writerly ways - Writer's Block: My word
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Since i'm WAY too high on dextromorphan to compose a real writer's post this week (and I'm still coughing OMG. I thought mucinex was supposed to knock that mucus dude out of town) One of my other friends already picked up Stephen King but as I was vegging on the couch today I realized who else I might like to write like, J.D. Robb. I'm reading yet another In Death book and realized I already DO write like her.
No, that's not hubris and I'm not saying I'm that good but my style is already a lot like hers, mostly dialogue and very little description. (I do think she adds in more description when she's in Nora Roberts mode). Who wouldn't want to be very successfull under two pen names, in two genres, cranking out at least two books a year for years? Who wouldn't want to be this well loved?
ETA that in Death book says she's written 170 novels....i'm speechless
and here, some very good writing advice this week 8 things you need to know to write a gripping scene this is one of the better blog posts Ms. Musk has done in while and she's already done some good ones
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
2.How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
I'm am the mistress of a cast of thousands. I can often handle many characters in a scene at once. I'm not sure I would say I prefer males to females but lately that's how it's been working out. (well, when you're writing m/m erotica....)
But seriously, this has been a bit of an issue. Lately I haven't been able to muster an interest in a female character and I'm not entirely sure why. For the last several years, I've heard the male voices louder. I've been considering making this year's nano female oriented, very specifically to address this and see if i can figure out why this is. It's not like i don't want to write them but the male is flowing better right now.
And here, to pretend like I didn't write a measly 25 words this week (well i DID send a story off so that's something) Have a sneak peek at my![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
help_haiti fic for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
floranna. It's future fic Roy/Riza, Ed/Winry. DEFINITE spoilers for everything after ch 100 (consider it a chance to say hmmm you're on the wrong track)
A heart-rending shriek shattered the tranquility of the house. Roy set aside his tea cup, canting his head toward the secondary crib set up in the corner of his library, to make it easier on him when Riza was away. “Alphonse, could you please check on Christopher for me?” He offered up a smile for the young alchemist. Together, they had been working on a book of healing alchemy; their time together based mainly around Alphonse’s class schedule. Roy knew he should feel guilty about taking advantage of Al’s easygoing nature but the boy honestly seemed entranced by the newborn. He wanted to help.
“Sure.”
Roy heard Al pop up and head for the distressed infant. He might not be able to see what was wrong with his son but Roy could smell it. All the more reason to send Alphonse to tend to the baby’s needs. Roy could change diapers. He could do most things in the handful of years since he was robbed of his sight. In his own house, he barely needed his cane, let alone Stormy who dozed, half crushing Hayate, according to Alphonse. He had made his peace with his blindness. He still felt robbed but he had been given something in return: the ability to do alchemy without a circle. That said, he really didn’t want to change dirty diapers and he knew that was awful of him.
Roy listened to Alphonse cooing to Chris, turning back to his green tea, brewed perfectly this time. Alphonse was learning. While Alphonse bustled about, gathering up stuff to change the baby, Roy contemplated their current field of research. Maybe one day soon Havoc would walk again and he would see. Spinal cords, optic nerves, surely they could be fixed somehow. Sipping tea and twisting the thorny problem around in his mind, Roy waited for the inevitable. Al had never faced a poopy diaper before.
A wretching sound reached Roy’s ears and he couldn’t contain the smirk. Al gagged several times more. “You okay, Alphonse?”
“Oh god, it’s everywhere!” Al cried. “It’s on my fingers.”
Since i'm WAY too high on dextromorphan to compose a real writer's post this week (and I'm still coughing OMG. I thought mucinex was supposed to knock that mucus dude out of town) One of my other friends already picked up Stephen King but as I was vegging on the couch today I realized who else I might like to write like, J.D. Robb. I'm reading yet another In Death book and realized I already DO write like her.
No, that's not hubris and I'm not saying I'm that good but my style is already a lot like hers, mostly dialogue and very little description. (I do think she adds in more description when she's in Nora Roberts mode). Who wouldn't want to be very successfull under two pen names, in two genres, cranking out at least two books a year for years? Who wouldn't want to be this well loved?
ETA that in Death book says she's written 170 novels....i'm speechless
and here, some very good writing advice this week 8 things you need to know to write a gripping scene this is one of the better blog posts Ms. Musk has done in while and she's already done some good ones
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story—from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
2.How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
I'm am the mistress of a cast of thousands. I can often handle many characters in a scene at once. I'm not sure I would say I prefer males to females but lately that's how it's been working out. (well, when you're writing m/m erotica....)
But seriously, this has been a bit of an issue. Lately I haven't been able to muster an interest in a female character and I'm not entirely sure why. For the last several years, I've heard the male voices louder. I've been considering making this year's nano female oriented, very specifically to address this and see if i can figure out why this is. It's not like i don't want to write them but the male is flowing better right now.
And here, to pretend like I didn't write a measly 25 words this week (well i DID send a story off so that's something) Have a sneak peek at my
help_haiti fic for floranna. It's future fic Roy/Riza, Ed/Winry. DEFINITE spoilers for everything after ch 100 (consider it a chance to say hmmm you're on the wrong track)A heart-rending shriek shattered the tranquility of the house. Roy set aside his tea cup, canting his head toward the secondary crib set up in the corner of his library, to make it easier on him when Riza was away. “Alphonse, could you please check on Christopher for me?” He offered up a smile for the young alchemist. Together, they had been working on a book of healing alchemy; their time together based mainly around Alphonse’s class schedule. Roy knew he should feel guilty about taking advantage of Al’s easygoing nature but the boy honestly seemed entranced by the newborn. He wanted to help.
“Sure.”
Roy heard Al pop up and head for the distressed infant. He might not be able to see what was wrong with his son but Roy could smell it. All the more reason to send Alphonse to tend to the baby’s needs. Roy could change diapers. He could do most things in the handful of years since he was robbed of his sight. In his own house, he barely needed his cane, let alone Stormy who dozed, half crushing Hayate, according to Alphonse. He had made his peace with his blindness. He still felt robbed but he had been given something in return: the ability to do alchemy without a circle. That said, he really didn’t want to change dirty diapers and he knew that was awful of him.
Roy listened to Alphonse cooing to Chris, turning back to his green tea, brewed perfectly this time. Alphonse was learning. While Alphonse bustled about, gathering up stuff to change the baby, Roy contemplated their current field of research. Maybe one day soon Havoc would walk again and he would see. Spinal cords, optic nerves, surely they could be fixed somehow. Sipping tea and twisting the thorny problem around in his mind, Roy waited for the inevitable. Al had never faced a poopy diaper before.
A wretching sound reached Roy’s ears and he couldn’t contain the smirk. Al gagged several times more. “You okay, Alphonse?”
“Oh god, it’s everywhere!” Al cried. “It’s on my fingers.”
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Date: 2010-03-01 02:36 am (UTC)I'm blind and helpless not a brat - Roy
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Date: 2010-03-02 01:07 am (UTC)And Roy, you are a blind brat, not a helpless blind person.
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Date: 2010-03-02 02:12 am (UTC)Shhhh I know but you're ruining my cover - Roy - I don't want to do diapers
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