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Monday, Nov. 4, 2024

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Writing Blog Number 2

by s

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2311764

This is a continuation of my blogging here at WdC

This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.

An index of topics can be found here: "Writing Blog No.2 Index"

Feel free to comment and interact.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Scarlett

26 minutes ago
In response to "20241104 - NaNo-04"

I wish I could be this dedicated to multiple projects at once. My ADHD makes it almost impossible to focus on one idea. Kudos to you! I need to get more organized, for sure.

WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24

Nov 2, 2024 at 10:36am
In response to "20241016 Alternate Writing Markets"

I've done a lunch theater play (30 minutes) and (bad) stand-up comedy once "An introduction"

[13+]. I love both genres but actually doing it is hard and out of my comfort zone. The most difficult on the surface? Writing choreography for performance arts, for example, dance. How on earth to combine story(elements) with moves? Interesting.

Are you familiar with the work of Anna Keersemaeker, A Belgian choreographer, her work is awesome? I wish I could write that.

Cackling QPdoll

Nov 2, 2024 at 8:03am
In response to "20241102 NaNo-02"

Congratulations! You're off to a great start!!

WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24

Nov 1, 2024 at 5:04pm
In response to "20241101 NaNo-01"

Good read! You hit it with your story! I hope you will write the most awesome job application possible so they have to hire you! Good luck with that.

WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24

Oct 30, 2024 at 5:45pm
In response to "20241031 NaNo-00"

You are a madman...what a project! Wishing you lots of inspiration and a good month of writing.

We are the ones buying the stuff when you find a publisher for it. See you at NaNo.

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Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo?

Oct 28, 2024 at 5:59am
In response to "20241027 External Writerings X"

Glad they're working for you. At least your main audience should be able to see everything.

I didn't realize YouTube was so bad for consistency. Interesting. Are you just referring to being able to see the videos everywhere or is there more to it?

Oct 27, 2024 at 4:11pm
In response to "20241027 External Writerings X"

Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? I tried them all, and they seem to work fine. I tried to use the videos that were available everywhere, so I am not sure why you are not getting them. Then again, YouTube is one of the worst platforms for consistency...

Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo?

Oct 27, 2024 at 8:46am
In response to "20241027 External Writerings X"

In Column 5, 'I Like Nightmares' by The Who and 'Rock and Roll Nightmare' by Spinal Tap are also not showing up as available. I'm guessing it's my region, but check to be sure.

Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo?

Oct 27, 2024 at 8:41am
In response to "20241027 External Writerings X"

I'm about to check Column 3 and so far, all the links work for me. But on Column 2, the last one, Monster by Lady Gaga, it says the video is unavailable. Usually it says something about it being unavailable in my location or whatever, but it doesn't say that this time, so maybe check the link to be sure it's not just that I can't see it here.

Cackling QPdoll

Oct 27, 2024 at 7:11am
In response to "20241027 External Writerings X"

Unfortunately, only the first link worked for me. But I enjoyed listening to the songs about nothing! I have to say that I liked Brenda Lee the most.

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September 26, 2024 at 2:17am

#1077299

20240926 Story Structure Writing Methods (Personal)

Story Structure Writing Methods (Personal)

There has been a lot of chatter in newsfeed and on newsletters about the writing methods people use.

Do you use Socrates' 3-act structure? The Hero's Journey? Freytag's geometrical shape? Crisis-Conflict-Resolution? Some other style of writing? How do you structure your stories? Why do you use this and not this? You should try the snowflake method! You need to do the rising action method! People who don't use one method never sell! Magazines only look for this other method!

In the end, do you use the Freytag's Pyramid, The Hero's Journey, Three-Act Structure, The Dan Harmon Story Circle, The Fichtean Curve, Save the Cat, The 7-Point Story Structure, The Snowflake Method, or some other method?

So... what method do I use?

No idea. And, more to the point, I do not care.

I just write. I have an idea, and I write it. I don't think about anything like structure. I put in what needs to be in there. I know some of my stories seem to utilise the dictates of certain methods, it is only because my story-telling fell into that.

In my opinion, looking at a story-writing method and sticking to that stifles creativity.

Just tell a story. If it's good, people will like it. if not, they won't. If you're lucky, it will sell. if not, then it won't.

This whole "which story structure writing method do you/ should you use" argument takes away from the one thing that we are here to do:

Write a story!

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