General Writing

[Kinokokao]

My husband and I were swapping story ideas the other day. It's sweet of him to be so supportive and interested in my writing. He even said that I seemed to have put a lot of thought into the world-building, which is true-ish. I have the basics of the history worked out, but I'm a little vague on specific little nuances, but the larger cultural issues are hammered out, at least sufficiently to get started on the story.

Then I got to tease him because I get to work on fun shit like wizards and magic robots, and he's stuck writing serious literary character pieces. MUAHAHAHAHAAAaaaaaaaa

I'm happy with my story, but my characters are completing hijacking it. I'm amused by how powerless I feel to redirect their stories. Ivri decided that he's still in love with Rivka, and Tovys barged himself into the story and declared that he's in love with Ivri... so now I have myself a love triangle and I've just barely begun to write.

And Rivka wasn't even supposed to be a character in the book, just an incidental background element that thrust Ivri's initial story forward. Now he's demanding not only an appearance, but presented himself with a delicious plot hook. Of course, he's in danger of being killed now, because he's so reckless and not a little foolish.

Geez, what demanding characters.

[Maxine MagicFox]

LOL, it was funny talking to my sister about my stories the other day. I mentioned how I felt like my one character was absolutely hijacking my story and I had lost control of him and she was like "o_O; how the heck does your character take over. You're the one writing them." -_-; It's so hard to get someone to understand who doesn't do any writing. Aww, the conversation was completely lost on her and she just found it absolutely weird.

[Sampson]

Kino, as long as there's a musical scene (who cares if you can't actually hear it) and everyone's in drag, it doesn't matter.

[Kinokokao]

I know, right! I absolutely feel that way. I'll have scenes just start writing themselves. The other night I was writing a completely routine scene in which Ivri goes to a tavern to meet a friend. I intended the scene to show how he's been spending in time in Astrigard since being kicked out of Waldeval, and to introduce the city and it's culture, especially the underground gay "community." Next thing I know, Ivri is running around back alleys in the dock district with this guy named Tovys and using his magic to fight some street toughs. Then suddenly Tovys reveals himself to be a high-ranking member of the nobility and a very powerful ally for Ivri to have.

Then here I am wondering at Ivri's seeming reticence to flirt or seek the companionship Tovys so clearly wants to give him, and I realize it's because he's still nursing a wounded heart for Rivka, his former student at the Academy.

Characters! They can be so willful at times. When I'm writing, sometimes I'm forcing the story, and it's awkward, and I hate it. Other times I feel like I'm just holding the pen and trying to capture the characters and the action as it happens.

@Sampson

Don't give Ysebel any ideas. She'd totally be the type to loan her brother some dresses... even though he wouldn't fit them.

[Kinokokao]

uuuuughghuuughhhhhhhhhhh

I got stuck in my story, so I was like I KNOW! I'LL CHANGE THIS!

and then I somehow how the brilliant idea that I should just rewrite everything from the beginning.

Which I did.

But it totally works, at least, because Ivri underwent some major character refinement. He ended up being a much more serious and sadder person, and Tovys entered the story much earlier under a cameo role.

I'm about halfway through what I'd already written, and almost to the part where the most changes are going to happen. My hand hurts. wahwahwah.

[SirthOsiris]

Assignment: Over the course of 7 days, we were to write a story according to the prompts our teacher sent us. They were fairly random, but were trying to pinch our creative minds.

I have no fcuking clue what I was doing here. The day the assignment began, I went home listening to Oboro Muramasa music, so I wrote yet another story taking place in old Japan. Which may have hurt me when he started asking for references to Bill Cosby and cheesecloth.


So if it feels forced, strange or not well done, blame the randomness and my urge to just finish. Especially since the average time spent on each prompt was 10 minutes. So an hour on the entire story.

Obviously listen to music when reading this.

[Yoonah]

Very very nice Sirth.
the Narrator is likable,and her father is convincing n.n

[Trifkin]

Oooh, I agree with Yuna! I wouldn't mind reading that in a longer form. : D

[Kinokokao]

The family crest should have been cheesecloth.

[Kinokokao]

Well. Fuck me.

I've written myself into a corner. These characters just will not fucking behave. It's getting ridiculous at this point.

I've accidentally written a love triangle, and I'm really not sure how to resolve it.

What follows is large me ranting and working out some thoughts. It's likely very boring to read my rambling train-of-thought evaluation:



LE SIGH.

[Trifkin]

Well, figure it out soon because it sounds like a fantastic read, Kino! Seriously.

WRITE FASTER GO GO GO

[Kinokokao]

^^;;

ah, thank you.

There's a lot more going on than what I was rambling about. The initial plot hook, the one that Rivka's meant to introduce, is the existence of a magic Engine. (Harria used magic Engines to perform their greatest feats, like redirecting the course of rivers, or powerful bloodmagic to extend their lifespan. They're thought to have all been lost/destroyed) Ivri has an incurable, fatal condition. He's just found out about it not too long before the story opens, and already made bitter acceptance of his fate. It's part of the reason why he and Rivka broke up. So Rivka shows up, and he informs Tovys that he knows there's an Engine that's been rediscovered/rebuilt -- and not just any Engine, the Vermilion Engine, which powers bloodmagic. Bloodmagic to cure Ivri.

And that's my plot hook, really.

[Starfe]

[Maxine MagicFox]

Re-writing a chapter which features my character Maxine versus my villain Alain. Now, seeing as how this is suppose to be the final copy, I'm suppose to be making it "better". However, I no sooner type something out, trying to stay within my objective points that I flick back to the previous edition and realize... my newest version sucks.

*sigh* Why am I fighting this? Rewriting the scene changing and improving all the words would be better/faster anyways. Why am I fighting this?

[Maxine MagicFox]