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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:26 pm
Ok, so I've started writing a book. Well, I've started planning it anyway.
It's called Lok. (Pronounced "lock") and its effectively set in an entirely fictional universe.
Anyway, I'll post up more information regarding the book's background, characters and plot later; for now I'm interested in the ethics of book writing.
Hands up (entirely metaphorical), if you enjoy writing literature or even works of fiction. Please, let me know.
I had a discussion with a friend the other day who saw me writing down my book ideas. I planned out the entire first book (oh yes, they'll be more) on 3 and 3/4 of A4 regular ruled paper. He then waited until the triumphant moment of my torture to tell me that I was doing it, wrong.
He then gave me a lecture on how you should just start writing and see what comes, no need for background history and things like that. My friend then had the nerve to insult my intellect by saying I watch too many movies. Excuse me? You can NEVER watch too many movies, same with books and other forms of media.
So, now down to my final question, how would you write a work of glorious fiction?
Thanks for your time people. =]
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:32 pm
Ooh, finally a thread like this... I absolutely love to write. Mostly, I do short stories and such, but I've written a few long pieces...I've even dabbled in poetry on the occasion...
I personally think that any way of writing is good, as long as it feels right to you. But, I also believe that if you over-plan or over-structure it, it won't be any fun to read, and will sound rather robotic. Try writing out a beginning for each character. (i.e. a background story) Also, when writing, write as if you are the the character you're describing. Novelists such as Anne Rice and Stephen King are excellent examples of this writing style. Every character in their books, even the villians, have a chapter from their shoes. Also, their books are so full of emotion, some people go to the lengths of crying when the main character dies, and laugh as the bad guy comes to a gruesome end.
-Well, hope you find this helpful...I'd love to hear more about your book!
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:15 pm
Personally, when it comes to writing, I let the ideas come to me, and it comes, bit by bit. I've been writing sci-fi fanfiction for five years and counting.
And as for Play's comment, he's got a great point there. You can never watch too many movies, or play too much videogames, or especially read too much.
Despite great opposition from critics and ridiculers, especially the Author Alliance and F/R, I still write in script form mixed with a bit of paragraph and the occasional haiku.
I believe no one here has a problem with script, right? Even Shakespeare himself writes his plays in script! And here, people have a problem with it!
At this point, I don't care about my outcast status in the fanfiction world. I shall end my rant there.
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:41 am
Man is condemned to be free. ~Jean-Paul Sartre Everyone should be able to practice his or her own creative methods. It may help some people to write without planning and others to write outlines and notes meticulously before even beginning the first sentence. I really think it's up to you. A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. ~George Bernard Shaw
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Intellectual Elocutionist
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:08 pm
Are you writing for yourself, or for others? If you're writing for yourself, to hell with what other people say; do it however you want. If you're looking to get published somehow, try to cater to readers a bit, but still keep your own distinctive style. If it feels right to plan and outline, do it, but if you like stream-of-conciousness better, more power to you. It's not the process they're reading, it's the result. A state function, if you will.
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