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Does anyone else use this kind of method when describing things in the story? For example, I often start with a simple sentence stating what is happening.
And from there on, I try and expand little by little.
And so on. Does anyone else try this approach when writing?
Does anyone else use this kind of method when describing things in the story? For example, I often start with a simple sentence stating what is happening.
Example said:
And from there on, I try and expand little by little.
And so on. Does anyone else try this approach when writing?
RE: Writer's Lounge
Haha! Usually, when I write, I always have preconceived notions about how I want the story to work. By that, I mean that I know what the beginning, middle, and end will look like, and how I want it to go down. Everything in-between is created in the spur of the moment. Once I finish my first go-around, I try not to change any elements I've added. I'd like to say that I do this so that I don't get in the habit of censoring my own mind and letting you guys see the inner workings, but the honest truth is that I'm too lazy to change some things.
Haha! Usually, when I write, I always have preconceived notions about how I want the story to work. By that, I mean that I know what the beginning, middle, and end will look like, and how I want it to go down. Everything in-between is created in the spur of the moment. Once I finish my first go-around, I try not to change any elements I've added. I'd like to say that I do this so that I don't get in the habit of censoring my own mind and letting you guys see the inner workings, but the honest truth is that I'm too lazy to change some things.
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Incinermyn
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An interesting thought crossed my mind the other day while drawing a picture of one of my Fakemon... In most fanfics, I write using the US standard for measurements (i.e. Imperial increments), particularly when describing things like characters' heights and distances. However, I recall one time where I use metric instead since it seemed to suit my narration better because the main character was more "scientifically" minded and had the ability to guage things more accurately in meters rather than feet or yards. I was just wondering if anyone else feels that describing things in metric measurements would leave a stronger impact on readers, or if it would be more confusing to those who normally use Imperial one instead?
An interesting thought crossed my mind the other day while drawing a picture of one of my Fakemon... In most fanfics, I write using the US standard for measurements (i.e. Imperial increments), particularly when describing things like characters' heights and distances. However, I recall one time where I use metric instead since it seemed to suit my narration better because the main character was more "scientifically" minded and had the ability to guage things more accurately in meters rather than feet or yards. I was just wondering if anyone else feels that describing things in metric measurements would leave a stronger impact on readers, or if it would be more confusing to those who normally use Imperial one instead?
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Incinermyn
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But not all fics do. That's where my question comes from.
Zyflair said:
But not all fics do. That's where my question comes from.
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Choosing metric or imperial measurements is by no means a standard. If the narrator alone is doing it, then the measurements need to be consistent, i.e. speak only in one or the other. However, if it pertains to a particular person thinking in a certain way and is familiar with a specific system (that may be contrary to the narrator), the person takes precedence, since they have a bigger 'voice' in a story than a narrator.
^Zyflair said:
Choosing metric or imperial measurements is by no means a standard. If the narrator alone is doing it, then the measurements need to be consistent, i.e. speak only in one or the other. However, if it pertains to a particular person thinking in a certain way and is familiar with a specific system (that may be contrary to the narrator), the person takes precedence, since they have a bigger 'voice' in a story than a narrator.
RE: Writer's Lounge
I'd split it up if it's that major, possibly even through in other events that are going on simultaneously so it doesn't feel like one uninterrupted block of droning on.
Fight scenes are really irritating in fanfiction, both to write and to read, mostly because they interrupt the flow of a story. If the fight scene is short enough, get it out all at once so you don't have to deal with it; if it's crucial to the plot and pretty long, space it out.
I'd split it up if it's that major, possibly even through in other events that are going on simultaneously so it doesn't feel like one uninterrupted block of droning on.
Fight scenes are really irritating in fanfiction, both to write and to read, mostly because they interrupt the flow of a story. If the fight scene is short enough, get it out all at once so you don't have to deal with it; if it's crucial to the plot and pretty long, space it out.