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Why are you scared of writing?

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^neurotype Jun 8, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I keep seeing threads here that are basically seeking approval on their ideas, worried it's too cliche, etc.

Guess what? There's no point saying y/n to a thing unless it's actually been done, because style plays such a huge role in writing. Perhaps even more so than the plot, though I'm loath to say anything overshadows characters completely.

Suck it up and write, princess.
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~carusmm Aug 26, 2012  Student Writer
Writing is easy. It's thinking that's the problem.
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*Unpredictabloo Aug 16, 2012  Student General Artist
I'm terrified of my own plot. More specifically, the hole that is my plot. I've got the characters and the setting down pat, I know what everyone wants, but...tying it all together into one book with a pretty little paperback cover sounds terribly difficult xP
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^neurotype Aug 16, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hm. Maybe you need to think about it from the other side (which, not gonna lie, is what I do). Come up with a plot and then pick characters that suit the situation. Yeah, you might have to dump someone awesome, but it's better than never doing anything with them. The one Stephen King quote I love parroting...'kill your darlings'.
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*Unpredictabloo Aug 17, 2012  Student General Artist
Hehe. Nice quote. I'll try tackling it from that angle. Thanks!
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^neurotype Aug 17, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Good luck!
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~carolgreen986 Aug 15, 2012
THAT's what scares me. Starting, truly, from the bottom and working my way up, making my name known and climbing the ladder without a shoulder to stand on.
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*Philliewig Aug 15, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
I'm more of a poetry writer, but I used to be scared of posting and sharing my work because my writing really exposed a part of myself that I'm not comfortable really letting anyone see.
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^neurotype Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hm. But you needed to get it out, so like more of a private diary?
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*Philliewig Aug 15, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
In a way. I DID used to have a 'diary' where I kept all of my poetry and other bits of writing, but as my visual art started taking a more accusatory manner (like a lot of my poems), I realized it would be a nice callout at that person to just post it all for everyone to see.
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^neurotype Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hm. Did you find a balance?
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