10/28/2017 0 Comments Note to self #3Note to Self #3
If you're unintentionally writing your story to teach a lesson you don't agree with or want, pick a new theme to focus on. Then you don't have to scrap your entire story plan. It probably won't work with every story, but it's worth a shot.
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10/20/2017 0 Comments Poetry is FUN!When my pencil can't seem to draw the thoughts in my mind or my fingers can't touch the piano keys that sing my heart song, I turn to poetry and words.
It may be cliche, but man, do I love it. I don't write enough poetry to be an expert at it, but each time I pour my thoughts out through rhyme, I look back at it kind of impressed. Perhaps it's the musician in me, but rhythm is one thing I always make sure I incorporate. Free-form is great and all, but I've found it's hard to read unrhythmic poetry when that's what I'm expecting. And don't get me started on rhyming! I LOVE rhyming! Again, free-form is great, but it's an artistic challenge when you force yourself to rhyme every other line, or try to use couplets at the end of each stanza. It puts your brain in a totally different mindset, and you approach your thoughts in a completely new way. Alliteration can be so cool. Poets used to use it much more often in the Middle Ages, but it can be fun today, too! I accidentally did it once in an online discussion. "I didn't want to delve into the depths of debate, but I've decided differently." Actually, alliteration is always awesome. Anyone at all will adore your amazing announcements if you allocate your words arduously. See what I did there? Anyway, poetry is easy. You can make it as short or as long as you want. You can become a better writer. If you want to rhyme and incorporate rhythm and alliteration, you'll learn lots of new words, and you'll feel pretty clever, too! You don't have to share it with anyone if you think it's bad. It's not like a novel that could take up months of your time. It's refreshing to create something simple and complex at the same time. So try it yourself! Poetry is fun! 10/13/2017 0 Comments Note to Self #2Note to Self #2
Give characters opposing personalities to make the story more interesting. I've been rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender, and I've noticed that each character has a different personality that causes tension throughout the story, but the inspiration comes when they resolve to work together toward their main goals. If you want conflicts under the main conflict that develop the characters and make the story more interesting, opposing personalities are a great way to do that. 10/6/2017 3 Comments Note to self #1Note to Self #1 Don't post a story on your blog when you haven't finished writing it. It won't make sense for you or for the reader in the end if you need to change things because of plot holes, character arcs, etc. Finish writing the story before you post it... it will be worth it in the end! If you're wondering what this is, it's partly an explanation for why I am not posting another part of "Voice in the Darkness" yet. I'll have more of these in the future, sometimes sporadically, simply because I'm learning things about myself and my writing process. Maybe one day I'll have enough of these here on my blog that they'll be useful to other people, too!
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