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Also, if to sounds too familiar than it likely is. Beware of falling into stereotypical plot situations and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Frank Menser) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84879 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:31:19 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84876/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84876
Or, better yet, run counter to it.

Just as soon as I have any to offer.

The above isn't advice so much as admonition, and definitely not to be ignored!


]]> feeds@yuku.com (RobertDevereaux) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84876 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:07:57 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84870/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84870 feeds@yuku.com (Gary Mc) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84870 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:16:02 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84866/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84866
T.M. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TMWright) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84866 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:45:29 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84858/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84858 feeds@yuku.com (Gary Mc) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84858 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:49:10 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84851/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84851 Shocklines wrote:

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I'm not a writer, but I'll say this:

Don't worry about writing what you think the industry wants. Write the best book you can, and worry about the industry later.
This is great advice, too. Meant to be taken to heart.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lawrence Dagstine) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84851 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:20:57 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84835/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84835 Ignore EVERYTHING you ever learned in school or from writing groups or wherever EXCEPT the fundmentals of grammar and sentence structure. You have to keep those in mind or you'll end up with hard-to-read gibberish.

Then, write the thing because you NEED to.... either you have a passion for the story or an impulse to "say" something or a love for a character, etc. Don't worry about it being any good.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (HalBodner) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84835 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00:50 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84789/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84789
One thing I've learnt is that you can plan it as much as you want (you do need... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allyson Bird) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84789 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:18:37 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84787/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84787
YOU are the first and most important reader of your novel: it must entertain YOU--if it doesn't,
at any point in the process, try to figure out why.

Yes, writing is rewriting.

Do not give a draft that pleases you,to someone who loves you, for a critique. Give it to someone
who can be fair and candid. And try to find more than one such person to read it.

Lots and lots of novels get written every year. Few of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TMWright) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84787 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:58:58 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84783/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84783 MichaelKnost wrote:

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I always thought this was great writing advice:

"I try to leave out the parts that people skip." ~ Elmore Leonard I agree. GREAT writing advice.

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So I stayed up until two in the morning and finished a rough draft for a first chapter. My aim is to finish each chapter until I'm done and then go back and edit, rather than finishing a chapter and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Spookyhands) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84783 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:11:25 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84750/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84750
Don't worry about writing what you think the industry wants. Write the best book you can, and worry about the industry later. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Shocklines) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84750 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:14:29 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84748/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84748
"I try to leave out the parts that people skip." ~ Elmore Leonard ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MichaelKnost) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84748 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:58:13 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84742/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84742 feeds@yuku.com (MariAdkins) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84742 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:36:31 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84739/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84739 feeds@yuku.com (Spookyhands) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84739 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:03:18 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84738/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84738
Cheesy to say, I know. Stop rolling your eyes! ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Spookyhands) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84738 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:43:07 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84731/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84731 feeds@yuku.com (Lawrence Dagstine) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84731 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:28:50 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84730/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84730 feeds@yuku.com (BileDragon) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84730 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:24:03 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84723/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84723
It was terribly disjointed. I didn't have a plan, just scenes that I liked and tried to force together. Ever try to shove a puzzle piece where it doesn't belong? Felt like that. I didn't have a story board. For the longest time, I refused to outline anything, thinking that I was a mastermind and would just create gold somehow without a plan of action. I still go all maverick sometimes, but I've learned the value of planning. Some things... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Spookyhands) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84723 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:13:07 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84721/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84721 feeds@yuku.com (Lawrence Dagstine) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84721 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:01:53 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/reply/84720/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html#reply-84720
Most first drafts are just bare bone structure, upon which you'll need to refine the quality. In my extremely limited experience, most writers would need to rake over the coals of their first draft. Don't let that worry you. Just concentrate on improving. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Stephen Bacon) http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/sreply/84720 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:55:13 GMT http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/topic/8530/t/Need-Advice-Comments-Etc.html
I already have an outline and storyboard for it.
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