Is this actually true?
>>24766209Only in editing
Writing is really fun if I have the time. Most days I have ~1 hour in the morning to fully focus on my novel. Used to hate this, but now I enjoy this routine. It's like going to the gym or watering the plants, little by little and one day you look back and there are 100k words. Also, I started to enjoy the process after I realized most likely nobody will read my shit anyway so I should be doing it to myself. It's not uncommon that I start giggling at some stupid passage I just wrote. >>24766226Never got to that part unfortunately. Finished a first draft last year (70k words novel) and waited a month, then I started reading it again and got physically hurt by the cringe. Stopped altogether, printed it and left in a drawer. Now, with this new novel, I can feel I'm a better writer and hopefully it won't happen again.
>>24766209Writing is fun if youre giga about it
>>24766209Yes. Look at this story I wrote. Be honest, would you continue reading it? No. That's why it's a useless and worthless endeavor to pursue. It's better to pick up an instrument or a paintbrush.
>>24766297Its bad because its brimstone and I dont want to read about girls that are mad at each other
>>24766311but it's about a girl thats mad at a boy.
>>24766314I would only read past the first few lines if I knew something interesting might happen afterward. This reads like something I might goon to.
>>24766209Starting to write sucks ass but once you get into the swing of things it feels awesome.
>>24766297I see nothing wrong with it. You describe things well, it painted a vivid scene in my head. Cool details about them characters too. It's not the kind of thing I'd read tho. No presence of philosophy, which is what I seek from novels. It reads more like a written film. Plus not many powerful sentences, those which makes me go "that is smart huh".>Victoria submitted herself to the pointless charade of formalities...Best sentence for me, but only because I've read "charade" as riddles instead of "facade". Like, everyone knows formalities are fake and gay, but if you had compared them to puzzles which sometimes you can't guess the right thing to do, I think it would have a stronger impact and make the reader think about the world in a new way. Well, that's only me and you do you. If you're happy with your story, it's a good story.
>>24766297>whole entire page of women conversing about woman shityeah I wouldn't read this even if you paid me
>>24766209Trvke. My imagination runs wild and I have the time of my life thinking up a clever story and how it all fits together, but it doesn't translate easily through my pen. It feels like a chore on most days.
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>>24766209Yes, unless you're actually talented. I would think this is obvious.
>>24766437>>24766447The theme is what happens when a person's dream dies and she's forced to confront a reality she never saw. It's all her perfect picturesque dream, a charming prince, rich, relaxed, and her own personal utopia, but what happens to a person when it all shatters?Later in the story, her father dies, her lover dies, her kingdom is threatened, her friend Priscilla's kingdom is conquered, and all she ever dreamed about is gone. Now she must thrust herself into a political realm where she buries her enemies alive, seduces emperors to give her armies, demand tribute, secure a religion, trade, and cast aside her childish dreams and plans and force herself into a different life. so there's more to it.
>>24766437oh i like the word riddle there. Good choice. Thanks for the help
I only have fun if I'm writing erotica, and that's only if I have time to focus on it.
>>24766611Talented at writing vs talented at "writing" are two very different things and not all writers possess both.
>>24766672Define the difference, please. >>24766627I'm pretty sure it does. Your story sounds cool, not gonna lie. I think I should have said that I don't like fantasy lol.
>>24766627There arent any women named Priscilla and I wouldnt read a story where that wasnt made obvious from the start
>>24766751I guess the first line is way too ambiguous. Maybe I should start with her failed engagement.
>>24766765The first line is an obvious and meaningless hook that makes you look mediocre, and the """subtle""" exposition dump on the first page reinforces that, by making it look like you werent confident you were going to finish the story. I said earlier in the thread that this reads like something I might goon to because it reminds me of DeviantArt erotica. I also said writing is fun if youre giga about it. The prose of this story reads like a person who isnt familiar with eloquence and inoffensiveness trying to imitate eloquent and inoffensive writing. Youre going to want to use less complex words (maybe one or two per page). Also women dont think like that; her internal monologue sounds like what a man thinks a woman thinks like. Most of them actually think like toddlers, albeit in a more articulate manner, and they like to ruminate. Also too much happens thats actually plot relevant. Throw in some filler and dont be afraid to stretch a story with a big concept. Music wouldnt sound right without rest notes. In 2023 I wrote a story where a man fought and fucked an anthropomorphic tiger, but I lost it before I could finish it because my laptops battery died, and I usually dont save documents before Im done with them. Best thing I ever wrote. Why? The concept fit the length. The style fit the story. It was sincere too. Ive since developed a little more morally and moved on from writing degenerate schlock like that but I think the core principle is the same. Your characters also talk like theyre in a Disney movie. Write as if someone was translating from old English to modern English instead of like someone who has only consumed old English through someone imitating old English. Also if youve ever seen Dont Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juices in the Hood it feels like the guy that says "message!" is going to pop up about every five sentences.Thats my advice for you. Happy righting!
>>24766297It's more than I've ever wrote, so at least you have that going for you.
>>24766226I never edit because i write only what i would like to write
>>24766810I only delete things because I think it looks cool to peck the backspace button as if Ive suddenly had some sort of revaluation
>>24766727>Define the difference, please.Genre fiction is full of writers who can just pump out a book a year, it's honestly very impressive. They're usually mediocre books, but still. That's not to say you can't have a prolific author who isn't also a highly skilled wordsmith, but they are definitely not mutually inclusive talents.
>>24766837Hes talking about the quality of the material vs the quality of the prose
>>24766796Thanks anon.
>>24766226Opposite for me; initial writing's the drudge, the shaping process joy
>>24766209That describes pretty much all female booktubers/author tubersThey like to film themselves talking about writing instead of actually writingI called one out for her bullshit and she got mad lol
>>24766928"A woman who consumes primarily fanfiction is less educated than a man who consumes only 4chan posts" -Anonymous Jefferson
>>24766987Anonymous Jefferson is that dude with the huge ego based on no merit of his own, just because he has a dick, right?total poser
>>24767006Even if Anonymous Jefferson had no ego by virtue of knowing what the phrase "dead dove" meant that would place him naturally above anyone with an AO3 account.
