What's your favorite part of the writing process? (share samples)

[xputtie]

Mine is researching!!!!
For my novel BTL there is a heavy focus on mental health and the portrayal of such topics amoung family, friends, wealth and status. My two main characters Oliver and Calvin both have incredible responses to mental health after experiencing varing levels of emotional and physical stimuli. And other characters such as the openly despised Callie (yuck) take on a more negative approach to mental health despite suffering the most.

Dabbling with laws and other things relating to traumatic events that occur within the story was also incredibly fun. My sister has a masters in psychology and a bachelors in criminology so she was a major help too!!

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[jr3indisputable]

Escaping from reality LOL

[xputtie]

I can relate to that bro

[drbwp4]

I agree that dialogue is the most fun. I think I'm pretty good at it too.

Other than that, I enjoy making a new world from scratch. Coming up with fun twists in the story, and recently I've enjoyed finding ways for my characters to be in conflict. Whether it be with themselves, each other, or some outside force. I did not enjoy conflict before I watched Better Call Saul though.

[supriyashukla2398]

Like many others, I love writing dialogues. I’m not sure if I’m particularly good at it, but it brings me a sense of peace.

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Kiet sat in the back seat of the car, his mind racing with worry for Thanaya. The usual calm and composed demeanor he maintained was replaced with a tense, anxious energy. He glanced at Arhit, who was seated beside him, and finally broke the silence.

"What happened, Arhit?" Kiet asked, his voice tight with concern.

Arhit took a deep breath before answering. "There was a call from the hospital, sir. They said she was hit by a car."

Kiet's brows furrowed in confusion. "A car? How? Wasn't she supposed to be at her school?"

Arhit shook his head, his expression equally puzzled. "We don't know, sir. That's all the information they gave us. It seems she left school."

Kiet clenched his fists, his worry deepening. "Damn it," he muttered under his breath, his thoughts a whirlwind of fear and frustration. He stared out the window, the city lights blurring past, as his mind raced with questions and concerns about Thanaya's condition.

"Have you contacted the school?" Kiet asked, turning back to Arhit.

"Not yet, sir. My priority was getting to you and heading straight to the hospital," Arhit replied.

Kiet nodded, appreciating Arhit's focus. "Once we get there and see her, I want you to find out how she left the school."

"Yes, sir," Arhit affirmed.

[Leyelle]

Getting to write intense and complex emotions that my characters are feeling. Getting inside my OCs heads is one of my obsessions:

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If switching harbor homes five times has taught me nothing else, it’s taught me that bathrooms are always the best place to hide, for an hour or so at least. If you want to avoid a conversation. If you want to let yourself pretend for five or ten minutes that you’re not being taken away again. I could tune out the voices and know Judith would never tell my harbor givers to ask me to hurry, assuming I was rehydrating instead of doing the exact opposite.

It can get impossible to find peace - hard to find quiet - but that’s why you learn every way to snag it - even for seconds at a time, in the most distasteful of places...

It seems dichotomous, the things I’ve learned to crave. Silence when there is none. Human conversation when there is none beyond meals brought. Doors locked and unlocked. Passing shadows and whiffs of perfume in eternally empty hallways.

I would cry when they were staring at me.

I would cry when I slept through the unlocking of my room and went a day without seeing anyone at all.

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[Skyy]

Well honestly I guess for me it would be incorporating actual experiences from my life to make my ocs life.

Some examples consist of:
"Moving around my entire life was hard"

"Now I just live in the middle of nowhere. It's always over 100° even at night. I think a heatwave is supposed to hit and make it 120°."

"Art was another big hobby of mine. It helps when you just need to express emotions that you can't express in the real world. It especially helps me express that when I'm masking my personality.
The thing about masking is it's not good for mental health and I think that may be a reason why my mental health is fucked.
Or the American school system. That's a big part of it too"

So yeah

[yessyeckley1]

Writing a character completely opposite to my personality.

Kayla’s strength and love for her family drive her forward in Hades.
Every step in Hades is a battle. Will Kayla emerge victorious? ️
Chapter 12 is up. Go check it out.
Follow her story:

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[Leyelle]

Writing a character completely opposite to my personality.

really? I always find characters that are nothing like me such a struggle to write. well I guess it can be a rewarding struggle, but it's tricky just the same lol.

[MelancholicOtaku]

Getting to know the world my characters live in and getting to know the characters more and more each chapter.

For example one of my favorite parts was making up a new language,

King Elzra was the first guardian “ Elyn began picking up the book and reading the first few lines.
Akal mele doran mikakoylo za Famuria
The paradise of the soul lies in Famuria.
She finished continuing to read the first page of the book.

“ Ahh you speak the ancient truth.” The Toll Keeper replied just as curious as ever.
The old ways, the ancient truth,the ole tongue,the language that has been lost in time. Not to many people knew how to read the words including the guardians.

“My grandfather taught me and my brother the ancient truth…Elias could always write better than speaking and I the exact opposite,” She chuckled,it’s been awhile since Elyn laughed about anything.

“ Your grandfather taught you and your brother the ancient truth?” He asked in a tone that was slightly curious and slightly impressed. Maybe there was more people out there.

“ Yeah our grandfather was a priest before he left the order and met my grandmother.” Elyn answered still reading.

Plus we get a small glimpse of what life was like for Elyn before she became a guardian and her brother’s disappearance.

[Leyelle]

For example one of my favorite parts was making up a new language,

wow, going full Tolkein XDDD

[yessyeckley1]

Oh Kayla she's an extrovert and a bigger than life characters. She will keep anyone on their toes. LOL

[Lensing]

Dialogues were the hardest part for me when I started writing and now it´s my favorite
part and also the way I write scripts

[Leyelle]

What about the way you write scripts do you enjoy?

[aceofdandelions]

Foreshadowing.

I mean, it's every writer's dream to have their readers theorize about the next chapters/books they're releasing, or pick up the little bits of clues they've left here and there. It's also my dream and honestly I think I might cry if that happens for me. But until then, I feel a strange sort of peace leaving a trail for my future self to pick up. Oftentimes, when I'm winging a chapter or straying from the outline, I like it when I come back to that chapter and see how my past self had left just the perfect loose thread for me to hang onto. It's like playing a relay game with yourself, except you never know which version (current, past, or future) will hand you the baton. The process is nonlinear. There is no finish line. But somehow, this thread of plot keeps getting picked up, and by GOD it's such a thrill because you never know if you're gonna hit a dead end or find another way out of it.

I know many people foreshadow to make sure future events/reveals make sense to the overall cohesion of the story, but for me I've always treated it as some kind of puzzle for me to crack. It's like a russian roulette with chekhov's gun. Which gun is loaded? Where's the bullet? I'm going to fire and fire, but which one will land?

It's fuck around and find out of the highest order

[Leyelle]

I mean, it's every writer's dream to have their readers theorize about the next chapters/books they're releasing,

yes! when i receive comments that guess the plot points too accurately i'm both delighted and concerned lol

I like it when I come back to that chapter and see how my past self had left just the perfect loose thread for me to hang onto. It's like playing a relay game with yourself, except you never know which version (current, past, or future) will hand you the baton.

yes! i love doing this with my writing too. SO often I'll create a plot point i don't expect to become relevant, and it becomes a big deal later on

[aceofdandelions]

YES !!!! THATS IT THE HAPPY SURPRISES

this is going to sound a little crazy but it's like that feeling when you actually leave money in your pocket and you dig and BAM there's a gift! from me to me!

that said, sending you power and may more happy surprises come to you and your wip!! fellow author solidarity activate!

[Leyelle]

this is going to sound a little crazy but it's like that feeling when you actually leave money in your pocket and you dig and BAM there's a gift! from me to me!

doesn't sound crazy, i totally get you, i feel the same way

that said, sending you power and may more happy surprises come to you and your wip!! fellow author solidarity activate!

right back atcha!