✒️ Writers' thread ✒️

Posted 6 years, 10 months ago (Edited 6 years, 8 months ago) by castra

I didn't see a thread like this and figured it'd be nice to have some sort of chillout chat for writers! ; v ; 

Talk about your current writing projects, your stories, planning, plotting, whatever as long as it's even vaguely writing related!
Anyone who identifies as a writer is more than welcomed; there is no strict definition for the word or anything!

Here are also some questions to start things off:
✒️ Who are you?
✒️ How long have you been writing?
✒️ Your preferred languages in writing?
✒️ What kind of things do you write / enjoy writing?
✒️ Favourite genres for your own stories?
✒️ Any current writing projects?

And some rules, just to make sure this thread will stay nice for everyone! 

✒️ Make sure to be polite and nice to each other
✒️ No vagueposting about other users or people in general; let's keep the negativity in vent threads!
✒️ Don't attack / insult other people's interest / favourite genres etc. Discussion is good and disagreements happen, but attacking and insulting are hardly a respectful way of communication.  
✒️ Preferably keep things SFW and black out sensitive / upsetting / NSFW-ish content like this

* In problem situations you can contact my main account Caine


Related forum threads:
  Writing Threads Masterpost

  Respond to the line above you (prompt forum game)

  Positive vibes (writing sharing thread)

 Post your written line you really like 


Caine

@teddy-bear I went to make one right off the bat haha it's here https://www.quotev.com/surulaulu

I'm just experiencing this odd problem where I make a story with the "original story" setting but the tags insist my work is fanfiction, and removing them does nothing as they come back right after. I tried to find a solution for this and found nothing and I'm sweating 

teddiebearie

Caine haha well you have a new follower now c;
I think that might be part of the genre tags instead of the actual tags! I think you should be able to change that in the "settings" part of the editing menu? ;v;

Caine

@teddy-bear Thank you ; o ; I'm trying to kick my butt to finish something actually proper during this month so I could upload something other than just short stories there, haha...

Sweats... Where are the genre tags? All I can see are these (you can also see it has put the fanfic tag there again)


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teddiebearie

Caine np <3
I meant the "categories" part it's been a while since I actually edited those oops
I don't know then orz
I just noticed the same thing happened to my stories? I think Quotev adds certain tags when there's certain keywords in the title, description or story? I'm not sure though

Caine

@teddy-bear This is... so unfortunate omg... I wonder if I could send them some sort of report ticket about this issue or something as I don't see any help on the main site? 

teddiebearie

Caine yeah...
I'm not sure? like I don't see any helpdesk or anything like that? most users just ignore the tag, or mention that it's not a fanfiction/whatever other issue they had with the tags somewhere, like the description, tags, or author's notes?

HeroofEnelios

Caine wattpad is super messy. It's a big reason why I don't really use it. ^_^;;

As for this question...

What kind of sites do you use to socialize with other original fiction writers?

Twitter has been great for interacting with other original fiction writers/authors. Plus the writing community there has been super good and helpful/supportive. I admittedly don't know that much about Quotev on the other hand ^_^;;

Caine

Shamelessly advertises here: I made another writing prompt forum game because there are never enough and I think the OP of the current, ore general prompt thread is inactive 

HeroofEnelios

Caine I see you over on the NaNoWriMo forums. :D
How's the writing going? Almost a week into this already.

Caine

HeroofEnelios I see you too B^)
Pretty good, actually! I'm at 13500 words right now so almost halfway through! I'm aiming for only 30k since I have serious school work to do, but I might raise the bar if I happen to write a lot. 

Accela

Just gonna introduce myself here...

✒️ I'm Adrienne, I'm 13 years old and hoping to be an author when I'm an adult. A few of the characters on my page are from the stories I'm writing, and I dearly cherish them with all my heart. <3

✒️ Gosh... how long have I been writing? Since age 7. My first real piece of writing was made on Microsoft Word, and later transferred to Google Docs. If anyone's curious, I have link. Be warned though, because it's terrible.

✒️ English, as it's the only language I know fluently. Sometimes I use foreign words, but not too often.

✒️ I like writing light-hearted stories, with a touch and drama here and there. One of the stories I'm writing, though, is actually quite dark due to the antagonist. She's power-hungry and blood-thirsty.

✒️ Contemporary fantasy, but one story I'm writing doesn't really take place in modern times. My stories are pretty much always fantasy, though.

✒️ So many, but 3 I'm focusing on the most. The book I'm primarily writing has 11 pages done out of around 350 pages. It's a long journey.

teddiebearie

kinda late but hey

✒️ Who are you?
I'm Teddy-Bear/Yuki-Higurashi depending on the site, but just call me Teddy. I, uh, love cute and dark things? like seriously throw them at me–– I like drawing and writing and thinking up ideas in general? ;v; I use a lot of typed out emojis/faces as well when I'm writing like this oops?

✒️ How long have you been writing?
I've been writing for a while now? I remember wanting to make a book about some kinda obscure things when I was younger? like... 6? I might revisit that one day.

✒️ Your preferred languages in writing?
I prefer writing in English! all my other grammar sucks lmao. I can speak five languages tho, and I can read them as well. I can still write Dutch though, I think? that's also the only language I have an English accent in haha

✒️ What kind of things do you write / enjoy writing?
pretty much anything dark and cute? like, apart or mixes or stuff. I also like all kinds of romance, mystery and such? I also like writing about characters or informative stuff, so long as I'm interested in it. also drabbles and longer stories! I'm working on making my chapters longer bc they're like... 6 pages max and that's a bit too short for me, even if I can somehow fit stuff into that lol

✒️ Favourite genres for your own stories?
uhh dark, cute, lgbt+ stuff and mixes of those? I like realistic genres focusing more on character development a lot too. I mean, fantasy/non-realistic genres are totally fine as well! just kind of annoying when I confuse stuff and create loop holes for myself haha

✒️ Any current writing projects?
lots! they're in the spoiler box bc it's a lot

雨の泡 — a book/short story series I'm writing! it focuses a lot on the relationships and how they grow and such, since I'm still currently thinking up a good plot lol. it takes place in an academy of sorts, which is a boarding school. the general world setting is in a fictional country in a fictional world where most people/humans have some sort of animal attributes.
Kindergarden Kids — a book/novel I'm writing! it focuses on growing up and such, starting from kindergarden until they get jobs and such. it follows a few kids and takes place in an au of the current/real/etc. world, where the only difference is that odd hair/eye colours are normal. that's the only difference.
Main Story — currently lacks a name but I might honestly just name it Main Story lol. I hope to make a visual novel of the story, which I'm currently still developing and such. it's very wip for a main story, oops? currently I want to finish the character profiles and make relationships, hopefully the story will come to me then
The Hotel In the Woods — a shorter story I'm currently writing! it's a yandere x reader haha?
Aquatis — I'm not sure what I want to do with this one yet but it's one of my stories!
素敵なハーレム — this one I have a general idea for, but I'm not sure how I want to convey it yet and such //sweats
Mission Abort — I have an idea for this one as well, but, once again, I'm not sure how I want to convey it
Spirits of Old — same as the other two above this one lol

also maybe revisiting old projects? that'd be another 17 oops? wait no 20... I'm only really interested in like 6 of those, but a few others might be fun to do touch ups on hahahaha.... so here goes then whee. these don't link anywhere because I never posted them and I only started thinking about this recently haha
Witchlings — all I had on this one is a bunch of super duper rich witches all named after seasons/months and part of one family... probably gonna revamp that to focusing on the character development. let's see how nasty I can make these guys––
Two of Me, One of You — just... twins and one love interest. again, would focus on character development.
Robotica — basically a spoiled aloof girl gets into a car crash and somehow ends up in a world full of robots, then has to deal with a robot falling in love with her... original was going to be a sweet story but let's see how nasty I can make it hehehe
Mission Survive — a bunch of kids mess up reality and have to go back and fix it... or just stay in the most comfy world and forget their old one, eh?
Doll — I don't even know anymore lol. I had sisters named Fairy Eva and Fairy Evil pfft–– it's about a doll who is slowly turning human after escaping her maker, although "Fairy Evil" seems to hate her and want to kill her... hmm motives, motives.
The Tree Mountain's Curse — first horror story I wanted to write, yay! the dad works at a tree cutting company and the trees become angry and curse everybody... this was literaly the first project I started that did not have a happy ending lol
The Mystery of the Cadaver Circus — a young girl runs away from home and joins a circus, which seems off. the truth is, they're grim reapers that want to have fun while doing their job. it's a mystery story with a funny ending?
The Different Club — two out-of-it twins move and join a club full of weirdos and have to figure out who has been murdering in the neighbourhood. then I had a second story planned out—they find a bathroom which is a link between different aus of their world. I have 5 pages of character stuff on this one lol
The Arcade Down Ivory Lane — a nerdy tomboy loves going to an arcade and gets sucked into the games and has to defeat the evil guys... only to find out they're closing down after she has.
Sorry, I Only Date Fictional Characters — started off as just a joke but it seems like a fun idea? lmao xD also some of the names... Liza Main and Bess Frog Frof pfft— ok so it's about this girl that always said "sorry, I only date fictional characters," and then her favourite character becomes real and transfers... only to find out he's super nasty lol
Mystery — possibly my oldest project... it's about some kids who move and find out there's a house above their house, which is hidden. they thought their dad was dead but he isn't and he became the ceo of some large company selling electronics, mostly computers, stereos, etc. and they find each other by accident... idk. this was all based on my sims freeplay game lol
Monochrome — basically a robot and a girl get mixed up in time travel because some people don't know when curiosity should stop. the names for this one crack me up tbh—Monochrome “Mona” Koori.Inc, Muerte [means "death" in Spanish pfft] Satsuki Saki, Marabel “Mabel” Saki, Dr. Pollo Loco [means "crazy chicken" in Spanish].
Memories — unrealistic mystery novel... it's about a girl whose stuff dissapears and she finds out her whole attic is just full of it. her dad's behind it because he want to keep "memories", bc you know... messed up stuff, yay? idk—
I'm Not In Love — a girl is in denial about being in love with a guy who loves her. literally just angsty sappy stuff.
Parent — a 15-year-old makes the mistake of getting drunk which leads to her getting pregnant and dropping out of school. it's supposed to be about character development and such, rather than the plot.
Mission Boyfriend — a girl wants to find a boyfriend... mostly for a dance bc she wants to spend time with her friends and bc they won't let her in without a date. problem is, she's lesbian, and the school is kind of homophobic.
Famous — rude famous girl moves to America unwillingly and gets the main role in a movie... too bad there's a lot of drama behind the scenes and in the scenes as well.
Disabled — kind of in need of a better title? character development with physically disabled kids, esentially.
Poor Rich Girl — a girl gets adopted and goes from rags to riches, except she just wants her old family back. the idea of this story is that family means more than riches, and shows two sides of the same coin? possibly
The Good-Evil Fight — two organisations fight against each other only to find that their goals are the same... it's about real life grudges and character and such.
oh and then there's another project I want to go back and redo, which is essentially a multiple yandere x reader choose your adventure fic...

From Miracle Worker — basically a lonely girl writes to her councelor about not fitting in and eventually becoming friends with one of the new Japense exchange students, but in an annoymous letter format.
Cellar Thoughts — clone is given the memory of a girl who is in coma, who then comes back... except the clone has no idea.
Obsession — a series of obsessive characters and their love interests... the second one in the series is a reader insert, oops?
unnamed story — a slave is offered up to a god, who has a much nicer twin brother
other unnamed story — the blooming relationship between a mini person and a normal person in a futuristic world.
yet another unnamed story — a take on magical girls
so many unnamed stories — two kids have to save the world... and kind of fail.
yet another one — a girl has a phobia of dogs and someone helps her get over it... focuses more on the relationship/stuff. short story.
seriously how many of these do I have — a commoner girl becomes friends with a mischievous diety and is convinced into joining in an act of treason to save someone close

that's a lot of projects oh dear... 30 pfft–– probably not gonna happen knowing me hah
edit: actually I just went through my phone and realised there's more, yay–– it's 35 now

HeroofEnelios

Caine nice to hear :D I'm doing well myself. Hit around 20k yesterday, but I've still got another 55k to go for the month. Plus editing for something else. Busy month!

And welcome to the newcomers to this thread~!

HeroofEnelios

Welcome TNT!

So how is everyone's writing going? (if you are writing currently) I'm almost at 30k this month, which is nearly halfway to 75k so I think I'm making decent progress. So I've got a new question: "What is a typical writing session like for you? What's the hardest part about writing for you?"