with a notebook beside me 😭 Its so hard convincing myself to write it down because I know I'm lying when I tell myself I will remember the idea i...
0
39,927
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgkfkk
hfiijld
1,633,425,713
1,633,461,144
2
3
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
Love the advice. I hate it though when I'm super tired and almost asleep when I get an idea then I have to force myself to get up and write it down. I should probably sleep with a notebook beside me 😭 Its so hard convincing myself to write it down because I know I'm lying when I tell myself I will remember the idea i...
0
35,431
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhsp5q
hfiijld
1,633,450,390
1,633,461,144
2
3
I've used this a LOT in my life. Extremely useful tip!
Love the advice. I hate it though when I'm super tired and almost asleep when I get an idea then I have to force myself to get up and write it down. I should probably sleep with a notebook beside me 😭 Its so hard convincing myself to write it down because I know I'm lying when I tell myself I will remember the idea i...
0
10,754
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfiijld
hfhtbp8
1,633,461,144
1,633,450,641
3
2
Love the advice. I hate it though when I'm super tired and almost asleep when I get an idea then I have to force myself to get up and write it down. I should probably sleep with a notebook beside me 😭 Its so hard convincing myself to write it down because I know I'm lying when I tell myself I will remember the idea i...
That’s why in my notes organization I have a file in all my projects titled Just Write, where I can just jot down any and all ideas that I’ve had for that project in a moment where I can’t sit and dive deeper into those thoughts. Always so helpful.
1
10,503
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfiijld
hfi492e
1,633,461,144
1,633,455,099
3
2
Love the advice. I hate it though when I'm super tired and almost asleep when I get an idea then I have to force myself to get up and write it down. I should probably sleep with a notebook beside me 😭 Its so hard convincing myself to write it down because I know I'm lying when I tell myself I will remember the idea i...
I do this too. I write random ideas that cross my mind before I forget them. Also things that I come across, such as quotes or even plot points from stories while reading them. It's really useful down the line.
1
6,045
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg920z
hfio976
1,633,415,071
1,633,463,504
2
3
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
I'll take it one step further. Don't just write notes for later ideas for your story; write chunks of your story if the ideas come to you out of sequence. You can paste them in when you get to that part and finesse them as needed. But good ideas are rare and precious things; preserve them at all costs!
0
48,433
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfgfvbk
hfio976
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Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
I'll take it one step further. Don't just write notes for later ideas for your story; write chunks of your story if the ideas come to you out of sequence. You can paste them in when you get to that part and finesse them as needed. But good ideas are rare and precious things; preserve them at all costs!
0
42,287
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfio976
hfgkfkk
1,633,463,504
1,633,425,713
3
2
I'll take it one step further. Don't just write notes for later ideas for your story; write chunks of your story if the ideas come to you out of sequence. You can paste them in when you get to that part and finesse them as needed. But good ideas are rare and precious things; preserve them at all costs!
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
1
37,791
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhsp5q
hfio976
1,633,450,390
1,633,463,504
2
3
I've used this a LOT in my life. Extremely useful tip!
I'll take it one step further. Don't just write notes for later ideas for your story; write chunks of your story if the ideas come to you out of sequence. You can paste them in when you get to that part and finesse them as needed. But good ideas are rare and precious things; preserve them at all costs!
0
13,114
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfio976
hfhtbp8
1,633,463,504
1,633,450,641
3
2
I'll take it one step further. Don't just write notes for later ideas for your story; write chunks of your story if the ideas come to you out of sequence. You can paste them in when you get to that part and finesse them as needed. But good ideas are rare and precious things; preserve them at all costs!
That’s why in my notes organization I have a file in all my projects titled Just Write, where I can just jot down any and all ideas that I’ve had for that project in a moment where I can’t sit and dive deeper into those thoughts. Always so helpful.
1
12,863
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfio976
hfi492e
1,633,463,504
1,633,455,099
3
2
I'll take it one step further. Don't just write notes for later ideas for your story; write chunks of your story if the ideas come to you out of sequence. You can paste them in when you get to that part and finesse them as needed. But good ideas are rare and precious things; preserve them at all costs!
I do this too. I write random ideas that cross my mind before I forget them. Also things that I come across, such as quotes or even plot points from stories while reading them. It's really useful down the line.
1
8,405
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfg920z
hg209fj
1,633,415,071
1,633,831,961
2
3
Thanks so much for the advice! It's quite difficult to grasp stories when they are merely forming concepts in our minds. Information regarding my stories tends to get scattered around whenever I try to write them. Looking back on my old writing no matter how embarrassing it may be, with a new point of view and lessons ...
I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
0
416,890
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hg209fj
hfgfvbk
1,633,831,961
1,633,421,217
3
2
I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
Especially true for me when I'm trying to fall asleep! I've had so many ideas lying in bed too lazy to get out and find a paper or go to the computer that I thought were so strong that it would be impossible for me to forget them. When I wake up the next day they are gone forever. I'll never know if they were really a...
1
410,744
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q1olqc
writing_train
0.98
Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hg209fj
hfgkfkk
1,633,831,961
1,633,425,713
3
2
I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
I have notes in my phone for: 1. Story ideas 2. Character name ideas 3. Weird beautiful phrases I would like to write in my stories (archaic, neologism, self-made, proverbs, a part of dialogue etc)
1
406,248
1.5
q1olqc
writing_train
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
hfhsp5q
hg209fj
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I've used this a LOT in my life. Extremely useful tip!
I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
That’s why in my notes organization I have a file in all my projects titled Just Write, where I can just jot down any and all ideas that I’ve had for that project in a moment where I can’t sit and dive deeper into those thoughts. Always so helpful.
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
I do this too. I write random ideas that cross my mind before I forget them. Also things that I come across, such as quotes or even plot points from stories while reading them. It's really useful down the line.
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I am a constant supporter of this practice. I literally just had a lightbulb go off and wrote down “maggot rain”. I dont know what I’m going to use that for and what that even looks like in the context of what I’m writing, but I am excited to read back down the line and find a spot for it.
I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
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Always write notes for your story ideas. Especially if you’re not writing them yet. Holy crap So I’ve been working on this book series for about a year and a half. And it’s really transformed in my headspace over all that time. Whatever vision I had from the onset is completely new and different now. Throughout that y...
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I really need to start compiling my handwritten notes, phone ideas, and voice recordings all into scrivener. I'm writing the final chapters of my first novel and this would help me out so much.
I have hordes of note-ridden notebooks. I can't bear to toss them. Though I rarely look at them, it's like looking through a photograph album. Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find, though given my ADHD and poor memory, I shouldn't be.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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There's no rule. Ask yourself how would the chatacter speak.
Not using contractions is a scholarly writing rule. In fiction writing, you can disregard all those. *please* use contractions
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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There's no rule. Ask yourself how would the chatacter speak.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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There's no rule. Ask yourself how would the chatacter speak.
I don't think that's right. You end up sounding like Data from Star Trek.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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This can also be influenced by if a person is a native speaker of the language or not, or if they are from a different culture. I consciously made the choice to have one character never use contractions, and if anything, it made them stand out from the people around them. I'd say (I would say) it's (it is) pretty stand...
I don't think that's right. You end up sounding like Data from Star Trek.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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I don't think that's right. You end up sounding like Data from Star Trek.
The contraction rule is mostly for academic or formal writing.Fiction has a lot more leeway. In your case, you could use contractions so it sounds tgrh same way your narrator speaks (if they use them in speech). You could choose not to use them so their narration voice sounds different than how they speak (this can b...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
I don't think that's right. You end up sounding like Data from Star Trek.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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Yes
I don't think that's right. You end up sounding like Data from Star Trek.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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There's no rule. Ask yourself how would the chatacter speak.
Read some books
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhvmaw
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In what context were you told never to use common contractions? In school paper writing, (theme papers) you are usually told to use formal speech. Creative writing can be formal, but usually, it uses the colorful local language of the place where you are, with all its slang, contractions, and regional differences.
Read some books
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhycab
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Read some books
This can also be influenced by if a person is a native speaker of the language or not, or if they are from a different culture. I consciously made the choice to have one character never use contractions, and if anything, it made them stand out from the people around them. I'd say (I would say) it's (it is) pretty stand...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhycab
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Read some books
The contraction rule is mostly for academic or formal writing.Fiction has a lot more leeway. In your case, you could use contractions so it sounds tgrh same way your narrator speaks (if they use them in speech). You could choose not to use them so their narration voice sounds different than how they speak (this can b...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhbx9k
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One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
Read some books
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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Read some books
Yes
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhvmaw
gyha0mi
1,621,287,903
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In what context were you told never to use common contractions? In school paper writing, (theme papers) you are usually told to use formal speech. Creative writing can be formal, but usually, it uses the colorful local language of the place where you are, with all its slang, contractions, and regional differences.
This can also be influenced by if a person is a native speaker of the language or not, or if they are from a different culture. I consciously made the choice to have one character never use contractions, and if anything, it made them stand out from the people around them. I'd say (I would say) it's (it is) pretty stand...
1
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhvmaw
gyhoglb
1,621,287,903
1,621,284,642
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2
In what context were you told never to use common contractions? In school paper writing, (theme papers) you are usually told to use formal speech. Creative writing can be formal, but usually, it uses the colorful local language of the place where you are, with all its slang, contractions, and regional differences.
The contraction rule is mostly for academic or formal writing.Fiction has a lot more leeway. In your case, you could use contractions so it sounds tgrh same way your narrator speaks (if they use them in speech). You could choose not to use them so their narration voice sounds different than how they speak (this can b...
1
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhvmaw
gyhbx9k
1,621,287,903
1,621,279,290
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In what context were you told never to use common contractions? In school paper writing, (theme papers) you are usually told to use formal speech. Creative writing can be formal, but usually, it uses the colorful local language of the place where you are, with all its slang, contractions, and regional differences.
One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
1
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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Yes
In what context were you told never to use common contractions? In school paper writing, (theme papers) you are usually told to use formal speech. Creative writing can be formal, but usually, it uses the colorful local language of the place where you are, with all its slang, contractions, and regional differences.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhoglb
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The contraction rule is mostly for academic or formal writing.Fiction has a lot more leeway. In your case, you could use contractions so it sounds tgrh same way your narrator speaks (if they use them in speech). You could choose not to use them so their narration voice sounds different than how they speak (this can b...
oh my gosh no disregard this advice immediately
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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oh my gosh no disregard this advice immediately
>Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." Even that is far too formal for the stray thought of a teenager. >"Fuck, that test sucked. Should've put some work in. Mom's gonna roast me." You're writing fiction, not a master thesis. I recommend reading some books.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyj0ox9
gyhbx9k
1,621,308,439
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oh my gosh no disregard this advice immediately
One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyj0ox9
gyhd66g
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oh my gosh no disregard this advice immediately
Yes
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhoglb
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The contraction rule is mostly for academic or formal writing.Fiction has a lot more leeway. In your case, you could use contractions so it sounds tgrh same way your narrator speaks (if they use them in speech). You could choose not to use them so their narration voice sounds different than how they speak (this can b...
One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhd66g
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Yes
The contraction rule is mostly for academic or formal writing.Fiction has a lot more leeway. In your case, you could use contractions so it sounds tgrh same way your narrator speaks (if they use them in speech). You could choose not to use them so their narration voice sounds different than how they speak (this can b...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyhbx9k
gyifhpo
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One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
>Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." Even that is far too formal for the stray thought of a teenager. >"Fuck, that test sucked. Should've put some work in. Mom's gonna roast me." You're writing fiction, not a master thesis. I recommend reading some books.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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Yes
>Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." Even that is far too formal for the stray thought of a teenager. >"Fuck, that test sucked. Should've put some work in. Mom's gonna roast me." You're writing fiction, not a master thesis. I recommend reading some books.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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Contractions are everywhere. There are contractions of contractions! Do not know -> don't know -> dunno. Unless there's an academic paper on your money, go for it.
One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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Yes
Contractions are everywhere. There are contractions of contractions! Do not know -> don't know -> dunno. Unless there's an academic paper on your money, go for it.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
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One of the things I learned in my college courses is that some of the things we were told in grade school are quite wrong. Other rules are bit more nuanced. The rule against contractions does not apply to quoted statements (because characters can use bad grammar), but only to the narrative, and then then the rule onl...
You can use any language you want in your dialogue. Language norms and suggestions are for the author's voice.
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Was always told to not use contractions like "don't" "couldn't" "wouldn't" - should I/can I use these if it's a first person teenage PoV who would realistically use these? Ex if he has a thought "I would've scored higher on the test if I studied harder." and he is speaking to the reader or just thinking it and not sayi...
gyjpsae
gyhd66g
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You can use any language you want in your dialogue. Language norms and suggestions are for the author's voice.
Yes
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Is there ever a time to tell and not show? I have heard for a very long time to “show, don’t tell”. This advice has helped me a lot in my writing. Is there ever time this isn’t true? If there is a time to tell, what would it be? Thanks for any feedback.
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The safest time is when there’s a character that doesn’t know something: other characters can explain or the character can figure out what they don’t know (and therefore you can explain it to the reader). In my opinion, still best to use this as a last resort, as it’s difficult to execute without feeling too on the nos...
Yes. If you showed everything, the book would be excessively long and unreadable. The trick, of course, is to know when to do each of those. "Show don't tell," when given as advice, nearly always is writer's shorthand for "use vivid language to describe the scene rather than simple declarative sentences to give an o...
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Is there ever a time to tell and not show? I have heard for a very long time to “show, don’t tell”. This advice has helped me a lot in my writing. Is there ever time this isn’t true? If there is a time to tell, what would it be? Thanks for any feedback.
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Of course. Writing advice almost always needs to be taken with a grain of salt. It depends, of course, on genre. In an action/thriller, you'll probably spend most of your time in very "showy" scenes, as you ramp up the tension. That said, even an action/thriller will probably have a few brief moments of "tell." One m...
Yes. If you showed everything, the book would be excessively long and unreadable. The trick, of course, is to know when to do each of those. "Show don't tell," when given as advice, nearly always is writer's shorthand for "use vivid language to describe the scene rather than simple declarative sentences to give an o...
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Is there ever a time to tell and not show? I have heard for a very long time to “show, don’t tell”. This advice has helped me a lot in my writing. Is there ever time this isn’t true? If there is a time to tell, what would it be? Thanks for any feedback.
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The safest time is when there’s a character that doesn’t know something: other characters can explain or the character can figure out what they don’t know (and therefore you can explain it to the reader). In my opinion, still best to use this as a last resort, as it’s difficult to execute without feeling too on the nos...
Of course. Writing advice almost always needs to be taken with a grain of salt. It depends, of course, on genre. In an action/thriller, you'll probably spend most of your time in very "showy" scenes, as you ramp up the tension. That said, even an action/thriller will probably have a few brief moments of "tell." One m...
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Need advice about an editor I hired Hi all I joined aFacebook writing run by an author of multiple well-received novels. In his group page, that author highly recommended a freelance editor that he claimed he uses. I sent her a couple of thousand words sample of my writing, and we agreed that I pay her upfront 810 USD ...
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Reading between the lines: your work was very rough and needs a lot of developmental/craft work, and she struggled with the read/edit. I would guess she opened up the revised you sent her, saw it hadn't changed substantively, and is dreading having to read it again. I know that's not likely what you wanted to hear, but...
Going silent and making you chase her down are huge red flags. If your writing is crap she should have said it was crap right away. No excuse. Not providing a useful service for you.
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Need advice about an editor I hired Hi all I joined aFacebook writing run by an author of multiple well-received novels. In his group page, that author highly recommended a freelance editor that he claimed he uses. I sent her a couple of thousand words sample of my writing, and we agreed that I pay her upfront 810 USD ...
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Going silent and making you chase her down are huge red flags. If your writing is crap she should have said it was crap right away. No excuse. Not providing a useful service for you.
I can't tell you about freelance editors specifically, but for freelance work in general the nugget of wisdom I usually hear is to pay half now, then the other half when the work is done. according to your agreement. It's the most fair for both parties involved. While yes, there is some onus on you to check and ver...
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