❛ the lazy writers ❜ V2

[faerie;]

i have stuff to yell about that i'd love opinions on but i'd also love to answer some questions from the other members so here we go :b

have you ever written fanfiction? if yes, what was it of? if no, would you consider it?
i mean, it's in-between i guess? i've written 'fanfiction' of warriors, i guess, but involving my own characters. personally, i'm not the biggest fan of fanfiction involving the actual characters in a game or book.

what is your favorite genre to write? read?
i love fantasy, mystery and dystopian things. also, supernatural / folklore kind of things. history would probably be somewhere in there too!

what is your least favorite genre to write? read?
i don't read a lot, but i hate writing nonfiction based things for my classes, as lots of us feel the same :b

what are your thoughts on werewolves and vampires always being "hot" or "sexy" in ya novels?
not a big fan of them, but marceline from adventure time is a good character so :b i'd give them a 4/10

can you listen to music with lyrics, or can you only listen to instrumental music while writing?
i usually just listen to music that fits what i'm writing. i usually just use ambient sound, but if i find a song that fits a certain character or scene i'm writing, i'll play that on repeat.

i need some help? how do you guys come up with good plotlines? cuz i've only ever really come up with one and i don't know how to recreate that process. i have at least one character, and a couple of random ideas. any advice would be appreciated!
pinterest, lots and lots of pinterest! some call it procrastinating actually writing, but it helps. i have multiple boards for ideas and specific characters; making separate pinterest accounts for each major idea can keep it organized.

what's in your writer's survival kit?
my laptop, chickensmoothie, pinterest, the google docs app on my phone, and friends on in the background.

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okay, so i'm ready to yell! i have this story i've yet to write where theres a country where folklore creatures live. like demons,
werewolves, faeries, etc. they have powers too, which are identified by a ring that must always be worn. they can't leave the country, because outside of the walls are the normal people; regular humans. if the regular people saw a folklore creature, they could be harmed bc of the creatures powers. so with that out of the way, we have 8 teens who haven't entirely got their powers under control. but they think the government is pretty dumb and they want to see what's outside of the country walls, so they manage to escape with two vans and gas station fruit. since, again, theyre endangering the regular humans by being out and not having control over their powers, the police try to hunt them down. during all of this, they need to approach their inner struggles and learn how to have a hand on their powers so that they don't go all willy nilly whenever.

i have the 4 girl characters laid out, but i don't really like writing guys. but i also want it to be equal. u see the issue here? i have two werewolves (twins) a faerie and a demon. issue is, i also really want to have a siren .. and a nymph .. and a faun .. and an angel .. so much i wanna include but i dont think having 8 girls and 4 boys would be very helpful to me, since id have to write all of them ;____; but they do have a pinterest account for all my ideas, which you can find here. i'd love feedback on the idea and how to improve it. thanks so much!

[Woogwoo Wren]

Hey! Welcome, @Oaks! We're all a bit crazy here, so be warned XD. Watch out for carrots, they're deadly! But yeah, welcome and enjoy your stay!

Can you listen to music with lyrics, or can you only listen to instrumental music while writing?
I can listen to music with lyrics. Sometimes it even helps me get into the world I'm writing in.

I need some help? How do you guys come up with good plotlines? Cuz I've only ever really come up with one and I don't know how to recreate that process. I have at least one character, and a couple of random ideas. Any advice would be appreciated!
I honestly don't know sorry... the last big story I started I had no idea where I was going, just that I wanted to start with a character waking up with no memory. So I started writing and almost a year later I have the first draft of three books done and some great characters and I honestly have no idea how that happened... sorry, I'm not very helpful.

What's in your writer's survival kit?
Laptop, Spotify, headphones, snacks (crackers of some kind, shapes are the best, beef cup-a-soups (they're exactly what they sound like) maybe some nuts and/or pretzels), maybe a notebook and pen.

Are there any stories you're putting off writing? Why?
A couple of fanfictions that have been floating in the back of my mind... none really tbh.

What would you consider your magnum opus?
Regrets. I wrote it like two years ago, so it's probably not as good as I remember it, but I am still really happy with it!

What are your favourite character tropes to use in your writing? To see in other writing?
The stern commander/authority person who seems all rough and angry on the outside but cares for his underlings a lot and becomes kinda a father figure. I know it's cliche, but I really like the tough, badass guy (or gal) who is actually really insecure and struggling with a lot. And my favourite is the steadfast friend who never gives up on his friends and is really loyal. (Honestly, like all of my favourite characters are like this. Sam Gamgee. Leo Fitz (my bby) and other)

Do you prefer developing characters or plot first? Why?
Kinda both at the same time tbh. I usually write the whole story and develop characters as I go.

What do you do to help get you "in the mood"?
Durning nano I would clean my desk space, lay out food, maybe make a drink, put on some music, and close the browser.

Do you ever have ideas that you feel that you're not 'good enough' as a writer to start yet? How would you overcome this as a barrier?
I haven't really... but I have felt like I'm not the right person to tell the story I've thought of. The story I did for Nano a few years back was about Arthur Pendragon coming back, and as a New Zealander I really didn't feel like I should be the person writing the story. (It turned out bad, so that's fine)

(I have some not-writing-related good news that I just need to get out somewhere but I got offered a place my dream university!! I'm super excited!! Sorry, bit off topic but I just need to get it out ^^')

Dude! That's awesome! Congratulations!

What would you consider your magnum opus?
I guess CITR. I’m 30 chapters in and people seem to like what they’ve read. That’s pretty cool ^^

It is a good story my friend. A very good one

okay, so i'm ready to yell! i have this story i've yet to write where theres a country where folklore creatures live. like demons,
werewolves, faeries, etc. they have powers too, which are identified by a ring that must always be worn. they can't leave the country, because outside of the walls are the normal people; regular humans. if the regular people saw a folklore creature, they could be harmed bc of the creatures powers. so with that out of the way, we have 8 teens who haven't entirely got their powers under control. but they think the government is pretty dumb and they want to see what's outside of the country walls, so they manage to escape with two vans and gas station fruit. since, again, theyre endangering the regular humans by being out and not having control over their powers, the police try to hunt them down. during all of this, they need to approach their inner struggles and learn how to have a hand on their powers so that they don't go all willy nilly whenever.

i have the 4 girl characters laid out, but i don't really like writing guys. but i also want it to be equal. u see the issue here? i have two werewolves (twins) a faerie and a demon. issue is, i also really want to have a siren .. and a nymph .. and a faun .. and an angel .. so much i wanna include but i dont think having 8 girls and 4 boys would be very helpful to me, since id have to write all of them ;____; but they do have a pinterest account for all my ideas, which you can find here. i'd love feedback on the idea and how to improve it. thanks so much!

That sounds cool! Why not make the siren, nymph, faun and angel boys then? Unless you already have creatures set out for them...

So in two weeks, I shall be starting High School for the first time! I've been homeschooled all my life until now, and it's going to be a bit of a change! So idk how much writing I will get done this year, and I wanna ask you guys for some ideas.
I want to enter a competition that closes at the end of February. The prompt is the story has to start with 'there was a knock at the door.' I have a few ideas, but I honestly don't know what to write about...any suggestions for coming up with an idea?

[Ranger of the North]

!I have some not-writing-related good news that I just need to get out somewhere but I got offered a place my dream university!! I'm super excited!! Sorry, bit off topic but I just need to get it out ^^')

WOOP WOOP!!! That's so exciting, congratulations!!


Do you ever have ideas that you feel that you're not 'good enough' as a writer to start yet? How would you overcome this as a barrier?
Yes, sadly :I I had to tell myself every time I thought about the story: 'It's bad now and that's okay, because I'll rewrite it later. This is the start, not the end; I jut need to get the bare bones down, and that's all I'm doing.'


Silver, you live!


Welcome, Oaks! I see you've been warned away from carrots ;p


Welcome back, Fae! Maybe you could write several books all set in the same world? Then you could have however many characters you want!

[Silver Pandorica]

@Wren- Heh, thank you <3
@Fae- All you need is a van and some gas station fruit and you’re good to go 👌🏻 Haha. But seriously, you could make those characters guys. Sirens, angels, etc. they don’t have to be girls. Eight characters is quite a lot to handle, as well. You might want to consider cutting it down, but that’s not necessary. It can work if done right. It’d be really cool if you switched between POV’s of the characters. Oh, and maybe they could each have different reasons for rebelling and leaving the city. Not just, you know, cause they don’t want to follow the rules. Maybe they have a very personal reason for going. Perhaps a family member ventured out and never came back, or they really want to see a human and interact with them, or just because they want to see the outside world. It sounds like a really cool idea so far and I’d love to see what you come up with <3
@Ranger- Yay, life! XD
@Backpack- How did I not see this before?? Congrats, man!! That’s awesome!

[Ranger of the North]

@Ranger- Yay, life! XD

Wootwoot! XD

[danheng]

woo I'll answer questions later
heyo I wrote three dialogue prompts to develop a pair of ocs and honestly, it's so fun

and welcome, new friends <3

[anxious ghost]

Welcome new peeps! Stay away from carrots. I'm Quincy c:

Thank you to everyone for answering my question! I'm gonna hunt around pinterest for some prompts for ideas.

@Dev congrats! That's awesome c:

@Ranger it's HP? It's red, idk. I honestly know nothing about computers, lol.

@Silver man I thought you died too, lol. Welcome back c: your avatar's cute; Ten is adorable

@cosmic quark *screeches* you like Raven Cycle?? And PJO? Feel free to scream at me whenever

@faerie; it's your story, you can do whatever you want! There's nothing wrong with having more female characters than male, if that's what you're comfortable writing.
You can do all of those, and put twists on the original myths (like sirens were almost always female, but no one's stopping you from having a male siren, etc).
But yeah. Your story sounds really cool, btw c:

What's in your writer's survival kit?
Laptop, character development notebooks, drinks + snacks, youtube, pinterest, and NO FAMILY MEMBERS/PETS.

Are there any stories you're putting off writing? Why?
*laughs for a million years*

What would you consider your magnum opus?
The story I'm working on right now. It doesn't have a title (lol again, the poor thing) but I've posted about it here a lot.

What are your favorite character tropes to use in your writing? To see in other writing?
I don't really know?

Do you prefer developing characters or plot first? Why?
I use character development as an excuse to not write, so probably that...
And, I mean like, you can (for the most part) put one character into any number of stories with little issue. But what's a plot without those specific characters?

What do you do to help get you "in the mood"?
I just... don't.

Do you ever have ideas that you feel that you're not 'good enough' as a writer to start yet? How would you overcome this as a barrier?
I always think this kinda stuff? I struggle with this every day, so I can't really help there.

[winged-backpack]

@Oaks
Welcome! (Bit late, sorry)

Guys, guys I found the notebook where I first started brainstorming 10,000 Doors and it's really weird. It looks like I originally wanted to do 4 doors each chapter but aside from that not a lot has changed. My notes say "f'd up s Beijing each door" and that's pretty much it

Apparently I almost named Femie "Elfleda" because I used to be an Edgy Character Namer™. She could also have been Ricki lmao

That's all really

[~Teya~]

woo I'll answer questions later
heyo I wrote three dialogue prompts to develop a pair of ocs and honestly, it's so fun

and welcome, new friends <3

I read the last 'lil thing you posted, I liked it, just by that bit of dialogue I could make out their personalities ^.^ I don't see Star Wars stuff very often.

@Oaks
Welcome! (Bit late, sorry)

Guys, guys I found the notebook where I first started brainstorming 10,000 Doors and it's really weird. It looks like I originally wanted to do 4 doors each chapter but aside from that not a lot has changed. My notes say "f'd up s Beijing each door" and that's pretty much it

Apparently I almost named Femie "Elfleda" because I used to be an Edgy Character Namer™. She could also have been Ricki lmao

That's all really

xD I wish I had random notes from before I started certain stories, but I almost always wing my stories but //kinda// know the ending ;P I'm weird.

Ay, that could be a question LMAO

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[b]Do you ever "wing it" for stories?[/b]

[BucketORandomness]

Do you ever "wing it" for stories?
When do I not? Well, except for that one time...
And that other time....

And maybe that one where I obsessed over-- You know what? I think it's pretty fun doing it that way if you have no idea what you're going to do. Fly by the seat of your pants, so to speak. PTEN is all winged, as are all of my other stories posted here. I feel, though, that the stories I planned first were less stressful in the long run, because you knew exactly what to write to instead of blundering around with a blindfold