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[seargent strigiforme]

- i use my laptop and paper, i am currently in the beginning stages of writing a novel. i really want to do a collaboration book or writing, it sounds fun. -

[Iselka]

So, I was wondering.
Do any of you have a specific medium to write with? Like, always computer, always notepads, always Word?
I used to use only Word, but then I couldn't use my computer for God knows how long and then I started using a notebook for a specific story. I found it really handy, actually. I can do quick scratch edits and whatever, I can put a page or two dedicated specifically to notes and dot points... I don't know, I love it. I just find it faster to do it on a computer, but I won't until the notebook is full with this story.

I find it easier to use google drive. It saves your work as your writing, as long as you are connected to the internet.

[Silverhart]

So, I was wondering.
Do any of you have a specific medium to write with? Like, always computer, always notepads, always Word?
I used to use only Word, but then I couldn't use my computer for God knows how long and then I started using a notebook for a specific story. I found it really handy, actually. I can do quick scratch edits and whatever, I can put a page or two dedicated specifically to notes and dot points... I don't know, I love it. I just find it faster to do it on a computer, but I won't until the notebook is full with this story.

I'm a pencil and paper person. ^^ I used to write in notebooks, now I write on just loose leaf paper, which I keep 'organized' in a few folders. I like the loose leaf because if I don't like how a page is going, I just scrap it and write a new one. It's also less stress on me to fill up an entire notebook with one story. Instead of twenty notebooks, with ten or twenty pages of unfinished stories and sixty blank pages, I have a folder with sixty pages of a story and obly a few blank pages. It's less organized, but I like it that way. Sometimes pages get out of order, but I usually number and/or label them so it's easy enough to put them together again.

I usually do the first draft and sometimes the second (and on a few occasions the third) on loose leaf paper, and then I write it up on the computer.

[Kodabomb]

I always use Word. I'm an extremely impatient person, and I think faster than I write on paper. Plus the computer can be formatted and stuff nicely. <33
I'll use notebooks and plain paper for general ideas, planning, illustrations and maps, but nothing else. ^^

[a sky full of stars]

Yeah I always use word, though I prefer to scribble and plan on both the computer and paper.

Hey guys I have a question and it's probably really stupid, but it's been bugging me for a while; If you are going to or have had a book published, do or would you use a pseudonym?
I'm very shy about my writing and I have been wondering this...

[luxray;]

Would anyone look at this and see if it's any good? I'm rather satisfied by it, so crit on the first part of possibly my new novel.
I know there's no indentations, I'll edit it soon.

Kyoro was on the run. A golden, black-spotted tail trailed behind her as she sprinted away, her teeth bared in an almost feline growl. "Damnit, are they here again? My fault for getting too close to the city..." The girl looked over her shoulder, the men were slowing, as if they could feel the oppressive aura of the slum radiating stronger now, as they had chased Kyoro far from their beloved city. She turned and let out a loud growl, almost a roar. "You'd be better off heading back, the Chimeras aren't as lenient as you are. They'd kill you on sight."
As if they realized that she spoke the truth, they headed back, throwing a mocking phrase over their shoulders, "That's right, kitty. Tuck your tail and run off to your ragged group of outcasts."
Kyoro snarled, about to chase them, when a hand appeared on her shoulder, a voice accompanying it, "It's alright. They'll get what they deserve soon enough."
Kyoro sighed, she knew the deep voice belonged to her adoptive father, Belhelm. She looked up at his face, he was in his former, human attire, not his Chimera form. A pair of tan slacks, the unshaven, stubbly face she loved, and the gentle smell of his cologne. "I know, Belhelm, but...I just wanted to look at the city. It's brilliant at night like this." Kyoro's features were starting to smooth out, becoming more human, the tail retreated, her teeth dulled, and the claws on her hands disintegrated.

[Rolly-chan]

So, I was wondering.
Do any of you have a specific medium to write with? Like, always computer, always notepads, always Word?
I used to use only Word, but then I couldn't use my computer for God knows how long and then I started using a notebook for a specific story. I found it really handy, actually. I can do quick scratch edits and whatever, I can put a page or two dedicated specifically to notes and dot points... I don't know, I love it. I just find it faster to do it on a computer, but I won't until the notebook is full with this story.

For writing scenes, I usually use yWriter (free alternative for Scrivener though I've got myself Scrivener itself not long ago and will try using that) because it allows you to rearrange your scenes and do all kinds of awesome stuff (so, computer it is). But I've used Word, Wordpad and OpenOffice Writer too in the past. I've started out with notebooks way back (somewhen in elementary school) and still use them from time to time.
For planning notes I only use notebooks and stuff like index cards (as plot cards, usually). They aid my thinking process much better than any computer program could. It feels more natural and is easier to do for me.

Yeah I always use word, though I prefer to scribble and plan on both the computer and paper.

Hey guys I have a question and it's probably really stupid, but it's been bugging me for a while; If you are going to or have had a book published, do or would you use a pseudonym?
I'm very shy about my writing and I have been wondering this...

I think I would, simply because I don't want some specific people to know my stuff. Though they'd probably easily find out who it is if they ever found it in the first place.

[A*Viola*Named*Steve]

Would anyone look at this and see if it's any good? I'm rather satisfied by it, so crit on the first part of possibly my new novel.
I know there's no indentations, I'll edit it soon.

Kyoro was on the run. A golden, black-spotted tail trailed behind her as she sprinted away, her teeth bared in an almost feline growl. "Damnit, are they here again? My fault for getting too close to the city..." The girl looked over her shoulder, the men were slowing, as if they could feel the oppressive aura of the slum radiating stronger now, as they had chased Kyoro far from their beloved city. She turned and let out a loud growl, almost a roar. "You'd be better off heading back, the Chimeras aren't as lenient as you are. They'd kill you on sight."
As if they realized that she spoke the truth, they headed back, throwing a mocking phrase over their shoulders, "That's right, kitty. Tuck your tail and run off to your ragged group of outcasts."
Kyoro snarled, about to chase them, when a hand appeared on her shoulder, a voice accompanying it, "It's alright. They'll get what they deserve soon enough."
Kyoro sighed, she knew the deep voice belonged to her adoptive father, Belhelm. She looked up at his face, he was in his former, human attire, not his Chimera form. A pair of tan slacks, the unshaven, stubbly face she loved, and the gentle smell of his cologne. "I know, Belhelm, but...I just wanted to look at the city. It's brilliant at night like this." Kyoro's features were starting to smooth out, becoming more human, the tail retreated, her teeth dulled, and the claws on her hands disintegrated.

I like it. It's very well written, and I couldn't spot many, if any errors.

Do I sense an FMA fanfic?

[BengalFanatic]

Hey there! I've been stalking this thread for a bit, and have decided to give it a go. :3

Username: BengalFanatic
What we will call you: (a maximum of four.) Bengal, Beng, or Bengy... Whatever you want really.
Will you critique other's work?: (yes, no, or possibly.) Yes. :3
Links to your story if you have any: It's not currently online anywhere. I'm wary about posting my ideas in very many places.
Anything you want us to know?: I've been interested in writing for a while, but I am definitely not an expert by any means, so after I post some of my stuff, any critique, (be constructive please) comments, or advice would be tremendously appreciated.

[dragoncatofpern]

Do people have any tips on writing full-size stories? As in actually writing to the end of them? I have quite a bit of trouble with that because for the mpst part I can only come up with plots that take at least sixty pages to fill. I t gets quite annoying because I can't often finish the long ones.