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Hi, are there any recommendations you have for me for my writing process? My process is extremely long because I keep getting stuck. Got an idea for a conflict, okay. Stuck on fleshing that out. Eventually done. Stuck on my characters, who they are, and their roles. Finally get that done. But now I need to figure out backstory. Stuck. Figure out the plotline/solution to the conflict. Stuck. It's MONTHS between these steps of writing a story. I'm on the verge of giving up...
Slow and Clunky Writing Process
Please don't give up. The world needs the stories only you can tell. ♥
There is so much information out there about plot, story structure, conflict, goals, outlining, backstory, plot points, pacing, theme, character arc... blah, blah, blah... it can get incredibly overwhelming, especially if you can't seem to get to point of actually writing the story.
Having said that, I think it's so, soooo important to know that you don't actually have to worry so much about that stuff at the beginning.
The truth of the matter is, your first stories are probably not going to be the stories you publish. That doesn't mean you can't publish them, it's just that most of us will write two or three, maybe four or five stories before we write one that's good enough to share. As a result, what typically happens is you get a little bit better at all of those things (conflict, pacing, character arc, etc.) with every story you write. Keep learning about those things as you go, and try your best to incorporate them into each story, but you shouldn't be looking for a level of perfection that they hold you back.
Think of it like this: if you decided you wanted to build your own home, you wouldn't read a bunch of blog posts and books about home construction, maybe take a workshop or two, and then start building, expecting to build a house you could actually live in. Instead, you'd probably start by building some smaller structures... maybe a dog house, a patio with pergola, maybe help a friend split a big room in their house into two rooms. You'd take on smaller projects to put your budding skills to use and practice them. Then, when you got really good at everything, you might be ready to build your house.
Writing is the same way. You can't take all of that information and pour it into a perfect, flawless story in one go round. It's too hard, too overwhelming, and you never get a chance to actually hone your budding skills.
So, start by just writing the stories you want to write... just for fun... just to practice your skills. Don't worry if your conflict isn't perfectly fleshed out. Don't worry if your pacing is wonky or your character arc is unsatisfactory. Focus first on just writing the story. Then, you can hone your revision skills by trying to improve those things once the first draft is complete. Put the story through two or three revisions, and you're really sharpening those skills. When you go to write and revise the next story, it's going to be a little bit easier.
You'll know when you get to a point where you've written something that's publishable. You'll still need to do two or three revisions to get it where it needs to be, but the whole process will be much easier.
And one last thing: don't worry about backstory unless it's critical for helping the reader understand the world of the story, the conflict, or who the character is/why they do what they do. ♥
Happy writing! I promise it gets easier!!!
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You always knew you dad used to be a villain, but you really weren’t expecting what you saw when you googled his villain persona.
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I could get some writing done here. ☝️
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Do other writers ever get this like, hyper-specific dialogue exchange drop into their brains and you know exactly where these character are standing and what they’re doing and how they’re saying these words but that’s all you get. You don’t have much other context and this specific moment that exists only at this time in your headspace??
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John C Adams, Meteoric Shower as Seen off Cape Florida, 1891
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Conversation Prompt
“I assume I’m also a suspect.”
“No. Not this time, anyway. This isn’t your style.”
“I have a style? This is all fascinating. I’m not normally on this side of a criminal investigation.”
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Prompt 2461
What could make your character truly, genuinely change? what do they think could make them change?
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An important find
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only one bed
dialogue prompts
"I guess someone needs to sleep on the floor."
"This will not be awkward at all."
"We're both adults, we can sleep in one bed."
"It does look like a very comfortable bed..."
"One bed is one thing, but only one pillow and one blanket?"
"You will survive sleeping next to me for one night."
"We're both tired, so please just get in."
"It's not like we haven't slept together before."
"This totally does not feel like the movies."
"I will take the couch, it's no problem."
"Quit acting like I have the plague."
"Just put a pillow between us."
"No one needs to sleep in a bathtub, that's ridiculous."
"I don't want to freeze, so just let's get it over with."
"We're friends, this doesn't need to be weird."
"It's just for one night, we can handle that."
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"It's been nine centuries. I'm not surprised you can talk about it now."
"I couldn't talk about it back then."
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Art by 暗部的黄
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Writing Prompt #2711
"Just because he's family doesn't mean you have to forgive him."
She began to nod, but then shook her head. "It's complicated, you know? He hurt me, but people hurt him, too. We both should have had things better."
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HEY. WRITEBLR
PUNCTUATION.
THE PUNCTUATION GUIDE.
A fantastic website for punctuation. It is easy to read and short enough to comprehend! It has all three types of dashes! It explains quotation marks! It explains punctuation for formal and informal writing! GOOD RESOURCE.
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