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Writing out the characters to give them depth, then thinking up the basic plot. Then diving right in. I reread and edit. That's about it.

i write words. :I

Wickimen wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

i write words. :I

Do you use keyboard or tool? Ink or pencil? Hands or feet?

ALL SIX

veggieman001 wrote:

Wickimen wrote:

veggieman001 wrote:

i write words. :I

Do you use keyboard or tool? Ink or pencil? Hands or feet?

ALL SIX

I count five
I mean uh um

i spend a lot of time planning and thinking of ideas

First I get the idea. Let's say the idea is to make a story about a group of magic users fighting against modern, gun-toting people who vastly outnumber them. (Actual example from my story, so it's copyrighted!  )

Then I develop the plot. Let's see... hmm, maybe the modern guys have blockaded the mages' hideout. And half the mages are stuck inside while the modern guys mop-up the outside people, and finally lay siege to the hideout. But then this guy pops up and counter-attacks viciously before they could complete the last phase of the mop-up operation(ie. after the planning, location, all that. that is to say, before they actually start killing.)

Then I develop the characters. The rebel leader would be... Garrett Castle! And he would have a metal glove(Wickimen knows where this guy comes from). And the rebel administrative master would be Pyroburn Blank, and he's faceless xD

Eventually, once I've got all the characters, items, concepts, settings and plots developed, I write a first draft.

Then I edit roughly 2 or 3 times, with about a fortnight in between an edit. And then it's complete.

Wickimen wrote:

Writing out the characters to give them depth, then thinking up the basic plot. Then diving right in. I reread and edit. That's about it.

That and trying to write at least 3 pages a day.

I think of a cool title as inspiration, and think of what the story could possibly be about. Then, from there, I write a small piece of the story that sounds nice. Then I create a character map and sketches of the characters to get a feel for what they are. Then I plot out the story, and eventually I can piece my story together 

I know, it's a kind of odd order and procedure, but hey, it works 

I can write pretty good, but not as good as my friend. She is AMAZING! She writes like Edgar Allan Poe and J.K. Rowling mixed together    You wouldn't think that though, since she's so cute, lighthearted, and especially crazy    She writes so seriously it makes you wonder what's going on in her twisted mind o.o

I come up with stuff on the spot. I did this for an english exam which involved finishing off a story and boy did it get weird.
I remember it being about something like the following;
Boy finds gold.
Gold is stolen and he stole it from pirates.
Boy gets on a ship trying to excape pursuing pirates.
Convinces a captain to sail by given him gold.
Pirates have their own and more powerful boat and set chase.
Pirates fire their guns and it looks like excape is impossible.
Captain tells boy of hidden ship feature but wants more gold to let the boy use it.
Boy gives the rest of the gold.
Captain activates the ships submarine mode and the ship goes under.
Captain flee's with the gold on submarine side padle boat.
Pirates follow the boy as they have a submarine function too.
Captain takes all the gold and boy gets killed by pirates.

thanks