Recent content by Netardapope

I can testify to this. Going for a good walk or watching a nice episode of a series recharges me. Thanks for stopping by!

With regards to which roles these characters should be in, it all depends on the type of story you want to tell. I agree with some previous posters, in that there is a certain threshold that comes with regard to the degree of evil present in a character. That being said, this threshold could be...

Well, that's should be sufficient to illustrate the point. I started with my characters, yes, but they cannot live for very long in my head without have a place to put them. I selected some places (I literally started with "somewhere in southern France"), and things sort of developed from there...

So, I'm nearing the end of my First Draft, and overall, I'm happy. However, I've noticed something with the way I've gone about creating my world this time around. From an aesthetic standpoint, I think my world is rather unique. I have a mountainside city stratified into four vertical levels...

That's the painful part! :D Rereading early chapters consists of reminding myself of all the foreshadowing I did that I no longer remember. A tragic experience, as it feels like someone else wrote the words, but then the reality seeps in. Only I have written those words. And only I can finish...

I can testify to mornings, while at the same time, toward evening as well. Dunno if it's just me, but the best times I recall have been from early morning, or nearing 8:00 to 9:00 PM! Thanks for sharing.

Due to external circumstances, I was unable to write for the specified time period. But that's neither here nor there. To make a long story short, I was on a roll with my book up to that point. I was meeting up with my daily goals, keeping up momentum, and feeling the story in my head...

So, I had a really good writing streak last week. I averaged around 2.5k to 3.5k daily words, which essentialy ranges from above average to great when compared to my usual writing habits. Unfortunately, all golden ages must come to an end. Recently, I've gone back to my usual 2k, but I've...

I'm currently doing the same with my first book. The book I'm writing at the moment is a remake of the first story I finished, with a plot so different, it might as well be another book. Rewriting whole books seems more common than I thought. Sent from my SM-J700M using Tapatalk

I guess deep down, when the prospect of having a rewite a major portion of story seems inevitable, my gut tells me that it is unfixable. Structural issues make me feel like I messed something up big time with my novel, unlike plotholes, which can be relatively easy to fix on their own. The...

Kind of funny, that is distressingly similar to what I think I'll end up doing. I dunno if it's just me, but I feel the Second Draft is often the den of most writing issues. Sent from my SM-J700M using Tapatalk

Hello Scribes, before I ask this question, I'd like to give some context. I'm nearing the end of the Second Act in a novel that became a Million times larger than I intended it to be. Now, let me get some assumptions you might have out of the way. No, I'm not falling out of love with the...

The previous poster gave most of what I would have liked to say, but there is one thing I'd like to mention. I am by no means an expert, but if you are just starting out, I would say that you shouldn't be afraid to try something "Cliche". The reason for this is that a "Cliche" story provides a...

Basically, I'm making them trashy in order to keep up my daily progress while I brainstorm a solution in my down time. This is why I lower my word count for trashy sessions. It's more of form of writing I can do in order to keep my mind in the story while I figure out a solution. Sent from my...

Well, trashy in the sense of me just focusing on typing sentences out and praying to God that it works out for the best. I call it trashy because compared to the rest of the work, which is planned, and thought out, these speedwriting sessions are more spray and pray Sent from my SM-J700M using...