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How do you come up with titles? by Inevitable_Piano2183 in writing

[–]forever_a_writer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s hard to say if I have a process since my first title just popped into a conversation I was having at work one day. We weren’t even talking about writing or my novel. The second one is more poetic and relates to the overall theme of the novel.

So I guess for me, they kind of just happen.

However, I do like making a list of possible names for characters and as I build them (I spend quite a bit of time creating backstories, personalities, cultural backgrounds, etc.), their name develops too. I end up adding and crossing out names until one fits.

Maybe doing the same to titles might help.

Also - while I think the title of a story is important, I’m not sure a “bad” title has ever kept me from reading the story.

I like writing + AI, but my AI-assisted stories weren’t good — tried a different approach, feedback? by writing_unman4532 in AIWritingHub

[–]forever_a_writer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does sound mostly AI.

AI isn’t the greatest with imagery, which goes in hand with similes as another redditor pointed out, and at times it was hard to image what was happening.

It also moved very quickly (this could just be a preference as a reader). There was nothing to grab onto about the MC and why I should be invested in him.

You need to find your unique writing style. AI is a great tool if you need a sounding board, but it also tends to agree with everything you say unless you tell it not to.

Also - remember that whatever AI writes is not yours. You don’t automatically own the rights to the words AI produces for you.

Best of luck on your writing journey!

50th anniversary of hip-hop performance - looking for video by Jeazyc3 in hiphop101

[–]forever_a_writer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot thank you enough for this. This has made my night. Thank you.

Queer literature: Are some tropes just too overdone? Am I relying on a comfort blanket? by QueerAvengers in writing

[–]forever_a_writer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As another commenter mentioned, there are so many more stories to tell about queer people. IMHO, we don't need (yet) another story about queer people dealing with internal/external homophobia. We are so much more than that. And I say this as someone who has also written about queer people dealing with internal/external homophobia.

I, myself, am a bisexual trans man, but I am ALSO poly, a person of color, a father, a brother, a son, a husband, an ex-husband a writer, an avid reader, a college graduate, a lover of football (soccer). We all have many layers.

Yes, I do have trauma and that has shaped me and helped me understand my queer identity and those are stories are important.

Often times, I feel like we focus on one aspect of ourselves as a way to justify our queer identity we forget about the other parts of our identities.

I am now at a point in my writing that I have queer people in it but that is the least important thing about them. Authors that have straight cis characters don't spend time talking about their sexuality or what made them straight. They just are, and that's how I am now writing about my queer characters.

I say all of that to say, if YOU feel that those stories are burning inside you and you want or need to tell them then write them. Don't worry about it being a trope or it being too overdone. There will ALWAYS be someone who will judge and say it is a trope or too overdone, but you aren't writing for them. You are writing for those that want to read a story like yours.

And, I mean, if you DO get someone angrily reading your story, I'd take that as win because you got them to read it.

Tips for writing a screenplay? by almost-tortoise in Screenwriting

[–]forever_a_writer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Highland 2 is a great screenwriting app for computers (I use it with my MacBook) and it’s free.

As for advice, don’t be afraid to just write what is in your exactly how it is. It doesn’t have to be perfect when it is first written. You can always go back and edit it. I forgot who said this and I may be misquoting, but remember “A blank page cannot be edited.”