Writing Fiction

So far, I've written four books, the first three are a fantasy trilogy that I've self-published and the fourth is a modern fantasy/romance that is in the editing stage.

And because I do unnecessary multi-tasking I'm in the works of a fifth one, an adaption of some short stories I wrote from 2006-2008.

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percy?!??!?

Hello I'm a writer too, but college work keeps me from giving my work the dept it needs. I have plenty of short stories (most lack of dialogs) and concepts for Anime shows. My most complete work is my principal Fantasy Novel, is the story of a girl's adventures in another world, it contemplates like 5 diferent stories, shamefully just the ideas are written (I even draw a map), but none is complete .

I've tried to write before, but nothing ever got finished. I've either lost motivation, or got stuck at transitioning between scenes. It also does not help that I've lost most of my old drafts, so it's back to square one again. I might try some really short fan fictions this summer, and see how that goes.

soaring_wings wrote:I've tried to write before, but nothing ever got finished. I've either lost motivation, or got stuck at transitioning between scenes. It also does not help that I've lost most of my old drafts, so it's back to square one again. I might try some really short fan fictions this summer, and see how that goes.

My words. You already said them.

I really want to write my Jenna/Isaac/Alex love triangle fic... that's the one that I'd want to finish above all else. After that... I'd really love to write the story of Vapor Snake. :3

Hey O_B, I wish you could help me with a little detail of the novel I'm writing. You see, my story takes place on a world of my creation that holds too many different species of intelligent creatures, like another planet. I beggin my actual story with a prison coach, pulled by Komodo Dragon like creatures, crossing through a dessert, inside the coach I introduce my first main character, btw this first chapter is actually, narrated from his point of view, so I decided to let his memories of how he ended there to explain the war situation that is ocurring. But then, with him there are a few other, I describe them as wounded soldiers, none of them are human, and actually they are very different creatures. Now besides the species that I've created for the story, I wanted to let some shapes of what you could call "extras", to the imagination of the reader, but how do I set it up, so the reader undarstands that we're entering a world where humans are scarce, and he won't "see" many?

Twilight_Crow wrote:Hey O_B, how do I set it up, so the reader undarstands that we're entering a world where humans are scarce, and he won't "see" many?

Well there are a couple of somewhat subte approaches you could take. One would be a comment from one of the non-humans to the human main character like "we don't see many of your kind around here." Another example would be when/if the main character sees another human, s/he could say something like "nice to see a face that isn't covered in scale/etc for once."

The other approach I can think of at the moment would be in the description although it still avoids spoon-feeding info to the reader like "This was a land of few humans" would. Something like "The land was run by [other species name] and their [spiky,etc] forms dotted the land as far as the eye could see, if there was in fact any life to be seen. They did not take to strangers and foreign species and so [Main Character] could feel the tension between them as they cast regretful looks back at him from time to time."

Something along those lines. Hope that helps.

I have written about 20 stories.

I have finished 0 of them.

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Torvane: Dark Empire of the Earth.

As for me, I'm done with my trilogy, put the omnibus out earlier this month.

Aiming to have The Elf edited and done by August.

Next book: will start in the fall, target of 2011.

Adminassassin wrote:Torvane: Dark Empire of the Earth.

As for me, I'm done with my trilogy, put the omnibus out earlier this month.

Aiming to have The Elf edited and done by August.

Next book: will start in the fall, target of 2011.

I like it, but if all goes as I have in mind (I want to do a trilogy), I might save that until the last part. Would fit better, Thanks for the suggestion.
I think I'll stick to the Torvane name for the moment now as my main series title. I may just leave it at that for now and come up with a subtitle nearer the finish

Any ideas on what your next book will about?

Yeah actually quite a bit. Been loosely planning since 2008 or 2009.

Tentative title: Laissez Faire
Genre: Apocalyptic/Dark sci-fi/action

Just as the main character gets married/engaged, some major event (fire from the sky, not sure yet) happens and he is knocked out. he wakes up years later, and the world is a very different place. and so is his wife/fiance/girlfriend. and not for the better. Its a bleak place where survival is questionable and the lack of government has only sprung worse groups of people.

COMING in 2011! (maybe)

Colour me intrigued

So how exactly did you plan everything out when it came to characters, your story's "Universe" and the plot? This is something I'm trying to work on

Well, with my first four books, I was more content-driven than universe driven. To clarify, I told a story and if something needed a backstory or whatnot, it was then created.

This is in opposition with the approach I'm taking with book five, where I have a universe and am now thinking of what tale shall unfold within it.

Anyway, to help you, with what you know so far of your universe, go through a typical day in your character's life. What do they encounter? What do they think of, due to that around them and how they were brought up? How do the people interact with them, with other classes of people? Think about this and write down anything helpful that you can use to reference when you get down to the nitty-gritty: the actual writing. Which is the toughest, worst, best part.

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I say go for it. It's maybe an hour a day if you do it every day.

Also, I'm back to editting book4 (The Elf) and will be planning my next project (a 2-parter) after that, and will start that in November. More details to come.

Admin, I am in awe. Every single time I try to write, I never get anywhere. Either I don't know how to start it and become unsatisfied with all I write, or I can't think of proper transitions between one scene and other and just give up.

Can't wait to offer my critique on those

Editing The Elf has begun. progress: 10%.

Finished editing Act 3, for now. Which means I'm about 2/3 done now. Ah, the things I can do when I set my mind to it (and have free time when I'm bored of video games atm.)

Finally got ahold of my 2nd beta reader and hoping I get post-Act 1 feedback froim him, too.
Goal is late this month or next month.

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