20-07-15, 08:43 | #1751 |
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So here's a general question to anyone who has ever set up a website. I'm not very tech savvy myself, but the time has come for me to have an author site of my own. I don't blog, since I prefer to spend precious free hours and creative energy on writing something I intend to publish instead.
In general, which is better? WordPress or Bluehost? |
20-07-15, 18:38 | #1752 | |
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I think that WordPress is much better. Because it's used by more people. I have never heard of Bluehost. Sorry I couldn't be more of a help. |
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16-11-15, 15:45 | #1753 |
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So....I haven't written anything in a long-ass time.Just too busy with work and chess tournaments etc.
But now I want to get down and dirty with it again.I wanna write that first novel...get it out of the way.I'm gonna do some preliminary brain-storming to generate heaps of ideas first...I wanna have hundreds,if not thousands of ideas under my belt first before starting the first draft.For me,it would be too risky to start a draft right now out of blind faith...at some point there's a real high probability that at some point I might run out of ideas and crash and burn,abandoning the novel and wasting all that time for nothing.Not critisizing the writers who do it this way of course...if it works for you go for it,it's just it has a high probability of failure for newbie writers such as myself. So...mind mapping is my go-to technique.I've used it before and it's an excellent tool to get the creative juices flowing.You guys know any other brain-storming techniques? |
10-12-15, 18:45 | #1754 | |
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I miss the days when I could sit down and write out 30 pages without even flinching. but you'll get there i think your plan of action is a good one. I like knowing that I have everything mapped out or else I'll get off track or forget what I wanted to happen and then it's a huge mess. I'm in the middle of writing 7 novels right now. A majority of them I've been writing for 5 years. It takes time. |
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10-12-15, 18:49 | #1755 |
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11-12-15, 07:00 | #1756 | |
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I dunno how Stephen King churns out book after book after book every 3 months... writing 7 books?that's quite a lot. |
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13-12-15, 03:49 | #1757 | |
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I was just reading Greenkey's (Jenni's) fanfic writing guide and it inspired me to put finger to keyboard for the first time in ages. This fanfic is only 180 words long so I will post it here. It probably breaks all the rules I was just reading about but for some reason it just came to me all at once.
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13-12-15, 10:51 | #1758 |
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^Haha, that's cruel . But also pretty clever !
I'm currently trying to figure out the plot for a game I'm working on. My biggest problem right now is finding a good balance between reality and fiction as I want the story to feel very grounded but at the same time, I have to deviate from reality to make things more interesting. The more real world elements and facts I include, the more I limit myself in my storytelling but the more creative licence I take, the less authentic the whole thing becomes... I'm sort of having a tough time deciding where exactly I want to draw the line. |
27-05-18, 10:14 | #1759 | |
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Hey! I like writing too and I'm in the middle of something at the moment, but today, I'm not here to talk about my writing. I'm here to help my friend promote his writing hehe. His newest work is titled "Killing Death 101"
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If you like what you're reading, don't forget to give any critiques or comments right here or on wattpad. I'll send your critiques right to my pal. I'm sure he'll appreciate it! ___________________ On the other hand, what are the most accessible platform to publish your writings? Is it better to publish your writing to wattpad or maybe make your own blog or tumblr, etc? |
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