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User	joeyalphabet | 2006-09-22 |
Subject	untitled
Message	Work on it every day- not editing, just writing it without even thinking about editing it.

User	Broncostar | 2006-08-26 |
Subject	1000 words a day.
Message	Just concentrate on writing at least 1,000 words a day. Make it a habit, and you’ll meet success. By the way, try posting each chapter on www.blooklot.com - it’s a cool site for posting and reading novels where you put each chapter in a forum post.

User	zadhoevlhu13 | 2006-07-28 |
Subject	:)
Message	Uhm... i remember the last time when i wrote a novel.. but it was kinda short.. I was able to keep my interest on it and purse completing it by imagining myself right at every scene i am writing on... its like there’s an imaginary hand writing on an imaginary diary everything i am seeing in the scene i am imagining myself to be in. So, i feel every feeling. I cry, i am sad, a cry with the characters, i laugh with them,... i imagine... i think. When the time comes that i am loosing my interest, my energy, and my focus on it... i just think of it completed and the feeling of happiness i would be having once i have completed the novel.. having that in mind,,, i have the urge to pursue what i am currently doing,... I dont want to be left in midair while the scene is flashing right in front of my mind, would i? that’s the tip for me..i dont know if its applicable...but it was for me...i enjoy my writing i enjoy my novel.. i enjoy whatever i am doing.. and while i am taking my rest after writing that novel.. the novel takes its own life and continues the story,,,, and i witness that continuation.. and when i am back at strength i write them all like a journal of everyday’s happeningl....

User	laursal | 2006-07-27 |
Subject	untitled
Message	I have a similar problem, I just picked up my pen after over ten years of not writing. I had a massive, complicated idea that started me back on the path of writing. The story is complex and it is for young readers which I have found to be a challenge. Sometimes I become so annoyed with it I really want to burn it - as Aeryck Marco said. I have found that taking a break by writing something else is helpful for me but I do have a tendency to start 30 things at once. I have been writing short stories and posting them here because it really helps to see where in my writing I am making mistakes. Then I can take what I learn and apply it to my longer stories. It is also an excercise in not going overboard in flowery description for me- (I think some people refer to it as purple prose?) I have had a horrible habit of doing that. It also gives me a chance to practice dialogue which is something I have never been very good at. A book chapter would be interesting, but I would wonder if it would be wise if you thought the piece in question was of publication quality? I don’t worry about someone stealing something of mine- it isn’t that good- yet, (I keep telling myself I’ll get better :) A girl can dream can’t she?) but it might be something others want to think of. Man I ramble- point is writing something else when you need a break is fine but don’t put it down forever- you just need to plow through the first draft...then comes the really awful part (in my eyes anyway :( ) revision and editing...Yuck no fun- that is really when I want to burn it all- I’m fine with writing as long as I don’t have to read anything I wrote LOL

User	gargleafg | 2006-07-17 |
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Message	I think they (elite skills) should start putting "book chapter" as one of the categories. Because I wouldn’t really classify some of my stuff as "story." And I know some other people wouldn’t either. Anyway, I wrote a novella. it’s on my page. Morose Thorn. And I’m at the stage where I can hardly bear to look at it. I know it needs work. But I really don’t want to do anything with it. Because I’m sick of it. Eventually I’ll go back to it. But for right now, I’m doing something else...A Clear Mind. Which is fun. And when I get bored of that one, I’m sure I’ll go back to Morose Thorn. And finish it, completely. So, this may not work for most people, but, start doing something else if you get tired of writing the same story. It’s working for me. Although I haven’t yet gotten bored of A Clear Mind. I’m sure I will eventually. I’m already starting to want to get back to Morose Thorn, though. so that’s good.

User	Aeryck Marco | 2006-07-17 |
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Message	You’re starting on the long, perilous quest of book-writing, then? Good for you. If you’re truly serious about what you’re writing, I can tell you one thing: you won’t be done with it any time soon. Expect to do many re-writes; expect to get thouroughly p*ssed off at yourself; expect to want to burn it (nothing less than the fires of Hell will do); and expect to finally finish it and feel like you’ll never accomplish anything of the same magnitude again. So... about keeping "the eyes on the prize"? Honestly, when I wrote mine, the one thing that kept me going was the fact that I knew my world almost as much as I know my own. It had become such an integral part of me that there was no way that I could put it down forever. If you really want to finish it, don’t worry about it. Eventually, your characters and your world will guide you to the end. Put your trust in them: they’ll show you the way. Good luck!