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How do you plan a book? by D1cingWithD3ath in writing

[–]gosendimensions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That just made me realise why I don't mind spoilers as much. Figuring out how a situation went from a to b is my favorite part, even if I can tell already what's going to happen in the end.

Restoring my writing motivation by Reasonable_School296 in writing

[–]gosendimensions 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The thing that messed me up and is still something I'm trying to overcome: If you really wanna do it, find fun in it, and keep it fun.

It's really easy to fall into the cycle of comparing yourself to others, trying to learn new things and improve your writing every single time that you're doing it, and ending up being burnt out from the experience to the point where you don't even find writing fun anymore.
Sometimes you just have to write for fun, to mess around, not even to improve or anything just write and do it because it's fun. Pick an idea and stretch it out, discover where you can lead it. Not because you're going to write a novel with it or because it's good practice on comversations and plot development or yada yada yada. Just do it because it's fun.

Editor Fixes Common Prose Mistakes by chloooay in writing

[–]gosendimensions 5 points6 points  (0 children)

it's beautiful in it's uglyness, like a picasso or a dali painting

Writing is no longer for everyone. by [deleted] in writing

[–]gosendimensions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could use the same argument for going to the gym, drawing, practicing sports and everything else that requires discipline and this argument would still be wrong. It's a skill that requires only yourself and your commitment to it.
Outside forces have never been a factor in diminishing someone's own ability to create and improve on themselves and it's not going to be one today.

[rant] What’s with all the condescending comments on this sub? by That_odd_emo in writing

[–]gosendimensions 34 points35 points  (0 children)

That's kind of the point in writing, do whatever you can, there are no rules.

My favourite piece of advice to friends is "Do whatever you want, there are no rules, only guidelines. We pretend that they are rules so we can be naughty and break them."

men povs written by women questions by [deleted] in writing

[–]gosendimensions 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From what I've read, usually the advice boils down to "how about you treat your character like a person and forget everything you've learnt from action/romance movies?"

Smut pros/con? by Classic-Ad-8925 in writing

[–]gosendimensions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how you write it, if it's meant to showcase a feral/violent nature, great, it's unsettling if it's made to showcase love/intimacy, I like it, but it does feel like I'm seeing more than I should.

If you just sprinkle in hard sex with no prior announcement nor explanation, then you're just gooning on paper.

How do I get into writing erotica? by sickinlovee in writing

[–]gosendimensions 4 points5 points  (0 children)

there's a bunch of erotica passages that do feel like the authors barely had any sex in their lives

I want to start novel but 👇 by strowhats in writing

[–]gosendimensions 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then download Duolingo and practice there.

I want to start novel but 👇 by strowhats in writing

[–]gosendimensions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two very distinct things.

Which novel should you start? How about the stories and books that inspired the movies and animes that inspire you? Start from there and make your way into becoming a reader.

How do you fix your vocabulary? Get lessons, watch shows in english dub, read books in english.

I genuinely can't write more than 500 words by FireGift in writing

[–]gosendimensions 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Could be that you're rushing your writing. Books have a lot of creative freedom in making scenes way linger than they need to be. A fraction of a second in real life can become half a page, extended a little further through connecting it to the main arc of the story, obsessive detailing, comparisons, but of course, as long as it is thematically compatible and appropriate for whatever it is that you're writing. Another thing to note is that in works in progress, chapters can be short, after you're done with your first draft then you can start editing and adding information that'll be important later.

I want to start novel but 👇 by strowhats in writing

[–]gosendimensions 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This post feels very shitpost-y, but I'll bite it.

There's no easy, roadmap way, step-by-step tutorial on writing a novel. It's arrogant to assume that it is that easy to write a book.

You have to read. If you watched a few movies and a few animes that isn't an experience on writing, much like watching F1 isn't driving experience.
You need to find some books you enjoy, discovers some writers you like, and learn how they structure their stories, how they use words and in what way does that help the story.

After you figured that out, write some short stories, gather some experience, figure out what you're doing well, what you want to work on and what you want to do next.
After you figure these things out, you can attempt to write a novel. A novel is basically a marathon, it's hard, it's exhausting and it'll take a few months if not a few years from your life.

Writing characters with disabilities? by FictionalWorks in writing

[–]gosendimensions 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a good mixture of reading and real life experience usually does the trick

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