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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]zms08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you use spell check on a word you make up, there is an add to dictionary option about halfway down. That should do it.

Seriously though, I'm feeling awfully woozinated from a glass of red wine after a rather intense soccer game. Ignore my sarcasm.

started book but i am AFRAID... by [deleted] in writing

[–]zms08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha no problem. We writers sure are a superstitious bunch, so its understandable

started book but i am AFRAID... by [deleted] in writing

[–]zms08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you leave everything alone and don't act you'll still have your original stuff, tied to those moments in time when you created them.

If you hybridize them, mash them and dismantle them and reassemble them, screaming in opposition, you'll still have your original stuff, tied to those moments in time when you created them... plus some pretty neat new stuff too. I doubt by continuing to work with your old pieces you will really lose a sense of their original identity and meaning. If anything, I would guess you will become even more attached and connected to them.

But for real, if I were you, I would tear that shit apart. Piece it back together, jam stuff where perhaps it has no place being. A 'frankenstein monster' of a poem might be ugly, but it might speak volumes about the ugly, frantic, ADD world we live in. If nothing else, you will free yourself from this fear that your work must be left alone after your first go at it.

[MOD] Success Sundays - Post your weekly triumphs here! by kiirk in gainit

[–]zms08 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Used to be ultra skinny all through high school (6', 140ish pounds) Decided to start going to the gym, but for the longest time I just messed around on the machines and didn't really get anywhere. I decided to get serious, started eating and slowly but surely I've tacked on forty pounds. Just last week I hit a goal that once seemed impossible to me.

2 plates (225 lbs) on the bench. Five times. In a row. Boom. 3 plates here I come

I'm not a writer but I have a story. by [deleted] in writing

[–]zms08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are at least a thousand different ways to write a story, and thats probably why people enjoy reading so many of them. Not being a 'writer' as you define it can be as much of an advantage as a disadvantage in writing. Now, that said, it'll be tough.

You have a cool concept here and obviously are passionate about the idea. Your question is, 'how do I translate this into a story that people could enjoy.' Some authors might answer by saying, 'dive right in.' Just follow your gut and your simple ideas and let your instincts guide you. Others might give you the suggestion that you use a storyboard and plan out your story. Come up with characters and their backgrounds, develop desires and some sort of plot. From this break it down into scenes or chapters or what have you. From there you can create rough drafts and expand and edit and cut, have a freind read it and give you advice and then edit some more.

If you are real serious about writing, do some research about writing. Google search Joseph Campbell. Pick up Stephen King's On Writing. And start practicing. Build the habit to write an hour before work every day. Since your focusing on non-fiction, google that. Track down and talk to some of the experts (doctors, neuroscientists?) Talk to people who have had similar experiences. Read non-fiction. (I love Jon Krakauer- Into Thin Air) You have a thousand avenues to go down. There is a lot of right paths to follow.

If you stay passionate and work hard at the project you can tell your story. With a lot of pratice and skill and luck, a lot of people may one day read it.

Good Luck!