❛ the lazy writers ❜ V2

[Megaguirus]

What's the most interesting way you've ever killed off a character?

I can't think of any truly interesting death scenes. Though I have plenty, not a lot of them are spiced up. I guess the most interesting so far is one character getting pulled under water by a sea monster. Oh, I just remembered another getting burned alive by a dragon (it happened off screen, thankfully, this is a children's book after all).

Do you have any characters who are going to die sometime in the future?

*Looks sadly at Dave* Yeah, I have a few scheduled for the chopping block. Dave is the first one, though, because the other deaths are a little farther away in terms of writing.

Do you have trouble with death scenes?

Nope! They come very easy. Maybe too easy?

What sort of things have made their way into your writing? How and why? (Characters, places, plot points, personality aspects, your likes and dislikes, experiences, etc.)

Well, every single one of my characters has one trait like mine. I can't help but put something of myself into each and every one. Naturally, because all of these characters are a part of me, I feel a little crazy, LOL. Most of my landscapes have to do with densely wooded areas, since I live and grew up in a densely wooded part of the US. Well, now I'm living in a less dense place, but I digress. It rains a lot here, and I hate the rain, so a lot of my stories don't include it. I have been stepping out of my comfort zone to include some rainy scenes, because it's really not realistic if I don't. Naturally, my Christianity and philosophies leak in there, with some characters believing in a philosophy of mine, or the gods/god being very similar to the Christian God. And again, I've been trying to add some diversity in different beliefs/philosophies and religions.

How did you get into writing?

I've always had a strong imagination, and I was even telling stories before I knew how to write. I would act out scenes with my plastic dinosaurs and animals, further developing their individual personalities. Then, I wrote my first true story when one of my parakeets flew away. I still didn't know how to write, so I asked my sister to ghostwrite it. But she was too busy, so the story got put on the back burner. Then, I eventually learned how to write and read, and using my Mom's laptop, I started to write my very first story, along with many others, including the original "Story of Dante". Flash forward many years, and I finally have a computer all to myself, a hand-me-down Dell PC, that my sister was using first, who then gave it to my brother who then gave it to me. With this PC I also got more involved in the internet and discovered roleplaying and roleplay forums. I thank RPing for helping me develop characters to be more than just Mary-Sue copies of me (since a lot of roleplay owners wouldn't accept my character unless I gave them more weaknesses and stuff). I also started to write more and more stories, and rejected my very first one all together, focusing now on werewolves and love stories. More years passed by and now I'm practically a full blown writer.

Do you often use the word "said"?

Yeah, but honestly, even if it is looked down on, I still like using it. What I like doing best, because I'm bad at thinking up replacements for said, is this;

"Hey!" she greeted. "How are you?"
"Fine, thank you," he replied.
"How was school?"
"Okay, I guess,"

I find that that's the easiest way to write dialogue. And see, I didn't even use said in that example! But if there is more than two characters speaking, I do use said and other words a lot more, as to not get confused. That's another thing that bugs me, I heard that you're not supposed to use a character's name too much, but when multiple characters are speaking, you kind of have to, especially when there are multiple "he's" and "she's".

[avior.]

@sparrow-
thank you! and of course, loved ones need to watch as their friend passes away. preferably without a chance to actually say goodbye. it's the most fun ^^

@worst-
thanks! and thanks for the comment on the art too, except my whole deviantart is super old and I can do better now lmao

do you often use the word said?
honestly, I think it's kinda ridiculous to be taught to never use the word said. most of us have had it drilled into our heads to never, ever use it, so I avoided it for the longest time. now I use it much more often, though, because it's just hard to read if you use words like 'murmured' and 'questioned' with every line of dialogue. not sure if that made any sense or not, but I do in fact use my fair share of 'said' ^^

[TheSongOfTheStars]

do you often use the word said?

I use it sprinkled in with everything else. Honestly I like to mix my dialogue up either with lots of action or with no dialogue tags at all. I don't think it's better or worse than exclaimed or mentioned or any of the others and using said again and again sounds just a strange as using a bunch of the more colorful ones.

How did you get into writing?
Well.... I started having ideas I guess? I suppose it was because my father told us stories that he made up and there is this memory of always there being the idea that he would one day write it down, so when I started having ideas I wrote them down in notebooks, but nothing interesting ever happened, it was just a weird hobby.
Then I got on here and noticed this forum and I'm like "Hey, I'm sorta a writer." So I joined Inklings which was really the only group at that time. Theeeen I found the prompt challenges and that really kicked me off into being a writer.

[BucketORandomness]

How did you get into writing?
This is gonna sound really weird, but research papers were the thing for me. I mean, I had "creative writing journals" in the second grade because it was mandatory, but I only really started writing after making a research report about some random topic in either fourth or fifth grade. After that, I got thinking, "What if I was to make something--like a world or something--that people could actually research and make a paper on" and things kinda started to go from there. I'd spend any and all free time reading to get an idea of what made a good fantasy book and what didn't, then keep that in mind as I went to bed and tried to make up my own version of the world. The harder it was, the more complicated the world had been, and if I couldn't, that was the perfect world I wanted, so I'd make a small story off of a world I made similar to that one in response to some prompt from school or the interweb. This mainly culminated in a lot of read books, good relations with my library, few friends, and a couple of linked short stories, but now I'm writing PTEN, and things are so complicated and simple at the same time, I think I finally made a world like what I wanted >^.^< So that's my weird thing.

Edit: Forgot the bit about RPing. That helped with character development and stuff. It was nice. Also, a lot of fun. I think RP comes before the prompts, but I don't remember. Probably a little afterwards, as I only started relatively recently, but it's still been a few years...

[anxious ghost]

Welcome new peep(s)! Stay away from carrots.

@Worst congrats on your new toilet seat, lol

How did you get into writing?
I don't even know. I've always had a thing for writing, but it wasn't a hobby or anything. It was just a thing that I did for school that I didn't hate.
Still can't write a summary to save my life.

How many plotholes have you fixed in your writing? How did you do it?
No clue.

Do you often use the word "said"?
More often than I'd like.

[Woogwoo Wren]

How did you get into writing?
I've been writing for all my life really. One of my first memories is when we were staying at my grandparents and I joined mum in bed one morning and dictated her a story. I would have been maybe four... I still have the story, and I think I've shared it on here.
But I was pretty casual for a long time. I would start stories, and then get maybe a few pages in and never finish them. Then a friend showed me Chicken Smoothie.
I thought of myself as a writer, so I made a thread in general discussion for people who liked writing. And then I was pointed to Inklings. After stalking for ages, I posted when a new thread was made. And that got me into writing much more seriously.
Does anyone remember Captain/skipwrecked from Inklings? bc they really inspired me - especially their story Swindle. So I started writing and posting online. (Bad idea, bc I was posting only for the sake of posting)
Then I got pointed towards Wattpad, Nano, Writer's Haven all kinds of other awesome sites. And I kept writing. And the rest, they say, is history.

[food ☕️]

Hello and welcome, yah noobs. :3

How did you get into writing?
Well, for starters I had a diary. I think it was mostly just because I enjoyed the concept of writing, forming letters with a stick of lead. That started when I was seven, I think? I've also always considered myself a pretty creative kid, often getting lost in my fantasies. The first story idea I really had was in fifth grade? It was terrible, just to let you know. I never actually got into writing them out until seventh. The stories I came up with had gradually improved in plot at this point, however I was just genuinely horrible at writing. Freshman year is when I actually got to be pretty good, at least, in my opinion. I'd be lying if hadn't gotten here because of this site and role-playing. So, in short, here and there I've always had a secret knack for it, however it never really hit off until just, like, two years ago.

How many plotholes have you fixed in your writing? How did you do it?
A lot. I can't actually recall any of them, but typically your characters end up patching it up for you.

Do you often use the word "said"?
Honestly? Hardly at all. I guess I succumbed to teachers pressuring me into removing it from my vocabulary. I don't have anything against it, it's just I hardly ever use "said" unless it's in-quote and referring to something aforementioned. Sometimes I don't even use dialect tags, rather I throw in a random exclamation, then just carry on with their emotions.



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[b]Who is the least favorite character you've created?[/b]


I figured I'd ask considering we usually ask who's your favorite, but this time, who's the character that you depise but kinda need in the story? I know I should hate Griffin considering he's just a diabolical dude, but gulity as charged, he's actually really fun to write about. So rather, I'm gonna have to go with Taffeta. Though I do love her and Nathan's absolute hate for one another, she's just really annoying and completely narcassitic. She's like the epitome of the "dumb-blonde, Queen Bea" stereotype. Ironically, she's not even blonde though. Her hair is fuchsia.

On another note, I FINALLY FINISHED THE SCARLET LETTER! I'm pret-ty proud of myself, if I just might say so. I mean, now I've gotta write a nine-part essay, but psssssssh. Summer homework should not be a thing. Stupid honors...

Oh and @Worst, yeah, that's a pretty good explanation... It's literally perfect???

[Woogwoo Wren]

Who is the least favorite character you've created?
I hate Gemini. He's a douche bag. But he's fun to write, so I like him in that respect.
Probably my least favourite characters would be Amy and Amalia from the bad story because Mary-Sues. They were huge Mary Sues. And I cringe thinking about them and that whole durned book.
They may not be as bad as I remember, but that whole story sucks

[Silver Pandorica]

GUYS. So, despite already being in the middle of a book, and having to read two other books for school, I checked out a huge book today at the library. GUESS WHAT IT IS. The complete collection of Sherlock Holmes! I've never read any Sherlock Holmes books before, so I'm super pumped for it. I already started, and it's so awesome.

Anyway. I must answer the new question.

Who is the least favorite character you've created?
Honestly? Marley. Just...Marley. She's a terrible character, and I haven't really planned out any of her backstory or motives, so it makes her a weak character. She's just so...bland. She's supposed to appear shallow, but it's just too much. When I go back and revise, I'm gonna need to do a lot of work. And I need to figure out if she will be redeemed by the end of the story, or if she'll continue being one of Christina's little posse girls. Maybe she'll take over for Christina and become "top dog," for lack of a better term...anyway. Yeah. Words.

yo, this cute guy I have a minor crush on wanted to be my partner for an activity/project thing. It's not really a big deal, but it made me happy and put me in a great mood today

EDIT; I SWEAR I DON'T POST ON THE TOP OF PAGES ON PURPOSE! It just happens rip

[Aliria]

Do you often use the word "said"?
Kind of? I feel like using it too much is a problem, but so is using it too little. It's awkward to have everyone "querying" and "murmuring" and whatever, but at the same time, repeating "said" over and over again is awkward. You want to have a mix. Personally, I often don't use dialogue tags at all, but instead have an action and then a line of dialogue.

How did you get into writing?
I don't know, really. I've always been a writer. I have notebooks full of stories I dictated to my mom when I was something like three years old. Telling stories is just a natural part of how my brain works.

What sort of things have made their way into your writing? How and why? (Characters, places, plot points, personality aspects, your likes and dislikes, experiences, etc.)
I mean, to some degree, everything I write is shaped by my experiences and worldview. Lately a lot of my writing has been turning into low-key liberal propaganda.

Who is the least favorite character you've created?
Probably the main character of that one story I wrote when I was in 6th grade or so. She was terrible. I don't remember her name at the moment, and I don't want to. Of my more recent writing, Jennary was pretty bad. She's very much a cardboard cutout character I've seen a million times before.