{ ＩＮＫＬＩＮＧＳ v.4 } A Thread For Writers

[Nocte Luna]

Which do you prefer and why: writing on paper or a computer?
I really prefer computer. I'm a very quick typist so it's easy for me to churn out quite a few pages. Not only that, but I tend to keep everything more organized on a computer, as I can't doodle in the margins or make notes. If I want to have notes, I have to either keep a pen and paper nearby, or I have to type them up, which ensures they don't get lost in the chaos that is my written work. I suppose the reason I write poetry on paper is because they tend to have more emotion, so I prefer they have more of my touch and flair that comes with handwriting them.

Jeez, that was long. For anyone who actually read that, thanks, that was very kind of you!

@Issabelle the Reaper
I only have a couple comments to make. Thus far, I'm enjoying the story, it's not taking too long to get into more 'action' type scenes or get to know and really understand the characters. Personally, I tend to like a little bit more description of setting just so the reader can get a general layout as to where thing are, but I understand that's also exponentially more difficult when writing a more action-based story. The other thing I'd like to point out in particular is when you're talking about the cave and all its properties, you start to use 'you' and address the reader directly, which signals a change in viewpoint from third person to second person. To keep everything consistent, you could take out the 'you' and write it in terms of the townspeople (why they go there, what properties they believe the caverns have, etc.) . Other than that, keep up the great work, it's been a wonderful story thus far!

@My work
So...I now have a working title for my story. I've decided it'll be called "No Rest for the Wicked or Moral" for now, just because I can't think of anything else. If I finish, I'll probably change it, but I wanted to have something to call it.

I've also got a thread for it right here. I'm including author's notes with each chapter, just because I think it's an interesting way to get into my mind a bit and see why I wrote the way I did. Feel free to comment there and PM me critiques, and hopefully I'll have a third chapter up today once I've done some character/location sketch stuff.

[Ranger of the North]

Which do you prefer and why: writing on paper or a computer?
Paper! I can't help but agree XD
I loooove writing with paper, but I tend to do more on my computer because I don't have any notebooks anymore and refill is a bit of a pain
I enjoy writing on paper, then when it's finished I type it up onto the computer and edit from there c: at least that's my plan half of the time

A Luna-story-thread and a title? Sweet! *bookmarks*

[Iselka]

Which do you prefer and why: writing on paper or a computer?

I like both, although writing in the computer saves me from having to copy anything over.

[Iselka]

Chapter 1 is now up.
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=3255466

http://figment.com/books/1018212-The-Legend-of-the-Fallhorn

[Captain Peregrin]

Which do you prefer and why: Writing on paper or computer?

I actually prefer the computer! I don't have the most legible handwriting and tend to waste space on paper. It's so much easier to move or remove stuff, and honestly, it's less physically taxing for me. I get why some people would find the ease of deleting stuff frustrating, but when I write, I usually just start and keep going for a page or two at a time, so when I come back to it the next day, it's nice to be able to read it through, make any tweaks, and keep moving.

[Nitro Indigo]

I've... stumbled across a problem in Dragon Flightless. Lightning finds Anima unconcious and injured, and his friend Sunset encourages him to help her, then they end up going on a journey because... why...? The only reasonable way I can think of for Lightning and Sunset to leave home is to make it a Doomed Hometown.

Well Lightning's a flightless dragon, right? Maybe he's viewed as useless and cast out, maybe there could be a misunderstanding/fight and he sets off to proves himself, or maybe, since you wanted their to be a kind of them, right? Maybe Anima is damaged permanently and Lightning has to help her get home, or he befriends her, but dragons and griffins have been enemies since way back and the other dragons want to kill her so they need to escape? Just a few ideas that you may or may not find useful c:

I sort of like the escape idea, but it sort of reminds me of a combination of How to Train Your Dragon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team.

[Ranger of the North]

I've... stumbled across a problem in Dragon Flightless. Lightning finds Anima unconcious and injured, and his friend Sunset encourages him to help her, then they end up going on a journey because... why...? The only reasonable way I can think of for Lightning and Sunset to leave home is to make it a Doomed Hometown.

Well Lightning's a flightless dragon, right? Maybe he's viewed as useless and cast out, maybe there could be a misunderstanding/fight and he sets off to proves himself, or maybe, since you wanted their to be a kind of them, right? Maybe Anima is damaged permanently and Lightning has to help her get home, or he befriends her, but dragons and griffins have been enemies since way back and the other dragons want to kill her so they need to escape? Just a few ideas that you may or may not find useful c:

I sort of like the escape idea, but it sort of reminds me of a combination of How to Train Your Dragon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team.

It does?
Okay, well HtTYD never crossed my mind once, and I don't play pokemon, so that's kinda funny hahaha XD

[Captain Peregrin]

@Ranger of the North: In my experience, you're always borrowing from something or other - the secret is being aware of your influences and doing your best to present it in a unique way.

I'm Captain Peregrin, by the way xD I literally just discovered this forum after about five years on CS and decided to hang out because it looked fun. I studied English and Linguistics in college (although I'm currently on an extended hiatus), and while I'm chipping away at that mountain of debt, I'm maintaining a literary blog which basically amounts to me writing about the stories I love. I haven't actually written much fiction, but my dream is to become some sort of critic.

[Nitro Indigo]

What does "since you wanted their to be a kind of them" mean?

Also, I'm planning on having Lightning learn that "flying is overrated anyway" by the end of the story. The pseudo-archosaur-person who would hypothetically convince him this is a drake (a species related to dragons with no wings and a kangaroo-stance) named Greenback. I'm thinking of having it be a five-man band by the end, but the problem is, I'm not good at making characters with distinct personalities. I should try, then.
Also, thankfully Lightning grew up with dragon-people who were accepting of his disability. Maybe I could deconstruct Disabled Means Helpless once he leaves the valley?

I sort of want to write a Pokémon fanfiction to test my skills, since that's what I'm most used to. But what should it be about? A Deconstructive Parody of all the Pokémon fanfic clichés?

[Ranger of the North]

@Ranger of the North: In my experience, you're always borrowing from something or other - the secret is being aware of your influences and doing your best to present it in a unique way.

I'm Captain Peregrin, by the way xD I literally just discovered this forum after about five years on CS and decided to hang out because it looked fun. I studied English and Linguistics in college (although I'm currently on an extended hiatus), and while I'm chipping away at that mountain of debt, I'm maintaining a literary blog which basically amounts to me writing about the stories I love. I haven't actually written much fiction, but my dream is to become some sort of critic.

Huh, that's actually true... "There is nothing new under the sun!" cx
Welcome along, anyway! Ooo a critic, eh? c: What do you use to learn'n' stuff? And like a structure/style critic, or a grammar one? c:
Interesting...

Indigo, this site is useful for developing characters, and here's a test that's pretty helpful with discovering whether your character's a Mary/Gary Sue/Stu or not c: