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coffeesnob318) wrote2010-07-21 08:06 am
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My writing process
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chicklet73
Seven things about my writing process:
1. I start by writing dialogue, because I enjoy it the most.
2. I start "writing" by talking. I figure if dialogue doesn't sound right out loud, it won't work on paper either. Of course, this process can be troublesome to the unfortunate souls who happen upon it, since, for all intents and purposes, it merely looks like I am talking to myself.
3. It's hard to stop talking a passage out after the dialogue is finished. I find myself talking through the exposition, too, which is NOT extremely helpful in making it flow on paper.
4. I usually write by hand and then type as I edit. It's very rare that a typed copy is my actual first draft.
5. I have an annoying habit of writing my own internal monologue (usually in parentheses...yes...just like this) during the narrator's voice. As a result, my narrators often are indistinguishable from me or have no discernible personality or are a weird mix of who they are and what they overhear from the peanut gallery in my head.
6. I am really snotty when it comes to choosing the people with whom I share my writing. I have a friend on facebook that has repeatedly asked to read some of what I'm working on to give me feedback, and I have no good reason not to let him. In fact, it's a little dumb that I don't - how often do people go out of their way to offer to edit for someone, free of charge? But I just don't want to. I should probably get over this if I ever want to publish, huh?
7. The more I read, the more I write. I have heard that a lot of people have experienced this phenomenon, though, so maybe it's not so much my process as just good advice.
chicklet73Seven things about my writing process:
1. I start by writing dialogue, because I enjoy it the most.
2. I start "writing" by talking. I figure if dialogue doesn't sound right out loud, it won't work on paper either. Of course, this process can be troublesome to the unfortunate souls who happen upon it, since, for all intents and purposes, it merely looks like I am talking to myself.
3. It's hard to stop talking a passage out after the dialogue is finished. I find myself talking through the exposition, too, which is NOT extremely helpful in making it flow on paper.
4. I usually write by hand and then type as I edit. It's very rare that a typed copy is my actual first draft.
5. I have an annoying habit of writing my own internal monologue (usually in parentheses...yes...just like this) during the narrator's voice. As a result, my narrators often are indistinguishable from me or have no discernible personality or are a weird mix of who they are and what they overhear from the peanut gallery in my head.
6. I am really snotty when it comes to choosing the people with whom I share my writing. I have a friend on facebook that has repeatedly asked to read some of what I'm working on to give me feedback, and I have no good reason not to let him. In fact, it's a little dumb that I don't - how often do people go out of their way to offer to edit for someone, free of charge? But I just don't want to. I should probably get over this if I ever want to publish, huh?
7. The more I read, the more I write. I have heard that a lot of people have experienced this phenomenon, though, so maybe it's not so much my process as just good advice.
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7. This too. Which shouldn't be too tough, as much as I love to read...