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 Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:38 am
Otulissa Basically, this is a writing advice game. Yes, I know, creative title. xp Anyhow, what you do is really simple. One person gives advice, in one sentence, and then the next person would say something positive about that advice, and then write a different piece of advice. This is a great way to form the guild's own little anthology of advice. wink Example: Person A: Quote: Always double-check your work. Person B: Quote: Whoa! I never do that; thanks! No wonder you're soooo good at writing. Use figurative language in your poetry.
All credit for this game goes to Otulissa who is the owner of ~*The Surreal Sanctuary*~
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:41 am
When writing a play you should write out an outline like you do a story I have found it helps better then just writing down the play off the top of your head.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:08 am
Don't write in passive. Eliminate all versions of the verb "to be" from your work unless they are stylistically necessary.
Examples: http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/how-to-eliminate-to-be-verbs-in-writing/
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:17 am
I try not to use so much "to be'' words very since Im in my collage writing class. That page should help thanks smile
Alway double check you writings. Then have some one else go over it just in case.
(BTW you didnt say anything about my advice sad )
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:26 am
Whoops.
Outlining has always been helpful for me, especially with plays/screenplays or other more structured works.
smile
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:28 am
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:49 am
Editing and peer critiquing are incredibly important. I wouldn't be anywhere close to the writer I am today without them.
Don't get caught up in continually editing and rewriting as you work, it cuts off creativity and the amount of work you finish every day. There is always time to edit and rewrite after you finish your first draft.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:57 am
I have done that and in the end my first draft seem alot more creative and more of what I wanted as for my last one was so off topic.
Try not to alway use the same words over and over and over again becuase then you writing willbecome boring. Use a thesaurus so that you can find another word that means the same or about the same as the word you keep repeating.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:55 pm
That is so true Ava.
Don't use words like stuff, or thing. We want to know what a "thing" is.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:17 pm
Yes, exactly. Always use specifics.
Alright, cheating a little bit because this is something Dennis Lehane told me (he wrote Mystic River.) While writing dialogue, put action before the dialogue. For example;
He scratched the back of his head. "Why, do you think?"
It keeps the action moving faster and is closer to how stories are told orally.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:25 pm
True I had to go back and rewrite one of my plays becuase of it.
When checking over a friends work or anyone's work dont write on their papper write side notes. If you write on their paper they may get mad at you.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 2:07 pm
I actually get angry when people don't write comments on the paper. It's environmentally conscientious, and allows for more specific examples. Also, these are just rough drafts, so there's no point in keeping them pristine.
As for my own advice, just use pronouns and names for the most part, instead of adding a different description each time the person is referenced. It makes the writing much clearer and more concise.
(E.G. "Jack jumped up, then grabbed the branch. He hoisted himself into the tree." instead of "Jack jumped up, then grabbed the branch. The pink-haired man hoisted himself into the tree.")
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:10 pm
Agreed. If the physical descriptions are necessary to the plot, include them, but otherwise it really doesn't matter if your character has brown hair with light brown highlights that were beginning to grow out.
Be able to take honest criticism. If someone points out flaws in your work, be willing and ready to listen to what they have to say.
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:32 am
Yes agreed in one of my other guilds there was one girl who got mad at a small comment made about her poem. If you don't want criticism then dont post it any where.
I have learnt when writing a poem, space it out so that the reader would like to read it and its not just one long passage.
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