Writers, what influence your writing style?

shfra13 2020-10-01 06:24:05 UTC #21

Cool! Being able to adapt your style for different genres is amazing! Do you write those story at the same time? If you do, does your style sometimes mix with each other?

shi0h 2020-10-01 06:34:39 UTC #22

In seriousness, same~ I'm super underwriter now because it, and part of me is vaguely okay with it. But then look at these Artistés™ with their prose and I immediately hear sad trombones in the back of my mind lol. And perhaps! I overthink like crazy, so I wouldn't put it past me.

(There's hope for us yet! Let's keep doing our best, and maybe one day we'll be poets! )

BlunderingAlbatross 2020-10-01 07:03:29 UTC #23

I never had any formal writing training beyond, y'know, regular school so I learned to write by reading and so I reckon the biggest influences on my style would be my favourite authors I've had my current novel described as being like Steven Erikson's work, who wrote one of my all-time favourite series so there's some basis to that theory I reckon!

ivanskilling 2020-10-01 07:06:25 UTC #24

Thank you! I wrote the romance novel at the same time as a few of the short scifi stories. Hmm sometimes when I switch between writing project, the style might carry over. But re-reading previous chapters help me regain the state of mind needed for that story.

shfra13 2020-10-01 07:54:49 UTC #25

Ahahah true! When writing, I'd think "damn this good" even though it's mediocre at best. But then I'd read other writer's stories, I lost the self-esteem I never have. But, well! You're right! We still can grow if we try!

shfra13 2020-10-01 07:59:03 UTC #26

Cool! Many authors influence other people's writing style, I see. I hope your writing style can also influence other writers!

shfra13 2020-10-01 08:01:51 UTC #27

Cool! You're really talented! Though I wonder, have you ever come across moments where, although you've re-read prev chaps, you still can't grasp the novel's tone? Because I can't help but imagine you're accidentally writing a romance in a thriller tone

BlunderingAlbatross 2020-10-01 08:33:20 UTC #28

That would be great It'd be the best thing to inspire someone else's art and drive them to make something wonderful.

ivanskilling 2020-10-01 10:21:31 UTC #29

Ah I'm not that talented, but thank you for your kind words!
Lolol I find it easier to write thrillers, so if anything, it's more that I find myself writing the romance in a "fast,cold" way. Normally, I take a step back and immerse myself in the whole setting before trying it out again. I slow my thought process down so I'm not jumping ahead past the emotional parts and question myself at every instance, "What is the person feeling?" and "How are they reacting?"

shfra13 2020-10-01 10:31:19 UTC #30

Ohh, I see. When I'm writing several projects at once, I love to do it at the same time and the tone becomes indistinguishable at the end of the day, so maybe I'd take that as an advice for the time I'm writing several books at once lol

DasIstWunderblyat 2020-10-01 10:41:01 UTC #31

Nah I will use it to describe my style

I need other people testimony to do it, and guess I have gotten one

mbindhammer 2020-10-01 10:48:23 UTC #32

In terms of writing definitely Charles Bukowski, in drawing there are many artists who have inspired me, from Otto Dix to Frank Miller.

shfra13 2020-10-01 11:13:11 UTC #33

Oh, cool, a poet! I'm curious, though, between them, who do you feel influencing your style the most? The writer's style, or the artist's style?

NellieVP318 2020-10-01 11:39:46 UTC #34

My writing style comes from either reading books or watching other medias for inspiration. My style does come off as episodic and it's probably because when I was a child, I did wanted to be a TV show writer. So my older works used to be written in crappy script form. I switched back to writing in narrative writing when I got a little older. My writing still comes off episodic slightly.

shfra13 2020-10-01 11:51:52 UTC #35

I'm kinda confused with what you mean by episodic? Does that mean like a movie script where it is straightforward with no idioms and such, or how you end each chapter with cliffhanger like some kind of film episode?

ivanskilling 2020-10-01 15:14:51 UTC #36

Yup hope it helps you out!

shapeshiftingmel 2020-10-01 16:36:30 UTC #37

Aii, thank you <3

Well, there's always room for change and improvement, but you should do what makes you feel the most comfortable for now

kmlangleyauthor 2020-10-01 20:40:01 UTC #38

I hope that’s a good thing I’m sure you’ll find your style and you’ll realize that all the various ways you’ve written have helped develop your tone every step in the right direction can be helpful later on Yes! It’s so rewarding to see your hard work pay off - whether it’s months or years later!

Omg I really was joking I haven’t read your story, but I can always message you with my thoughts on your writing style if I do (If you would even want that)

mbindhammer 2020-10-01 21:13:37 UTC #39

I think most important is the story in the end.

darkone4587 2020-10-02 08:43:22 UTC #40

Well I kind of started out backwards wanting to do comics so I focused a lot on dialogue and the like. From there I worked back to develop a writing style via reading and basically trying to copy the style from various books. I eventually refined that into my own style, even if there are a number of kinks I have to work out. All the while I've been developing my skills with dialogue which I always get praise for.