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Thumpalumpacus Offline
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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 1:51 am
What are your three most important principles you have in mind when you write?

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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 1:51 am
Do you have a list of favorite vocabulary that you like to insert into your writing?
I don't believe you. Get over it.
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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 1:53 am
(October 1, 2016 at 1:51 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: What are your three most important principles you have in mind when you write?

Kind of wishing you did one of these yourself, Thumpa. Smile
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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 2:02 am (This post was last modified: October 1, 2016 at 2:03 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(October 1, 2016 at 1:53 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:
(October 1, 2016 at 1:51 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: What are your three most important principles you have in mind when you write?

Kind of wishing you did one of these yourself, Thumpa. Smile

Be economical with your words, be evocative with your imagery, and build your characters well.

Back to our regularly-scheduled programming. Smile

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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 8:04 am (This post was last modified: October 1, 2016 at 8:05 am by Alex K.)
(October 1, 2016 at 2:02 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(October 1, 2016 at 1:53 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: Kind of wishing you did one of these yourself, Thumpa. Smile

Be economical with your words.

Many writing tutorials agree that one should use strong expressive nouns instead of piling on adjectives as often as possible.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 8:07 am
(October 1, 2016 at 1:40 am)Maelstrom Wrote:
(October 1, 2016 at 1:39 am)Alex K Wrote: Apparently, we're not asking a very verbose writer Tongue

Nice opinion, yet not a question.

How elaborately do you work out character bios, back stories etc.? How do you approach a project, do you first construct it systematically or do you just start to write and see where it takes you?
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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 8:47 am
This is cheating lol I'm a writer too and you took the ask a thread :p

How many books have you published?
Do you write under a pen name?
Is it your day job?
How many hours a day do you devote to writing?
“What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be.”

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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 8:53 am (This post was last modified: October 1, 2016 at 8:53 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Has any of your writing been optioned for a film, preferably one heavy on motorcycle chases and topless chicks?

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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 11:50 am
(October 1, 2016 at 8:04 am)Alex K Wrote:
(October 1, 2016 at 2:02 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Be economical with your words.

Many writing tutorials agree that one should use strong expressive nouns instead of piling on adjectives as often as possible.

Well, that's part of it, sure.

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RE: Ask a writer.
October 1, 2016 at 5:35 pm
I remember when you posted some of your writing here! Did you take some of my advice? It looked like a great start. Have you been continuing with that story, or have you been writing various other things that have come to your mind? How often do you write? Who is your favorite character you've come up with?
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