Really wanna try writing a novel. Been juggling around ideas like a historical fiction, social satire, neo-classic fantasy type stuff. Any ideas?
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Started by Germanicus, May 09 2011 09:21 PM
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Posted 09 May 2011 - 09:21 PM
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Posted 12 May 2011 - 10:10 AM
Hello Mr.German
nice to see another ungruging story writer in spe.
About the idea problem, I can't give you a good idea, BUUUUUT I can give you some good tips about the writing and etablishing of a good story.
First, always write your story in your native language for the mutch nessesary kick in creativity.
Second, choose your audience carefully. Even if your story is well written, if your choosen audience doesn't care about it at all, you'll don't have enough motivation for contineuing your story. For example, american geeks are surpriseing a very bad audience due the fact, that their cultural influrence is mostly based of picture based storys like comics and cartoons. This fact makes them as a as mutch good audience as well, medival peasents who coudn't read at all, but understood easily the window pictures on the churches. You hopefully know what I mean, right?
btw. Good luck. You'll need it.
nice to see another ungruging story writer in spe.
About the idea problem, I can't give you a good idea, BUUUUUT I can give you some good tips about the writing and etablishing of a good story.
First, always write your story in your native language for the mutch nessesary kick in creativity.
Second, choose your audience carefully. Even if your story is well written, if your choosen audience doesn't care about it at all, you'll don't have enough motivation for contineuing your story. For example, american geeks are surpriseing a very bad audience due the fact, that their cultural influrence is mostly based of picture based storys like comics and cartoons. This fact makes them as a as mutch good audience as well, medival peasents who coudn't read at all, but understood easily the window pictures on the churches. You hopefully know what I mean, right?
btw. Good luck. You'll need it.
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Posted 12 May 2011 - 12:01 PM
Totally do something like fantasy mixed with historical fiction. I don't even know but it would be awesome.
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Posted 12 May 2011 - 08:23 PM
| QUOTE (Germanicus @ May 9 2011, 02:21 PM) |
| Really wanna try writing a novel. Been juggling around ideas like a historical fiction, social satire, neo-classic fantasy type stuff. Any ideas? |
Haha, yes, audience is undoubtedly important. I'm hoping that the fiction fan cults jump in on my exact specs, but I'm trying to get a sense of what they want. And I'm starting to think maybe something new, early American medieval super society mayhaps? Time will tell if I can get a good story board down.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 06:06 PM
Another way to look at it could be mixing genres and times together. Eg, a medieval novel that uses modern speech/slang.
IMO that would appeal to a greater audience if someone could pull it off. lots of people despise Old English/Shakespearean lingo.
IMO that would appeal to a greater audience if someone could pull it off. lots of people despise Old English/Shakespearean lingo.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 08:57 PM
| QUOTE (Bobryk @ May 16 2011, 11:06 AM) |
| Another way to look at it could be mixing genres and times together. Eg, a medieval novel that uses modern speech/slang. IMO that would appeal to a greater audience if someone could pull it off. lots of people despise Old English/Shakespearean lingo. |
Ha, the old shakespeare was out of the question. Can't stand that myself.
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 11:06 PM
Write a minimum of 1000 words a day.
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Posted 17 May 2011 - 08:25 PM
| QUOTE (Seraphinox @ May 16 2011, 04:06 PM) |
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Holy S&!^, that's definitely gotta wait till after school. But it's a pretty good idea.
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Posted 17 May 2011 - 08:44 PM
That many words isn't too much. Maybe half an hour to an hour, tops.
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Posted 21 May 2011 - 05:04 AM
Edit: I was in a mega bad mood when I posed this XD. GONE.
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Posted 26 May 2011 - 10:59 PM
1000 words can be done, but only if you have a clear idea of where you want your story to go, and also leaving time for lots of editing once you feel you are near the end...
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