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To write a story
Topic Started: Feb 18 2017, 01:37 AM (205 Views)
LuvNvrNds
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Ok, I've hinted that I have a story in mind, have had something brewing now about 3 years. I have never written fiction. I have a concept, a sort of skeleton of what appears in my mind to be a partial story, maybe 1/2 conceived. Part of it is kind of layed out in my mind. But I haven't quite figured out an appropriate way to get from say point A to say, the end, Point B. Like a Point A and an A plus 1. Then I have an idea where I think I want my story to go. Point B, the end. I haven't hashed out a way to jump from A plus 1 to the ending. My question: Do you map out a whole plot line and then try to fill in the gaps or just start and grab onto your keyboard and write through the blank spaces? I am very much of a perfectionist so I am hesitant to lay anything out and just write blindly. What are some ideas people might have? I might try to post a fragment/ partial idea I had and had written about 3 years ago just to try out the whole writing creatively thing with some edits --- Please advise-

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Hello LuvNvrNds

This is my way to write stories.

When ideas comes to me , I write (on hand) a draft . Sometimes it's only ideas, sometimes I write completely a little part of the story (a dialog for instance). I just write as ideas are coming. Sometimes the whole story could be nearly done but not in details. Sometimes I've got only a begining.
Then I let it but my mind is still working on it and from times to time I add things (for instance I could be in bathroom brushing my theeth and have an idea and so "run" into my bedroom for adding something on the draft! ). If apage is complete add/stoik little pieces of paper on it . Sometimes I write different possibilities for the same passage.
"Working " like that , one day the draft of the whole story is done (some drafts count 20 pages, some only 2 pages...). I also make researches and checks in order to be precise on the subjets (for instance if I describe Steve's plane, should take in account jet lag, integrate the story in real History..). Researches and checks could be on internet or watching again TBW or SMDM episode...

The draft belongs to one category (season 4 / parrallelles to episodes / others) of my stories and I try to figure when it could be placed . May be then for season 4 for instance I should modify the draft in order to respect continuity.

One day , this draft should be the next story to post, so to be translate and type on Word format. This is really now that I work on the story, translating the draft, filling in the blanks or following the direction the characters are giving me me as I'm writing (and so writting two or three more pages!) . Nearly each day, before writing I read what I had already typed and add something, make corrections or changes (some days, I don't add a line, just doing this "ant's work". ) Somedays I translate a page from draft if it was complete, sometimes I type directly in English something new....
When the traslation and typing are done , I read again... and sometimes decide to supress a part because it's not useful or to add another one because it's needed.

Then I post a chapter by day. Sometimes I modify the chapters coming due to comments (because somebody has catch that somethning isn't in the continuity, because a comment gave me a new idea or because people asked questions about what happen to a character and I want tio answer them). But it slights modifications. I'm not able to write the story nearly answering to comments like Bionic4ever.

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(*Please bear in mind that this is solely my opinion.)

The very best way to start out is to write that first story completely. If the story you have in mind is likely to be a lengthy one, you might wish to 'test the waters' by crafting a shorty first. Most of our writers prefer this method and continue to use it, finishing each of their stories before ever posting a word of it. When you're just starting out, I believe this is essential, at least for your first 2 or 3 stories - until you get your writer's legs firmly beneath you and start to have a solid sense of your own style. (And also to find out whether, in fact, you actually like to do this!)

After that, even if you decide you'd like to try a 'post as you go' approach, putting each chapter up when it's hot off the keyboard, it's still a good idea to have an outline of your stories (especially the longer, more complex ones) and you should always know how you want your story to end. The worst thing that can happen is to post as you go and find you have no firm direction in mind, no endpoint to shoot for. You could then find yourself irretrievably stuck and end up either abandoning the story entirely (leaving your readers here scratching their heads) or simply write a weak, limp ending that even you aren't happy with, just to be done. So it really is best to have that outline or at the very least, an ending plan.

A story outline can be as detailed as you want to make it. You might use it to 'flesh out' characters who are your own creation or to plan which twists to reveal when. It can be as simplistic as Point A, Point B, Point C, END if you wish (and if that's all that you feel you'll need) or you can use that outline to keep track of key details, perhaps chart where important events will take place. In summary, it's your personal tool to use in whatever way you see fit.

When you're just beginning that very first story, one thing several of our writers have found helpful is to draft and POSTeither a short summary (leaving out the ending and any surprise twists, of course) or, more commonly, a prologue. Although we don't have a lot of active commenters here, our readers are always VERY helpful to our new writers, so you'll be able to gauge from that initial post if this is a story you wish to pursue... or if your idea might need a little more retooling.

That first post can be daunting but I promise - we don' bite. (Not much, anyway!) I do have to strongly caution you, though, that writing is a lot like eating potato chips; you will NOT be able to stop with just one!

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