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Comments on Profile Post by The Blood Prince Samael

  1. CptTagon
    CptTagon
    Personally speaking, I just sat down and wrote on and off for months until I figured out what worked for me.
    Jun 22, 2021
  2. The Blood Prince Samael
    The Blood Prince Samael
    What works for you?
    Jun 22, 2021
  3. CptTagon
    CptTagon
    Spending a lot of time inside a character's head but not so long that I don't describe the action around them. I mix in humor, if appropriate.
    Jun 22, 2021
  4. The Blood Prince Samael
    The Blood Prince Samael
    So you write from a first person perspective for the MC and third person for everyone else like Shiro?
    Jun 22, 2021
  5. CptTagon
    CptTagon
    If I'm doing first person at all, it's only going to be from one person, yes. But I alternate between the MC being narrated from first and third in different stories.
    Jun 22, 2021
  6. The Blood Prince Samael
    The Blood Prince Samael
    What's your fanfiction name so I can check out your fics? I had a chapter posted up but I took it down I wasn't comfortable with my work.
    Jun 22, 2021
  7. The Dark Wolf Shiro
    The Dark Wolf Shiro
    I literally just kept writing until it felt right
    Jun 23, 2021
  8. CptTagon
    CptTagon
    Also entirely valid.
    Jun 23, 2021
  9. Evilhippy
    Evilhippy
    I agree, you'll never get your own groove if you don't write for a bit.
    Jun 30, 2021
  10. rance47
    rance47
    Writing for seweral characters from first person is cluster fuck with a capital F.
    Basically you need to be that much more carefull with the mood, and the motivation, and all of characters throughts on stuff so they dont contradict. And if you were forced to look away from your works for a few weeks due to IRL reasons... ugh.
    Jul 1, 2021
  11. rance47
    rance47
    In that case you have to either keep a VERY detailed log, or re-read the entire thing from start to finish. Which really isnt fun when it happens for 10th, or even 20th-30th time(and especially if the word count nears 200k or possibly goes beyond 500k-700k).
    Jul 1, 2021
  12. rance47
    rance47
    On the plus side, that style really helps you draw out the most organic motivation to do shit from all of the heroes once you get used to it. (But again, really draining and kinda slow, so do not recomend. At best, use it as an alternative tool for a moments when you have writers block, and then try to convert text to your usual style).
    Jul 1, 2021