@Fuzed
Good as always
I think having someone who takes their time helping out is a good place to start - Having some fresh and foreign eyes might show things you don´t see.
In my case, I think this person might have his work cut out because I have the problem that my brain always shows me what I wanted to write, but what I put down might be something a little bit differently
Thanks
@Harelow17
Thanks for your input
TBH, I only started because I once created characters I just love
So, I know exactly what you mean - Bad characters can destroy even the best theme and idea, but great characters you will watch even if they just sit in a room doing their taxes.
Oh, I think every writer will fall into the cliches trap at some point ^^ But that makes actually sense what you say.
Yeah "Experience" I sometimes feel like if you don´t have at least a little bit, you really never should start writing - something a lot of writers told me the past two years - and they even told me to never write again, because my stuff is so bad, it not even deserves to exist as an idea.
I love my stories, as bad as they are, but I just feel at some point that doesn´t really help
I think it doesn´t matter getting ideas from a "Non-Professional" because I believe every little bit helps to decide where to go
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@MeltingCORE
I am still thinking about it tbh. Not because I don´t want to, but I just fear after the past two years, my "work" is just not "good" enough to be read by people. But I agree that you have to start somewhere
Reading a lot is so true THe past few years I read so many stories, and I believe it had part why I wanted to try it myself ^^
"Love" and "Practice" are everywhere plastered on my monitor
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@DualDragons
Mmhh, I am not sure, but isn´t it very difficult at the beginning to stay consistent? I mean if you slowly try to find your style there might be a lot of changes - or do I misunderstand you here?
Yeah, rereading is something that I found out at an early stage because it helps a lot of finding errors.
But that thing with taking brakes is one I have to keep in mind because if I start something I have seen, that I might keep going.
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@WolfUnderTheMoon89
That is good to know - so I know I am not alone out there ^^
"Just doing it," you say - I always feel that brings me in more problems My first stories I actually did this way, just sitting down and writing, but they were all absolute rubbish Then I wrote after some "manuals" and that was even worse - I still have to find my style ^^
You remind me of someone I know who just started his next story - he has the same distractions and uses them in some way
Yeah, having an editor is helpful, but I sadly can´t afford one and I have no friend who can help me here ^^
For the moment I am happy to have the free version of Grammarly
Thanks for your input
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@DiegoPalacios
Yeah, you are right, there are so many aspects - and I am honest, I never really thought about it
For me, I always thought to begin with the basics and find out what I could change and where to go. But I think, for that, I need someone taking their time reading my stories and give some advice from there
Thanks
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@domisotto
It's a good suggestion, but sadly my brain can´t work with learning through books
I am more a hands-on guy - I learn through doing and failing - but yes, I already realized, writing isn´t the best thing for me in this case
I have to agree, but wouldn't also good characters keep someone going?
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@Berserker
That is actually a good idea, thanks
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@elisabeth_ist
Thanks for the advice, but I feel my brain isn´t really open for this
I read a lot, something that might be one of the reasons that brought me to start writing, but seeing my stories, they get worse from page to page