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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1110 on: November 01, 2017, 12:24:13 PM »
woooo, November is here!

And I. Am. Procrastinating.
Already.

There really need to be a month between inktober and nanovember, my creativity levels got a bit drained last month x,x Which I would have remembered from last year if I had bothered enough to think back.

Anyway still trying to do this and I'm starting out strong by... breaking Emil's leg. oops.

Good luck to all of us who are doing this thing! \o/

Also: I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't finished making an SSSS word crawl, but would anyone even be interested in one?
(I have done the prologue for Lalli in case anyone want to give it a try!)

Edit: So I made a thread for the SSSS Word Crawl in case anyone wanted to check it out!
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1111 on: November 04, 2017, 03:29:40 AM »
Eeeek!  This Nano is going so much better than previous ones!  I'm actually getting my story out and the scenes I thought I would have trouble with haven't been too terrible.  (I'm afraid that soon I'll come to scenes that WILL prove super difficult and kill all my momentum. Eep.)

Windy: Poor Emil.  I hope he's doing better now. xD
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1112 on: November 04, 2017, 06:38:02 AM »
Quote from: Jethan on November 04, 2017, 03:29:40 AM
Windy: Poor Emil.  I hope he's doing better now. xD

oh, he is, I got done with that story, but... uh... okay, he's probably doing worse in this story I'm working on now.

My latest sentence:
"By day twenty Emil was back in isolation."

Glad to hear it's going well for you!
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1113 on: November 05, 2017, 08:08:18 PM »
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So

Five days into NaNo (day 6 just started) and I am now stuck thinking about what a horrible author I am, that my words hurt people and I am seriously considering never writing again because that worked so well last time I decided that.
I just want to give up on NaNo.
I am trying to remind myself that I'm writing for my sake and not someone else, but it is also in my interest to not hurt people. I know I could just write the stories and hide them in a drawer, but I am always so incredible proud over having created stuff and want to show all my friends and hiding them away just further drills in the point that I shouldn't even be writing.

I'm not looking for someone to tell me I'm a good writer (because let's face it, I am O:-)) or pat my shoulder or cheer me on, I just... need to mention this somewhere? I need to put it into words in an attempt to get it to stop infecting my brain.

I might just be out of whack because inktober stole so much of my creative juice, or because I have had an even harder time to sleep than usually, or because I'm so tired of being alone and helpless and stuck to the couch (I manage to care for the cats but everything takes all my energy because gosh blast it, crutches are hard), I don't know.

I just... maybe I should just give up, maybe I should stop writing. What good does it even do? What reason is there to continue when I have hurt people with it? Why do I continue dropping bombs over civilian quarters when they haven't done anything to deserve it? Just because I can't control my creative side? Hardly seems fair.


I hope NaNo is going well for the rest of you, and have an update on my work, last sentence I wrote:
"Emil pressed his cheek against the wall. It had gotten three good punches by Tiger earlier in the day and was swollen and sore."
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1114 on: November 05, 2017, 10:57:38 PM »
*patpats Windy* Don't give up! You know you are a good writer, but it doesn't help to be on crutches, sore and tired while you are trying to write, does it? As to your work, people don't have to read it if they don't like what you write. And people who like it can still read it.

In the end, NANO is a self-challenge, you don't have to do it for anyone else's approval. Good luck!
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1115 on: November 06, 2017, 02:51:55 AM »
Quote from: Windfighter on November 05, 2017, 08:08:18 PM
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So

Five days into NaNo (day 6 just started) and I am now stuck thinking about what a horrible author I am, that my words hurt people and I am seriously considering never writing again because that worked so well last time I decided that.
I just want to give up on NaNo.
I am trying to remind myself that I'm writing for my sake and not someone else, but it is also in my interest to not hurt people. I know I could just write the stories and hide them in a drawer, but I am always so incredible proud over having created stuff and want to show all my friends and hiding them away just further drills in the point that I shouldn't even be writing.

I'm not looking for someone to tell me I'm a good writer (because let's face it, I am O:-)) or pat my shoulder or cheer me on, I just... need to mention this somewhere? I need to put it into words in an attempt to get it to stop infecting my brain.

I might just be out of whack because inktober stole so much of my creative juice, or because I have had an even harder time to sleep than usually, or because I'm so tired of being alone and helpless and stuck to the couch (I manage to care for the cats but everything takes all my energy because gosh blast it, crutches are hard), I don't know.

I just... maybe I should just give up, maybe I should stop writing. What good does it even do? What reason is there to continue when I have hurt people with it? Why do I continue dropping bombs over civilian quarters when they haven't done anything to deserve it? Just because I can't control my creative side? Hardly seems fair.


I hope NaNo is going well for the rest of you, and have an update on my work, last sentence I wrote:
"Emil pressed his cheek against the wall. It had gotten three good punches by Tiger earlier in the day and was swollen and sore."

*patpats Windy's shoulder and cheers her on*  Please don't be so hard on yourself, Windy.  I seriously can't picture how your carefully spoilered writings could be hurtful to anyone, unless you were going around leaving mean little notes in people's lockers like a malicious teenager.  You have a ton of talent and a clear love for all aspects of SSSS, and I know lots of people (including me) enjoy your work. 

Speaking as someone who's been on crutches (though just from a sprained knee), I know how tiring it is, let alone the pain and difficulty moving.  Recovery from your injury takes time and rest!  I hope you can have some compassion for yourself while you're healing. 
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1116 on: November 06, 2017, 03:22:01 AM »
Quote from: Sunflower on November 06, 2017, 02:51:55 AM
[...] I seriously can't picture how your carefully spoilered writings could be hurtful to anyone [...]

I think Emil, Yamato and Kouji would like to have a word with you about that. Especially Emil. ;P
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1117 on: November 07, 2017, 08:14:51 PM »
Quote from: Windfighter on November 05, 2017, 08:08:18 PM
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I just... maybe I should just give up, maybe I should stop writing. What good does it even do? What reason is there to continue when I have hurt people with it? Why do I continue dropping bombs over civilian quarters when they haven't done anything to deserve it? Just because I can't control my creative side? Hardly seems fair.


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That's something I struggle with in my writing too, since I write dark war stories mostly and sometimes wonder if it's worth it or is too intense and should be toned down.  But then it wouldn't be itself.  But why can't I write fluffy, happy stories where random people aren't going to die?  And all I think is, "Because that would be boring." Which seems mean, except I've started to come to terms with my writing being a way to process bad stuff in the real world, that's just what feels most meaningful to me.
So, it may be similar for you.

Or you may be like some of my writing friends who just like to torment their characters and see how they react in tough situations while being chased by a horde of bloodthirsty axes.
In which case it's so caricatured and extreme to the point of hilarity...Which, whenever you share lines about Emil's current pain, I find it pretty funny.
And considering this is fanfic of SSSS...Minna had to kill off millions (billions?) of people from the Rash in order to start the story.  Which seems very lame at face-value, but then you wouldn't have the atmospheric story we're reading now.  So...Keep writing even when you think other people might think it's too grim?  Because there will still be a lot of people who can take grim stories if that's what the story must be.  (I sure hope so, cuz my story starts with millions of people dying and a lot of them got eaten by aliens.  I keep it in the prologue so it's easier to fade into the background and focus on how people pick up the shattered pieces of civilization in the aftermath, or don't, as the plot directs...)

Also, hammering out a bajillion words while stuck with crutches seems like the best way to spend recovery time.  So, keep writing and if you feel like it's hurtful, just think of it as a way to wrestle with philosophical things.


I've only written 49 words today...(I will correct this problem.)
Last line: “Kathy Thorne,” Kathy said.
Slightly more interesting line preceding it a bit: “Amber's shuttle just teleported out of the system,” Kathy said.
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1118 on: November 08, 2017, 07:27:05 AM »
Quote from: Jethan on November 07, 2017, 08:14:51 PM
Also, hammering out a bajillion words while stuck with crutches seems like the best way to spend recovery time.

Totally, except this keeps happening whenever I try to write:

(my four cats takes turns in stealing my lap)

Honestly though, I think I have gotten a little tired of torturing Emil. Don't tell anyone though!

Your story sounds interesting! Last line in my works is this boring:
"Roll a die and write 100 times that number as you ignore the other three."


Edit:
And done with Lalli's chapter 2 for the Word Crawl! Onwards to chapter 3!
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1119 on: November 10, 2017, 03:16:01 AM »
Aw, kitties!  Such a pretty cat. <3

Hears Emil breath a sigh of relief

Thanks!

My last line: She began to feel shaky the more she walked, the escort bot sort of humming along behind her, insultingly cheerful throughout her whole acquaintance with it.
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1120 on: November 10, 2017, 05:11:38 PM »
*patpats Jethan's character*

Today I spent alllll day watching Topgear instead of writing, but am getting a little done now at the end of the day. Which.... meant starting another new story.

Latest line:
"How long could it take to check out a tiny sound?"
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1121 on: November 10, 2017, 06:00:41 PM »
I've done a lot of procrastinating the past two days, and I have a school deadline coming up, so writing has been slow and difficult. I finally broke out of my chronological writing because I absolutely had to write this scene while it was clear in my mind. Hopefully back on track tomorrow.

Last line: "She raised her head and set her death glare on Joshua."

It's a lot more dramatic in context, I promise.
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1122 on: November 10, 2017, 06:53:29 PM »
Sounds dramatic enough, I'd say! But I guess most sentences sounds more dramatic in context!

Offering my latest sentence because I'm getting stuff done:
"He couldn't die, this was just a vacation, no one died on a vacation."


Edit: I got done with another story and added chapter 3 to the word crawl! :D
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1123 on: November 12, 2017, 03:52:42 AM »
I was dreading continuing Sheyla's portion of the story because she was just going to get beaten down by the mean society.  So...she suddenly met one of the major villains with weird (to her) magic on a crowded space station. I was not expecting that.

My last line was: The Void Knights found her lying on the ground, with only one letter and her ticket.  And the outlaw was gone.
Sheyla awakened in transit.

I like your lines. xD
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Re: NaNoWriMo
« Reply #1124 on: November 12, 2017, 09:31:40 AM »
It's always fun when stuff happens that wasn't planned :D

So today, instead of continuing one of my many stories I've already working on, I started a new one! Last, very un-dramatic, sentence:
"He would never meet his soulmate."
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