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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmngse | gcpwx4z | 1,605,634,097 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | Well, I'd say write it. First drafts are usually never good. Over time of fleshing out the story and sharpening the details will make your story better. Reread your story over and over again and you'll be able to improve. Maybe over the years you decide to write more and more and become a better and better author, you can come back to this story and rewrite it and see how you improved. I'm so proud of you. You, my dear author, are making a very tough decision and that decision no matter how small you may think it is, is very important. | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 74,750 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmo0qb | gcpwx4z | 1,605,634,350 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | Just write it and archive it, dont care about plot words or sentences. Write how you would feel it. According to the rhythm of pulse you will experience. Imagine like you are the character. Once you start writing youll get some better sentences in mind. And yeah there are times when you just cant seem to do it. Tell yourself youll do it one day, take a break. Then again write even if one word or few writings. Maybe you wont like it but thats how we start. There are moments when i really dont like what i wrote but one of my friends or some random person just reacts to it on story and my mood is lifted instantly, idk if you want to keep them orivate or public. Just start by one word one sentence youll grow. | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 74,497 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmo1k9 | gcpwx4z | 1,605,634,361 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | I'm gonna sound very much like a scratched record, but just write it. It's terrifying to put an unpolished idea on page, but that's natural. Something that helped me was to tell myself if i never start, it will never finish, and if it never finishes, i'll never get to share these ideas with people | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 74,486 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcpwx4z | gcmoob4 | 1,605,708,847 | 1,605,634,655 | 2 | 1 | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | You need to keep the following in mind. When you write it, it IS going to be bad to start out with. They don't really do a good job of explaining it in schools but I've found the most important step in writing is redrafting. Even the most comprehensive brainstorming is still just a general idea or roadmap of what you want your story to be. It's the act of rewriting drafts that really allows your story to take shape. It gives you a true feel for what works, and what doesn't. No matter how bad it reads, don't get discouraged. As long as you're writing, *everything* you do is a step forward. If you write a draft out and think it's ridiculous, think about *why* you think it's ridiculous. What is it that bugs you about it? Is it the way something is presented? Is it the way a character behaves? Pacing? Setting? Identify the issue and think about what you can do differently. Don't be afraid to experiment. Your story isn't done until you say it is. You literally lose nothing by trying something else. Writing isn't about thinking up a whole story in your head, writing it out, and doing some minor grammatical editing. It's a hard, repetitive labor of love where you take a lump of coal and polish it into a diamond. | 1 | 74,192 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcpwx4z | gcmoujf | 1,605,708,847 | 1,605,634,734 | 2 | 1 | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | It's going to be bad at first. That's a good thing. People will help you identify where you can improve. That's a good thing too. It's a skill. Everybody is bad at first. I look back at the first professional drafting job I did. It's in a manual that has been used for over 20 years now. The drawings are gawdawful. Today I'm considered a leading 3D modeling guru for my part of the state. We all start bad. We don't have to stay bad. | 1 | 74,113 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmpaq1 | gcpwx4z | 1,605,634,941 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | It’s 100% normal. The hardest part of writing is putting pen to paper. Just put all the self doubt and worry out of your mind and write. Get something down, anything down. Enjoy the process of crafting and telling your story whatever comes out on the page. Your first draft is always going to be a bit rough but that’s why it’s a first draft. Once your first draft is done then technically you’ve done the hardest part. You can worry about all the rest once you’ve got that first draft down but until then your fears are doing nothing for you. There’s no point worrying about something you haven’t done yet. Get that first draft down. Don’t judge it or go back and change things until it’s finished. Once you’ve got that first draft then sit back and congratulate yourself. You just wrote a story. After that you can stress about the quality but at least you’ll have something to work with and know where you stand. | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 73,906 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcpwx4z | gcmpjl6 | 1,605,708,847 | 1,605,635,052 | 2 | 1 | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | I had that too. I decided that I'm writing the story for me and only me, so there is no pressure if I mess it up. You can always edit it or rewrite the part you don't like. As long as you enjoy the process it does not really matter how the product turns out. Maybe the next one will be better. | 1 | 73,795 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcpwx4z | gcmq1ma | 1,605,708,847 | 1,605,635,277 | 2 | 1 | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | Just go ham and have fun. Then you can review and edit the piece and make a proper story out of it. | 1 | 73,570 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmqi8b | gcpwx4z | 1,605,635,486 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | Just write. You are the only one you are writing for, right now at least. | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 73,361 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmqsj5 | gcpwx4z | 1,605,635,615 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | I suggest starting with a draft. Don't read back unless you really need to. And just keep rewriting it, building off the last version. This should help build up your writing skills! | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 73,232 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcmrgmi | gcpwx4z | 1,605,635,913 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | You have to remember that you are your own worst enemy when it comes to the things you want to do. Your writing will be great. Your story will be captivating and popular. You will never know these things to be true until you write the story and put it into the world. | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 72,934 | 2 | ||
jvr2p3 | writing_train | 0.88 | I really want to write a story but I'm afraid. I've had this idea for a short story that I've wanted to write for months now, but everytime I try to I get anxiety about it. I'm afraid e erything I will write will be ridiculous or plain bad. I keep trying but everytime I read it I feel like it's ridiculous. What can I do to overcome this fear? It's really frustrating because I really like this idea and I want to see it finished. Thank you in advance. | gcn6w8c | gcpwx4z | 1,605,642,991 | 1,605,708,847 | 1 | 2 | I just get over this by saying, yes this is going to suck but writing it anyway because it’s the only way to ever get better. First drafts suck is the best advice I’ve ever gotten. Let the version of yourself that has to do the editing worry about it. They’ll get their time to shine! | You said you liked the idea? Then write it out, see that you wrote badly, then revise your writing until it's not bad. If you can't make it better, put it away, write something else, then come back and revise it. Bad ideas cannot be fixed, that is why they are bad. Bad WRITING, though? That can be revised and revised until it's good (or good enough). I'm one of those people who try to put quality into their FIRST drafts, and I realize that's NOT a good way to do things. Write a shitty first draft, then make it a little less shitty on the second draft. On the third draft, make it even less shitty. Unless you have a deadline to meet, remember: you don't have to publish the first, second, third, or even 50th draft. You publish when you feel like it. Never let good ideas die! | 0 | 65,856 | 2 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9ucg | fkj9ctz | 1,584,239,991 | 1,584,239,620 | 302 | 2 | Google maps. Lots of authors do this. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 371 | 151 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9uw7 | fkj9ctz | 1,584,240,003 | 1,584,239,620 | 185 | 2 | Avoid the details so you don’t run into inaccuracies - e.g. say “She took the subway uptown” instead of “She took the NQR train to the Upper West Side” unless you want to do enough pedantic research to know that N, Q, and R are three different trains, none of which go to UWS. If you do want to get into the details, Google Maps is your friend. Lastly, maybe try watching Billy on the Street or other contemporary shows filmed in NYC to get a sense of place. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 383 | 92.5 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9ctz | fkjdfks | 1,584,239,620 | 1,584,242,759 | 2 | 122 | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | For what it's worth, I'm writing a story set in prison and I've never been in there before either. What you do is, you research. You research experiences, you research maps, you research slang, you research culture. You don't have to get everything right The most important thing is not perfection, but plausibility - your readers look at it and say, "Yup, that's NYC alright." Sometimes, you have to swap out perfect accuracy for stereotypes. Stereotypes are what makes something recognisable and you shouldn't sweat too much about using them, at least to a reasonable degree. You're from Toronto, right? Well it's a stereotype that all Canukes love hockey... and the irony is that it's true, eh? | 0 | 3,139 | 61 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjfnfe | fkj9ctz | 1,584,244,516 | 1,584,239,620 | 40 | 2 | Hey! I live here... one thing I'd say is try to get accurate so that those of us who live here feel like you did some research. No, you cant walk from Central Park to One World Center in 15 minutes. It almost always takes an hour to get between boroughs and usually a lot longer to travel between boroughs that aren't Manhattan. For example, I live 2 hours away from my job in Queens while living in Brooklyn. However, it takes me just one hour to get from either my job or my place to my favorite bar in Manhattan, which is weird. Because I live closer to Queens but that's how shit works | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 4,896 | 20 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjikpx | fkjg363 | 1,584,247,025 | 1,584,244,868 | 23 | 14 | I was in almost the exact situation as you, living in Toronto while trying to write something set in NYC. The way I approached was to do a lot of reading, especially since I was planning something historical. I also kept flip flopping between the option of not actually naming the city and just having it play out in a kind of mysterious east coast metropolis, which is an option that may or may not work for you. Completely coincidently I ended up moving to New York about five years ago, and although I also thought I had a good sense of a general big city living, I can’t really emphasize enough how different from Toronto it is. Not everyone feels this way, but it is really not the same. It’s incredibly dense and just uniformly tall (relative to Toronto). People live everywhere, not mostly concentrated in the suburbs, so the feel of the place is extremely different. | My first script was set in wartime Singapore. I’ve been all over the world, but I haven’t seen the streets of Singapore. So I did research, down to finding old maps. Looking at interviews. Writing=research and lots of it sometimes. | 1 | 2,157 | 1.642857 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9ctz | fkjikpx | 1,584,239,620 | 1,584,247,025 | 2 | 23 | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | I was in almost the exact situation as you, living in Toronto while trying to write something set in NYC. The way I approached was to do a lot of reading, especially since I was planning something historical. I also kept flip flopping between the option of not actually naming the city and just having it play out in a kind of mysterious east coast metropolis, which is an option that may or may not work for you. Completely coincidently I ended up moving to New York about five years ago, and although I also thought I had a good sense of a general big city living, I can’t really emphasize enough how different from Toronto it is. Not everyone feels this way, but it is really not the same. It’s incredibly dense and just uniformly tall (relative to Toronto). People live everywhere, not mostly concentrated in the suburbs, so the feel of the place is extremely different. | 0 | 7,405 | 11.5 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjp1ra | fkjg363 | 1,584,253,509 | 1,584,244,868 | 22 | 14 | Fun fact: Tolkien never once visited Middle Earth even though he wrote so much about it. | My first script was set in wartime Singapore. I’ve been all over the world, but I haven’t seen the streets of Singapore. So I did research, down to finding old maps. Looking at interviews. Writing=research and lots of it sometimes. | 1 | 8,641 | 1.571429 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjkuru | fkjp1ra | 1,584,249,116 | 1,584,253,509 | 8 | 22 | Watch ActionKid on YouTube. He walks around NYC for hours and narrates details of specific areas. | Fun fact: Tolkien never once visited Middle Earth even though he wrote so much about it. | 0 | 4,393 | 2.75 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjp1ra | fkjobpm | 1,584,253,509 | 1,584,252,695 | 22 | 8 | Fun fact: Tolkien never once visited Middle Earth even though he wrote so much about it. | All stories are a series of lies. Sometimes the lies feel true to readers but that's not because the author completed a list of tasks to qualify as an expert on a place. Sometimes the writer really nails the experience of one type of resident of a place but then a reader has no knowledge of that corner and thinks the whole thing is nonsense. People are recommending some spacial rules to make it sound like you understand New York but that's only going to help with window dressing. Just go tell the story as best you can. If it doesn't work, well, you'll find out when you get your beta feedback. People will forgive a lot if a story rules. | 1 | 814 | 2.75 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjp1ra | fkj9ctz | 1,584,253,509 | 1,584,239,620 | 22 | 2 | Fun fact: Tolkien never once visited Middle Earth even though he wrote so much about it. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 13,889 | 11 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjp1ra | fkjo6u4 | 1,584,253,509 | 1,584,252,545 | 22 | 3 | Fun fact: Tolkien never once visited Middle Earth even though he wrote so much about it. | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | 1 | 964 | 7.333333 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjqf2r | fkjkuru | 1,584,255,074 | 1,584,249,116 | 13 | 8 | Write the story first, then do your research. If you haven't finished the story, you won't know what you need to research. Then give that post-research edit of the manuscript to a New York based beta reader and ask them to highlight/correct anything else. And then rewrite/edit again. Don't use "I've never been there before" or researching for hyper accuracy on your first draft as an excuse to procrastinate. Alternatively, you could try the DC Comics approach. ie: Gotham City is an analogue for Chicago, but Chicago still exists so it's still some what grounded in this world. You could create an NYC anolouge in your story and you can pull all the iconic images in our cultural memory of NYC and exploit that without having to worry about accuracy. Anyway, that's just my interesting point of view. | Watch ActionKid on YouTube. He walks around NYC for hours and narrates details of specific areas. | 1 | 5,958 | 1.625 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjobpm | fkjqf2r | 1,584,252,695 | 1,584,255,074 | 8 | 13 | All stories are a series of lies. Sometimes the lies feel true to readers but that's not because the author completed a list of tasks to qualify as an expert on a place. Sometimes the writer really nails the experience of one type of resident of a place but then a reader has no knowledge of that corner and thinks the whole thing is nonsense. People are recommending some spacial rules to make it sound like you understand New York but that's only going to help with window dressing. Just go tell the story as best you can. If it doesn't work, well, you'll find out when you get your beta feedback. People will forgive a lot if a story rules. | Write the story first, then do your research. If you haven't finished the story, you won't know what you need to research. Then give that post-research edit of the manuscript to a New York based beta reader and ask them to highlight/correct anything else. And then rewrite/edit again. Don't use "I've never been there before" or researching for hyper accuracy on your first draft as an excuse to procrastinate. Alternatively, you could try the DC Comics approach. ie: Gotham City is an analogue for Chicago, but Chicago still exists so it's still some what grounded in this world. You could create an NYC anolouge in your story and you can pull all the iconic images in our cultural memory of NYC and exploit that without having to worry about accuracy. Anyway, that's just my interesting point of view. | 0 | 2,379 | 1.625 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjpprh | fkjqf2r | 1,584,254,258 | 1,584,255,074 | 6 | 13 | I went there once. And I loved it! Lots of hustle and bustle. People move quickly and professionally. They wear dark muted colors and walk up the escalators. Stop to pet a random persons dog-they get mad. There were pigeons everywhere, and I saw throw up in the street like three times. I went to china town. This guy was walking up the street muttering about his merchandise under his coat. A guy was on the corner trying to get people to donate to a charity, and he was like ‘come on people, have a heart.’ The subways were packed, and this kid got on trying to sell candy. And when the train stopped, he walked quickly off and got on the next one. Advertising was EVERYWHERE. New York is a cool place. It seems to me that everyone there has a direct goal, or destination, and they won’t stop at anything to get to it. It’s hectic, but the good kind, you know? I’m from Utah and things are just waaaay different than New York. “I’ll give you a New York minute. That’s seven seconds.”-Alec Baldwin 30 rock. | Write the story first, then do your research. If you haven't finished the story, you won't know what you need to research. Then give that post-research edit of the manuscript to a New York based beta reader and ask them to highlight/correct anything else. And then rewrite/edit again. Don't use "I've never been there before" or researching for hyper accuracy on your first draft as an excuse to procrastinate. Alternatively, you could try the DC Comics approach. ie: Gotham City is an analogue for Chicago, but Chicago still exists so it's still some what grounded in this world. You could create an NYC anolouge in your story and you can pull all the iconic images in our cultural memory of NYC and exploit that without having to worry about accuracy. Anyway, that's just my interesting point of view. | 0 | 816 | 2.166667 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjqf2r | fkj9ctz | 1,584,255,074 | 1,584,239,620 | 13 | 2 | Write the story first, then do your research. If you haven't finished the story, you won't know what you need to research. Then give that post-research edit of the manuscript to a New York based beta reader and ask them to highlight/correct anything else. And then rewrite/edit again. Don't use "I've never been there before" or researching for hyper accuracy on your first draft as an excuse to procrastinate. Alternatively, you could try the DC Comics approach. ie: Gotham City is an analogue for Chicago, but Chicago still exists so it's still some what grounded in this world. You could create an NYC anolouge in your story and you can pull all the iconic images in our cultural memory of NYC and exploit that without having to worry about accuracy. Anyway, that's just my interesting point of view. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 15,454 | 6.5 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjo6u4 | fkjqf2r | 1,584,252,545 | 1,584,255,074 | 3 | 13 | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | Write the story first, then do your research. If you haven't finished the story, you won't know what you need to research. Then give that post-research edit of the manuscript to a New York based beta reader and ask them to highlight/correct anything else. And then rewrite/edit again. Don't use "I've never been there before" or researching for hyper accuracy on your first draft as an excuse to procrastinate. Alternatively, you could try the DC Comics approach. ie: Gotham City is an analogue for Chicago, but Chicago still exists so it's still some what grounded in this world. You could create an NYC anolouge in your story and you can pull all the iconic images in our cultural memory of NYC and exploit that without having to worry about accuracy. Anyway, that's just my interesting point of view. | 0 | 2,529 | 4.333333 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjg363 | fkj9ctz | 1,584,244,868 | 1,584,239,620 | 14 | 2 | My first script was set in wartime Singapore. I’ve been all over the world, but I haven’t seen the streets of Singapore. So I did research, down to finding old maps. Looking at interviews. Writing=research and lots of it sometimes. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 5,248 | 7 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjkuru | fkj9ctz | 1,584,249,116 | 1,584,239,620 | 8 | 2 | Watch ActionKid on YouTube. He walks around NYC for hours and narrates details of specific areas. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 9,496 | 4 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjobpm | fkj9ctz | 1,584,252,695 | 1,584,239,620 | 8 | 2 | All stories are a series of lies. Sometimes the lies feel true to readers but that's not because the author completed a list of tasks to qualify as an expert on a place. Sometimes the writer really nails the experience of one type of resident of a place but then a reader has no knowledge of that corner and thinks the whole thing is nonsense. People are recommending some spacial rules to make it sound like you understand New York but that's only going to help with window dressing. Just go tell the story as best you can. If it doesn't work, well, you'll find out when you get your beta feedback. People will forgive a lot if a story rules. | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 13,075 | 4 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjobpm | fkjo6u4 | 1,584,252,695 | 1,584,252,545 | 8 | 3 | All stories are a series of lies. Sometimes the lies feel true to readers but that's not because the author completed a list of tasks to qualify as an expert on a place. Sometimes the writer really nails the experience of one type of resident of a place but then a reader has no knowledge of that corner and thinks the whole thing is nonsense. People are recommending some spacial rules to make it sound like you understand New York but that's only going to help with window dressing. Just go tell the story as best you can. If it doesn't work, well, you'll find out when you get your beta feedback. People will forgive a lot if a story rules. | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | 1 | 150 | 2.666667 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjsczw | fkjpprh | 1,584,257,470 | 1,584,254,258 | 7 | 6 | There are people who do city walks on Youtube, check those out. Some make for amazing background while writing. They usually give a sense of ambiance and you can get a feel for walking around certain parts of town. Here's one from just the other day...of course it's going to be less crowded than normal, but may actually give a better sense of what people who live there are doing. https://youtu.be/-X9D8XgMWXI | I went there once. And I loved it! Lots of hustle and bustle. People move quickly and professionally. They wear dark muted colors and walk up the escalators. Stop to pet a random persons dog-they get mad. There were pigeons everywhere, and I saw throw up in the street like three times. I went to china town. This guy was walking up the street muttering about his merchandise under his coat. A guy was on the corner trying to get people to donate to a charity, and he was like ‘come on people, have a heart.’ The subways were packed, and this kid got on trying to sell candy. And when the train stopped, he walked quickly off and got on the next one. Advertising was EVERYWHERE. New York is a cool place. It seems to me that everyone there has a direct goal, or destination, and they won’t stop at anything to get to it. It’s hectic, but the good kind, you know? I’m from Utah and things are just waaaay different than New York. “I’ll give you a New York minute. That’s seven seconds.”-Alec Baldwin 30 rock. | 1 | 3,212 | 1.166667 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjsczw | fkj9ctz | 1,584,257,470 | 1,584,239,620 | 7 | 2 | There are people who do city walks on Youtube, check those out. Some make for amazing background while writing. They usually give a sense of ambiance and you can get a feel for walking around certain parts of town. Here's one from just the other day...of course it's going to be less crowded than normal, but may actually give a better sense of what people who live there are doing. https://youtu.be/-X9D8XgMWXI | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | 1 | 17,850 | 3.5 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjsczw | fkjo6u4 | 1,584,257,470 | 1,584,252,545 | 7 | 3 | There are people who do city walks on Youtube, check those out. Some make for amazing background while writing. They usually give a sense of ambiance and you can get a feel for walking around certain parts of town. Here's one from just the other day...of course it's going to be less crowded than normal, but may actually give a better sense of what people who live there are doing. https://youtu.be/-X9D8XgMWXI | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | 1 | 4,925 | 2.333333 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9ctz | fkjpprh | 1,584,239,620 | 1,584,254,258 | 2 | 6 | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | I went there once. And I loved it! Lots of hustle and bustle. People move quickly and professionally. They wear dark muted colors and walk up the escalators. Stop to pet a random persons dog-they get mad. There were pigeons everywhere, and I saw throw up in the street like three times. I went to china town. This guy was walking up the street muttering about his merchandise under his coat. A guy was on the corner trying to get people to donate to a charity, and he was like ‘come on people, have a heart.’ The subways were packed, and this kid got on trying to sell candy. And when the train stopped, he walked quickly off and got on the next one. Advertising was EVERYWHERE. New York is a cool place. It seems to me that everyone there has a direct goal, or destination, and they won’t stop at anything to get to it. It’s hectic, but the good kind, you know? I’m from Utah and things are just waaaay different than New York. “I’ll give you a New York minute. That’s seven seconds.”-Alec Baldwin 30 rock. | 0 | 14,638 | 3 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkjo6u4 | fkjpprh | 1,584,252,545 | 1,584,254,258 | 3 | 6 | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | I went there once. And I loved it! Lots of hustle and bustle. People move quickly and professionally. They wear dark muted colors and walk up the escalators. Stop to pet a random persons dog-they get mad. There were pigeons everywhere, and I saw throw up in the street like three times. I went to china town. This guy was walking up the street muttering about his merchandise under his coat. A guy was on the corner trying to get people to donate to a charity, and he was like ‘come on people, have a heart.’ The subways were packed, and this kid got on trying to sell candy. And when the train stopped, he walked quickly off and got on the next one. Advertising was EVERYWHERE. New York is a cool place. It seems to me that everyone there has a direct goal, or destination, and they won’t stop at anything to get to it. It’s hectic, but the good kind, you know? I’m from Utah and things are just waaaay different than New York. “I’ll give you a New York minute. That’s seven seconds.”-Alec Baldwin 30 rock. | 0 | 1,713 | 2 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9ctz | fkk0mug | 1,584,239,620 | 1,584,268,425 | 2 | 6 | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | A lot of western cities are extremely similar and sometimes cities in general. It has to do with density and where people live and work. NYC is very dense and its important to understand the difference between Manhattan island and the rest of the city. Manhattan Island where all the skyscrapers are, is the buisness and high end shopping, at least down town. There is also high end living on Manhattan. It also has the most high end restaurants, culture, etc. That means the most expensive with some rare exceptions. You move further out you get brooklyn, bronx and queens, staten island, which are pretty damn dense but instead of skyscrapers you can see suburbs if you go far out enough. This is where a lot of people actually live and commute into Manhattan. And even beyond that, from long island, new jeresy, Connecticut, etc. It might be odd im talking about this, but the number one jarring experience in media is seeing a person with a entry level job living in some of the most expensive parts of cities, be it NYC or San Fransico. | 0 | 28,805 | 3 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkk0mug | fkjo6u4 | 1,584,268,425 | 1,584,252,545 | 6 | 3 | A lot of western cities are extremely similar and sometimes cities in general. It has to do with density and where people live and work. NYC is very dense and its important to understand the difference between Manhattan island and the rest of the city. Manhattan Island where all the skyscrapers are, is the buisness and high end shopping, at least down town. There is also high end living on Manhattan. It also has the most high end restaurants, culture, etc. That means the most expensive with some rare exceptions. You move further out you get brooklyn, bronx and queens, staten island, which are pretty damn dense but instead of skyscrapers you can see suburbs if you go far out enough. This is where a lot of people actually live and commute into Manhattan. And even beyond that, from long island, new jeresy, Connecticut, etc. It might be odd im talking about this, but the number one jarring experience in media is seeing a person with a entry level job living in some of the most expensive parts of cities, be it NYC or San Fransico. | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | 1 | 15,880 | 2 | ||
fiu21s | writing_train | 0.95 | I want to write a story set in New York City, but I’ve never been there before. I know they say it’s better to write what you know, but I’m struggling a bit with this one. For my current novel, I cannot think of anywhere in the world that would make a better setting for my novel than NYC, yet I’m reluctant to write about it since I’ve never been there. While I’ve never been to NYC, I do live in Toronto, so I have knowledge of what life is like is these massive cities. The thought of simply taking a trip to NYC has crossed my mind, but due to finances and a certain virus I don’t know when I’d be able to do that. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has advice/knows of any resources to help write about a setting I’ve never been to. Or if anyone knows how I can go about adapting my current knowledge of city life into realistically representing a different city, without accidentally writing in Toronto as New York. I hope this makes sense, I’m super tired. Thanks in advance. | fkj9ctz | fkjo6u4 | 1,584,239,620 | 1,584,252,545 | 2 | 3 | The majority of the things I write are set in places I’ve made up or I’ve never been. Since you live in a city, I recommend you take what you know from that, do image research of the areas of New York you’re going to use, and think about how the atmosphere affects the characters (especially if they think it’s grimy/glamorous or just notice bigger/smaller things in their everyday life). Hope this is helpful! | Google maps and reference shows are your friend. I’m writing a story set in NYC and New Orleans, yet I’m Aussie and have never had the chance to go there. And if you have buddies who have been, like I do, ask them as well. Otherwise, I wish you luck writing this story!! Have fun! | 0 | 12,925 | 1.5 | ||
v8wy7w | writing_train | 0.95 | Wanting to write callbacks and foreshadowing/Chekhov's gun elements but I don't want it to come across as forced One of my favorite parts of writing or tv is when a book or show will have subtle and not so subtle foreshadowing (that you won't notice until your second time) and callbacks and I want to incorporate them into my book but I'm not sure how to do so, anyone have any tips? | ibt2wny | ibt3379 | 1,654,827,094 | 1,654,827,189 | 4 | 17 | The trick is making it important at the time as well. So not only is the gun on the mantlepiece, but the main character notices it and comments on how it reminds him of his father's gun, which then leads to some reflection about parenthood. Or the gun is in the glovebox, along with the map that is necessary to find the secret base. Or the gun is actually USED immediately, and then put aside so it can be used at the more important point. | The easiest trick is to add them in the second draft or third draft. You write what the story straight through, then while making your revisions you find spots to drop in some foreshadowing. Write the shooting, add the gun later, if that makes sense. It also to helps to keep in mind that a little goes along way. Humans are naturally pattern seeking animals. If they get engrossed in your story they'll pick up on things you didn't mean to put in there. See for example any fan community making predictions about the future of a series. | 0 | 95 | 4.25 | ||
v8wy7w | writing_train | 0.95 | Wanting to write callbacks and foreshadowing/Chekhov's gun elements but I don't want it to come across as forced One of my favorite parts of writing or tv is when a book or show will have subtle and not so subtle foreshadowing (that you won't notice until your second time) and callbacks and I want to incorporate them into my book but I'm not sure how to do so, anyone have any tips? | ibt3ucg | ibt2wny | 1,654,827,577 | 1,654,827,094 | 6 | 4 | Michael Crichton basically wrote the same book over and over, from Congo until the day he died. Every time he would drop an unnecessary tidbit, it would be necessary twenty to forty pages later. After reading enough of his books, they stopped being subtle and you stopped having to read the book a second time to see it. It’s not that he got worse at it; his readers (or maybe it was just me) got better at finding his poorly-hidden clues. Again, that’s what happens when all of your books follow the same formula, like the ad-jingle guy on Cheers, where every jingle is to the song Old MacDonald. So you’ll get them once or twice, but by the third book, they know how you write and you’ll never be able to pull it off again. And the only thing worse than that is a twist that makes no sense at all, because now you’re dealing with facts not in evidence. How do you hide clues? In the open. The clues just don’t make any sense until the character (and the reader) have another clue to put the first clue in context. Also, some clues go nowhere, which I guess technically makes them not clues, but can be useful. | The trick is making it important at the time as well. So not only is the gun on the mantlepiece, but the main character notices it and comments on how it reminds him of his father's gun, which then leads to some reflection about parenthood. Or the gun is in the glovebox, along with the map that is necessary to find the secret base. Or the gun is actually USED immediately, and then put aside so it can be used at the more important point. | 1 | 483 | 1.5 | ||
zpf903 | writing_train | 0.67 | I seem to write almost snippets of a story But it turns into a short story. Any thoughts on making these short stories more of a novel? I write short faith based stories. The characters have to go through a struggle or trial and usually come to a happy ending. Any thoughts on where to publish this type of story? | j0stqao | j0sqxy5 | 1,671,421,117 | 1,671,419,706 | 5 | 2 | Bro, I got you. This is what helped me. I cannot stress enough how much it helped me. It's seriously the thing that saved my book. It's called the 3/9/27 method and its just a layout format of the book to make sure you have all the different parts of the plot you need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe3eodLF\_Uo&ab\_channel=Katytastic (That's the video that explaing the 3/9/27 method) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k386XircYTMLIIb5gc5S7UvY9sNFcPGysQHGW0V2sIs/edit#gid=0 (and here's the spreadsheet you can fill out) Feel free to message me with any advice or help brainstorming. I would literally stand on a mountain and scream about how amazing this method is. | Maybe you can find a common thread that connects all the stories, like characters that show up in multiple ones, or they all happen in the same setting, or one can lead to another sequentially. For an example, if you like urban fantasy and fairy tales check out Charles DeLint's books. | 1 | 1,411 | 2.5 | ||
zpf903 | writing_train | 0.67 | I seem to write almost snippets of a story But it turns into a short story. Any thoughts on making these short stories more of a novel? I write short faith based stories. The characters have to go through a struggle or trial and usually come to a happy ending. Any thoughts on where to publish this type of story? | j0ss7zz | j0stqao | 1,671,420,354 | 1,671,421,117 | 1 | 5 | make them longer | Bro, I got you. This is what helped me. I cannot stress enough how much it helped me. It's seriously the thing that saved my book. It's called the 3/9/27 method and its just a layout format of the book to make sure you have all the different parts of the plot you need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe3eodLF\_Uo&ab\_channel=Katytastic (That's the video that explaing the 3/9/27 method) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k386XircYTMLIIb5gc5S7UvY9sNFcPGysQHGW0V2sIs/edit#gid=0 (and here's the spreadsheet you can fill out) Feel free to message me with any advice or help brainstorming. I would literally stand on a mountain and scream about how amazing this method is. | 0 | 763 | 5 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr33g7p | hr331sv | 1,641,225,829 | 1,641,225,665 | 16 | 10 | Absolutely! One of the great joys of computers. Cut and paste. The ability to freely jump between chapters and scenes at will. Write your story as it occurs to you. I usually write my last chapter midway through my books, and then catch up. It's great! | I don’t do this, but I also vote for it being alright | 1 | 164 | 1.6 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr37qey | hr33yd6 | 1,641,227,531 | 1,641,226,033 | 5 | 3 | It’s okay, but I don’t do it anymore because by the time my story catches up to the already-written scene, it no longer fits, and the story goes on without it. That’s not the outcome I had in mind! | Write whatever you are inspired to first. If you are bored with the beginning then start with a scene you are interested in | 1 | 1,498 | 1.666667 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr34atw | hr37qey | 1,641,226,174 | 1,641,227,531 | 2 | 5 | YES. | It’s okay, but I don’t do it anymore because by the time my story catches up to the already-written scene, it no longer fits, and the story goes on without it. That’s not the outcome I had in mind! | 0 | 1,357 | 2.5 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr33yd6 | hr3hvg9 | 1,641,226,033 | 1,641,231,361 | 3 | 5 | Write whatever you are inspired to first. If you are bored with the beginning then start with a scene you are interested in | Writing is always better than not writing. And writing what you're excited to write about within a project will almost always be better than forcing yourself to write something you aren't excited about currently. My advice is not to worry about this and jump around as much as you need to get your story written down. | 0 | 5,328 | 1.666667 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3hvg9 | hr3az87 | 1,641,231,361 | 1,641,228,772 | 5 | 3 | Writing is always better than not writing. And writing what you're excited to write about within a project will almost always be better than forcing yourself to write something you aren't excited about currently. My advice is not to worry about this and jump around as much as you need to get your story written down. | Of course. Keep writing is the goal. Edit later. Jumping around *may* cause some significant continuity errors that will need to be fixed but still stay excited and stay writing. | 1 | 2,589 | 1.666667 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr34atw | hr3hvg9 | 1,641,226,174 | 1,641,231,361 | 2 | 5 | YES. | Writing is always better than not writing. And writing what you're excited to write about within a project will almost always be better than forcing yourself to write something you aren't excited about currently. My advice is not to worry about this and jump around as much as you need to get your story written down. | 0 | 5,187 | 2.5 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3hvg9 | hr38uoj | 1,641,231,361 | 1,641,227,962 | 5 | 0 | Writing is always better than not writing. And writing what you're excited to write about within a project will almost always be better than forcing yourself to write something you aren't excited about currently. My advice is not to worry about this and jump around as much as you need to get your story written down. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 3,399 | 5,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3f6hy | hr3hvg9 | 1,641,230,360 | 1,641,231,361 | 1 | 5 | Of course. Sometimes I keep a certain scene aside as a sort of prize for getting through bits that are tougher to write, but there’s no law that says you have to write linearly. | Writing is always better than not writing. And writing what you're excited to write about within a project will almost always be better than forcing yourself to write something you aren't excited about currently. My advice is not to worry about this and jump around as much as you need to get your story written down. | 0 | 1,001 | 5 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr33yd6 | hr4tq6g | 1,641,226,033 | 1,641,249,345 | 3 | 4 | Write whatever you are inspired to first. If you are bored with the beginning then start with a scene you are interested in | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 23,312 | 1.333333 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3az87 | hr4tq6g | 1,641,228,772 | 1,641,249,345 | 3 | 4 | Of course. Keep writing is the goal. Edit later. Jumping around *may* cause some significant continuity errors that will need to be fixed but still stay excited and stay writing. | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 20,573 | 1.333333 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr34atw | hr4tq6g | 1,641,226,174 | 1,641,249,345 | 2 | 4 | YES. | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 23,171 | 2 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4tq6g | hr3qwa3 | 1,641,249,345 | 1,641,234,656 | 4 | 2 | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | I wrote the beginning and the end and now working from both ends to the center. I have adhd. | 1 | 14,689 | 2 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr4tq6g | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,249,345 | 0 | 4 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 21,383 | 4,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3f6hy | hr4tq6g | 1,641,230,360 | 1,641,249,345 | 1 | 4 | Of course. Sometimes I keep a certain scene aside as a sort of prize for getting through bits that are tougher to write, but there’s no law that says you have to write linearly. | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 18,985 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4tq6g | hr3illt | 1,641,249,345 | 1,641,231,629 | 4 | 1 | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | Of course it is. I always do that. | 1 | 17,716 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4tq6g | hr3j8mp | 1,641,249,345 | 1,641,231,865 | 4 | 1 | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | I do this all the time. I often know exactly how some scenes play out but not others, so I always start with the scenes I have a good idea for first. This could be the end, the big final battle, a quiet moment between two characters etc. | 1 | 17,480 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3nypx | hr4tq6g | 1,641,233,596 | 1,641,249,345 | 1 | 4 | If that’s what it takes for you to get it done, yes. | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 15,749 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3rdl5 | hr4tq6g | 1,641,234,832 | 1,641,249,345 | 1 | 4 | Heck yeah! Hell, write all the fun parts first, and then you have to up your game to make all the connecting parts just as fun. But that's a good way to get great stories. | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 14,513 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4tq6g | hr3w368 | 1,641,249,345 | 1,641,236,564 | 4 | 1 | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | I write what I feel like writing at any given time at any point in the story. I have the beginning and the end and bits here and there in the middle some bits it turns out I have written multiple versions of or different takes on a section so I just pick and choose what fits best as I go along. | 1 | 12,781 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4tq6g | hr4igfa | 1,641,249,345 | 1,641,244,971 | 4 | 1 | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | I write this way often and sometimes it’s the way I find out the story is supposed to start at a different place. Or skip “needed” sections altogether. Just because you might know the full linear story as the author doesn’t mean the story needs to be presented that way to the reader. When not writing with a script software, I will often have each section as a completely separate file for better organization. | 1 | 4,374 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4pr26 | hr4tq6g | 1,641,247,779 | 1,641,249,345 | 1 | 4 | Sure, I'm guessing Rothfuss wrote book two that way...lol | Here's a dirty little secret about writing: it doesn't matter how you get to the final product, as long as you get there. There are no rules for "how to write a story" that must be followed. You don't need anybody's permission to do things in a way that works for you. | 0 | 1,566 | 4 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr34atw | hr3az87 | 1,641,226,174 | 1,641,228,772 | 2 | 3 | YES. | Of course. Keep writing is the goal. Edit later. Jumping around *may* cause some significant continuity errors that will need to be fixed but still stay excited and stay writing. | 0 | 2,598 | 1.5 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3az87 | hr38uoj | 1,641,228,772 | 1,641,227,962 | 3 | 0 | Of course. Keep writing is the goal. Edit later. Jumping around *may* cause some significant continuity errors that will need to be fixed but still stay excited and stay writing. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 810 | 3,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr3qwa3 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,234,656 | 0 | 2 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | I wrote the beginning and the end and now working from both ends to the center. I have adhd. | 0 | 6,694 | 2,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3qwa3 | hr3f6hy | 1,641,234,656 | 1,641,230,360 | 2 | 1 | I wrote the beginning and the end and now working from both ends to the center. I have adhd. | Of course. Sometimes I keep a certain scene aside as a sort of prize for getting through bits that are tougher to write, but there’s no law that says you have to write linearly. | 1 | 4,296 | 2 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3illt | hr3qwa3 | 1,641,231,629 | 1,641,234,656 | 1 | 2 | Of course it is. I always do that. | I wrote the beginning and the end and now working from both ends to the center. I have adhd. | 0 | 3,027 | 2 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3j8mp | hr3qwa3 | 1,641,231,865 | 1,641,234,656 | 1 | 2 | I do this all the time. I often know exactly how some scenes play out but not others, so I always start with the scenes I have a good idea for first. This could be the end, the big final battle, a quiet moment between two characters etc. | I wrote the beginning and the end and now working from both ends to the center. I have adhd. | 0 | 2,791 | 2 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3qwa3 | hr3nypx | 1,641,234,656 | 1,641,233,596 | 2 | 1 | I wrote the beginning and the end and now working from both ends to the center. I have adhd. | If that’s what it takes for you to get it done, yes. | 1 | 1,060 | 2 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3f6hy | hr38uoj | 1,641,230,360 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | Of course. Sometimes I keep a certain scene aside as a sort of prize for getting through bits that are tougher to write, but there’s no law that says you have to write linearly. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 2,398 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3illt | hr38uoj | 1,641,231,629 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | Of course it is. I always do that. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 3,667 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr3j8mp | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,231,865 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | I do this all the time. I often know exactly how some scenes play out but not others, so I always start with the scenes I have a good idea for first. This could be the end, the big final battle, a quiet moment between two characters etc. | 0 | 3,903 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3nypx | hr38uoj | 1,641,233,596 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | If that’s what it takes for you to get it done, yes. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 5,634 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr3rdl5 | hr38uoj | 1,641,234,832 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | Heck yeah! Hell, write all the fun parts first, and then you have to up your game to make all the connecting parts just as fun. But that's a good way to get great stories. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 6,870 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr3w368 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,236,564 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | I write what I feel like writing at any given time at any point in the story. I have the beginning and the end and bits here and there in the middle some bits it turns out I have written multiple versions of or different takes on a section so I just pick and choose what fits best as I go along. | 0 | 8,602 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr4igfa | hr38uoj | 1,641,244,971 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | I write this way often and sometimes it’s the way I find out the story is supposed to start at a different place. Or skip “needed” sections altogether. Just because you might know the full linear story as the author doesn’t mean the story needs to be presented that way to the reader. When not writing with a script software, I will often have each section as a completely separate file for better organization. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 17,009 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr4pr26 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,247,779 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | Sure, I'm guessing Rothfuss wrote book two that way...lol | 0 | 19,817 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr4v35o | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,249,886 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | x | 0 | 21,924 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr55rnm | hr38uoj | 1,641,254,237 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | Yeah, lots of writers do that. It all depends on your own personal writing style and technique. I never do that because I hate rewriting, and writing scenes out of order means that even if you plot the whole thing beforehand, there would still be lots of smaller details you'd have to change in earlier scenes when you come back to them. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 26,275 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr5g4w6 | hr38uoj | 1,641,258,571 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | If the inspiration grabs you to write chapter 37 when you are still working on 23, are you really going to tell the muse to eff off? I’ve been jumping around a fair bit on a novel-length idea I have and am always dropping extra sentences, paragraphs or sections in ahead of wherever the main story line is currently in process. I’ve also found that writing ahead allows me to add extra detail and maybe some foreshadowing. Sometimes If you already know where you are going, it’s easier to enjoy the journey. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 30,609 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr5leow | hr38uoj | 1,641,260,778 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | I do this all the time things will come when they do, my writing is 1000x better and more creative if I write what I want when I want. I just wrote an ending scene and I haven’t even made the beginning. That’s the beauty of writing you have full freedom do whatever you want. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 32,816 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr5mgb4 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,261,215 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | Yes!! Though, it does depend on your habits. I've done this a lot, especially for my longer one-shots and hit a certain wall, and it definitely helped me push through. It's kind of like working backwards, and sometimes help with pinpointing the driving force of the story that you were missing. Besides, you can always make amendments once you're done with the whole piece and reviewed it from the top. | 0 | 33,253 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr5mnht | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,261,299 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | Yup. For myself, I like to write “interludes” or side stories for minor characters or events that I like. Help keeps writers block away and also gets that juicy character development/world building done | 0 | 33,337 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr5pnu0 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,262,534 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | There is nothing wrong with writing a story out of order, sometimes is better to write out of order (such as mysteries). | 0 | 34,572 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr5sko5 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,263,721 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | I call this 'Frankensteining', where I basically write tiny little scenes and then stitch it altogether into one thing at the end. | 0 | 35,759 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr603u8 | hr38uoj | 1,641,266,941 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | When I edit I don’t always edit in the order I wrote, nor do I necessarily come up with the beginning before the middle, (usually it’s the middle first then the rest) That said as a personal preference I find it easier to write it from the beginning, that way I see what the reader will see as it happens, only with the added benefit of controlling what comes next. There’s no wrong way here. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 38,979 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hr75zng | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,293,163 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | Yes | 0 | 65,201 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr77cdq | hr38uoj | 1,641,294,179 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | Probably one of the best strategies if your trying to write a twist or a mystery | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 66,217 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr84ytl | hr38uoj | 1,641,311,717 | 1,641,227,962 | 1 | 0 | Most writers don't even write. Do what you think is fun. | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | 1 | 83,755 | 1,000 | ||
rv4ttc | writing_train | 0.82 | Is it okay to jump to different parts of your story even if you haven’t written it yet? I’m writing a story right now and I’ve hit a wall so to speak. I’m not feeling any inspiration for the part I’m writing right now. However, I have a mental map of where I want the story to go and there are parts I really want to write. But I’m not going to reach there anytime soon. Is it okay to write those parts in the meantime while I wait for my writer’s block to clear? | hr38uoj | hra9gt6 | 1,641,227,962 | 1,641,341,454 | 0 | 1 | If you're mostly certain this is the path you want to take for your story, do it! Just a word of caution: don't write only the cool scenes. Everyone loves writing the tension-full, action-packed scenes, but there always needs to be the build up and the aftermath. If you write the exciting parts first, you might find yourself at one point there are only boring parts left, and that's a tough spot to be in. Good luck! | sometimes it helps you connect details to certain situations | 0 | 113,492 | 1,000 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is00dux | is076dn | 1,665,565,759 | 1,665,571,425 | 53 | 58 | As a reader, I wouldn't like it. Many people have preferences - some prefer 1st person, some prefer 3rd person, some like both. Same with present vs past tense. Many people who have strong preferences simply don't buy books with the "wrong" POV or tense because they know they won't enjoy it. If you start a book in one POV & tense, then switch to another halfway through, there will be quite a few readers who won't be able to enjoy the rest of your book. That isn't really fair to your readers. | I tried my hand at switching and the feedback I got was that it was more distracting than anything. You’re also leaving yourself far more vulnerable to basic mistakes that will need heavy editing later. | 0 | 5,666 | 1.09434 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is01kkr | is076dn | 1,665,566,822 | 1,665,571,425 | 12 | 58 | To be honest, I don't know how I would find it because I don't have your text in front of me. Sounds a bit weird to me. But it's sometimes the weird things that are very fascinating to me. So I would suggest you try it and then let a friend or someone read it and receive it :) | I tried my hand at switching and the feedback I got was that it was more distracting than anything. You’re also leaving yourself far more vulnerable to basic mistakes that will need heavy editing later. | 0 | 4,603 | 4.833333 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is076dn | is00ix9 | 1,665,571,425 | 1,665,565,886 | 58 | 10 | I tried my hand at switching and the feedback I got was that it was more distracting than anything. You’re also leaving yourself far more vulnerable to basic mistakes that will need heavy editing later. | So, this is one of those, "the first half of the book never actually happened, it was just somebody dreaming/talking/imagining stuff, and now onto the real story" things? Anytime you find yourself deliberately doing gimmicky things to try and surprise or trick the reader, I think you're taking a huge risk. Sure, there are some examples of where authors have pulled off something like that, but the vast majority of times it comes across as a cheap gimmick that annoys the reader. IMO, this is really hard to do well and yes, will confuse or even anger many readers. Changing POVs is fine of course, as is changing protagonists (if done well). It's the "ha ha, you thought this was all happening but it wasn't" schtick that's the problem. | 1 | 5,539 | 5.8 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is0262t | is076dn | 1,665,567,355 | 1,665,571,425 | 6 | 58 | If you make a big enough deal of the transition, I think it'll be interesting. | I tried my hand at switching and the feedback I got was that it was more distracting than anything. You’re also leaving yourself far more vulnerable to basic mistakes that will need heavy editing later. | 0 | 4,070 | 9.666667 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is076dn | is03fqw | 1,665,571,425 | 1,665,568,452 | 58 | 2 | I tried my hand at switching and the feedback I got was that it was more distracting than anything. You’re also leaving yourself far more vulnerable to basic mistakes that will need heavy editing later. | Yea that’s somthing that does happen Iv read a few novels that does that There is literally a halo novel that the last chapter is that you find out it’s a charactor telling a story about his life | 1 | 2,973 | 29 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is01kkr | is07eh4 | 1,665,566,822 | 1,665,571,589 | 12 | 18 | To be honest, I don't know how I would find it because I don't have your text in front of me. Sounds a bit weird to me. But it's sometimes the weird things that are very fascinating to me. So I would suggest you try it and then let a friend or someone read it and receive it :) | I’ve read a couple of books where it was done right. Strugatsky brothers used this technique a few times, including Roadside Picnic. First part is POV from Rudy, then in second part/chapter it switches to the third and for me it wasn’t distracting. I also read a book which was set in different timelines, and it switched from 1st person to 3rd, and even to 2nd (I hate 2nd but it worked there) and each part of it had another character as the protagonist, it felt like 3 different books with the same plot bound together and it worked very well for that genre (some kind of psychological thriller/mystery). But I honestly do not think that if someone will tell the story it would sound like a book. Also the size of the part. I don’t believe that 200 pages would be told in one setting… If it is necessary I would do what Strugatsky did. Just set in literally different timeline instead of making the character literally sit and tell. I believe this switch is commonly used in post modern literature. | 0 | 4,767 | 1.5 | ||
y1yjjg | writing_train | 0.9 | is it dumb to switch from 1st person to 3rd i was thinking of starting in first person, and following a 'false' protagonist (in a sense) through the first half of the book. then, i was wondering if it would be a good idea to reveal that it turns out the protagonist as we have come to know him as has been recounting and speaking to another character, and when this dialogue ends, i would switch to the third person. then, the story would follow the character the original protagonist was speaking to. i was also thinking of changing from the past tense to the present tense to make this even more clear. i was wondering if this idea would be effective, or would it just be confusing? | is00ix9 | is07eh4 | 1,665,565,886 | 1,665,571,589 | 10 | 18 | So, this is one of those, "the first half of the book never actually happened, it was just somebody dreaming/talking/imagining stuff, and now onto the real story" things? Anytime you find yourself deliberately doing gimmicky things to try and surprise or trick the reader, I think you're taking a huge risk. Sure, there are some examples of where authors have pulled off something like that, but the vast majority of times it comes across as a cheap gimmick that annoys the reader. IMO, this is really hard to do well and yes, will confuse or even anger many readers. Changing POVs is fine of course, as is changing protagonists (if done well). It's the "ha ha, you thought this was all happening but it wasn't" schtick that's the problem. | I’ve read a couple of books where it was done right. Strugatsky brothers used this technique a few times, including Roadside Picnic. First part is POV from Rudy, then in second part/chapter it switches to the third and for me it wasn’t distracting. I also read a book which was set in different timelines, and it switched from 1st person to 3rd, and even to 2nd (I hate 2nd but it worked there) and each part of it had another character as the protagonist, it felt like 3 different books with the same plot bound together and it worked very well for that genre (some kind of psychological thriller/mystery). But I honestly do not think that if someone will tell the story it would sound like a book. Also the size of the part. I don’t believe that 200 pages would be told in one setting… If it is necessary I would do what Strugatsky did. Just set in literally different timeline instead of making the character literally sit and tell. I believe this switch is commonly used in post modern literature. | 0 | 5,703 | 1.8 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.