post_id
stringlengths 5
7
| domain
stringclasses 69
values | upvote_ratio
float64 0.5
1
| history
stringlengths 11
39.7k
| c_root_id_A
stringlengths 7
7
| c_root_id_B
stringlengths 7
7
| created_at_utc_A
int64 1.27B
1.68B
| created_at_utc_B
int64 1.27B
1.68B
| score_A
int64 -644
43.5k
| score_B
int64 -2,846
43.5k
| human_ref_A
stringlengths 0
18k
| human_ref_B
stringlengths 0
13.6k
| labels
int64 0
1
| seconds_difference
float64 0
346M
| score_ratio
float64 -2,292
2.5M
| metadata_A
stringclasses 1
value | metadata_B
stringclasses 1
value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | ingxpdi | ing8qtk | 1,662,568,777 | 1,662,558,895 | 2 | 1 | I used a gal, editor, named Review Tales on Facebook from Canada. For a small fee she reads your story, posts a light review w cover, etc. She also formats, edits, etc for your book for a fee if you wish to self publish. She exhibits a positive approach and now has a magazine. Check her out. | WordPress.com | 1 | 9,882 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inh2dvr | inft9tb | 1,662,570,544 | 1,662,551,481 | 2 | 1 | It's a bit of a work-in-progress, but www.page-buoy.com is built to be a FREE platform for people to post their work, share it with others who can comment on it, create and join writer's groups, etc. It's fairly new, but sounds like what you're looking for. | The most "sophisticated" creative writing website out there is probably the SCP Wiki, but I fear that's not an option. | 1 | 19,063 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inh2dvr | ing8qtk | 1,662,570,544 | 1,662,558,895 | 2 | 1 | It's a bit of a work-in-progress, but www.page-buoy.com is built to be a FREE platform for people to post their work, share it with others who can comment on it, create and join writer's groups, etc. It's fairly new, but sounds like what you're looking for. | WordPress.com | 1 | 11,649 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inft9tb | init5p6 | 1,662,551,481 | 1,662,594,844 | 1 | 2 | The most "sophisticated" creative writing website out there is probably the SCP Wiki, but I fear that's not an option. | Medium if it's non fiction | 0 | 43,363 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | init5p6 | ini2abe | 1,662,594,844 | 1,662,583,846 | 2 | 1 | Medium if it's non fiction | Twitch | 1 | 10,998 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | ing8qtk | init5p6 | 1,662,558,895 | 1,662,594,844 | 1 | 2 | WordPress.com | Medium if it's non fiction | 0 | 35,949 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inhifg0 | init5p6 | 1,662,576,576 | 1,662,594,844 | 1 | 2 | I recommend WordPress. | Medium if it's non fiction | 0 | 18,268 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inft9tb | inj9thk | 1,662,551,481 | 1,662,602,173 | 1 | 2 | The most "sophisticated" creative writing website out there is probably the SCP Wiki, but I fear that's not an option. | I tend to use tumblr, I know very 2014 but it's really good for posting stuff you write | 0 | 50,692 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | ini2abe | inj9thk | 1,662,583,846 | 1,662,602,173 | 1 | 2 | Twitch | I tend to use tumblr, I know very 2014 but it's really good for posting stuff you write | 0 | 18,327 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | ing8qtk | inj9thk | 1,662,558,895 | 1,662,602,173 | 1 | 2 | WordPress.com | I tend to use tumblr, I know very 2014 but it's really good for posting stuff you write | 0 | 43,278 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inj9thk | inhifg0 | 1,662,602,173 | 1,662,576,576 | 2 | 1 | I tend to use tumblr, I know very 2014 but it's really good for posting stuff you write | I recommend WordPress. | 1 | 25,597 | 2 | ||
x7tvfe | writing_train | 0.93 | Are there sites where writers can post and build a platform? I'm trying to find a still active website that's easy to use and where I can post my work. I've used websites like Wattpad and Quotev and I know AO3 and fanfiction.net exist, but I'm not sure if there is a more sophisticated version of these examples. Are there any specific sites any of you use? | inj9thk | inj0d47 | 1,662,602,173 | 1,662,598,006 | 2 | 1 | I tend to use tumblr, I know very 2014 but it's really good for posting stuff you write | I think you might be interested in Offprint, although I should warn you that it is currently in closed alpha. | 1 | 4,167 | 2 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihuvn96 | ihv1qx6 | 1,658,932,938 | 1,658,935,340 | 24 | 34 | If you don't know what to write, write down what not to write | Just write. Even if it's bad just keep going. Even if you want to edit, just keep writing Also write things people will never see on purpose. Some of your writing is just for you or just for your characters! Write scenes that will never see the light of day! | 0 | 2,402 | 1.416667 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihuwltd | ihv1qx6 | 1,658,933,321 | 1,658,935,340 | 6 | 34 | I think most people start small and work their way to bigger and bigger things. Just try writing prompts for a while and see what happens. Writing is a process where you tap into your creative well and let it express itself via words on a page. Your conscious mind is a conduit for what's down there in your subconscious. When writing is going well, you forget you're writing because you're entranced by what's happening on the page. But you're not going to have that happen right away. This is the equivalent of 'being in the zone' or 'going unconscious' in sports, and it takes a lot of practice before you can get to that state. So, just write little things. Character studies. A person has a car accident in the middle of the desert. Now what? That sort of thing. | Just write. Even if it's bad just keep going. Even if you want to edit, just keep writing Also write things people will never see on purpose. Some of your writing is just for you or just for your characters! Write scenes that will never see the light of day! | 0 | 2,019 | 5.666667 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihv1qx6 | ihux9l0 | 1,658,935,340 | 1,658,933,582 | 34 | 4 | Just write. Even if it's bad just keep going. Even if you want to edit, just keep writing Also write things people will never see on purpose. Some of your writing is just for you or just for your characters! Write scenes that will never see the light of day! | You have to have some ideas first of course, if you want to write a story | 1 | 1,758 | 8.5 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihuyf8p | ihv1qx6 | 1,658,934,035 | 1,658,935,340 | 4 | 34 | Quantity is not quality; I see way too many writers brag about writing 50k words, proofread, and pare it down by more than half because the 1. Sentences are poorly organized 2. Writer spent too much time telling ambiance instead of showing it 3. Storyline lacks clarity in the writer's head 4. The writer had poor drafting skill. This is super apparent when the story suddenly changes pace in the middle and ends like the middle should have been the beginning. Writing is a craft, like woodworking or cooking. Make mistakes and learn from them, evaluate your work based on other woodworkers, not the people who own plastic tables. | Just write. Even if it's bad just keep going. Even if you want to edit, just keep writing Also write things people will never see on purpose. Some of your writing is just for you or just for your characters! Write scenes that will never see the light of day! | 0 | 1,305 | 8.5 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihv3iag | ihv38om | 1,658,936,026 | 1,658,935,923 | 6 | 5 | Read more than you write. | Write. Thats it. You wont get any good advice unless you pay for it and even then rules are weird. Write something. Share it. See what people say. Rinse, repeat. If you truly want to write dont fall into the pit of being uncertain and endlessly consulting others before a word has been written. You get better by failing. | 1 | 103 | 1.2 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihv3iag | ihux9l0 | 1,658,936,026 | 1,658,933,582 | 6 | 4 | Read more than you write. | You have to have some ideas first of course, if you want to write a story | 1 | 2,444 | 1.5 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihuyf8p | ihv3iag | 1,658,934,035 | 1,658,936,026 | 4 | 6 | Quantity is not quality; I see way too many writers brag about writing 50k words, proofread, and pare it down by more than half because the 1. Sentences are poorly organized 2. Writer spent too much time telling ambiance instead of showing it 3. Storyline lacks clarity in the writer's head 4. The writer had poor drafting skill. This is super apparent when the story suddenly changes pace in the middle and ends like the middle should have been the beginning. Writing is a craft, like woodworking or cooking. Make mistakes and learn from them, evaluate your work based on other woodworkers, not the people who own plastic tables. | Read more than you write. | 0 | 1,991 | 1.5 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihux9l0 | ihv38om | 1,658,933,582 | 1,658,935,923 | 4 | 5 | You have to have some ideas first of course, if you want to write a story | Write. Thats it. You wont get any good advice unless you pay for it and even then rules are weird. Write something. Share it. See what people say. Rinse, repeat. If you truly want to write dont fall into the pit of being uncertain and endlessly consulting others before a word has been written. You get better by failing. | 0 | 2,341 | 1.25 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihuyf8p | ihv38om | 1,658,934,035 | 1,658,935,923 | 4 | 5 | Quantity is not quality; I see way too many writers brag about writing 50k words, proofread, and pare it down by more than half because the 1. Sentences are poorly organized 2. Writer spent too much time telling ambiance instead of showing it 3. Storyline lacks clarity in the writer's head 4. The writer had poor drafting skill. This is super apparent when the story suddenly changes pace in the middle and ends like the middle should have been the beginning. Writing is a craft, like woodworking or cooking. Make mistakes and learn from them, evaluate your work based on other woodworkers, not the people who own plastic tables. | Write. Thats it. You wont get any good advice unless you pay for it and even then rules are weird. Write something. Share it. See what people say. Rinse, repeat. If you truly want to write dont fall into the pit of being uncertain and endlessly consulting others before a word has been written. You get better by failing. | 0 | 1,888 | 1.25 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihux9l0 | ihvj68y | 1,658,933,582 | 1,658,941,903 | 4 | 5 | You have to have some ideas first of course, if you want to write a story | So of course reading, writing, and studying what you read are a given. But one way to really speed up your progress is to take a Creative Writing class or workshop and then to join a writing workshop group. Your local community college is a great place to start. It's affordable, esp if you're low income. There's also some great places to take classes online if you have a few hundred dollars: Grub Street, The Loft, The Writing Salon, Gotham to name a few. They're legit and hire good people to run the classes. | 0 | 8,321 | 1.25 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihvj68y | ihuyf8p | 1,658,941,903 | 1,658,934,035 | 5 | 4 | So of course reading, writing, and studying what you read are a given. But one way to really speed up your progress is to take a Creative Writing class or workshop and then to join a writing workshop group. Your local community college is a great place to start. It's affordable, esp if you're low income. There's also some great places to take classes online if you have a few hundred dollars: Grub Street, The Loft, The Writing Salon, Gotham to name a few. They're legit and hire good people to run the classes. | Quantity is not quality; I see way too many writers brag about writing 50k words, proofread, and pare it down by more than half because the 1. Sentences are poorly organized 2. Writer spent too much time telling ambiance instead of showing it 3. Storyline lacks clarity in the writer's head 4. The writer had poor drafting skill. This is super apparent when the story suddenly changes pace in the middle and ends like the middle should have been the beginning. Writing is a craft, like woodworking or cooking. Make mistakes and learn from them, evaluate your work based on other woodworkers, not the people who own plastic tables. | 1 | 7,868 | 1.25 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihv9war | ihvj68y | 1,658,938,450 | 1,658,941,903 | 3 | 5 | Start with "Once upon a time" and take it from there. | So of course reading, writing, and studying what you read are a given. But one way to really speed up your progress is to take a Creative Writing class or workshop and then to join a writing workshop group. Your local community college is a great place to start. It's affordable, esp if you're low income. There's also some great places to take classes online if you have a few hundred dollars: Grub Street, The Loft, The Writing Salon, Gotham to name a few. They're legit and hire good people to run the classes. | 0 | 3,453 | 1.666667 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihvtou3 | ihvqenq | 1,658,945,839 | 1,658,944,608 | 3 | 2 | You’re gonna muck it up. Might as well get a first draft out of it. Just write and enjoy it. | Similar to other comments, my advice is to just write instead of thinking about the 'how to' of it. I'd bet a lot of people here are like myself and have been writing for fun since they were a kid. When you start out like that you just write whatever you feel like and over the years you hone the craft to better convey the story you're trying to tell. If you've never written for fun before then try and put yourself in the shoes of your seven year old self. What new ideas were you discovering? What books were you reading that caught your imagination? Then write something, even just a page, based on that. I wrote my first 'for fun' book when I was about seven and it was objectively terrible but I had fun and it started me off on a life long hobby. I loved dogs and wanted my family to adopt a rescue dog because I'd just learnt about all the horrible things that people could do to dogs. I'd also been reading books from animal perspectives. Those two things combined meant I wrote a story about a puppy that helped stage a break out for a group of rescue dogs in a kill shelter. What is something you've been thinking about recently and what is a good book you enjoyed? Combine the two ideas and write a couple of paragraphs. If it helps encourage you to write then feel free to post what you come up with as a response to my comment and I can give some constructive feedback :) | 1 | 1,231 | 1.5 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihvqenq | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,944,608 | 3 | 2 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Similar to other comments, my advice is to just write instead of thinking about the 'how to' of it. I'd bet a lot of people here are like myself and have been writing for fun since they were a kid. When you start out like that you just write whatever you feel like and over the years you hone the craft to better convey the story you're trying to tell. If you've never written for fun before then try and put yourself in the shoes of your seven year old self. What new ideas were you discovering? What books were you reading that caught your imagination? Then write something, even just a page, based on that. I wrote my first 'for fun' book when I was about seven and it was objectively terrible but I had fun and it started me off on a life long hobby. I loved dogs and wanted my family to adopt a rescue dog because I'd just learnt about all the horrible things that people could do to dogs. I'd also been reading books from animal perspectives. Those two things combined meant I wrote a story about a puppy that helped stage a break out for a group of rescue dogs in a kill shelter. What is something you've been thinking about recently and what is a good book you enjoyed? Combine the two ideas and write a couple of paragraphs. If it helps encourage you to write then feel free to post what you come up with as a response to my comment and I can give some constructive feedback :) | 1 | 68,169 | 1.5 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihzg7pa | 1,659,012,777 | 1,659,012,667 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Write, get feedback, learn from mistakes, repeat | 1 | 110 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihvudu5 | ihzgf5l | 1,658,946,095 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | Write, write, write :) | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 66,682 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihw1kfr | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,948,796 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Find your truth in writing. What scene do you want to portray? What emotions do you want to convey? In the beginning, you'll need to learn the craft of writing. From basic grammar, sentence structure, syntax, diction, style, tone, etc. Then, it's about using that craft to make art. Personally, for me, once I had all the tools, it was all about using those it to make one dramatic scene in my mind. All my other ideas centered around that thought and everything else followed. | 1 | 63,981 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihwc2mw | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,952,734 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Just. Write. | 1 | 60,043 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihwdy6i | ihzgf5l | 1,658,953,428 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | Read, a lot. | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 59,349 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihwf722 | ihzgf5l | 1,658,953,888 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | First, study the basic elements of storytelling and writing. Then, once you have a solid frame of reference, read and write as much as you can. "Just" writing, before you know the basics, will get you off to a false start that will end up costing you a lot of time. "Just" reading (for analysis, obviously), before you know the basics, is pointless because you don't know what to look for. | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 58,889 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihworqo | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,957,523 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Don't be too hard on yourself. It will come, let it. | 1 | 55,254 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihxekdc | ihzgf5l | 1,658,968,338 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | Write things that you enjoy writing. Let yourself feel what it is to love an art form and a skill before worrying about anything else. Write for you and no one else and tell the stories that mean something to you. You can do that in a fantasy setting you can do that in a modern setting or a sci fi setting, horror, drama, romance, whatever you like. Write the stories that you tell your friends and family when you haven’t seen them in a long time, maybe add some dragons or a couple characters. If you don’t feel anything when you read it, no one will. | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 44,439 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihxgmtz | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,969,230 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | ik "just write. practice" might not be the most helpful, so here's what got me back into it after a long period of not working on anything. get a cheap writing prompt book. it'll help u write in different styles, in different characters, and its great for practicing descriptiveness! just dont be afraid to write something bad or write on something u dont fully understand without reasearch—just write! gl :) | 1 | 43,547 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihxlr2o | ihzgf5l | 1,658,971,469 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | If you have a plot and characters and setting that are almost perfect, yet like an idea that's literally not enough to even write on paper more, then don't settle for the perfect one. Sure, you spent time on it, but in the end you'll get bored. Keep thinking and take months to change up your setting and story if you need to. Be patient. If you need ideas i would create a pinterest board so you can get inspiration in times of need :) | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 41,308 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihxs5p9 | ihzgf5l | 1,658,974,319 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | Remember what Hemingway told the Paris Review shortly after winning the Nobel when they asked why he wrote 39 drafts of the ending for whom the bell tolls: INTERVIEWER How much rewriting do you do? HEMINGWAY It depends. I rewrote the ending to Farewell to Arms, the last page of it, thirty-nine times before I was satisfied. INTERVIEWER Was there some technical problem there? What was it that had stumped you? HEMINGWAY Getting the words right. | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 38,458 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihxusuu | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,975,535 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Do not follow any advice, or recepite. (yeah, not even this one, I hear you say, you prick; not even this one!) | 1 | 37,242 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihy8l1v | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,982,655 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Write. | 1 | 30,122 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihybxns | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,984,685 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | Edit even if you are drinking because sometimes what you dictate doesn’t come out the same and then you get blocked lol Strange this was Transcripted exactly | 1 | 28,092 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihzgf5l | ihygk6k | 1,659,012,777 | 1,658,987,685 | 3 | 1 | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | There is no mistake that can be made in writing that can't be fixed in editing. It is far better to delete crap later than try to sculpt genius on the spot. | 1 | 25,092 | 3 | ||
w9gikh | writing_train | 0.87 | What are your best tips for beginner writers? I'm quite new to the world of writing and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start. | ihyhjyd | ihzgf5l | 1,658,988,366 | 1,659,012,777 | 1 | 3 | Keep writing and exploring ideas. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t finish a work or find that your writing is lousy. Just keep at it. It’s like working out. If you only work out for a week, you won’t see any results. But if you work out consistently for 7 months, you’ll be a whole new person. | Most of the time it's not that you are not inspired or you don't know what to write. Most of the time you just don't have a starting point. It's easier to start a chapter that starts with "It was a hot summer and Jack's car was broken at the side of the road." than with a blank page. Sometimes when you begin writing it starts to flow naturally cause one thing leads to another. So if you are blocked pick place and a situation and most of the time the words will start to flow. Even if you cut it after editing it's better than staring at a blank page. | 0 | 24,411 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sq1gh | i5so68e | 1,650,660,749 | 1,650,659,952 | 10 | 7 | i would see if there are any creative writing classes at your school that you can sign up for, also i know, around me, at least our local libraries have writing contests so i would also look into that personally when i started to think about writing as a hobby i looked on tiktok to see writers and just experience a little bit if the life | If you want to be a writer, you write stuff. Don't have to ask anyone for permission to do that. Ideally, you read just as much. In the past I'd recommend a really good pen, but I guess that's not as necessary these days. | 1 | 797 | 1.428571 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smfdk | i5sq1gh | 1,650,659,215 | 1,650,660,749 | 3 | 10 | Definitely read as much as possible - all genres! Write casual about stuff you like (sometimes I do journal entry type things just for fun), experiment with different genres, see if there’s anyone you know that you could bounce ideas off of. One thing I wish I started doing earlier was reading the type of things I want to write, like travel blogs, to get a feel for the style and the content. I’m not an expert, but hope it helps! | i would see if there are any creative writing classes at your school that you can sign up for, also i know, around me, at least our local libraries have writing contests so i would also look into that personally when i started to think about writing as a hobby i looked on tiktok to see writers and just experience a little bit if the life | 0 | 1,534 | 3.333333 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smlt8 | i5sq1gh | 1,650,659,287 | 1,650,660,749 | 2 | 10 | Read to learn and write to express | i would see if there are any creative writing classes at your school that you can sign up for, also i know, around me, at least our local libraries have writing contests so i would also look into that personally when i started to think about writing as a hobby i looked on tiktok to see writers and just experience a little bit if the life | 0 | 1,462 | 5 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sq1gh | i5smk79 | 1,650,660,749 | 1,650,659,269 | 10 | 1 | i would see if there are any creative writing classes at your school that you can sign up for, also i know, around me, at least our local libraries have writing contests so i would also look into that personally when i started to think about writing as a hobby i looked on tiktok to see writers and just experience a little bit if the life | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | 1 | 1,480 | 10 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sq1gh | i5sok3w | 1,650,660,749 | 1,650,660,119 | 10 | 1 | i would see if there are any creative writing classes at your school that you can sign up for, also i know, around me, at least our local libraries have writing contests so i would also look into that personally when i started to think about writing as a hobby i looked on tiktok to see writers and just experience a little bit if the life | Read everything. Take notes of different styles, what you like and what you don't like. Write every day. It doesn't have to be the next Great American Novel, just write. Have someone you trust, who's an avid reader, read and give feedback on your writing. At school, join the school paper, literary club, poetry club, ect. | 1 | 630 | 10 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sq1gh | i5somcc | 1,650,660,749 | 1,650,660,145 | 10 | 1 | i would see if there are any creative writing classes at your school that you can sign up for, also i know, around me, at least our local libraries have writing contests so i would also look into that personally when i started to think about writing as a hobby i looked on tiktok to see writers and just experience a little bit if the life | Consume story-driven media, but especially books. I read like a fiend from the time I learned until fifteen or sixteen. I slacked off as I turned more adult, but I've recently picked up audio books and they honestly really help my writing. Outside of that just practice! | 1 | 604 | 10 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smfdk | i5so68e | 1,650,659,215 | 1,650,659,952 | 3 | 7 | Definitely read as much as possible - all genres! Write casual about stuff you like (sometimes I do journal entry type things just for fun), experiment with different genres, see if there’s anyone you know that you could bounce ideas off of. One thing I wish I started doing earlier was reading the type of things I want to write, like travel blogs, to get a feel for the style and the content. I’m not an expert, but hope it helps! | If you want to be a writer, you write stuff. Don't have to ask anyone for permission to do that. Ideally, you read just as much. In the past I'd recommend a really good pen, but I guess that's not as necessary these days. | 0 | 737 | 2.333333 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5so68e | i5smlt8 | 1,650,659,952 | 1,650,659,287 | 7 | 2 | If you want to be a writer, you write stuff. Don't have to ask anyone for permission to do that. Ideally, you read just as much. In the past I'd recommend a really good pen, but I guess that's not as necessary these days. | Read to learn and write to express | 1 | 665 | 3.5 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5so68e | i5smk79 | 1,650,659,952 | 1,650,659,269 | 7 | 1 | If you want to be a writer, you write stuff. Don't have to ask anyone for permission to do that. Ideally, you read just as much. In the past I'd recommend a really good pen, but I guess that's not as necessary these days. | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | 1 | 683 | 7 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smfdk | i5sxj3e | 1,650,659,215 | 1,650,664,019 | 3 | 4 | Definitely read as much as possible - all genres! Write casual about stuff you like (sometimes I do journal entry type things just for fun), experiment with different genres, see if there’s anyone you know that you could bounce ideas off of. One thing I wish I started doing earlier was reading the type of things I want to write, like travel blogs, to get a feel for the style and the content. I’m not an expert, but hope it helps! | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 4,804 | 1.333333 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smlt8 | i5sxj3e | 1,650,659,287 | 1,650,664,019 | 2 | 4 | Read to learn and write to express | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 4,732 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smk79 | i5sxj3e | 1,650,659,269 | 1,650,664,019 | 1 | 4 | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 4,750 | 4 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sok3w | i5sxj3e | 1,650,660,119 | 1,650,664,019 | 1 | 4 | Read everything. Take notes of different styles, what you like and what you don't like. Write every day. It doesn't have to be the next Great American Novel, just write. Have someone you trust, who's an avid reader, read and give feedback on your writing. At school, join the school paper, literary club, poetry club, ect. | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 3,900 | 4 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5somcc | i5sxj3e | 1,650,660,145 | 1,650,664,019 | 1 | 4 | Consume story-driven media, but especially books. I read like a fiend from the time I learned until fifteen or sixteen. I slacked off as I turned more adult, but I've recently picked up audio books and they honestly really help my writing. Outside of that just practice! | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 3,874 | 4 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sryz9 | i5sxj3e | 1,650,661,583 | 1,650,664,019 | 1 | 4 | Read stuff. Then write and keep writing. | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 2,436 | 4 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5su4jd | i5sxj3e | 1,650,662,518 | 1,650,664,019 | 1 | 4 | Write every day you can, whether working on a new piece or old. Pre-plan, plan, and plan some more. An outline and notes about the story you want to tell will be very helpful to you when you try to take on bigger projects. Spending a day or three figuring out how you want to tell your story, who you're telling a story about, where it takes place, etcetera, is going to turn out much better than jamming out a word salad you absolutely hate afterwards. | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 1,501 | 4 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sw4nw | i5sxj3e | 1,650,663,397 | 1,650,664,019 | 1 | 4 | The hardest thing to do is start, sometimes you will find that motivation lacking. It will come when the time is right. I wrote on and off since I was 14 in middle school, but i never actually completed anything untill i was 24. The interveing ten years were a time of growing fro me, and when I finally matured as a person my creativity flicked on. I suddenly was able to not just start writing, but keep writing and it was great. Just stick with it mate you will get there. | Writing is a great hobby and if you love it enough it can be your job. If you like to read a certain genre of book, it’s normally best to start your writing with your familiar with. (I like Fantasy, particularly ones with magic or powers) After finding what you like you can start practicing your writing on a word or google document if you have a computer, smartphone, or tablet handy. If none of those a notebook and pencil (You’re going to make mistakes) will work. At first it doesn’t matter what you write about because you want to familiarize yourself with your genre, reading is one thing but writing is another. When I fist started writing for fun I already had a very good imagination and ideas of fantasy worlds. So it was easy for me to word vomit onto a page (when you start it will be crappy, overtime it’ll get better the more you write) When I started I would only get one or two chapters (If you can call them that) done before I scrapped the idea. So you may get very involved in something then think later on that it’s a crap idea, this is perfectly fine. I would write at home, at school (When I was done with my work or listening to a presentation [Multitasker]), and even when I was out of the house. Something in school you should pay attention to is your literature class (English class for me). This class in school will teach you a lot of important things to know when writing. Once you’ve felt like you’ve gotten a good grasp on writing your genre and the language your writing in, think up a story that you want to do. You may get a great one and have all these ideas and start, but then completely or almost change everything about it (Doing that myself) You can either plan it all out or just wing it. Planning is not something I do because I can’t imagine a solid plot and all the characters. So I write in the moment and let the story appear when it comes into my mind. Something that I do is write the base idea down in Microsoft Note (OneNote). This way when I do come up with an idea or character I can put them and in a tab with all their information. Or write locations, monsters, or powers. Google Docs is where I write the draft of my stories. Good site with good features. Grammarly is a must too, or something like it. Make sure to edit your draft when your done, several edits are likely, and keep in mind that it will never seem perfect to you. You yourself are your biggest critic. It doesn’t need to be perfect either. Hope some of this helps. Remember writing is a skill that takes time to improve, it’s not instantaneous <3 | 0 | 622 | 4 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smlt8 | i5uvwjv | 1,650,659,287 | 1,650,704,152 | 2 | 3 | Read to learn and write to express | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 44,865 | 1.5 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5t2q93 | i5uvwjv | 1,650,666,340 | 1,650,704,152 | 2 | 3 | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 37,812 | 1.5 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5tv3z3 | i5uvwjv | 1,650,679,651 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Get a good mentor! I have an author friend that is mentoring and advising me as I write my first sci fi novel. | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 24,501 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5smk79 | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,659,269 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | 1 | 44,883 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sok3w | i5uvwjv | 1,650,660,119 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Read everything. Take notes of different styles, what you like and what you don't like. Write every day. It doesn't have to be the next Great American Novel, just write. Have someone you trust, who's an avid reader, read and give feedback on your writing. At school, join the school paper, literary club, poetry club, ect. | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 44,033 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5somcc | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,660,145 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Consume story-driven media, but especially books. I read like a fiend from the time I learned until fifteen or sixteen. I slacked off as I turned more adult, but I've recently picked up audio books and they honestly really help my writing. Outside of that just practice! | 1 | 44,007 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5sryz9 | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,661,583 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Read stuff. Then write and keep writing. | 1 | 42,569 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5su4jd | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,662,518 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Write every day you can, whether working on a new piece or old. Pre-plan, plan, and plan some more. An outline and notes about the story you want to tell will be very helpful to you when you try to take on bigger projects. Spending a day or three figuring out how you want to tell your story, who you're telling a story about, where it takes place, etcetera, is going to turn out much better than jamming out a word salad you absolutely hate afterwards. | 1 | 41,634 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sw4nw | i5uvwjv | 1,650,663,397 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | The hardest thing to do is start, sometimes you will find that motivation lacking. It will come when the time is right. I wrote on and off since I was 14 in middle school, but i never actually completed anything untill i was 24. The interveing ten years were a time of growing fro me, and when I finally matured as a person my creativity flicked on. I suddenly was able to not just start writing, but keep writing and it was great. Just stick with it mate you will get there. | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 40,755 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5syiux | i5uvwjv | 1,650,664,455 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Read, brainstorm, plan, write, and don’t stop | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 39,697 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5sythr | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,664,586 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Stay away from teachers and anybody that claims they can help you do it. Start a journal. Write in it every day. | 1 | 39,566 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5t41v1 | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,666,936 | 3 | 0 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Read more than you write. Set a daily writing goal and keep it. | 1 | 37,216 | 3,000 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5t90ou | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,669,191 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 1. Read a lot! Read things that are similar to what you want to write, things you enjoy reading, new things, familiar things. It’s a fun way to “study” writing! 2. Share your writing! Join a writer’s workshop, attend a writer’s group, , attend a writing class, post fanfiction or poetry or whatever! It’s amazing to get feedback and talk things through with other people and see what they’re writing too. Getting constructive critism on my writing changed how i am as a writer for the better! 3. Have fun! Don’t put too much pressure on being a perfect writer or a piece needs to be perfect on the first go. I have written some “terrible shit” in the past and I am so grateful for it! Recently I reread a fanfic I wrote 10 years ago when I was 12. Compared to what I write now it was worlds away. But I didn’t cringe or hate it, I loved it! I’ve written poems that will never see the light of day. Scrapped drafts that I couldn’t make work. Writing can be work, but it’s so worth it if you let yourself have fun! Don’t worry about rules and expectations, do your thing! Good luck! | 1 | 34,961 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5taemw | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,669,827 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Read a lot of good books so that you can find your taste. At the same time, practice writing, write a diary, stories, anything. | 1 | 34,325 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5tigus | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,673,595 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Write, write, write and under no circumstance do you delete or throw anything away....ever Trust few of your works | 1 | 30,557 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5tjcf0 | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,674,006 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | (1) As you read writer after writer, do the following with those who resonate with you: https://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/03/26/want-to-become-a-better-writer-copy-the-work-of-others/ (2) Beware the bullshit of non-writing advice givers, many of whom are teachers and/or writers of books about writing. (3) Listen to Ray Bradbury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_W-r7ABrMYU&ab\_channel=UniversityofCaliforniaTelevision%28UCTV%29 (4) Read all of Bradbury you can, especially DANDELION WINE and ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING. He shows you how he did it, and it still works today. (5) Read WRITING INTO THE DARK by Dean Wesley Smith as a balance to all those future advice givers who will stress outlining. Your own best route will probably be somewhere in the middle. (6) Join the Facebook Group "20BooksTo50K" and take your time in learning how to become an indie publisher. Help others, make friends, and you will be helped in return. (7) Be humble and grateful for you successes and thank your god for the gifts you have been given in this life. (8) Have fun and enjoy the journey. | 1 | 30,146 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5tjygw | i5uvwjv | 1,650,674,293 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Don’t wanna be. Write. Find your metier. Are you a short story writer a novelist a poet or non fiction writer? find your area and develop it there’s a great book by Stephen King called on writing read that read Strunk and white the elements of style those are two good places to start | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 29,859 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5tvrst | i5uvwjv | 1,650,679,977 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Write and then keep writing. Keep editing. Join a writers share and get your work critiqued. Learn how to critique others work and apply that knowledge to your own writing. Scribophile is a great place for that. It completely changed my writing and it's free. | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 24,175 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5twrn8 | i5uvwjv | 1,650,680,450 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Some things I find helpful: 1. Keep a list of the ideas that pop into your head. This can be a notebook, or a file in your phone, or whatever. Just somewhere you know that you can find it again. This has a threefold purpose: you can avoid forgetting cool things, you can reduce that urge to shove everything into one story, and you'll always have a resource you can turn to when you're not sure what to write. 2. Practice your writing with smaller stories you can complete in 1-3 sittings. Practice your outlining with somewhat longer ones, something you can finish in a few weeks, like a novella. Explore your massive magnum opus 12 book fantasy series or whatever -- whittle away at what you can -- but don't expect to accomplish it or even make serious progress on it within the next decade. 3. Stay organized. For real, it's so important. Future you will greatly appreciate it if you would *at least* keep all your writing, outlining, and brainstorming in one place. It doesn't have to be made there, but it should end up there. A private Google Drive folder where you dump text files, screenshots, and scans/photos is a totally acceptable place to start. 4. Don't share everything you write. Do share *some* things so that you can get used to criticism and get some feedback -- I recommend an anonymous account on a community writing site -- but allow yourself the right to mess around and explore. Write garbage nobody will see. Get it all out. You'll drive yourself mad trying to be a perfectionist from the start. 5. Work on your typing speed, take frequent breaks, and make sure your workstation is ergonomic. We spend a lot of time in front of the PC and are prone to injury because of it. That said, don't expect to be able to sit and write for three hours at a time if you've never sat that long at a computer or typed that much; you can work your way up to those more intense sessions. As one last & biased recommendation: make a distinction between your worldbuilding and plotting. (By worldbuilding, I mean all the "stuff" that happened in the world the story takes place in, not just the environment itself.) Not everything your characters go through will end up in the story, because a story is not just a play-by-play retelling of every event between points A and B. You'll probably cut canon scenes you really like because they mess up the pacing or change the tone of the story. That doesn't mean they didn't happen, and you might want to explore them in a future short about that character. But they're no longer a part of that particular story's plot. That sort of thing would live with your worldbuilding instead. You'll also know things about the characters that just never factor into the story. Maybe one character is really into the color red, but there's just no reason to mention it. That doesn't mean it's not a fun tidbit to know and use -- maybe the character can be in a red dress on the cover -- but again, it wouldn't live with the information actually used in the plot. I find this really clears my head and lets me focus on what's actually relevant to the story I'm currently working on. And characters/places take a while to develop, so you'll probably want to reuse them if you're writing shorter works anyway. Note that worldbuilding is a lot harder to organize because it's not linear; if you want app recommendations, just ask. | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 23,702 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5udepz | i5uvwjv | 1,650,689,608 | 1,650,704,152 | 1 | 3 | Write a lot of stories, read books you love and try to fall in love with books that you don't like yet, and don't get married to your current writing... Always be ready to leave your current ability to commit heinous adultery with the you from the future that doesn't suck as much. | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | 0 | 14,544 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5uqe9a | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,699,422 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | Make writing a daily/weekly habit. | 1 | 4,730 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5uvwjv | i5utyy0 | 1,650,704,152 | 1,650,702,447 | 3 | 1 | Yeah, first of all, don't refer to yourself as a "wannabe". If you write, you're a writer. | If this is the first time you're writing stories, the first thing to do is put words to paper/your word processor. Doesn't matter if it's a scrap of paper at school. Doesn't matter if it's fanfic in your phone notes app. Doesn't matter if it's in your smart calculator (and yes, I did this on my TI-84 during exams.) As long as you're putting words down, you're writing. And then you keep writing, and you do not stop. Everything else can come after that. Don't worry about technicalities now. Don't worry about plot. Or characters. Or story beats, software, techniques, editing, etc. All that can and will come later. | 1 | 1,705 | 3 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smlt8 | i5smk79 | 1,650,659,287 | 1,650,659,269 | 2 | 1 | Read to learn and write to express | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5smk79 | i5t2q93 | 1,650,659,269 | 1,650,666,340 | 1 | 2 | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | 0 | 7,071 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sok3w | i5t2q93 | 1,650,660,119 | 1,650,666,340 | 1 | 2 | Read everything. Take notes of different styles, what you like and what you don't like. Write every day. It doesn't have to be the next Great American Novel, just write. Have someone you trust, who's an avid reader, read and give feedback on your writing. At school, join the school paper, literary club, poetry club, ect. | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | 0 | 6,221 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5somcc | i5t2q93 | 1,650,660,145 | 1,650,666,340 | 1 | 2 | Consume story-driven media, but especially books. I read like a fiend from the time I learned until fifteen or sixteen. I slacked off as I turned more adult, but I've recently picked up audio books and they honestly really help my writing. Outside of that just practice! | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | 0 | 6,195 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sryz9 | i5t2q93 | 1,650,661,583 | 1,650,666,340 | 1 | 2 | Read stuff. Then write and keep writing. | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | 0 | 4,757 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5t2q93 | i5su4jd | 1,650,666,340 | 1,650,662,518 | 2 | 1 | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | Write every day you can, whether working on a new piece or old. Pre-plan, plan, and plan some more. An outline and notes about the story you want to tell will be very helpful to you when you try to take on bigger projects. Spending a day or three figuring out how you want to tell your story, who you're telling a story about, where it takes place, etcetera, is going to turn out much better than jamming out a word salad you absolutely hate afterwards. | 1 | 3,822 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5t2q93 | i5sw4nw | 1,650,666,340 | 1,650,663,397 | 2 | 1 | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | The hardest thing to do is start, sometimes you will find that motivation lacking. It will come when the time is right. I wrote on and off since I was 14 in middle school, but i never actually completed anything untill i was 24. The interveing ten years were a time of growing fro me, and when I finally matured as a person my creativity flicked on. I suddenly was able to not just start writing, but keep writing and it was great. Just stick with it mate you will get there. | 1 | 2,943 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5t2q93 | i5syiux | 1,650,666,340 | 1,650,664,455 | 2 | 1 | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | Read, brainstorm, plan, write, and don’t stop | 1 | 1,885 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sythr | i5t2q93 | 1,650,664,586 | 1,650,666,340 | 1 | 2 | Stay away from teachers and anybody that claims they can help you do it. Start a journal. Write in it every day. | Write a lot, join a writing group or critique group (or both) online or irl, network with other writers, find a critique partner if you can, attend writing conferences if you’re able, take writing classes if you’re able. Most importantly just write. Be open to feedback, work on not taking things personally if you get hard critiques. Read a lot, in different genres if you can. I started writing at 15, it’s a fun journey and I’ve grown a lot since then. One thing I’ve always kept in mind is no writing is wasted. Sometimes I’ve gone to writing workshops where I didn’t really learn anything new but they had prompts where I generated more writing. I probably won’t ever use a page long exercise from a two hour long workshop as a possible finished piece but the practice alone is worth it. I’ve written novels I later tabled and never went back to. I’ve completely rewritten novels. I don’t view that as a loss, because each time got my closer to the quality of writing I want. One last thought: becoming friends with writers is so important. Being surrounded by people who are working towards the same creative goals is really inspiring and helpful. Sometimes your friends will have more professional success than you or get to your milestones first (ie get an agent, get published, etc) and it can be easy to feel some kind of way about it. But there is room for everyone and celebrating their success is more satisfying than stewing in the “when is it my turn” train of thought. Your time will come, if you put the work in. Best of luck!! | 0 | 1,754 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5tv3z3 | i5vx45b | 1,650,679,651 | 1,650,727,122 | 1 | 2 | Get a good mentor! I have an author friend that is mentoring and advising me as I write my first sci fi novel. | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | 0 | 47,471 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5vx45b | i5smk79 | 1,650,727,122 | 1,650,659,269 | 2 | 1 | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Everything’s been written, just not by you. | 1 | 67,853 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5vx45b | i5sok3w | 1,650,727,122 | 1,650,660,119 | 2 | 1 | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | Read everything. Take notes of different styles, what you like and what you don't like. Write every day. It doesn't have to be the next Great American Novel, just write. Have someone you trust, who's an avid reader, read and give feedback on your writing. At school, join the school paper, literary club, poetry club, ect. | 1 | 67,003 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5vx45b | i5somcc | 1,650,727,122 | 1,650,660,145 | 2 | 1 | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | Consume story-driven media, but especially books. I read like a fiend from the time I learned until fifteen or sixteen. I slacked off as I turned more adult, but I've recently picked up audio books and they honestly really help my writing. Outside of that just practice! | 1 | 66,977 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sryz9 | i5vx45b | 1,650,661,583 | 1,650,727,122 | 1 | 2 | Read stuff. Then write and keep writing. | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | 0 | 65,539 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5su4jd | i5vx45b | 1,650,662,518 | 1,650,727,122 | 1 | 2 | Write every day you can, whether working on a new piece or old. Pre-plan, plan, and plan some more. An outline and notes about the story you want to tell will be very helpful to you when you try to take on bigger projects. Spending a day or three figuring out how you want to tell your story, who you're telling a story about, where it takes place, etcetera, is going to turn out much better than jamming out a word salad you absolutely hate afterwards. | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | 0 | 64,604 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sw4nw | i5vx45b | 1,650,663,397 | 1,650,727,122 | 1 | 2 | The hardest thing to do is start, sometimes you will find that motivation lacking. It will come when the time is right. I wrote on and off since I was 14 in middle school, but i never actually completed anything untill i was 24. The interveing ten years were a time of growing fro me, and when I finally matured as a person my creativity flicked on. I suddenly was able to not just start writing, but keep writing and it was great. Just stick with it mate you will get there. | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | 0 | 63,725 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5vx45b | i5syiux | 1,650,727,122 | 1,650,664,455 | 2 | 1 | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | Read, brainstorm, plan, write, and don’t stop | 1 | 62,667 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5sythr | i5vx45b | 1,650,664,586 | 1,650,727,122 | 1 | 2 | Stay away from teachers and anybody that claims they can help you do it. Start a journal. Write in it every day. | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | 0 | 62,536 | 2 | ||
u9nmxq | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice for a wannabe writer I'm 15 and I wanna be a writer, anything I can do? At school? Or at home? Like where should I start? | i5t41v1 | i5vx45b | 1,650,666,936 | 1,650,727,122 | 0 | 2 | Read more than you write. Set a daily writing goal and keep it. | I started writing when I was 15. I didn’t do fanfictions but something similar called roleplay writing (rpg writing). You pretty much write on a website with other writers, as your own character and then they will answer with their character. It’s back and forth like in a conversation. Some pages are based on books/movies/shows like Harry Potter, stranger things or the like. Others have a real life setting. I’ve been doing that for over 12 years now and love it. If you can find something similar or even a friend to write with that could be of great help in terms of learning from one another, get inspiration and of course the fun. | 0 | 60,186 | 2,000 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.