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 Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:13 am
Just wondering how others here work on their own stories.
Do you RP or talk it over with others and references or do you rewrite outlines and choose paths?
Share tips and Ideas to help others! biggrin
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:21 am
I rarely RP my own story ideas. But then again, I rarely RP in general.
Usually, the most "testing" of an idea I will do is ask on the forum (either here or on the actual ff.n forums) whether or not people would read my idea. For example, the current serialized fic I'm working on was originally one of three ideas that I was kicking around my head. I posted all three of them in the forums and asked people which they would rather read about.
However, it is rare that I do any "market testing". Usually only when I have multiple ideas at a time and can't decide which to pursue. When I have just the one idea, I start writing and don't stop until I either finish (not often the case), or louse interest (most often the case), regardless of reader interest. I write fan fictions for myself. Having them be well received by readers is just an added bonus.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:28 am
Renkon Root I rarely RP my own story ideas. But then again, I rarely RP in general. Usually, the most "testing" or an idea I will do is ask on the forum (either here or on the actual ff.n forums) whether or not people would read my idea. For example, the current serialized fic I'm working on was originally one of three ideas that I was kicking around my head. I posted all three of them in the forums and asked people which they would rather read about. However, it is rare that I do any "market testing". Usually only when I have multiple ideas at a time and can't decide which to pursue. When I have just the one idea, I start writing and don't stop until I either finish (not often the case), or louse interest (most often the case), regardless of reader interest. I write fan fictions for myself. Having them be well received by readers is just an added bonus. That was quite lovely to read Renkon! Sometimes I forget about the last part myself. If I remembered that then I probably would have more stories to do. emotion_c8
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:34 am
washu-the-powerful Sometimes I forget about the last part myself. If I remembered that then I probably would have more stories to do. emotion_c8 The way I see it, fan fiction is a hobby. Its supposed to be fun, not work. So, who cares if a story isn't very popular with readers. If you're having fun writing it, then keep going. If, after a couple of chapters, you decide you're not so into it after all, drop it. You're not payed to write your stories, you're doing it because you want to. I have a story, its six chapters by now, has 4 reviews, no favorites, no alerts, certainly no C2s. It is not a very popular story. At all. But I still go back to it and update it every now and again. Why? Because I like it. And that's all that matters really.
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:18 pm
Renkon Root washu-the-powerful Sometimes I forget about the last part myself. If I remembered that then I probably would have more stories to do. emotion_c8 The way I see it, fan fiction is a hobby. Its supposed to be fun, not work. So, who cares if a story isn't very popular with readers. If you're having fun writing it, then keep going. If, after a couple of chapters, you decide you're not so into it after all, drop it. You're not payed to write your stories, you're doing it because you want to. I have a story, its six chapters by now, has 4 reviews, no favorites, no alerts, certainly no C2s. It is not a very popular story. At all. But I still go back to it and update it every now and again. Why? Because I like it. And that's all that matters really. You know, it's kind of nice to see this said...er, typed? Sometimes it's easy to forget why you started writing a fanfic and become engrossed in worrying about readers' opinions. I've gotten into Monster High recently. Working on a multi-chapter fic for it, but haven't posted anything yet. I do kind of wonder how people will react to a major revelation I'm doing with one of the characters, since it kind of deviates from how he is in any of the canon, but I still plan to post it when it's done. Also have a one shot for it and Rise of the Guardians, but I wasn't planning to post them. They're not bad, but very rough and I'm not too sure fans would appreciate the MH one because, again, I took some serious liberties with my favorite character. (There are so many possibilities for him that aren't explored in canon.) But, I think I'll post the MH one shot after all, if for no other reasons than I really love one of the lines in it and there just aren't enough Jackson center stories for this fandom. And the stories that are about him tend to lean towards the mutilated webisode characterization. There is just something not right about turning a character that is meant to represent the complexity of human nature into a base stereotype.
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:53 am
I like to do research in the area that I'm writing. If it's not something I'll use right away, maybe I can use it later. Sometimes I get inspired from doing research smile
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:30 pm
For me I write down a basic outline about how I want things to start and how I want it to end. A very basic one, mind you, that only really has which characters I want to develop and revolve around, and an inkling of where i want things to lead. I make sure that i have enough of a foundation on each characters behaviours, and how i want them to interact with each other. As well as a full understanding on the setting of my story. Everything in between simply tries to go through the motion of the basis of my idea. I keep things very in the moment when i write to keep things fresh.
So far for me things are going well despite only starting my first published multi-chapter fanfiction. Eleven chapter so far with 2 dozen followers, Thirty five reviews and a couple favorites.
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Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:23 pm
It probably says something about me that I usually get out a piece of paper and sound things out to myself. If anyone looked at my notes on whatever particular thing I'm working on you likely would find gibberish since I usually have to invent my own shorthand and draw lines and arrows and question marks all over the place as I move from piece to piece.
Eventually I'll sort through that mess and have a more cohesive outline but more than once I've stopped halfway with the second step and switched between the two outlines as it suited me. And then there are all the other word documents containing other ideas for the story that strike me in odd times or when I'm too impatient to search for my main file.
If I have to research something, I do it as needed, usually while I'm writing. And I hardly ever start at the beginning. The last really long fic I was writing had parts of the ending and random scenes in the middle written before scene one even really materialized.
In a word, how do I test ideas/write? Chaotically.
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Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:23 pm
What works best for me is to have two documents dedicated to my story. One is the master copy where I write everything like a book, and the other is purely for research, drabbles, and outline-I call this the snip. And really the snip is where everything starts out.
In the snip I can easily flesh out the story and spend a good amount of time to figure out if it's even worth putting out there. I get plot bunnies all the time but it's during my early phases in development that I can tell if this will really work or not. Many plot bunnies have been sacrificed to the creativity gods in the snips phase, while a select few have been carefully looked after.
Once I have the basic bones for a story I think will work then I begin creating the MC. This doesn't mean I get rid of the snip though, that stays with us for the long haul. I'll often write things out then find I don't want them in that chapter or figure out a different place to use it, I'll just move it to the snip area for later instead of completely getting rid of it. It also helps me to have on hand cannon info in the snip this way I don't have to go searching the nets for it.
I don't really talk about my ideas to others or even roll play them. This is partly because I write for such a small fandom but the bigger reason is because when it comes to any fic I write I'm a huge control freak and don't always take other's ideas so well. It's a flaw of mine that I openly admit. However I will brows the fandom to see if there are similar stories out there like what I'm writing so they don't read the same way.
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Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:02 pm
Go ahead and call me crazy, but most of my ideas just hit me square in the face, figuratively. Before writing them into a story, I usually play them out in my head, often at night. This helps me develop the story, plot, etc., creating a "mental outline," so to speak. If after a while I don't like it, I discard it.
Sometimes I get an idea that's really cool, but the thing stopping me is Titular Block; I can't think of a good title. Other times, I get an idea that's too… "weird"… to put into a story. Both times, I end up not using them, but I still play around with them in my head.
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Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:50 pm
Oh... It is hard for me to plan ahead.
When outlining or pre-planning, I find I never do a whole story in one go...
Like my current in progress story. It started as a little 500 word write up about how the person felt like he was "brainwashed" by the magician.
People wanted to read more and frankly I wanted to type more so I ended up molding it into a multi-chapter fic that is pretty much being planned chapter by chapter.
I have the general idea of where I want to go... and I write up a short summary of what I want to happen next then mold it into an actual story format.
However, I am finding this method rather frustrating.
The summaries are generally easy to do but actually putting them into story format is harder than I thought it would be....
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