"Anomaly" editionPrevious: >>24668754/wg/ AUTHORS & FLASH FICTION: https://pastebin.com/ruwQj7xQRESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS: https://pastebin.com/nFxdiQvCPlease limit excerpts to one post.Give advice as much as you receive it to the best of your ability.Follow prompts made below and discuss written works for practice; contribute and you shall receive.If you have not performed a cursory proofread, do not expect to be treated kindly. Edit your work for spelling and grammar before posting.Violent shills, relentless shill-spammers, and grounds keeping prose, should be ignored and reported.(And maybe double-space your WIPs to allow edits if you want 'em.)Simple guides on writing:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHdzv1NfZRMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whPnobbck9shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAKcbvioxFkThread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h02a2HSB58M
had a super productive day of writing. i feel like im pivoting correctly into the middle arc of the novel. it was really difficult but I feel like I broke through.
I will write short stories throughout my twenties. The novel remains utterly daunting, and not just daunting, but outdated, half-extinct, a creature from another time, when the Earth harbored more oxygen and man and woman were capable of prolonged periods of concentration.
>>24684565Granted, but what's your monetization strategy? The TV/movie rights to short stories are occasionally sold, but it's far more common for that to happen to a novel.
>>24684575My "monetization strategy" is working as an educational consultant and writing in my free time. I'm not reckless / deluded / insane enough to hinge my income upon my writing, although I certainly respect those who do (like how I respect certain homeless crack addicts for their general chutzpah). I suppose I enjoy a conventional job. I still enjoy being "in the world", for now, although this will no doubt change.
>>24684588Working a day job is a given. I was obviously asking about your monetization strategy for your writing.
>>24684248No it doesn't, it tells you that he can eat a lot. It doesn't give any insight to his figure. How are people this retarded?
>>24684588Man I don't know. I'll probably go to the drug dealer and casino and my ex's house in that order.
>Boggis, Bunce, and Bean>One fat, one short, one lean>These horrible crooks, so different in looks>But nonetheless equally mean/wg/ will tell you this is bad writing
>>24684625>>24684611Sorry I meant to reply to you. Making money from my stories, let alone making hollywood money, is completely inconceivable. But sometimes I daydream of being a fat pocket writer when I'm at the bar. What is your monetization strategy?
How am I doing? Stefan here.
>>24684651Just reading the first sentence took a year off my life
>>24684651Don't namefag on 4chan. Nobody cares who you are
>>24684651Grim. The first sentence is so bad that I think this is some kind of a joke.
How does one go about writing a story or a novel? Do you just sit down and start writing a stream of consciousness, or do you sit around forming ideas taking notes and setting up a structure and list of characters? I have written a few paragraphs throughout my life, and have written some bad short stories by the seat of my pants at school as a teenager (which I somehow won a creative writing competition and £20 amazon voucher for). But I desperately want to write, and I have recently bought a typewriter, so far I have written family members letters but I have yet to write anything creative using it, but I would like to. Thoughts?
Young Adult / dystopian Sci Fi, if it's not obvious
>>24685219Good question, I wish I knew. There's no one way to make art, you just have to do it. Preferably in moments of real inspiration as that's when your best work comes out. It should feel like you're discovering or remembering something already written because it's so good. If a line or paragraph or character or interaction you write makes you feel something - laugh out loud, sad, angry, in love, then you're probably on the right track. I'm working on my own novel (see post below yours) and I went in with the plan that I would flesh out a whole 'encyclopedia' of characters, factions, places, historical events, technology, science etc of the world that the story would take place in first. This allowed me to brain dump for a few weeks and work out issues/ideas ahead of time. That way I could write from a place of knowledge instead of forging ahead into the unknown one line at a time. The upside was thousands of pages of clear, well understood notes. The downside was months of burnout because I had feverishly built a universe atlas for hours a day for weeks and now I don't feel like writing. So just try something and see what happens
How much sex should happen in story
>>24685219I just started writing recently but I'll tell you how I've gone about it so far. Might not be the best way but it feels natural and fun for me so I'm going to stick with it.My story ideas always start out as some weird dream I had that I can't get out of my head until I write it down somewhere. Then I start thinking about interesting scenarios for the characters and start drafting out those sections for a long as the muse whispers to me. Then I start losing steam and just write an outline of the event instead of a full draft. Once I'm out of ideas to write down, I read through everything I have and try to order it and think of ways to string them together and fill in gaps in the story. During this whole process, I'll have gained a better understanding of the world and characters so I'll pause throughout to write out sections of the "World Truths" and "Character Summary" documents.That's as far as I've gotten with any of my ideas so far. The plan is to go back and flesh out the outline and brainstorming sections later, using the world truths and character summaries as a guide for what can/should happen.
>>24684651>The minstrel started singing in the small spot they allowed him to perform the one tune he knew not only as being the favorite, for his admirers, but other songs that he didn't and never even heard of existing in the first place, denigrating at the same time the other men who had come prior to him and who made a fuss out of not being allowed to perform what they wanted to in front of a crowd that didn't even know who they were.
>>24685363I've never read a novel where explicit sex scenes or similar passages contributed positively. At best it's a bit of fluff to get through before the author gets back to the point, at worst (more common) it feels like the neckbeard author stopped writing his book to jerk off to weird hentai with one hand and clumsily narrate his fantasy with the other. Implied or referenced scenes can contribute, but graphic sex scenes just drag the entire work down.
>>24685363It depends on what you're writing obviously. If you're not writing a romance or erotica, then it shouldn't be the focus
>>24685219I always begin by the world the story takes place in. You don't need to directly go into writing the text itself but just descriptive texts about what goes through your head.Once the world is well established enough, thinking of characters and stories become easier.
Time to query, bros.
>>24685363None. Sex is immoral. Don't even allude to it. Children are delivered by storks.
>>24684651Wtf am I reading lmao?
Everyanon wants critique but none want to give it, you notice this too, anon?
>>24684651Chatgpt was a mistake.
>>24685363The story should be told through the sex scenes. It should be all sex scenes
>>24684625>he doesn't go to ex to borrow money so he can get drugs so he can get in debt and try to win it all back at an Indian mob casino, but he gets bankrupted and gets enslaved by the (((Natives))), and then write his magnum opus in jail which sold enough copies to earn his freedom, pay his debt and pay a pretty whore to fuck you while your ex seethes on what could have been then die due to speedball overdoseKeep your day job kid, you will never had a chance.
I dislike the way most onomatopoeias read. For example a clicking sound doesn't sound like click, it's only a single syllable long. When properly represented, sounds can add a deep layer of immersion. I'm well aware this endeavor would be more for my own self satisfaction initially, but how much am I hurting myself by making a custom glossary of sound effects I'd use to enhance or replace the usage of standard onomatopoeias with?
>>24684615There are still many, many shortcomings when it comes to accepted writing practices that have not been fixed. AI is incapable of fixing this because it's never been trained otherwise and it's not going to be because people will dumb themselves down to serve the slop machine.
what if fantasy... but dark. a deep dark fantasy, if you will
>>24685363Enough to filter out pseuds who whine it drags the work down without attracting coomers who whine it should only have sex. More or less seriously, sex serves a very strong narrative purpose answering a deep question: What are these characters like in intimate situations? Show, don't tell. On that note sometimes the lack of detail can draw attention to a point you're trying to make, like a burned out gooner watching a sex video finally finding himself in that post orgasmic high and reflecting more on his surroundings while remaining too apathetic to even lift his cum-encrusted hand up to pause the video.
>>24685980FuckYou
>>24685995i thought it was a fitting time to post when i chained six onomatopoeias in a row lmao
>>24686009How about you get out of that.. Microsoft wordio fit and let's settle it right here in the thread?
>>24686020yeah, smart ass
>>24685960It’s really a matter of considering the rhythm of your writing and the importance of these sound effects. Unusual sound effects will be a distraction for the reader, but maybe that’s what you are going for.
>>24686052I'm aware it'll feel strange to a reader but for me it's always felt distracting reading an onomatopoeia. Ideally, I want a total revolution in the English language so sound effects mean something again. In the meantime, I've got my ideas for a compromise.
How do I write a visual novel
Let's be honest, we are all gays here
what's the point of asking for critique from /lit/ when anons secretly drop excerpts from some of the most respected authors of all time and it still gets shit all over?
>>24686558for the keks
>>24685240AI slop
Had to censor my last essay on Medium because they're word cop woke fucktards. Why did I ever bother with that website, I should just give up on it and only post to Substack.
>>24686558when did this happen and where?
An excerpt from a science fantasy war story I'm currently trying to get representation for.
>>24686692Boring.A read streak appeared. It was coming for us."Get down!" I shouted.A second later the world erupted all at once. I couldn't see, couldn't feel, couldn't smell, couldn't taste, I only could hear a ceaseless ring drumming in my ear.My legs wobbled when I tried to stand. I didn't know how, but by some miracle, God or luck, I found myself stumbling over the debris.I tripped over something, a corpse or fallen wall, I couldn't tell, but it didn't matter. I needed to keep moving. I turned into the hallway and someone grabbed me. A safe spot.Stapig clutched my uniform tightly. "The fuck was that?"I shook my head and saw a split of green and color. I laughed. The stifling helmet smelling like some Greg saved my life. I regained my focus and stuttered, "K-Kinetic bomb." blah blah blah.
>>24686618Any tips for sites to self publish to? I was looking over on /wng/ but it looks like they only like RR.
>>24686775amazon
>>24686777Those trips cannot be denied. Could I ask why you suggest going to Amazon right away?
>>24686808It has the biggest marketplace. That said, it's still the hardest place to market your slop
>>24686558Maybe it's because they recognize the passages.
>>24686774yes, this version is better
>>24685980That was bretty gud.Gonna have to agree about the chained onomatopoeia. That could've been better.
>>24684651That first sentence feels like it could be used to torture prisoners. It feels like words are straight up missing in other sentences.
How is it even possible to capture the tension of this scene in writing?
How 's my start?
>>24686961the sexual tension?
So, I'm having trouble justifying how a character fits into a setting where in all reality she must have been impossible to live with due to the values dissonance involved>main characters were all isekaied at various points in the past>they're all pretty sure they're dead>one girl is extremely religious>she takes it a step further and concludes they're in purgatory, and need to atone>she isn't sure what she did wrong, but thinks the only thing she can do is help them find god>the problem is, the fantasy world is super fucking deadly>being able to use magic is a matter of life or death>and magic is strongest when you make it look like witchcraft>meanwhile, she's ended up shoving herself into a position of authority because all the people directly under her are either pushovers or new
>MC needs to find a photographer>there is one in her class>they don't know each otherHow do I get MC to find out about him naturally? Only thing that comes to mind is he's seen photographing things on campus but that sounds lame and cliche.
>>24687043Lol nobody knows or cares because if you the author can't figure it out, none of us can
With gusto, the man slammed his penis in the car door. Equally gustorrific was his scream of pain. That will show his wife not to complain about it being too big again!
>>24687049They're both perverts and he likes photographing panties and she likes men to look. The twist? The photographer is her teacher, 20 years older
Does blasphemy have to be about God (or gods)? Is there a better word for speaking ill of, say, a king? Is that treasonous?
>>24687093"Sedition," I think.
what do you do when your confidence is so bad you lose the ability to write?Whenever I get stumped, my brain immediately empties. I don't just lack good ideas, I lack ANY ideas. I can't even fathom how to proceed, and the mere fact that I can't think of anything just massively exhausts and demoralizes me until I have to call it quits for the day
>>24687093JFC why are you even here if you don’t know any words and are too stupid to use google?
>>24687127i go on reddit
>>24687093just jew out and call it chutzpah in the middle of your tense scene
>>24686963the nature scenery seems a bit off tone with the rest of the creator's tone. there's a tension thats confusing there unless its a focal point of the narrative. despicable people have despicable thoughts, etc. some of the word choice doesnt further what you want the reader to feel. "what... called a dwelling" is just an empty invocation.overall though, i think you're making good headway. the bones are there and the structure flows nicely.
>>24684650The closest I have to a strategy comes from a book I read about writing, called "Write, Publish, Repeat". It's a common refrain among most of what I read about writing, i.e. one has no idea what's going to work commercially, so all you can do it keep flinging your baited hooks out into the world and hope you get a bite. The other one is to be true to myself; readers will notice if you're being inauthentic. The downside there is I appear to be a remarkably unpopular person, and wonder how much that's destroying my chances of writing success.
>>24685219There are as many methods as there are writers. Here's a handy infographic to give you an idea of the broad swaths of different styles. I appear to be a "chaotic plotter". I come up with an idea for a story, then I fill my outline-editor (in this case, TreeLine) with as many related ideas as I can. My experience is that, once that reaches a sort of critical mass, I find I can write the story. Another thing I've noticed is that, once I've developed the characters sufficiently, I can just put them into situations and, essentially, watch them from the outside, and simply write down what they do. But your experience may vary, and probably will.
>>24684651It's too bad the Bulwer-Lytton contest has finally come to an end. I think you would have been a strong contender. https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
>>24687043If you're talking about how the extremely religious girl fits into the setting...she doesn't. She makes the setting fit her. Not everyone is a leaf blowing in the wind. Being "well adjusted" is a choice, and IMHO not a very respectable one.>>24687068On top of being a seething jackass, you lack breadth.
>>24687127Unironically... I read bad writing, or watch bad TV/movies, that somehow became commercially successful. Once I reach a certain level of rage over how something so crappy could have made the creator so much money, I find myself motivated by righteous indignation, and become very productive.
>>24687364>>24684651Don't lose hope! Submissions for the Lyttle Lytton contest are still ongoing!https://adamcadre.ac/lyttle/
>>24684651https://pastebin.pl/view/fca49791I also wrote this like 4 years ago....
god i got so little written today lol. it took like 7 hours to do 3 pages (ew)
>>24687349I used to be a neutral plotter, but have suddenly turned into a chaotic plantser
>>24687717im a neutral pantser and the more i write of my story the more i realize the geography of this world is horrifically fucked lol
I can't be that bad...
>>24687792I'm sure you could make the text smaller, it's still somehow readable
I wrote a short story and a professional literary editor liked it, how would I make it into a comic book? Do I have to hire one guy to draw it and one guy to color it in? Is there a directory of artists for hire?
>>24688273Good luck finding an artist without corporate support. Any decent artist is either only taking work from companies or is absurdly expensive.
>>24688273AI.
>>24686774I bombed your mom last night.
Why is it so hard to write FUN? I constantly catch myself rambling paragraph after paragraph about some irrelevant bullshit that's not even interesting
