General Chat

All I've done to date is the odd scene or two. They're completely random, just things I did off the top of my head. I posted them on my website, which thankfully no one reads so I've had very few comments. Haven't had the courage to write for a while. Maybe I should try again this weekend!

There you are then! We used to get homework at our writing club. We perhaps, would be asked to write on a given subject using no more than...... a set number of words. That is a great exercise (and I nearly spelt that with 2 s's lol) Try that and see how much work goes into getting the point across in a limited number of words. Great fun too. Deanna X

Only one paragraph a day? wow! Makes me feel better about my attempts :)

Jeanette, I like the idea of a writing club. I used to go to one, then I got ill. I've heard authors say that they can write for a full day, and end up with ONE working PARAGRAPH!! So why do we worry so much? Deanna X

Maybe we should stop sitting here sipping coffee Darth, and get out there for some real life experience! lol

i read biographys usually but lately been reading books by mediums

Jeanette - sounds like a good idea! The problem with mine is that I don't read that sort of book so I'm struggling!

I can never decide what I should write about! I don't think I have enough knowledge to write the type of books I would normally read. So I think I would write something along the lines of my own life..........but obviously spiced up so the readers don't fall asleep before the end of the first chapter! lol

I'd join!

That's 3 already then! Now if there's 3 here in a matter of minutes, there must be loads more out there!

sheila id join lol

Jeanette - perhaps we should start our own class - 'Writing for the Terrified'!

Snap Sheila! lol

im not good at learning class room style, i get distracted, start wandering if theres a smudge on wall or cobweb on window, or even a shadow somewhere, im best teachin meself

I would love to write a book, but lack confidence! Was thinking of doing a 'creative writing' evening class but worry that I might not have any ideas and will 'dry up' or that everyone else will be SO good, lol!

id have to do it on paper len cos it i did it on pc you can bet your bottom dollar someone here would wipe it, and as for back up disc they d use that or lose it, lol ill just have loads of paper

I write quite a lot. My technique is to get it all down, as I think of it, then sort it into order - something that caused me quite a headache in the days before p.cs and 'cut and paste'. I also find it easier to print out all the pages then annotate and correct in red ink before correcting on screen. Len

thanks daniel, it could take me some time im so slow at reading, and now im older my armies ache when i write, though i write fast

Although my own fiction book doesn't exist, I know that every author is different. Some like to have each chapter planned so that even if you start at chapter 15, everything else will fall into place as if you wrote it in order. The planning of this would take sometime, but it is said to be one of the most sensible approaches to writing. Others, if they don't have an exact idea of how the book will flow, just write, and then leave it. Then after say a week will come back and see how it sounds, and then try and create a suitable following chapter. This is a less analytical approach, but can work just as well. It really does depend on the story you're telling and the way you prefer to tell it.

I've just got a complete mess of ideas and I wish I could write something. My other problem is dialogue. I'm awful at that!