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Posted by Phil on Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:56 am
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When you write, what type of writing do you usually do? Fantasy? Horror? Sci-fi? Drama?
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<br>Most of the inspirations I get for writing are for overly elaborate fantasy stories with intricate plotwork over a large number of pages. I don't the have time, or the motivation, to sit down and plan enough out in advance to keep a story consistent, so I never actually write any of these.
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<br>Lately, I've wanted to write some short stories. That way, at least, I'd force myself to keep it short and simpler than previous ideas. Having never done any short story writing, though, I find it difficult to come up with a concept that I could take from a starting point, tell a short story about, and finish with a sense that something worthwhile happened.
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<br>And occassionally, I just end up putting words down and seeing where they end up. <a href="http://poetsquill.aodnetwork.com/forums/topic.cgi?topic=29">This (start of a) story</a> was from an idea I got into my head as I was trying to fall asleep. I sat up, grabbed my laptop, and typed that out. Hopefully, I'll get around to adding to that, once I figure out where it's going.
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Posted by Lerins on Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:19 am
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I don't know if I stick to any particular genre. Usually, I introduce a character and then sort of delve into their personality and life experience in a short story form.
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Posted by Ben Grader on Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:56 am
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For myself when I write prose I normally write either semi-horror or humour. I do not write prose so often now because I find that time gets shorter the older I am so I will maybe scribble out a poem in around half an hour, then leave it, return to polish it or re-phrase it and then post it, all in one day.
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Posted by Nate on Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:39 pm
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Recently I've found myself writing science-fiction comedy stories, something I used to do back when I was in middle school but haven't in nearly ten years now. Science-fiction, though, is pretty much all I write.
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Posted by Michael on Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:34 am
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Right now I'm adapting a short film my friends and I made last year into story form. The film is supposed to be horror, but unintentionally some comedy ensued. I guess you could sort of call the outcome a spoof of horror films, though that was never really the intention. In any case, I hope to bring out the characters a little bit more in the story than was done in the film.<br><br><!--EDIT:1106170675:Michael-->
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Posted by Bluesy Socrateaser on Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:16 am
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Sometimes it's the mood, and then I reflect on it. Sometimes it's like acting, where I create the mood and reflect on it. Sometimes I'm not in the mood, and so I reflect on that. With me, there has never been and never will be a situation known to some as "writer's block".
<br />No such thing.
<br />Just write about the idea of not being able to write...at the very least.
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