What genre is your specialty? What genre do you struggle with, and what portion of it do you struggle with? Let's share tips to help each other! (Writers corner)

beebutterbee 2024-05-20 19:36:18 UTC #41

They are indeed salamanders! They’re a big part of the plot, or that little one is there I think my stories also lean towards absurdism, I’m just sort of wacky through my story telling.

Yeah I would have never guessed in a million years that I would ever write a romance novel but it happened anyways Sometime my novels have no pairings at all though, no couples to be found. But my webcomic does have quite a few couples in it. I don’t read alot of romance though, I definitely consume more sci-fi media and stories! Sci-fi is on my favorite genres I’d be interested to hear what your idea for your sci fi story is

And Kay is not short for anything. I’m a dummie and forgot to write which character was who but the short guy is Kay, his mom named him after Sir Kay because she’s obsessed with Arthurian romance The tall character is non-binary but they’re name was Theodora but they just shorten it to Theo now

And that’s good advice, I don’t know why I never thought of intentionally cycling through a set of stories. Because eventually one would get done through that method! So thank you xD I’m gonna try to use that

Leyelle 2024-05-20 19:39:18 UTC #42

XD, I hope it works for you.

Actually same. I've read a few romance comics, but I'm not sure i've ever read a single romance novel.

oh goodness. I have a ton. But one I'm hoping to do on Tapas sooner or later is about a woman who was in a car accident and loses a huge portion of her skull, which is repaired by some scientists with something called "Geoth" the living metal. It's supposed to repair at the same speed as human bones, so there's no risk of her ever needing another surgery, but...issues arise.

Leyelle 2024-05-21 18:47:36 UTC #43

Ahh, I forgot to mention when I started this thread that I'm pretty proficient in comedy writing too for anyone who wants tips on that lol, both for writing comedic series and just comedic banter in scenes in other genres

From "Damsel in the Red Dress."

“Oh.” His lips part - eyes getting a little rounder than usual. “Oh, y-yeah. I think so. I’m supposed to be released Wednesday, and Utkarsh is gonna drive me home. It’ll be so nice to be in my own clothes again.” He adds with a cross between a laugh and a sigh.

“You must have been dying stuck in that white dress for all this time,” I can’t help teasing, “It’s not even stylish.”

He smiles roguishly, and I realize too late that I’ve walked right into the rebuttal-

“Yeah, it looks kinda like something you would have bought.”

and from my audio drama Lion Proof

Aaron: (as if to himself in a low mutter) And the tension was so thick you could attempt to sever it with various cutting implements but they all would get wedged in the middle-

Eliza: We need to talk.

Aaron: Oh no.

Eliza: This is the year I’m going to start my hair care company.

Aaron: (relieved) Oh…(worried again) Oh no. My brother warned me about this. No good ever comes from your wife listening to podcasts and watching Oprah...but I just laughed back then.

Eliza: I really want to do this Aaron.

Aaron: No, you think you want this but what you really want is a fad diet and a trendy new fitness discipline. How about kettlebell yoga? That’s in the budget.

Eliza: The more you tell me I shouldn’t the more I want to do it.

Aaron: Fine…then you SHOULD do it.

Eliza: Thank you.

Aaron: No! You don’t get to play both sides. Pick a lane and stay in it.

Eliza: Okay, the haircare lane.

@beebutterbee interestingly enough, we were talking about sci-fi yesterday, and yesterday I got accepted into, not sci-fi, but a speculative fiction magazine, so I now have a spec piece forthcoming, crazy timing.

beebutterbee 2024-05-21 19:02:01 UTC #44

I appreciate a good sense of humor too, as someone who writes a lot of comedic elements into all of my stories. Butter Bee is def a comedy but most of my stories are a little more serious but also not really because I'm always putting something weird into the plot

Ooh congrats!! I love spec fiction. One of my friends has been in magazines too but he writes really dark surreal horror. I should probably submit to magazines too but I'm always so nervous lol... but its a great way to start a writing career and get your work out there.

Leyelle 2024-05-21 19:09:43 UTC #45

@beebutterbee Really? I didn't know that. I thought it was more of a surrealist fantasy drama. "Damsel in the Red Dress" is definitely not comedy, but there is banter in a lot of scenes because the bestie leads don't pull their punches when teasing each other lol.

After I made the post above I remembered my absolute favorite banter in Damsel in the Red Dress is actually in "A Spoonful of Sugar." It's very flirtatious tho lol. But I also write purely comedy series.

"Lion Proof" is one, but definitely not even my funniest imao (there were SO many limitations with the company I made that audio drama for, smh.)

I agree. Even when the mags are small it's good marketing. I was published for the first time in a magazine when I was 15, and I have a poem forthcoming in LIGHT magazine, as well as the spec piece forthcoming. None of it has made me a household name, but at least it makes me a resume lol.

beebutterbee 2024-05-21 20:13:02 UTC #46

Well I think Butter Bee is also that lol but I also I did write it to be funny, although some parts are just going to be scary and more serious, but also my humor is really weird. I'll like that meme that says "I'm not serious, but I'm not joking either <3" Its sort of weird in between.

I remember you saying Lion Proof had alot of pitfalls because the company didn't have alot of good communication or options for you. I hope you get a better opportunity for an audio show in the future!

And no one starts out as a household name, so I think it's still really impressive that you got into a magazine!

Leyelle 2024-05-21 20:44:45 UTC #47

@beebutterbee Thanks lol, and yes, I'd like to make a better drama someday. It was just a start, so it's certainly not the end of the story. I want to remake Lion Proof in a better version someday, and hopefully work with some better companies. First jobs are notoriously bad anyway I think, so in the long run it's not the worst I could have been XD.

And yeah, I have some series that will have a lot of humor but then some really serious parts as well. Sort of odd combinations of both, kind of like you'd get from Cartoon Network or Disney XD.

Innocynce 2024-05-21 21:31:23 UTC #48

....no one told me, so I'm going off of feeeeeeels:

I think my specialty is romance, as I have to actively force myself not to add or turn whatever into that. I got kinda better at it now, but characters can't be single and/or there can't not be anybody having feelings for another character..

I struggle with horror and/or dark fantasy: sure I write a story about a demon escaping hell. But as serious as the story got, it started to liven up very much up the point where the sequels felt more like I was writing Disney movies, rather than a horror story about: fear, being redeemed, and struggling with existential crises... I remember dropping the series at the threequel because it felt WAAAAAY too stupid and power scaling got insane too....

Tips?
Um... If you're into anything and notice it's getting into your stories even when you try to leave it out. Let yourself add it, but try to put more emphasis on other genres you like and inclusion of your obsession won't be as glaringly obvious in that story (at least it helps me)

As for horror and gore, or any genre you dislike: don't dive into it, make a story with two genres.. The one you dislike, and one you like. For me, I became desensitized to what I was drawing and was able to do something that actually attracted decent attention! (Though, it kinda freaks me out now when I look back on it.......)

Leyelle 2024-06-12 12:47:42 UTC #49

lol, I think it's fine to write romance even into other genres XDDDD