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Who here writes original stuff of their own?
Who here writes original stuff of their own?
In my head... [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
I don't write, I try to ignore the rabid plot-bunny constantly nibbling my mental bum (with sharp pointy teeth!) [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
I have a few pieces of story around. [ 7 ] ** [19.44%]
I have a pet novel. [ 14 ] ** [38.89%]
Short stories only, usually. [ 4 ] ** [11.11%]
I've got the beginnings of a couple of books. [ 5 ] ** [13.89%]
Not really. I read a lot. [ 6 ] ** [16.67%]
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post Nov 11 2002, 09:56 PM
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I was wondering, so....

I would say a pet novel, myself, with parts of other answers.


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post Nov 23 2002, 08:24 PM
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Characters are seriously obstinate things. I had real trouble with something I wrote recently (An A&O post-epilogue thing). The characters just weren't co-operating at all, and it took ages to coax them round. You can't just make them do something - you need to spend time persuading them that it's really something they do want to do.

Sometimes even that doean't work though. Then I go back and rework the plot so they'll co-operate.

I hate characters!

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nome   Do you write?   Nov 11 2002, 09:56 PM
Yoda   I have lots of 'bits' of story, the trouble is non...   Nov 12 2002, 08:24 AM
Elenarda   I always seem to have more stories in my head than...   Nov 12 2002, 03:20 PM
RosieG   Imogen, I completely agree. It amaxes me every tim...   Nov 12 2002, 04:02 PM
nome   with the influence of people like everyone here, I...   Nov 12 2002, 05:14 PM
Yoda   Because someone told me I could.   Nov 12 2002, 06:31 PM
Kimmy   I've loads of ideas and I always try to write them...   Nov 13 2002, 07:46 PM
MissBee   Why do I write? Well sometimes I'm just going ...   Nov 16 2002, 12:48 AM
nome   notebooks don't work real well for me... I'd rath...   Nov 16 2002, 10:34 PM
Julephenia   Hi. I'm the resident reader. Yes, I know. I ...   Nov 17 2002, 08:16 AM
Zamnaii   I get plots in my head, but I can't seem put it on...   Nov 19 2002, 08:28 AM
Arwena   I write but only when I've got a good idea. I have...   Nov 22 2002, 06:00 AM
nome   ROFLOL! :lol: now, THERE's a conversation top...   Nov 22 2002, 09:18 PM
Julephenia   Nome, do you know why I've stopped writing and am ...   Nov 23 2002, 07:10 AM
Yoda   You know you're really in trouble when the charact...   Nov 23 2002, 12:57 PM
nome   I'm just like my characters, and always skip the p...   Nov 23 2002, 08:13 PM
nome   :lol: yeah, sure, Imogen. We belieeeeeeeeve you...   Nov 24 2002, 03:43 AM
Julephenia   Yoda, I've *tried* bribing them (with an excerpt)....   Nov 25 2002, 06:15 AM
Yoda   What you need to do is catch them when they think ...   Nov 25 2002, 07:36 PM
nome   ooh, suggestion... just do what I do, and poke th...   Nov 26 2002, 12:54 AM
Ignotus   Heh, I was working on a novel, put it aside for a ...   Aug 25 2004, 04:39 PM
Jerry   I write a bit. I've been stuck for a while on ...   Aug 26 2004, 09:58 PM
Entropy   I write a lot. A LOT. Very recently one of my old...   Aug 27 2004, 02:28 AM
Jerry   That's EXACTLY the problem I'm having. I...   Aug 27 2004, 02:30 AM
Entropy   You cannot tame them. You cannot even scare them a...   Aug 27 2004, 02:36 AM
QuickHare   I write on request. I pay my characters huge sums ...   Aug 28 2004, 06:18 PM
Ignotus   You try not to look in the past? Lucky. Wish I cou...   Aug 29 2004, 02:31 AM
Ravenwood   [color=#3333FF]Write? Why yes, I do. Two hundred...   Mar 3 2006, 06:13 PM
rdehwyll   Incessantly... Current word count is well over 200...   Mar 4 2006, 12:59 AM

 

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