The Advanced Writer's Club

[climbing{the}world]

congrats on placing in the contest, beginning ^^
I didn't realize that there was a nanowrimo thing going on in april, but I guess it's just as well I didn't join. I have too much studying to do and I'm distracted enough as it is v.v''

Aw, thanks. I changed my name to .took, by the way. Many things I have been doing lately would have been acknowledged by Gandalf as, 'Fool of a Took...' <3

[abbie-sama]

Hey guys! I haven't posted here in such a long time. I guess it's just because I haven't got anything to share... but I can help everyone else. And you know what? I think it's about time that I do!

@Beginning Congrats on placing on the contest!

@Mist /glomps/ Hey! You're in another club that I'm in! YAY!
Now for your question... I have had that happen to me a few times. For example, I was once in love with a story about dragons. I think I was about ten and I'd been thinking about it for weeks. I began to write it, and then I stopped, lost muse, and left it. Never came back to it, either. Blah. And Witch, you're not the only one who has that problem. I've done that so many times that it's infuriating. >_<
It's a very bad habit, really, but I actually love what I'm writing at the moment. I've gotten through twenty chapters. I wonder if I'll ever finish anything... /sigh
I have another problem that is a bit similar to that: I have so many ideas for my current writing project, but they're future ideas. I have to get through writing my current stuff before I actually get to write the later things. It's a bit distracting, thinking of what's going to happen to your characters three years in advance.
Ah, my brain. Sometimes I hate it, and sometimes I love it...

@Bistro I actually really like your idea. It's piqued my interest for some reason, and I don't know why. I'd like to see more of this, though -- like, how she's going to deal with this stalker. I do think that the mom should be more concerned about her daughter -- or at least for the... whatever she had bought. Although that depends on what kind of mom she is. If she's older and waiting for her kids to fly the coop so that she can relax, that could be a different story. She might barely be paying attention at some points, even though she might not be able to help it. However, if you want some conflict, you could have the mother fairly concerned and a best friend or something completely, absolutely convinced that Kat should pursue this secret admirer, thinking that it's charming instead of creepy. Also, isn't there someone named Liam in that boy band, One Direction?

@Rolly-chan Wow, you're a wonderful artist. I wish I could draw my characters sometimes... But you did great with the weapons and the expressions.

@witch. Your snippet was one of the most adorable things that I've ever read. I don't know why, but reading that made me happy and sad [but not sad sad] and thoughtful at the same time. It was like a mixture of feels. Reading that reminded me of my childhood a few years ago [I think I'm so old sometimes]. The weird thing is, I really don't know why it made me feel that way. Maybe I have some old memory where I did something like that. You know, I probably did /thinking But I'd really like to keep up with that. Keep writing, please? And maybe post more when you can? cx

[princess pudding]

@witch. Your snippet was one of the most adorable things that I've ever read. I don't know why, but reading that made me happy and sad [but not sad sad] and thoughtful at the same time. It was like a mixture of feels. Reading that reminded me of my childhood a few years ago [I think I'm so old sometimes]. The weird thing is, I really don't know why it made me feel that way. Maybe I have some old memory where I did something like that. You know, I probably did /thinking But I'd really like to keep up with that. Keep writing, please? And maybe post more when you can? cx

Thank you so much, that means a lot. ;///;
I haven't gotten a lot of feedback for it, so I'm debating whether I want to continue. But I'm truly just amazed the point of the story got through to someone. Writing children and trying to incorporate certain themes can be quite difficult.

I really appreciate your thoughts and you'll be the first to know if I add anymore.

[eden .]

if anyone has time and has nothing to do and is feeling exceptionally generous, I was wondering if I sound as crazy as I felt while writing this piece please v.v

[aphelion ✧]

hi everyone
Eh, I'm having difficulties with not only having no muse to even write messages back to people, but with roleplays and everything. So I decided that I wanted to take a short break, like a day break, and write something I've been dying to write for some time. Only problem is that I have no idea how to start it out. :\
Normally, I just use dialogue, but I feel as though I'm cheating by doing so. I'm in a rut though and can't for the love of my life remember how to just start something out, like just a beginning sentence. I think I've finally hit a writer's block for once and can't get over it.
So if any of you lovelies have suggestions or your favorite way to start out a story or a roleplay, I will love you forever.
If it helps any, this is going to be in first person and from a guy's perspective.

[rose;]

uhm ignore me.
I'm so sorry I didn't mean to post I thought I was in a different thread Dx

[princess pudding]

@Zuchi I would help, but I'm currently having the same problem. x3

So, I've decided to jump out of my comfort zone. I have this high muse after watching the Thor 2 trailer, and I want to create my own world for a story...something based off of fantasies and myths. I don't know where I'm going with this, but does anyone have advice for this sort of jump in writing? I haven't gone too far into worldly fantasy or had a lot of practice.
-witch.

[Artesian]

hi everyone
Eh, I'm having difficulties with not only having no muse to even write messages back to people, but with roleplays and everything. So I decided that I wanted to take a short break, like a day break, and write something I've been dying to write for some time. Only problem is that I have no idea how to start it out. :\
Normally, I just use dialogue, but I feel as though I'm cheating by doing so. I'm in a rut though and can't for the love of my life remember how to just start something out, like just a beginning sentence. I think I've finally hit a writer's block for once and can't get over it.
So if any of you lovelies have suggestions or your favorite way to start out a story or a roleplay, I will love you forever.
If it helps any, this is going to be in first person and from a guy's perspective.

Derp. This... is a hard question to answer. I'm going to just quote some beginnings I've done...

My life changed for the better when I realized I was a villain.

(Perplexing but relevant statement)

Click!

My senses were instantly on full alert. Click was never a good sound to hear, when you're infiltrating a mad-scientist's lair.

(Sound, sets up the setting and the action.)

Slowing. Turn Signal. Check Mirrors. Turn.

Brake, hard.

It was a blind corner, and the car ahead of her, a blue pickup-truck, had stopped unexpectedly. Her wheels screeched quietly, and she swore to herself quietly.

(I don't even know why I did this or whatever; it worked I guess?)

I have no idea where I am. I fold the map and shove it into my pocket, leaning back against the you-are-here sign. It's lying to me.

(Perplexing statement, immediate emotional connection to main character.)

There is a popular misconception that crime is something that occurs only in a few places and only at certain times. Like the legends of lycanthropy, the gentle city streets morphs into a den of vicious beasts when the mystic conditions are right. When little red-riding hood steps off the path - we are warned - the wolves lie in wait.

(Extended metaphor on crime and fairytales, eventually we get introduced to the villain as the 'big bad wolf' sorta.)

The prince, Nikola Lazarus Midnight Vlad Obscurité Unsterblich Slavogast of the Seven Principalities of Night, was perplexed. Thoroughly and completely perplexed. He had not anticipated waking ever again, after his last death. It had seemed likely to be permanent, as farmlands are not notorious for having random bleeding people wander into them and convenient shed a drop or two on some vampyre enriched soil.

(Weird sentence, introduce the main character, and kinda sets the tone for the rest of the roleplay because of it's all about Nik being confused)

Xiaojie. Lovely place, if you liked wild climates: thunderstorms, droughts, mudslides and weeks-long blizzards were common here. Despite being technically a part of the central planets, whatever terraforming they'd attempted on this ball of rock and water hadn't quite taken hold. It was a chaotic place, but perhaps it would settle down in time, learn to live with its new role as one of the subjects of the Universal Alliance. The storms and resistance couldn't keep up forever with the machines which tamed the land and smoothed the seas.

(This is a metaphor for the characters rebellion yada yada it sounds tacky now that I actually explain it. It's also a description of the scene.)

Hmm. I have no idea how to help. I guess... I tend to put in a perplexing statement, or introduce the scene in some arty fashion... or I ramble off on some metaphor that eventually gets to the meat of the story? A sound can do the trick, like the click of a empty gun, or the screech of wheels or even a laugh.

What's the story about? I guess it really depends on what kind of feeling you want, and how intense the story is. >->

[aphelion ✧]

@Arty omg, you are a lifesaver. Seriously. I can't remember which example it was, but it gave me a great idea for the beginning of one of the shorts I wanna write! And just quoting your own start ups has already helped me a ton for some reason. I guess I just needed some examples. But as for what I'm wanting to write, I was stupid and looked up lyrics to two songs for once and became obsessed with the ideas behind them.

So, I was wanting to attempt writing song fics again. One would focus on either a couple that is constantly moving around due to financial problems, such as one of them having to constantly move in order to keep their job, or possible a road trip. It would deal with their struggle of the other trying to adjust moving around so much and the stress it puts onto their relationship. Still a rough idea since I came up with it like an hour ago.

For the other idea, it would still be focused on a couple with a stress added onto their relationship, this time with one of them having depression since I've been dying to write from the perspective of the person watching their love suffer through it, like I've been through many times. I've also juggled around with the idea of switching perspectives, but both of these are just something small and relaxed for me to enjoy writing again.

@lush well, aren't you a bundle of helpful advice xP nah, but that you for your input on that new trailer. Now I get to procrastinate with that trailer. As for what you are needing help with, that's a little harder to help with. When I attempt writing my fantasy story with their own species, I learned that writing out every detail that was different from earth helped a lot. From plants to animals to societies, it helps a ton. Sorry I'm not much either, but like my world planning took a long time and I'm still not finished.

@rosie <3 <3 <3 Silly, you are part of the club

[Onew~]

Username: Onew~
Nickname: OHB. It makes no sense but just do it. :P I feel weird when someone calls me Onew as a nickname.
Writing Preferences (Poet, Novelist, roleplayer...): I like to write stories. I don't roleplay often and it's usually with a close friend. Not good at poetry/songwriting(even though I would LOVE to write songs, I can't rhyme at all and songs feel weird without rhymes to me)
Example (Can be anything; must be a good length): Meh, okay, I'll pull it out from a story I'm currently writing.

Rain scattered across the concrete ground, puddles developing in the creases between road and sidewalk. Cars created a subtle mist as they drove down the city streets.

The sky was overwhelmed with a gray blanket, with no sun to be seen even shining through slightly through the gray darkness. It was only noon, however it appeared like a late evening in the dark autumn weather.

A small young girl, only in her teenage years, quickly scurried forward on the sidewalk. Walking as fast as she could in her heels, her black hair was wet and flat, and her coat had soaked through to her skin. It was a slow day in town, only few people walking on the streets. Many others had sought shelter in small cafes or stores, or in their own homes.

I wrote it yesterday. I'm kind of self conscious about my writing and don't show it often, so I'm sorry if I don't supply you with things to read that often. >n<
Links to stories / roleplays: I don't have any. Is this required?
Other: I mainly would just like to join to share tips, get tips, give help, get help, and read. I don't want you expect me to be posting my writing left and right... :c