Starting a story

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Starting a story 2016-12-22 09:57:24 Post No. 8874341
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Starting a story Anonymous 2016-12-22 09:57:24 Post No. 8874341 [Report]

How do start writing a story /lit/? Do you usually lay out the plot, characters and details before and then start writing or do you think of a general idea for a story and start writing, making up the details and plot along the way? Which way do you think usually creates a better story in the end?

Anonymous 2016-12-22 09:59:23 Post No.8874348
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Anonymous 2016-12-22 09:59:23 Post No.8874348 [Report]

I have some ideas and they fit together. Are you trying to write stories with no basis at all? What the fuck?

Anonymous 2016-12-22 10:01:19 Post No.8874354
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Anonymous 2016-12-22 10:01:19 Post No.8874354 [Report]

months of note taking
figure out who the characters are
outline it
start writing
go days doing nothing
force yourself to write for an hour
decide put the story on ice for a while
give up

Anonymous 2016-12-22 10:59:54 Post No.8874522
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Anonymous 2016-12-22 10:59:54 Post No.8874522 [Report]

>>8874341
Pick a movie, change names and places.

Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:24:33 Post No.8875297
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Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:24:33 Post No.8875297 [Report]

>>8874522
>>8874354
10/10 accuracy

Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:26:41 Post No.8875307
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Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:26:41 Post No.8875307 [Report]

I do the former. It keeps writer's block away. The latter is mainly used by Stephen King and it's why his endings are so fucking shitty.

Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:27:57 Post No.8875312
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>>8874354
What is "outline it"? I'm a pantser! I never have trouble writing!

Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:32:06 Post No.8875328
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Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:32:06 Post No.8875328 [Report]

Outline the fucking thing. Plan out EVERYTHING. Don't fall for that pantser crap.

Also learn how scenes work. Dwight V. Swain has two good books on writing.

Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:32:59 Post No.8875334
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Anonymous 2016-12-23 02:32:59 Post No.8875334 [Report]

1. think of story.

2. write it down.

Anonymous 2016-12-23 05:27:04 Post No.8875766
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Anonymous 2016-12-23 05:27:04 Post No.8875766 [Report]

>the story isn't writing itself

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