{ ＩＮＫＬＩＮＧＳ v.4 } A Thread For Writers

[Stonefly]

what is an area of your writing you think could use improvement and why? (grammar, detail, dialogue, etc.)
I personally could use a lot of work in pretty much everything listed. Although my grammar and spelling are getting better it is still something I struggle with.
If I had to pick on I would say detail. I have a problem with writing things without enough detail or too much detail. I find that I can never get that nice in between point? If that makes any sense. Right now I am working on a story about a mute girl and a deaf boy who fall in love, and because there is such little dialogue between the two and a lot of sign language and body language I need to show, I've been struggling to find that perfect point. I would help if I took the time to work on it but I can never seem to get the motivation to work on anything or I just don't have the time to sit down. Oh well

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[Musicality]

@lucas
Personally when I have writers block I open a new document (or perfected medium) and just write whatever comes to mind. I once wrote a short story about the blinking cursor comming to life and haunting me because I had writers block.

@qotd
Hmm, defainatly my grammar/ spelling. I can't spell worth a crap and I'm constantly looking up wether to use what punctuation where.

[minimire]

@watermelon. thank you! there's still a lot of work to be done, and in fact we're not even 10% done, but since i'm working with a friend, it's less stressful and boring this way. not that world-building is boring, it's just that sometimes i'll have no muse or inspiration to continue.

what is an area of your writing you think could use improvement and why? (grammar, detail, dialogue, etc.)
well i would have to say it would be writing descriptions, for anything really - places, people, creatures. i can picture them very clearly in my head, but when i try to write them down, i can't seem to add in every detail that i see in my mind and when i read what i wrote, i can't really picture it. so i really need more improvement on that.

[lucas.]

what is an area of your writing you think could use improvement and why? (grammar, detail, dialogue, etc.)
more detailing - for sure. i think i'm pretty good with grammar and dialogue (at least i hope so), but detailing.. not so much. you've (referring to melon) read a few of my stories before and i'm sure you can agree with me. i'm working on it though, so that's great. cx

@watermelon. ;; oh but it so was. anyway, i really can't wait for the chatzy to come back. i know you told me to make it but we all know in the end you're going to end up doing it because i'm too darn lazy.
@the succulent queen ;; thanks for your little tip <3 i'll make sure to try that out in the future if i remember to with my awful memory! also i read the first post for "a walk down memory lane" and it seems like it'll be a fantastic story, honestly. i'll be watching out for when you post more of it! can't wait. c:

[inspiration.]

@Lucas,

Honestly, what i do is browse the fourms and become inspired! Ironic, i know, but i find it really helps.

[Nitro Indigo]

what is an area of your writing you think could use improvement and why? (grammar, detail, dialogue, etc.)
Pacing. In all of my now-dead chapter fics, I never had a chapter more than 2,000 words long, and kept putting in filler to make them longer, glossing over the journey. RIP in pepperoni Secret of the Great Sea 2015 - 2016.

[Nocte Luna]

what is an area of your writing you think could use improvement and why? (grammar, detail, dialogue, etc.)
I've got a few areas I'm not too pleased with right now.
How I use fillers
I hate describing every little event in detail, especially if it isn't very significant overall and the character I'm writing about has already visited the location. Writing all the in between stuff really is boring to me, so I just need to remember that it has to get done, otherwise it won't make any sense to the reader. Usually events I don't want to actually write out but need to happen I just write about them in the letters chapters.
Descriptions
I either describe everything really, really thoroughly, or I describe nothing thoroughly. Again, it's location based: if my character has visited the location before, I tend to not write any details. But if they haven't, then I can spend almost half a page on a paragraph.
Symbols
Okay I am really bad about using symbols. I love using them, I think it really can enhance a story, but I usually forget about them until I have a really good, quiet moment (i.e. walking through gardens, etc.) and then I use one or two of them, and then don't use them for a long time.

@The Succulent Queen
I read part of your story, and I really like it so far! There's a lot of room for you expand and develop the story without giving away a lot of information all at once. Like watermelon. said, just keep writing!

[watermelon.]

okay since i didn't answer my own qotd before, i'll do that now:
what is an area of your writing you think could use improve-
ment and why? (grammar, detail, dialogue, etc.)

i think my overall sentence fluency needs work, honestly. i have
a habit of sounding like a 9 year old when i write because my
sentences are choppy and nothing flows together. i've tried on so
many occasions to fix it, but it never really works xp. i think i've
gotten a tiny bit better, but there's still a lot of work to do.

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annd yes i finally made a chatzy! here is the link. it's likely that
i'll be in there almost all day, so feel free to come and talk about
whatever!

[Captain Peregrin]

QOTD:
I'm actually pretty happy with my writing! Like I said, I don't do a ton of fiction, and when I do I like to keep the world building subtle. Concrete details for whatever the POV character is focused on, don't bring up random geography stuff or whatnot unless it's actually relevant (not GOING to be relevant, but important for the present situation). One tip I learned from a creative writing class is to write down everything about the world in a separate document to use information as needed, so you don't feel the need to include every little detail in the story proper.

[Musicality]

@watermelon&lucas
Thank you both very much! And yes, it is supposed to be a tad dramatic (: