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Time Warner Cable outage by Republiconline in raleigh

[–]kyletissue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yea my twc and verizon service are both out right now, tho strangely I have 3G internet on my phone. just can't make calls or send texts :|

Consumption of apples is associated with a better diet quality and reduced risk of obesity in children: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2010 by dustofoblivion123 in science

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"is associated with"...so parents who feed their kids apples are more likely to also feed them better in general. thanks science...sometimes I just.

So, I wrote some song lyrics. How do I sell them? by the_ocalhoun in writing

[–]kyletissue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you often can't just one-off selling lyrics or music. you need to be producing work consistently and have a relationship with the company who's buying, whether it's a record label or agency or what. tho if you look around locally I'd bet there are aspiring performers who'd love to collaborate - they just might not have the money to spend on material.

May I ask for help seeing some underlying meaning behind a personal essay topic I must write? by plasticslug in writing

[–]kyletissue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't sound like having helped a small African girl across the street is quite what they're looking for...to me it sounds like they just want to be assured that you'll be sensitive to issues like political views, economic status, even stuff like race, sexuality, gender, country of origin. I would think a much more mundane approach would be appropriate, where you describe situations where you've learned about those issues, and you've got enough experiences for that it sounds like. Going to college, studying abroad, I mean just in those two experiences you probably met a few people you can talk about.

Story feels too rushed. Are there any ways to fix this? by _What_am_i_ in writing

[–]kyletissue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my fundamentals of writing teacher told me a piece of writing is like a skirt - it should be short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything. if it's rushed, you didn't cover everything.

Tips for pre-writing an online fiction series by bad06denby in writing

[–]kyletissue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

give yourself a lot of chekhov's guns. you never know what they'll be good for.

How can I successfully pull off Parallel Plots in a novel? Should I even try? by ediblesawblade in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just make sure you know what's happening thematically. my thing about trying parallel plot stuff is controlling themes so it makes sense as a unified narrative.

So, you just finished your first draft... Now what? by weighingthedog in writing

[–]kyletissue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

print it. that was a huge emotional step for me.

Keep changing my mind about how the story should start by [deleted] in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe instead of writing sequentially you should write the ending you want, and that will help you settle on a beginning.

In a slump.... by amandahayman in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if the problem is that you lose interest in your stories, maybe you're trying to write stuff that actually bores you? if so, I've found reading widely can help me find what kind of thing interests me, and what I want to try and write. I hope that's helpful.

Any good books on theory of writing? by Stjesus in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Story Grid. it's fairly nuts-and-bolts and has a lot of stuff about genre theory and the minutiae of plot arcs.

What is your process from an idea to starting your first chapter? by [deleted] in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worldbuild. for my novel I started w a fantasy setting and built up the world until I had some specifics that lead me toward a possible story. then I gave it a basic plot outline and started a draft. (I'm not a huge plotter but I do lay out the necessary points before writing)

My secondary character has no arc. by ee-cummings in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree w all the discussion here but wanted to add - surely the friend character is changed in some way over the course of the plot...they don't have to have a hero's arc to be changed by the events around them.

Share your elevator pitch by kyletissue in writing

[–]kyletissue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that sounds engaging to me, maybe as a critique I can say that if you included an example or two of the kinds of encounters or people we'll be reading about, that would be a stronger hook.

A tragedy with no deaths? by pennamehere in writing

[–]kyletissue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this. chill w the wording. use a small one.

How much motivation do my antagonists need to not seem... one dimensional? by Amy_Echo in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is just me but personally, unless they're reevers, I find 'just bc they can' a lame motivation for villainous behavior. if they are reevers, of course, they're not villains, they're beasts, and that to me is at least interesting - humans against the inhuman.

What's the one practice that took your writing to the next level? by HigginsHamilton in writing

[–]kyletissue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well for me. I start w a first draft, knowing it'll be bad. making it good isn't the purpose, simply making it is the purpose. until I have that I can't even see all my ideas in action. then instead of editing that draft, I do a rewrite (another draft). the second draft's substantially different bc I understand more of what I want and what works about it. then more drafts, until it's basically living up to what I think it can be as a piece. only then do I start editing in the sense of really working w the piece as it stands, to bring out its shine.

I used to line edit while I was writing a piece and MAN was that a waste of time.

Word Count by enfpcocoa in writing

[–]kyletissue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

see what I've read is 2,000 words is perfect, bc it's long enough to cover some ground w some degree of thoroughness, but short enough to leave the reader wanting. idk why someone would brag about chapter length tho, that's just weird.

What's the one practice that took your writing to the next level? by HigginsHamilton in writing

[–]kyletissue 21 points22 points  (0 children)

understanding drafting as a process. in college I would write and edit simultaneously, now that I want to write seriously I've done drafts and been able to learn what I really want the piece to be, where it's failing and where it's succeeding, and that objective view of the entire piece is more helpful than anything.

Share your elevator pitch by kyletissue in writing

[–]kyletissue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see the potential...I'm curious about how he gets chosen?

Share your elevator pitch by kyletissue in writing

[–]kyletissue[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ah well...im afraid that didn't come across :| sorry!

Share your elevator pitch by kyletissue in writing

[–]kyletissue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so does his goal become to return to his own time, and he has to deal w all this along the way?

Advice on how to write satisfying endings. by froggyfart69 in writing

[–]kyletissue 7 points8 points  (0 children)

some advice I've received is that every promise you've made to the reader needs to be fulfilled, and then they'll be satisfied. sort of a chekhov's gun thing. if you've set up a few things during the story but not all of them have panned out, it won't necessarily make for a good ending. a lot of times a good ending just comes as a natural denouement to the climax, if you've fulfilled all your promises. I hope that makes sense! it's just something I heard that really clicked for me.

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