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rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hphpvo6 | hphaz98 | 1,640,131,399 | 1,640,124,877 | 3 | 2 | It sounds like you don't have any interest in writing except as authorisation for daydreaming. You don't mention any favourite writers. Or books on how to write. Or techniques you've tried - not even whether you're winging it or outlining. Writing is a lot of work and requires self criticism and the disciplined mastery of technique. If you're not fascinated by the technique - and you're not - then you're not the stuff writers are made of. A writer looks at a book the same way an artist looks at a painting: they're always breaking other people's work down into techniques and working out they'd achieve the same thing. My best suggestion is too find an art where the technique does fascinate you. Painting, videogame programming, whatever. | Even the most character-driven fantasy is at its core plot-driven (unless the fantasy world is just a setting... Like that futuristic sci-fi I read a while ago where a whole time-traveling war was just the backdrop for two enemies to start exchanging letters and the war is never actually explored), so you might start by thinking about your plot and then see where your white-haired family fits in. Maybe they're not meant to be the protagonists. They might be a part of the lore, or side characters. Maybe they're the villains and everything you planned about them so far is their origin story before they turn despondent about humanity. Think about the types of fantasy you enjoy and take a hard look at them. Reread them and take notes about their structure. For example, what sort of protagonist do they have? A Chosen One? A knight fallen from grace? An anti-hero? What sort of big bad do they have? A villain? A rival? Someone who believes they're right and the hero is wrong? What happens if the big bad wins? World destruction? World domination? They take over the kingdom? The rebels overthrow the royal family? While reading / watching fantasy stories you enjoy, try to think if there's any element that makes you go "wow, that's so cool! I wish I wrote a story with xyz too". Aaaaaand that's usually a trope. The clown who influences the king? An ensemble group of heroes (1 hot-headed, 1 intellectual, 1 jokester, etc)? Soft magic x hard magic? Do you want fantastical races? How they interact with each other? Check the tvtropes page for the stories you like. That might help you identify what tropes the story you want to write have in common. Build on that. | 1 | 6,522 | 1.5 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hphby45 | hphpvo6 | 1,640,125,283 | 1,640,131,399 | 2 | 3 | Your dream is to write- not to write this *one* story . Put this story on the back burner and let it marinate. Youll come up with a story when is ready. Right now you're trying too hard ; youre trying to force it. This part of the journey is the sudden spark of inspiration genious when you let your mind wander and daydream in the "what if" land. The more you let yourself go there, the better stories you will think up Write something else for now. There's lots of stories See if you like playing with games like TownScaper and let your imagination wander with the environment... | It sounds like you don't have any interest in writing except as authorisation for daydreaming. You don't mention any favourite writers. Or books on how to write. Or techniques you've tried - not even whether you're winging it or outlining. Writing is a lot of work and requires self criticism and the disciplined mastery of technique. If you're not fascinated by the technique - and you're not - then you're not the stuff writers are made of. A writer looks at a book the same way an artist looks at a painting: they're always breaking other people's work down into techniques and working out they'd achieve the same thing. My best suggestion is too find an art where the technique does fascinate you. Painting, videogame programming, whatever. | 0 | 6,116 | 1.5 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hphpvo6 | hpgxvza | 1,640,131,399 | 1,640,119,540 | 3 | 1 | It sounds like you don't have any interest in writing except as authorisation for daydreaming. You don't mention any favourite writers. Or books on how to write. Or techniques you've tried - not even whether you're winging it or outlining. Writing is a lot of work and requires self criticism and the disciplined mastery of technique. If you're not fascinated by the technique - and you're not - then you're not the stuff writers are made of. A writer looks at a book the same way an artist looks at a painting: they're always breaking other people's work down into techniques and working out they'd achieve the same thing. My best suggestion is too find an art where the technique does fascinate you. Painting, videogame programming, whatever. | If it doesn't work now for you writing huge works, leave it be and focus on smaller ones. It's great to focus on characters too. Think and write out,even if only outlines, of character backstories, what they are like,what drives them. Maybe doing this for multiple characters will allow you to see where they could cross. If it helps you, do some world building. At the end of the day - write short stories. Nothing wrong with that. Maybe you can later compile them together into novel, if not - you have written collection of short stories. Whatever really gets you going. | 1 | 11,859 | 3 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hpgxwcw | hphpvo6 | 1,640,119,544 | 1,640,131,399 | 1 | 3 | Honestly, my personal advice is - Don't get tied to a story that is going no where. I understand that you are quite fond of these characters but you aren't going to be able to force it. Practice writing by writing other stuff, then come back to these characters later. Here is an excellent college course series on writing science fiction and fantasy https://youtu.be/-6HOdHEeosc | It sounds like you don't have any interest in writing except as authorisation for daydreaming. You don't mention any favourite writers. Or books on how to write. Or techniques you've tried - not even whether you're winging it or outlining. Writing is a lot of work and requires self criticism and the disciplined mastery of technique. If you're not fascinated by the technique - and you're not - then you're not the stuff writers are made of. A writer looks at a book the same way an artist looks at a painting: they're always breaking other people's work down into techniques and working out they'd achieve the same thing. My best suggestion is too find an art where the technique does fascinate you. Painting, videogame programming, whatever. | 0 | 11,855 | 3 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hphpvo6 | hph1aan | 1,640,131,399 | 1,640,120,905 | 3 | 1 | It sounds like you don't have any interest in writing except as authorisation for daydreaming. You don't mention any favourite writers. Or books on how to write. Or techniques you've tried - not even whether you're winging it or outlining. Writing is a lot of work and requires self criticism and the disciplined mastery of technique. If you're not fascinated by the technique - and you're not - then you're not the stuff writers are made of. A writer looks at a book the same way an artist looks at a painting: they're always breaking other people's work down into techniques and working out they'd achieve the same thing. My best suggestion is too find an art where the technique does fascinate you. Painting, videogame programming, whatever. | Sit down and write down everything you know about this world. Do the same for each character. Ask questions about them until you can't think of anything else. Sleep. Sit down and work out a timeline of the world. Make a map. Write down a timeline of their lives. From here think about what stories you want to tell with them, what sort of character development you want. What sort of questions you want your readers to ask. This is how I come up with new stories in my own world. It might not work for you but keep trying things. You have made short stories so you have some answers. You might be using the wrong method of writing for you. For a series what I do next is break my story into individual arcs that fit inside a larger arc. I have an end goal, I work out how to get there. Essentially I am writing 3 books at once. This way I can set up the rules of magic and possibilities without breaking something down the line. | 1 | 10,494 | 3 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hphaz98 | hpgxvza | 1,640,124,877 | 1,640,119,540 | 2 | 1 | Even the most character-driven fantasy is at its core plot-driven (unless the fantasy world is just a setting... Like that futuristic sci-fi I read a while ago where a whole time-traveling war was just the backdrop for two enemies to start exchanging letters and the war is never actually explored), so you might start by thinking about your plot and then see where your white-haired family fits in. Maybe they're not meant to be the protagonists. They might be a part of the lore, or side characters. Maybe they're the villains and everything you planned about them so far is their origin story before they turn despondent about humanity. Think about the types of fantasy you enjoy and take a hard look at them. Reread them and take notes about their structure. For example, what sort of protagonist do they have? A Chosen One? A knight fallen from grace? An anti-hero? What sort of big bad do they have? A villain? A rival? Someone who believes they're right and the hero is wrong? What happens if the big bad wins? World destruction? World domination? They take over the kingdom? The rebels overthrow the royal family? While reading / watching fantasy stories you enjoy, try to think if there's any element that makes you go "wow, that's so cool! I wish I wrote a story with xyz too". Aaaaaand that's usually a trope. The clown who influences the king? An ensemble group of heroes (1 hot-headed, 1 intellectual, 1 jokester, etc)? Soft magic x hard magic? Do you want fantastical races? How they interact with each other? Check the tvtropes page for the stories you like. That might help you identify what tropes the story you want to write have in common. Build on that. | If it doesn't work now for you writing huge works, leave it be and focus on smaller ones. It's great to focus on characters too. Think and write out,even if only outlines, of character backstories, what they are like,what drives them. Maybe doing this for multiple characters will allow you to see where they could cross. If it helps you, do some world building. At the end of the day - write short stories. Nothing wrong with that. Maybe you can later compile them together into novel, if not - you have written collection of short stories. Whatever really gets you going. | 1 | 5,337 | 2 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hphaz98 | hpgxwcw | 1,640,124,877 | 1,640,119,544 | 2 | 1 | Even the most character-driven fantasy is at its core plot-driven (unless the fantasy world is just a setting... Like that futuristic sci-fi I read a while ago where a whole time-traveling war was just the backdrop for two enemies to start exchanging letters and the war is never actually explored), so you might start by thinking about your plot and then see where your white-haired family fits in. Maybe they're not meant to be the protagonists. They might be a part of the lore, or side characters. Maybe they're the villains and everything you planned about them so far is their origin story before they turn despondent about humanity. Think about the types of fantasy you enjoy and take a hard look at them. Reread them and take notes about their structure. For example, what sort of protagonist do they have? A Chosen One? A knight fallen from grace? An anti-hero? What sort of big bad do they have? A villain? A rival? Someone who believes they're right and the hero is wrong? What happens if the big bad wins? World destruction? World domination? They take over the kingdom? The rebels overthrow the royal family? While reading / watching fantasy stories you enjoy, try to think if there's any element that makes you go "wow, that's so cool! I wish I wrote a story with xyz too". Aaaaaand that's usually a trope. The clown who influences the king? An ensemble group of heroes (1 hot-headed, 1 intellectual, 1 jokester, etc)? Soft magic x hard magic? Do you want fantastical races? How they interact with each other? Check the tvtropes page for the stories you like. That might help you identify what tropes the story you want to write have in common. Build on that. | Honestly, my personal advice is - Don't get tied to a story that is going no where. I understand that you are quite fond of these characters but you aren't going to be able to force it. Practice writing by writing other stuff, then come back to these characters later. Here is an excellent college course series on writing science fiction and fantasy https://youtu.be/-6HOdHEeosc | 1 | 5,333 | 2 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hph1aan | hphaz98 | 1,640,120,905 | 1,640,124,877 | 1 | 2 | Sit down and write down everything you know about this world. Do the same for each character. Ask questions about them until you can't think of anything else. Sleep. Sit down and work out a timeline of the world. Make a map. Write down a timeline of their lives. From here think about what stories you want to tell with them, what sort of character development you want. What sort of questions you want your readers to ask. This is how I come up with new stories in my own world. It might not work for you but keep trying things. You have made short stories so you have some answers. You might be using the wrong method of writing for you. For a series what I do next is break my story into individual arcs that fit inside a larger arc. I have an end goal, I work out how to get there. Essentially I am writing 3 books at once. This way I can set up the rules of magic and possibilities without breaking something down the line. | Even the most character-driven fantasy is at its core plot-driven (unless the fantasy world is just a setting... Like that futuristic sci-fi I read a while ago where a whole time-traveling war was just the backdrop for two enemies to start exchanging letters and the war is never actually explored), so you might start by thinking about your plot and then see where your white-haired family fits in. Maybe they're not meant to be the protagonists. They might be a part of the lore, or side characters. Maybe they're the villains and everything you planned about them so far is their origin story before they turn despondent about humanity. Think about the types of fantasy you enjoy and take a hard look at them. Reread them and take notes about their structure. For example, what sort of protagonist do they have? A Chosen One? A knight fallen from grace? An anti-hero? What sort of big bad do they have? A villain? A rival? Someone who believes they're right and the hero is wrong? What happens if the big bad wins? World destruction? World domination? They take over the kingdom? The rebels overthrow the royal family? While reading / watching fantasy stories you enjoy, try to think if there's any element that makes you go "wow, that's so cool! I wish I wrote a story with xyz too". Aaaaaand that's usually a trope. The clown who influences the king? An ensemble group of heroes (1 hot-headed, 1 intellectual, 1 jokester, etc)? Soft magic x hard magic? Do you want fantastical races? How they interact with each other? Check the tvtropes page for the stories you like. That might help you identify what tropes the story you want to write have in common. Build on that. | 0 | 3,972 | 2 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hpgxvza | hphby45 | 1,640,119,540 | 1,640,125,283 | 1 | 2 | If it doesn't work now for you writing huge works, leave it be and focus on smaller ones. It's great to focus on characters too. Think and write out,even if only outlines, of character backstories, what they are like,what drives them. Maybe doing this for multiple characters will allow you to see where they could cross. If it helps you, do some world building. At the end of the day - write short stories. Nothing wrong with that. Maybe you can later compile them together into novel, if not - you have written collection of short stories. Whatever really gets you going. | Your dream is to write- not to write this *one* story . Put this story on the back burner and let it marinate. Youll come up with a story when is ready. Right now you're trying too hard ; youre trying to force it. This part of the journey is the sudden spark of inspiration genious when you let your mind wander and daydream in the "what if" land. The more you let yourself go there, the better stories you will think up Write something else for now. There's lots of stories See if you like playing with games like TownScaper and let your imagination wander with the environment... | 0 | 5,743 | 2 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hpgxwcw | hphby45 | 1,640,119,544 | 1,640,125,283 | 1 | 2 | Honestly, my personal advice is - Don't get tied to a story that is going no where. I understand that you are quite fond of these characters but you aren't going to be able to force it. Practice writing by writing other stuff, then come back to these characters later. Here is an excellent college course series on writing science fiction and fantasy https://youtu.be/-6HOdHEeosc | Your dream is to write- not to write this *one* story . Put this story on the back burner and let it marinate. Youll come up with a story when is ready. Right now you're trying too hard ; youre trying to force it. This part of the journey is the sudden spark of inspiration genious when you let your mind wander and daydream in the "what if" land. The more you let yourself go there, the better stories you will think up Write something else for now. There's lots of stories See if you like playing with games like TownScaper and let your imagination wander with the environment... | 0 | 5,739 | 2 | ||
rljjci | writing_train | 0.89 | Struggling with my dreams of writing Hi, everyone. So, I've posted many times before on the sub and I'm doing it once again just to ask for help because I'm really tired and frustrated, especially when it comes to my dreams of creating my own fantasy series. Let me explain. Since I was young, I've always been enamoured with the unknown and things that did not exist either within my knowledge pool or in reality itself. When I found fantasy books and general stories, I found my favorite genre. I've been reading ever since those days. Additionally, I always loved writing stories and I would often try to write whatever came to my head. So, when I was thirteen, I decided that I wanted a fantasy series of my own. I created three characters: a pair of fraternal twins and their mother, and decided that they would be main characters. More or less, this was due to the fact that they had white hair and I imagined them as Gods among humanity, and I loved that. Seven years later, I have not managed to create anything. I've written short stories here and there, and even submitted one to my teachers which got massive praise, but I can never form something for these characters. I messed around with some things, but I don't know why I can't write anything. I tried so many different things, but nothing works. I'm sorry if I sound pretty pathetic or weak, I'm not the most confident or the strongest at who I am and what I do. I just wanted to explain my situation, because I feel like there really is something for these characters. I know that because they have stuck around for so many years. Can any of you offer advice? I'm willing to listen to apply them to my work, no matter what it takes. And, thank you for reading. It means more to me than anything else right now. | hph1aan | hphby45 | 1,640,120,905 | 1,640,125,283 | 1 | 2 | Sit down and write down everything you know about this world. Do the same for each character. Ask questions about them until you can't think of anything else. Sleep. Sit down and work out a timeline of the world. Make a map. Write down a timeline of their lives. From here think about what stories you want to tell with them, what sort of character development you want. What sort of questions you want your readers to ask. This is how I come up with new stories in my own world. It might not work for you but keep trying things. You have made short stories so you have some answers. You might be using the wrong method of writing for you. For a series what I do next is break my story into individual arcs that fit inside a larger arc. I have an end goal, I work out how to get there. Essentially I am writing 3 books at once. This way I can set up the rules of magic and possibilities without breaking something down the line. | Your dream is to write- not to write this *one* story . Put this story on the back burner and let it marinate. Youll come up with a story when is ready. Right now you're trying too hard ; youre trying to force it. This part of the journey is the sudden spark of inspiration genious when you let your mind wander and daydream in the "what if" land. The more you let yourself go there, the better stories you will think up Write something else for now. There's lots of stories See if you like playing with games like TownScaper and let your imagination wander with the environment... | 0 | 4,378 | 2 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig3iyv4 | ig3mo2v | 1,657,781,276 | 1,657,784,180 | 4 | 9 | One of the greatest gifts of my life was finding the book No Plot, No Problem! by Chris Batty, one of the founders of National Novel Writing Month. I found the book in mid January and did my first NaNoWriMo for myself by myself that February. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is simply to declare that you are going to do it. Simply say, "I am going to do this," and then do it, even when you don't want to. In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, this is called Opposite Action, doing the opposite of what you want. You want to be motivated but aren't so you do something else that you want instead. Nanowrimo can be a great opposite action tool for writers who would rather do anything else but actually write. What you'll find is, the more you work, the more you'll want to work. Stephen King hints at this in his book, On Writing. Inspiration comes to the prepared space. But it isn't just ideas. The more writing you do, the more desirable writing becomes. The inspiration TO WRITE comes to the prepared space. You've got some preparation in terms of notes. Ok. Now prepare yourself. Make yourself space and time to write. That is space and time where you will write. Prove to yourself that it is space and time to write by writing, by keeping that appointment with yourself. When it is that time, you plant your butt in that chair and it stays there for as long as you have allotted to yourself. Even if all you write is, "I don't know what to write," over and over and over again, that is preparing the space, and the words will come when the space is prepared enough. | 1) The book doesn’t get written unless you write it. 2) You will be waiting forever for motivation to hit you, so just start writing it without motivation. You’ll need the practice. 3) You’re not etching words into stone; anything you write has the ability to be deleted and rewritten whenever you wish. You are under no deadline or obligation to make your first draft good. 4) I feel like you’ve built up your story in your mind as something perfect, and the apprehension here is stemming from the fact that the bulk of it will be lost in translation and degrade in quality somewhat when you finally start writing it down. That’s okay. Everyone has this happen. Do you have a plot or is it all just backstory/worldbuilding/scene ideas/etc? | 0 | 2,904 | 2.25 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig3m6rs | ig3mo2v | 1,657,783,798 | 1,657,784,180 | 3 | 9 | Motivation only gets you so far. Discipline is what you need. Writing everyday even if it’s 100 words. Get into the habit. It won’t just come suddenly. Maybe it will for a few days but it fades fast. Discipline lasts a lifetime. | 1) The book doesn’t get written unless you write it. 2) You will be waiting forever for motivation to hit you, so just start writing it without motivation. You’ll need the practice. 3) You’re not etching words into stone; anything you write has the ability to be deleted and rewritten whenever you wish. You are under no deadline or obligation to make your first draft good. 4) I feel like you’ve built up your story in your mind as something perfect, and the apprehension here is stemming from the fact that the bulk of it will be lost in translation and degrade in quality somewhat when you finally start writing it down. That’s okay. Everyone has this happen. Do you have a plot or is it all just backstory/worldbuilding/scene ideas/etc? | 0 | 382 | 3 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig3iyv4 | ig4050y | 1,657,781,276 | 1,657,795,130 | 4 | 9 | One of the greatest gifts of my life was finding the book No Plot, No Problem! by Chris Batty, one of the founders of National Novel Writing Month. I found the book in mid January and did my first NaNoWriMo for myself by myself that February. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is simply to declare that you are going to do it. Simply say, "I am going to do this," and then do it, even when you don't want to. In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, this is called Opposite Action, doing the opposite of what you want. You want to be motivated but aren't so you do something else that you want instead. Nanowrimo can be a great opposite action tool for writers who would rather do anything else but actually write. What you'll find is, the more you work, the more you'll want to work. Stephen King hints at this in his book, On Writing. Inspiration comes to the prepared space. But it isn't just ideas. The more writing you do, the more desirable writing becomes. The inspiration TO WRITE comes to the prepared space. You've got some preparation in terms of notes. Ok. Now prepare yourself. Make yourself space and time to write. That is space and time where you will write. Prove to yourself that it is space and time to write by writing, by keeping that appointment with yourself. When it is that time, you plant your butt in that chair and it stays there for as long as you have allotted to yourself. Even if all you write is, "I don't know what to write," over and over and over again, that is preparing the space, and the words will come when the space is prepared enough. | Step one: go off Reddit. Step two: grab a pen and paper and write, but you won't read this because you should be off Reddit already. | 0 | 13,854 | 2.25 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig4050y | ig3m6rs | 1,657,795,130 | 1,657,783,798 | 9 | 3 | Step one: go off Reddit. Step two: grab a pen and paper and write, but you won't read this because you should be off Reddit already. | Motivation only gets you so far. Discipline is what you need. Writing everyday even if it’s 100 words. Get into the habit. It won’t just come suddenly. Maybe it will for a few days but it fades fast. Discipline lasts a lifetime. | 1 | 11,332 | 3 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig3qf3v | ig4050y | 1,657,787,282 | 1,657,795,130 | 1 | 9 | It's ok to feel unmotivated especially if it's a large novel you've been planning for a long time. Personally, my only motivation to write and later publish was to leave something behind for my family. But now that I don't have a family I look to donations and other things of that nature. Because if you're not writing for fans or yourself who is left at that point to even begin? Is always going to be for others and that might seem a bit odd or narcissistic but im sure if that wasn't the case we wouldn't have many forms of creative expression. | Step one: go off Reddit. Step two: grab a pen and paper and write, but you won't read this because you should be off Reddit already. | 0 | 7,848 | 9 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig44wan | ig4tklv | 1,657,798,347 | 1,657,809,988 | 2 | 3 | It's really simple: unless you actually start writing the story, these will just be ideas. Writing, like any hobby, takes a good amount of self-discipline. It's equally important to make sure you're reading - you simply won't write well if you don't also enjoy reading. So read, and write, and get going. The story won't ever be anything if you don't write it. | Ideas are the easy part, as you're just starting to comprehend. Write the story. You're not waiting for motivation. You are doing the work. Do not dither about how to start it. It's likely to change in edits anyway, just begin and keep going and keep going, leave yourself notes about research or a scene you're not ready to tackle yet but keep going until you write the end. Grok that YOU WROTE YOUR STORY. Sure it's terrible, who cares? You did it! Now you can edit it until it most resembles your idea--just like the vast majority of writers do. | 0 | 11,641 | 1.5 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig3qf3v | ig4tklv | 1,657,787,282 | 1,657,809,988 | 1 | 3 | It's ok to feel unmotivated especially if it's a large novel you've been planning for a long time. Personally, my only motivation to write and later publish was to leave something behind for my family. But now that I don't have a family I look to donations and other things of that nature. Because if you're not writing for fans or yourself who is left at that point to even begin? Is always going to be for others and that might seem a bit odd or narcissistic but im sure if that wasn't the case we wouldn't have many forms of creative expression. | Ideas are the easy part, as you're just starting to comprehend. Write the story. You're not waiting for motivation. You are doing the work. Do not dither about how to start it. It's likely to change in edits anyway, just begin and keep going and keep going, leave yourself notes about research or a scene you're not ready to tackle yet but keep going until you write the end. Grok that YOU WROTE YOUR STORY. Sure it's terrible, who cares? You did it! Now you can edit it until it most resembles your idea--just like the vast majority of writers do. | 0 | 22,706 | 3 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig44wan | ig3qf3v | 1,657,798,347 | 1,657,787,282 | 2 | 1 | It's really simple: unless you actually start writing the story, these will just be ideas. Writing, like any hobby, takes a good amount of self-discipline. It's equally important to make sure you're reading - you simply won't write well if you don't also enjoy reading. So read, and write, and get going. The story won't ever be anything if you don't write it. | It's ok to feel unmotivated especially if it's a large novel you've been planning for a long time. Personally, my only motivation to write and later publish was to leave something behind for my family. But now that I don't have a family I look to donations and other things of that nature. Because if you're not writing for fans or yourself who is left at that point to even begin? Is always going to be for others and that might seem a bit odd or narcissistic but im sure if that wasn't the case we wouldn't have many forms of creative expression. | 1 | 11,065 | 2 | ||
vyoc7m | writing_train | 0.68 | How can I find the motivation to put my ideas into writing? I’ve been working on a story for about 3 years now and I have a huge folder in my notes app just for that story. It’s about 196 notes and a lot of them are incredibly long. Sadly despite all of these detailed and thought-out ideas, I can’t find any motivation to actually write the story. | ig7x9mn | ig3qf3v | 1,657,856,172 | 1,657,787,282 | 2 | 1 | Screw Motivation! Write it now, make it better later. You don't do hundreds or sketches of an art piece and expect to get the motivation to paint it. It can help with vision but you just have to mold that sketch into a painting. It may not look like you want it to at first but after putting in those final details it will be much more like you first imagined. Aka stop noting and start writing, you have 3 years worth of notes. Use them! | It's ok to feel unmotivated especially if it's a large novel you've been planning for a long time. Personally, my only motivation to write and later publish was to leave something behind for my family. But now that I don't have a family I look to donations and other things of that nature. Because if you're not writing for fans or yourself who is left at that point to even begin? Is always going to be for others and that might seem a bit odd or narcissistic but im sure if that wasn't the case we wouldn't have many forms of creative expression. | 1 | 68,890 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0e5mj | hu0eqsn | 1,643,026,802 | 1,643,027,174 | 8 | 28 | I do the research. A well-researched piece of writing is better if you're using a real-world setting. If you don't want to do that, try a different setting and build your own world. | analysis paralysis will be your demise. get messy | 0 | 372 | 3.5 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0iz4b | hu0e5mj | 1,643,029,675 | 1,643,026,802 | 13 | 8 | I spend way more time researching than writing. I've read 10 books and countless articles for the project I'm working on right now. I spent a month researching before I wrote a single word. The only choices are to do the research or write a genre that doesn't require it. Professional writers don't just write. We research. We have endless meetings. We spend a metric fuck ton of time doing social media. The writing is the easy bit. | I do the research. A well-researched piece of writing is better if you're using a real-world setting. If you don't want to do that, try a different setting and build your own world. | 1 | 2,873 | 1.625 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0fble | hu0iz4b | 1,643,027,537 | 1,643,029,675 | 5 | 13 | It's not really a conundrum, just a shitload of work. It may suck that it'll be a while before you can confidently write about a particular subject, but it's the only real way to do it. History is easier to write than culture, simply because your readers most likely aren't experts on the period either, so it's easier to sound convincing and only piss off proper scholars. Portraying a contemporary culture is way harder since there are tons of people alive with intimate knowledge of the subject matter. It doesn't mean you shouldn't try, but you better do your due diligence. | I spend way more time researching than writing. I've read 10 books and countless articles for the project I'm working on right now. I spent a month researching before I wrote a single word. The only choices are to do the research or write a genre that doesn't require it. Professional writers don't just write. We research. We have endless meetings. We spend a metric fuck ton of time doing social media. The writing is the easy bit. | 0 | 2,138 | 2.6 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0gm1y | hu0iz4b | 1,643,028,322 | 1,643,029,675 | 3 | 13 | Honestly, I do the research. I wanted to have one of my characters get burned by a fantastical acid, so I researched potent and dangerous acids, and then I researched black minerals and acids. I figured out which two I wanted, then created my acid using them. Following figuring out which acids I wanted, I looked up how to clean up spills and heal acid burns. Implicated it into my story. I do this for every story that would require research, especially if it's scientific or historical. It just seems more real when I write like this, and if anyone who reads it looks anything up, it'll be factually correct and informing. | I spend way more time researching than writing. I've read 10 books and countless articles for the project I'm working on right now. I spent a month researching before I wrote a single word. The only choices are to do the research or write a genre that doesn't require it. Professional writers don't just write. We research. We have endless meetings. We spend a metric fuck ton of time doing social media. The writing is the easy bit. | 0 | 1,353 | 4.333333 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0gm1y | hu0o0og | 1,643,028,322 | 1,643,032,301 | 3 | 5 | Honestly, I do the research. I wanted to have one of my characters get burned by a fantastical acid, so I researched potent and dangerous acids, and then I researched black minerals and acids. I figured out which two I wanted, then created my acid using them. Following figuring out which acids I wanted, I looked up how to clean up spills and heal acid burns. Implicated it into my story. I do this for every story that would require research, especially if it's scientific or historical. It just seems more real when I write like this, and if anyone who reads it looks anything up, it'll be factually correct and informing. | “Write what you know” isn’t that literal. No one knows how to run around subduing dragons to do their bidding or how to be a space pirate cavorting around a galaxy populated by alien civilizations. It’s not like you can look it up, either. “Write what you know” is a reflection of your *perspectives.* If you know what it’s like to live in a small, crummy town with little to no economic development, you can bring such a town to life regardless of where or when. If you know what it’s like to long for someone who is out of reach, you can write a high school romance as easily as retelling a myth. You *know* your disappointments, surprises, desires, values, etc.. It doesn’t matter what context you put them in. Unless you’re writing a Memoire, you’re going to have to research, and even then you’ll probably want to verify some stuff. Hop to it. | 0 | 3,979 | 1.666667 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0o0og | hu0mhu1 | 1,643,032,301 | 1,643,031,544 | 5 | 2 | “Write what you know” isn’t that literal. No one knows how to run around subduing dragons to do their bidding or how to be a space pirate cavorting around a galaxy populated by alien civilizations. It’s not like you can look it up, either. “Write what you know” is a reflection of your *perspectives.* If you know what it’s like to live in a small, crummy town with little to no economic development, you can bring such a town to life regardless of where or when. If you know what it’s like to long for someone who is out of reach, you can write a high school romance as easily as retelling a myth. You *know* your disappointments, surprises, desires, values, etc.. It doesn’t matter what context you put them in. Unless you’re writing a Memoire, you’re going to have to research, and even then you’ll probably want to verify some stuff. Hop to it. | I don't write stories that rely on accurate details of setting. That makes life far easier. | 1 | 757 | 2.5 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0gm1y | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,028,322 | 1,643,046,917 | 3 | 4 | Honestly, I do the research. I wanted to have one of my characters get burned by a fantastical acid, so I researched potent and dangerous acids, and then I researched black minerals and acids. I figured out which two I wanted, then created my acid using them. Following figuring out which acids I wanted, I looked up how to clean up spills and heal acid burns. Implicated it into my story. I do this for every story that would require research, especially if it's scientific or historical. It just seems more real when I write like this, and if anyone who reads it looks anything up, it'll be factually correct and informing. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 18,595 | 1.333333 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0p793 | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,032,877 | 1,643,046,917 | 3 | 4 | I have two different works that have involved the inner workings of both the CDC and both federal level and state level departments of Homeland Security. I have stacks upon stacks of research for these agencies. Some of which I’ve read more than once, and some of which I have never read. The ones that have been read usually are directly related to something in the story, but not always. Sometimes I have too much research and have a hard time writing. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 14,040 | 1.333333 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0mhu1 | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,031,544 | 1,643,046,917 | 2 | 4 | I don't write stories that rely on accurate details of setting. That makes life far easier. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 15,373 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu1ogf2 | hu0u4pk | 1,643,046,917 | 1,643,035,152 | 4 | 2 | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | You do the research. It'll help you come up with even better ideas. If you don't feel like it just add a comment. | 1 | 11,765 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0vg31 | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,035,730 | 1,643,046,917 | 2 | 4 | Research, particularly of history, is a beautiful graft when trying to contextualise your writing. All writers of non-fiction want their work to be informative to some degree, and it is often satisfying to see that context materialise against the backdrop of your own experiences. Beyond that, your practice in writing becomes an education in itself. Some of the most satisfying writing experiences I've had are where I've started a chapter with one perspective, but through research and reading that perspective evolves. The chapter becomes organic to the reader who appreciates the journey of understanding. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 11,187 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0se2e | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,034,375 | 1,643,046,917 | 1 | 4 | You don't need to travel to do research. Now nowadays. You don't even need money. You have the internet. That's all you need. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 12,542 | 4 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0tj46 | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,034,888 | 1,643,046,917 | 1 | 4 | You could write in more generic settings? For instance - GoT. Magic Europe. No research required, on with the story. Or Harry Potter. Boarding school, check! On with the story. Generic settings don’t make for bad stories at all. In fact, I challenge you to name a successful IP where the research matters at all. I can’t think of one. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 12,029 | 4 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0u4dr | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,035,149 | 1,643,046,917 | 1 | 4 | Less complaining, more getting it done. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 11,768 | 4 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu1ogf2 | hu12zxh | 1,643,046,917 | 1,643,038,855 | 4 | 1 | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | Personally I just do the research if that’s what the story needs. | 1 | 8,062 | 4 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu1j53o | hu1ogf2 | 1,643,044,983 | 1,643,046,917 | 1 | 4 | "Write what you know" doesn't mean you only write about the places you've been to, the people you've met and the things you've touched. It means the emotions you've experienced. Loss, love, grief, betrayal, frustration, jealousy, envy etc. I assure you J.K. Rowling has had no experience with actual wizards. Don't over think. Nothing wrong with research but you can definitely do too much. If you're writing fiction, you're literally making things up. If you're describing real life locations or people then sure, maybe do a Google image search so you can describe things a little better, or check Wikipedia to see if the landmark in question existed when your story takes place, but you don't need to get bogged down in these kinds of things. Especially with your first draft. | There is no limit to research, and you will never know everything about a thing. You don't need to be a doctor to write a doctor, just try your best and accept that you will never be perfect on fields you haven't lived. But you don't have to, either. If you feel like research is stopping you, you can always write first and fact check later, or even contact some beta that knows better about the topic. | 0 | 1,934 | 4 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0mhu1 | hu0p793 | 1,643,031,544 | 1,643,032,877 | 2 | 3 | I don't write stories that rely on accurate details of setting. That makes life far easier. | I have two different works that have involved the inner workings of both the CDC and both federal level and state level departments of Homeland Security. I have stacks upon stacks of research for these agencies. Some of which I’ve read more than once, and some of which I have never read. The ones that have been read usually are directly related to something in the story, but not always. Sometimes I have too much research and have a hard time writing. | 0 | 1,333 | 1.5 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0u4pk | hu0se2e | 1,643,035,152 | 1,643,034,375 | 2 | 1 | You do the research. It'll help you come up with even better ideas. If you don't feel like it just add a comment. | You don't need to travel to do research. Now nowadays. You don't even need money. You have the internet. That's all you need. | 1 | 777 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0tj46 | hu0u4pk | 1,643,034,888 | 1,643,035,152 | 1 | 2 | You could write in more generic settings? For instance - GoT. Magic Europe. No research required, on with the story. Or Harry Potter. Boarding school, check! On with the story. Generic settings don’t make for bad stories at all. In fact, I challenge you to name a successful IP where the research matters at all. I can’t think of one. | You do the research. It'll help you come up with even better ideas. If you don't feel like it just add a comment. | 0 | 264 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0u4pk | hu0u4dr | 1,643,035,152 | 1,643,035,149 | 2 | 1 | You do the research. It'll help you come up with even better ideas. If you don't feel like it just add a comment. | Less complaining, more getting it done. | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0se2e | hu0vg31 | 1,643,034,375 | 1,643,035,730 | 1 | 2 | You don't need to travel to do research. Now nowadays. You don't even need money. You have the internet. That's all you need. | Research, particularly of history, is a beautiful graft when trying to contextualise your writing. All writers of non-fiction want their work to be informative to some degree, and it is often satisfying to see that context materialise against the backdrop of your own experiences. Beyond that, your practice in writing becomes an education in itself. Some of the most satisfying writing experiences I've had are where I've started a chapter with one perspective, but through research and reading that perspective evolves. The chapter becomes organic to the reader who appreciates the journey of understanding. | 0 | 1,355 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0vg31 | hu0tj46 | 1,643,035,730 | 1,643,034,888 | 2 | 1 | Research, particularly of history, is a beautiful graft when trying to contextualise your writing. All writers of non-fiction want their work to be informative to some degree, and it is often satisfying to see that context materialise against the backdrop of your own experiences. Beyond that, your practice in writing becomes an education in itself. Some of the most satisfying writing experiences I've had are where I've started a chapter with one perspective, but through research and reading that perspective evolves. The chapter becomes organic to the reader who appreciates the journey of understanding. | You could write in more generic settings? For instance - GoT. Magic Europe. No research required, on with the story. Or Harry Potter. Boarding school, check! On with the story. Generic settings don’t make for bad stories at all. In fact, I challenge you to name a successful IP where the research matters at all. I can’t think of one. | 1 | 842 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0u4dr | hu0vg31 | 1,643,035,149 | 1,643,035,730 | 1 | 2 | Less complaining, more getting it done. | Research, particularly of history, is a beautiful graft when trying to contextualise your writing. All writers of non-fiction want their work to be informative to some degree, and it is often satisfying to see that context materialise against the backdrop of your own experiences. Beyond that, your practice in writing becomes an education in itself. Some of the most satisfying writing experiences I've had are where I've started a chapter with one perspective, but through research and reading that perspective evolves. The chapter becomes organic to the reader who appreciates the journey of understanding. | 0 | 581 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu20pgx | hu0se2e | 1,643,051,463 | 1,643,034,375 | 2 | 1 | >So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? Y'all are researching backwards. 1. First, **research** ***what interests you*** so it don't seem like homework 2. Then, base your story on the fun stuff you discovered during research | You don't need to travel to do research. Now nowadays. You don't even need money. You have the internet. That's all you need. | 1 | 17,088 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu20pgx | hu0tj46 | 1,643,051,463 | 1,643,034,888 | 2 | 1 | >So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? Y'all are researching backwards. 1. First, **research** ***what interests you*** so it don't seem like homework 2. Then, base your story on the fun stuff you discovered during research | You could write in more generic settings? For instance - GoT. Magic Europe. No research required, on with the story. Or Harry Potter. Boarding school, check! On with the story. Generic settings don’t make for bad stories at all. In fact, I challenge you to name a successful IP where the research matters at all. I can’t think of one. | 1 | 16,575 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu20pgx | hu0u4dr | 1,643,051,463 | 1,643,035,149 | 2 | 1 | >So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? Y'all are researching backwards. 1. First, **research** ***what interests you*** so it don't seem like homework 2. Then, base your story on the fun stuff you discovered during research | Less complaining, more getting it done. | 1 | 16,314 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu12zxh | hu20pgx | 1,643,038,855 | 1,643,051,463 | 1 | 2 | Personally I just do the research if that’s what the story needs. | >So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? Y'all are researching backwards. 1. First, **research** ***what interests you*** so it don't seem like homework 2. Then, base your story on the fun stuff you discovered during research | 0 | 12,608 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu1j53o | hu20pgx | 1,643,044,983 | 1,643,051,463 | 1 | 2 | "Write what you know" doesn't mean you only write about the places you've been to, the people you've met and the things you've touched. It means the emotions you've experienced. Loss, love, grief, betrayal, frustration, jealousy, envy etc. I assure you J.K. Rowling has had no experience with actual wizards. Don't over think. Nothing wrong with research but you can definitely do too much. If you're writing fiction, you're literally making things up. If you're describing real life locations or people then sure, maybe do a Google image search so you can describe things a little better, or check Wikipedia to see if the landmark in question existed when your story takes place, but you don't need to get bogged down in these kinds of things. Especially with your first draft. | >So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? Y'all are researching backwards. 1. First, **research** ***what interests you*** so it don't seem like homework 2. Then, base your story on the fun stuff you discovered during research | 0 | 6,480 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu3zdbc | hu0se2e | 1,643,083,277 | 1,643,034,375 | 2 | 1 | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | You don't need to travel to do research. Now nowadays. You don't even need money. You have the internet. That's all you need. | 1 | 48,902 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu0tj46 | hu3zdbc | 1,643,034,888 | 1,643,083,277 | 1 | 2 | You could write in more generic settings? For instance - GoT. Magic Europe. No research required, on with the story. Or Harry Potter. Boarding school, check! On with the story. Generic settings don’t make for bad stories at all. In fact, I challenge you to name a successful IP where the research matters at all. I can’t think of one. | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | 0 | 48,389 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu3zdbc | hu0u4dr | 1,643,083,277 | 1,643,035,149 | 2 | 1 | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | Less complaining, more getting it done. | 1 | 48,128 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu12zxh | hu3zdbc | 1,643,038,855 | 1,643,083,277 | 1 | 2 | Personally I just do the research if that’s what the story needs. | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | 0 | 44,422 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu1j53o | hu3zdbc | 1,643,044,983 | 1,643,083,277 | 1 | 2 | "Write what you know" doesn't mean you only write about the places you've been to, the people you've met and the things you've touched. It means the emotions you've experienced. Loss, love, grief, betrayal, frustration, jealousy, envy etc. I assure you J.K. Rowling has had no experience with actual wizards. Don't over think. Nothing wrong with research but you can definitely do too much. If you're writing fiction, you're literally making things up. If you're describing real life locations or people then sure, maybe do a Google image search so you can describe things a little better, or check Wikipedia to see if the landmark in question existed when your story takes place, but you don't need to get bogged down in these kinds of things. Especially with your first draft. | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | 0 | 38,294 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu3zdbc | hu24bhb | 1,643,083,277 | 1,643,052,826 | 2 | 1 | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | What helps with this is to pick up biographies and learn to live vicariously. Im currently writing my way through a massive, long form alternate history of the Space Shuttle, and as part of it I also ended up rewriting much of the Soviet Unions space program. And while Im someone who can speak somewhat authoritatively on the US space program (knock on wood, but ive met and spoken with well over 100 astronauts, including 11 Moonwalkers, in addition to a lot of other life experiences revolving around NASA), Im definitely not someone who could have really wrote to that same level on the Soviets when I started. What helped were the autobiographical accounts of the people that lived through the Soviets space program, notably Boris Chertoks abio Rockets and People. That book series in particular not only gave insight into the greater program that I was needing, but also gave very detailed accounts of the actual people involved, their beliefs and attitudes, and what they were concerned with year by year. That is what helped me convincingly and plausibly rewrite history for the Soviets such that they built up and got their Buran program flying 7 years early, giving competition to the US program, all without having to fudge a single detail or yada yada why a certain decision was made. | 1 | 30,451 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu2m819 | hu3zdbc | 1,643,059,633 | 1,643,083,277 | 1 | 2 | For the record, you do not have to simply write what you know. If every author followed this rule, there would be no Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc. If you are writing fiction, please be sure to take this rule with a giant grain of salt. When it comes to writing something set in the modern world or in a historical time period, it pays to do research, but only on the aspects which are going to be relevant or central to your novel. Keep in mind, this is mostly for fictional pieces. i.e., if you are writing a fictional novel set in the American West it's important to know how people would have been armed during this era and what they did for work. However, you don't need to know each individual town in the American West and the order in which they are settled if all you are doing is telling a fictional story about a Texas Ranger taking on a band of outlaws. This is the sort of book people will be reading for the purpose of reading an adventure, and they aren't going to balk if every detail isn't historically accurate. If you are writing something a little different, like a historical fiction piece on the battle of the Alamo... Then you'll want to do extensive research on the timeline and events leading up to the battle as well as the people who were involved. You can still take some liberties here since it's still fiction, but you need to work harder to ensure everything is as factually accurate as possible. The audience for this work is going to care more about the information being accurate and the story being believable within the time period and era its set within. | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | 0 | 23,644 | 2 | ||
sbkqqz | writing_train | 0.81 | I feel like every writing idea I come up with needs an incredible amount of research. How do I solve this conundrum? What the title says. I know people say 'stick to what you know'. But I feel that what people 'know' is very dependent on their real life experience. For example: imagine if you've lived in a big city your whole life and were too poor to ever afford a trip into the country, but you've been so inspired by nature in media that you want to write about it. Let's say you do your part and you do try to do all the necessary research through reading, videos etc. But unless you've actually done it, you can't know personally what rock-climbing feels like, or what riding a horse feels like. So yeah I feel that pretty much every writing idea I come up with (that's not fantasy-based), needs a huge amount of research that never seems to end. History is an obvious one. I'm liable to mess up settings even only 15 years before I was born. Every decade was composed of big and little things like politics or fashion that made the era what it was. And I feel that no matter how much I research or watch material about that decade, I still can't internalise what every-day life was like back then. Things become even more impossible when you combine a different point of history and a different culture. I find myself completely unable to write about my own culture for reasons I won't get into here. And while I'm well-versed in some cultures like the US and UK, I've still never been to those places and so am liable to severely mess up if I make my setting there. Then there's very specific things that my brain latches onto that just makes things more difficult. Like being fascinated with British boarding school culture and wanting to write about it when boarding schools are not a thing in your country and you have to do extensive research about the thing if you want even the slightest chance of getting things right. The same goes for other very specific settings like the American West or even certain occupations that you've never even been around. So....how do y'all deal with the research conundrum? | hu3zdbc | hu3dpsc | 1,643,083,277 | 1,643,073,644 | 2 | 1 | I think the best way to think about it is to ask yourself if knowing weather objects in your world will be important to your story. If it’s a love story between two characters just focus on that theme. The setting should be, in my opinion, the least of your worries but my experience with writing is in screenwriting so take this advice with a grain of salt. Now if it’s a period piece that deals with, oh I don’t know, a late nineteenth century labor strike at some factory and the socio-political climate of the times then I think you’ve got some research to do. Hope that helps :) | read lots! | 1 | 9,633 | 2 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf5xsi | hyf552u | 1,645,818,200 | 1,645,817,888 | 274 | 251 | >I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I have a simple solution for this: don't show anyone your work. You can write the biggest, smelliest, grossest pile of shit that has ever been written, and it won't matter, because you can simply put it away and never show another soul. You never will write the biggest pile of shit ever, though, because I am the one who wrote the biggest pile of shit ever. But I won't show it to you. | You start writing so that you can practice. And if your fears/anxieties are genuinely so strong that this is an impossibility, then you acknowledge that maybe there's an underlying mental health issue, and you seek advice from professionals. There's nothing wrong with that either. | 1 | 312 | 1.091633 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf4lcq | hyf5xsi | 1,645,817,670 | 1,645,818,200 | 14 | 274 | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | >I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I have a simple solution for this: don't show anyone your work. You can write the biggest, smelliest, grossest pile of shit that has ever been written, and it won't matter, because you can simply put it away and never show another soul. You never will write the biggest pile of shit ever, though, because I am the one who wrote the biggest pile of shit ever. But I won't show it to you. | 0 | 530 | 19.571429 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf552u | hyf4lcq | 1,645,817,888 | 1,645,817,670 | 251 | 14 | You start writing so that you can practice. And if your fears/anxieties are genuinely so strong that this is an impossibility, then you acknowledge that maybe there's an underlying mental health issue, and you seek advice from professionals. There's nothing wrong with that either. | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | 1 | 218 | 17.928571 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfbqdz | hyf66oc | 1,645,820,475 | 1,645,818,296 | 116 | 31 | If you don't practice two things will happen: 1. You'll never improve. 2. You'll never develop the confidence to move beyond this fear. Wait. I'm sorry. My math failed. Zero things will happen. Try this perspective... I once knew someone who played guitar who started singing more. He was a great guitarist and a pretty bad singer—sang off-key and off-pitch and had a hard time holding a note. His bandmates always gave him a hard time. He didn't stop. He kept on singing and pushed the band to give him more opportunity to sing. They let him sing at practice and eventually backup sing at shows. I asked him why he kept singing when clearly everyone thought he was terrible. He said, "Because I want to be able to sing. I know I'm not there yet, but that's where I want to be. And that's more important to me than being criticized." You have to decide where you want to be. Then work backwards and identify what you'd need to do to get there. Then do it, as much as you can. One day you'll wake up and find yourself standing on top of the mountain that looked so far away and so out of reach before. If anyone criticizes you just keep your focus on where you want to be, not where you are. It's okay to suck today. Tomorrow you'll suck a little less. Eventually you won't suck at all. You'll be pretty good. No one is born good at anything. There's only one way to get better. You got this! | I'd suggest not sharing your work until you're ready and just write for yourself for now. It's okay for writing to be bad. You don't owe anyone perfection or even good work, just a splattering of words on a page if you want to give a gift to yourself. Something I've found helps me is what I like to call lighting writing. I usually do this with poetry, but it works just as well with prose too. You pick a topic, any topic (use a word generator if you want to) and then with a timer for 5 minutes, just write. Don't erase or edit, just continue. I'd suggest writing by hand, as you're less likely to delete then. Work in 5 minutes isn't going to be good, but it is going to be work. It gets you into the flow and helps you accept imperfection. Another thing, if you want to get more confident in presenting you work to others is exquisite corpse poetry (or prose) with someone else (ideally someone you trust). Here's how it works: you have a topic. 1 person writes 3 lines, folds the paper so only the last line is visible and passes the paper to the second person. Based off of the 1 line they see, they write 3 new ones, fold the page, and pass it on until a poem's done. Then read it out together. It'll be nonsensical, and again, you're not aiming for perfection, just the fun and community of it. Hope that helps and just so you know, your teacher sounds like an a-grade asshole. Write for the fun of it. Write for yourself. If you're comfortable sharing at some point, I'd love to read some of your work :) | 1 | 2,179 | 3.741935 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8wap | hyfbqdz | 1,645,819,346 | 1,645,820,475 | 30 | 116 | I'd say start with authors you admire and copy their style. Don't plagiarize, but use their sentence structures and fill it with your own words. Just remember, even professional writers write terrible things sometimes. It's probably in the editing phase (internal and external) that things start to shape up. Don't expect yourself to make masterpieces from the get-go. And also, write scenes that make you happy. Don't write things that are for other people yet, that'll come later. :) Good luck! | If you don't practice two things will happen: 1. You'll never improve. 2. You'll never develop the confidence to move beyond this fear. Wait. I'm sorry. My math failed. Zero things will happen. Try this perspective... I once knew someone who played guitar who started singing more. He was a great guitarist and a pretty bad singer—sang off-key and off-pitch and had a hard time holding a note. His bandmates always gave him a hard time. He didn't stop. He kept on singing and pushed the band to give him more opportunity to sing. They let him sing at practice and eventually backup sing at shows. I asked him why he kept singing when clearly everyone thought he was terrible. He said, "Because I want to be able to sing. I know I'm not there yet, but that's where I want to be. And that's more important to me than being criticized." You have to decide where you want to be. Then work backwards and identify what you'd need to do to get there. Then do it, as much as you can. One day you'll wake up and find yourself standing on top of the mountain that looked so far away and so out of reach before. If anyone criticizes you just keep your focus on where you want to be, not where you are. It's okay to suck today. Tomorrow you'll suck a little less. Eventually you won't suck at all. You'll be pretty good. No one is born good at anything. There's only one way to get better. You got this! | 0 | 1,129 | 3.866667 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8dol | hyfbqdz | 1,645,819,142 | 1,645,820,475 | 24 | 116 | Write one word. | If you don't practice two things will happen: 1. You'll never improve. 2. You'll never develop the confidence to move beyond this fear. Wait. I'm sorry. My math failed. Zero things will happen. Try this perspective... I once knew someone who played guitar who started singing more. He was a great guitarist and a pretty bad singer—sang off-key and off-pitch and had a hard time holding a note. His bandmates always gave him a hard time. He didn't stop. He kept on singing and pushed the band to give him more opportunity to sing. They let him sing at practice and eventually backup sing at shows. I asked him why he kept singing when clearly everyone thought he was terrible. He said, "Because I want to be able to sing. I know I'm not there yet, but that's where I want to be. And that's more important to me than being criticized." You have to decide where you want to be. Then work backwards and identify what you'd need to do to get there. Then do it, as much as you can. One day you'll wake up and find yourself standing on top of the mountain that looked so far away and so out of reach before. If anyone criticizes you just keep your focus on where you want to be, not where you are. It's okay to suck today. Tomorrow you'll suck a little less. Eventually you won't suck at all. You'll be pretty good. No one is born good at anything. There's only one way to get better. You got this! | 0 | 1,333 | 4.833333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfbqdz | hyf4lcq | 1,645,820,475 | 1,645,817,670 | 116 | 14 | If you don't practice two things will happen: 1. You'll never improve. 2. You'll never develop the confidence to move beyond this fear. Wait. I'm sorry. My math failed. Zero things will happen. Try this perspective... I once knew someone who played guitar who started singing more. He was a great guitarist and a pretty bad singer—sang off-key and off-pitch and had a hard time holding a note. His bandmates always gave him a hard time. He didn't stop. He kept on singing and pushed the band to give him more opportunity to sing. They let him sing at practice and eventually backup sing at shows. I asked him why he kept singing when clearly everyone thought he was terrible. He said, "Because I want to be able to sing. I know I'm not there yet, but that's where I want to be. And that's more important to me than being criticized." You have to decide where you want to be. Then work backwards and identify what you'd need to do to get there. Then do it, as much as you can. One day you'll wake up and find yourself standing on top of the mountain that looked so far away and so out of reach before. If anyone criticizes you just keep your focus on where you want to be, not where you are. It's okay to suck today. Tomorrow you'll suck a little less. Eventually you won't suck at all. You'll be pretty good. No one is born good at anything. There's only one way to get better. You got this! | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | 1 | 2,805 | 8.285714 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfbqdz | hyf8mt1 | 1,645,820,475 | 1,645,819,241 | 116 | 13 | If you don't practice two things will happen: 1. You'll never improve. 2. You'll never develop the confidence to move beyond this fear. Wait. I'm sorry. My math failed. Zero things will happen. Try this perspective... I once knew someone who played guitar who started singing more. He was a great guitarist and a pretty bad singer—sang off-key and off-pitch and had a hard time holding a note. His bandmates always gave him a hard time. He didn't stop. He kept on singing and pushed the band to give him more opportunity to sing. They let him sing at practice and eventually backup sing at shows. I asked him why he kept singing when clearly everyone thought he was terrible. He said, "Because I want to be able to sing. I know I'm not there yet, but that's where I want to be. And that's more important to me than being criticized." You have to decide where you want to be. Then work backwards and identify what you'd need to do to get there. Then do it, as much as you can. One day you'll wake up and find yourself standing on top of the mountain that looked so far away and so out of reach before. If anyone criticizes you just keep your focus on where you want to be, not where you are. It's okay to suck today. Tomorrow you'll suck a little less. Eventually you won't suck at all. You'll be pretty good. No one is born good at anything. There's only one way to get better. You got this! | If you pick up a new instrument, would you expect to play a good tune on the first try? What about if you tried painting for the fir and t time? How about welding, or woodworking, or anything else... Writing is a skill that takes practice. You will be bad it when you start out, but the only way to not be bad it to keep going. And, so what if it's bad? You don't have to share anything until you want to. Write for yourself, write what you want and stop worrying about what anyone else will think. Just write for the fun of it. | 1 | 1,234 | 8.923077 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfbqdz | hyfb18a | 1,645,820,475 | 1,645,820,193 | 116 | 6 | If you don't practice two things will happen: 1. You'll never improve. 2. You'll never develop the confidence to move beyond this fear. Wait. I'm sorry. My math failed. Zero things will happen. Try this perspective... I once knew someone who played guitar who started singing more. He was a great guitarist and a pretty bad singer—sang off-key and off-pitch and had a hard time holding a note. His bandmates always gave him a hard time. He didn't stop. He kept on singing and pushed the band to give him more opportunity to sing. They let him sing at practice and eventually backup sing at shows. I asked him why he kept singing when clearly everyone thought he was terrible. He said, "Because I want to be able to sing. I know I'm not there yet, but that's where I want to be. And that's more important to me than being criticized." You have to decide where you want to be. Then work backwards and identify what you'd need to do to get there. Then do it, as much as you can. One day you'll wake up and find yourself standing on top of the mountain that looked so far away and so out of reach before. If anyone criticizes you just keep your focus on where you want to be, not where you are. It's okay to suck today. Tomorrow you'll suck a little less. Eventually you won't suck at all. You'll be pretty good. No one is born good at anything. There's only one way to get better. You got this! | write something terrible. just get pen to paper/fingers on the keyboard and write. aim to make it awful, clunky, awkward. just tell a story. once you feel better, edit it. make it better. rinse, repeat, until you gain confidence ps that teacher is an asshole | 1 | 282 | 19.333333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf66oc | hyf4lcq | 1,645,818,296 | 1,645,817,670 | 31 | 14 | I'd suggest not sharing your work until you're ready and just write for yourself for now. It's okay for writing to be bad. You don't owe anyone perfection or even good work, just a splattering of words on a page if you want to give a gift to yourself. Something I've found helps me is what I like to call lighting writing. I usually do this with poetry, but it works just as well with prose too. You pick a topic, any topic (use a word generator if you want to) and then with a timer for 5 minutes, just write. Don't erase or edit, just continue. I'd suggest writing by hand, as you're less likely to delete then. Work in 5 minutes isn't going to be good, but it is going to be work. It gets you into the flow and helps you accept imperfection. Another thing, if you want to get more confident in presenting you work to others is exquisite corpse poetry (or prose) with someone else (ideally someone you trust). Here's how it works: you have a topic. 1 person writes 3 lines, folds the paper so only the last line is visible and passes the paper to the second person. Based off of the 1 line they see, they write 3 new ones, fold the page, and pass it on until a poem's done. Then read it out together. It'll be nonsensical, and again, you're not aiming for perfection, just the fun and community of it. Hope that helps and just so you know, your teacher sounds like an a-grade asshole. Write for the fun of it. Write for yourself. If you're comfortable sharing at some point, I'd love to read some of your work :) | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | 1 | 626 | 2.214286 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8dol | hyf8wap | 1,645,819,142 | 1,645,819,346 | 24 | 30 | Write one word. | I'd say start with authors you admire and copy their style. Don't plagiarize, but use their sentence structures and fill it with your own words. Just remember, even professional writers write terrible things sometimes. It's probably in the editing phase (internal and external) that things start to shape up. Don't expect yourself to make masterpieces from the get-go. And also, write scenes that make you happy. Don't write things that are for other people yet, that'll come later. :) Good luck! | 0 | 204 | 1.25 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8wap | hyf4lcq | 1,645,819,346 | 1,645,817,670 | 30 | 14 | I'd say start with authors you admire and copy their style. Don't plagiarize, but use their sentence structures and fill it with your own words. Just remember, even professional writers write terrible things sometimes. It's probably in the editing phase (internal and external) that things start to shape up. Don't expect yourself to make masterpieces from the get-go. And also, write scenes that make you happy. Don't write things that are for other people yet, that'll come later. :) Good luck! | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | 1 | 1,676 | 2.142857 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8wap | hyf8mt1 | 1,645,819,346 | 1,645,819,241 | 30 | 13 | I'd say start with authors you admire and copy their style. Don't plagiarize, but use their sentence structures and fill it with your own words. Just remember, even professional writers write terrible things sometimes. It's probably in the editing phase (internal and external) that things start to shape up. Don't expect yourself to make masterpieces from the get-go. And also, write scenes that make you happy. Don't write things that are for other people yet, that'll come later. :) Good luck! | If you pick up a new instrument, would you expect to play a good tune on the first try? What about if you tried painting for the fir and t time? How about welding, or woodworking, or anything else... Writing is a skill that takes practice. You will be bad it when you start out, but the only way to not be bad it to keep going. And, so what if it's bad? You don't have to share anything until you want to. Write for yourself, write what you want and stop worrying about what anyone else will think. Just write for the fun of it. | 1 | 105 | 2.307692 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8dol | hyf4lcq | 1,645,819,142 | 1,645,817,670 | 24 | 14 | Write one word. | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | 1 | 1,472 | 1.714286 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfecb3 | hyfi0lm | 1,645,821,496 | 1,645,822,932 | 22 | 24 | I'm sorry your teacher was an asshole. He should've known better. Writing, like most things, takes practice. So write. And understand that it's most likely going to be terrible until you get better at it. Remind yourself that every piece that doesn't work is still progress. You can do this. | I think you did a good job writing this post. | 0 | 1,436 | 1.090909 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf4lcq | hyfi0lm | 1,645,817,670 | 1,645,822,932 | 14 | 24 | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | I think you did a good job writing this post. | 0 | 5,262 | 1.714286 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfi0lm | hyf8mt1 | 1,645,822,932 | 1,645,819,241 | 24 | 13 | I think you did a good job writing this post. | If you pick up a new instrument, would you expect to play a good tune on the first try? What about if you tried painting for the fir and t time? How about welding, or woodworking, or anything else... Writing is a skill that takes practice. You will be bad it when you start out, but the only way to not be bad it to keep going. And, so what if it's bad? You don't have to share anything until you want to. Write for yourself, write what you want and stop worrying about what anyone else will think. Just write for the fun of it. | 1 | 3,691 | 1.846154 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfel4z | hyfi0lm | 1,645,821,592 | 1,645,822,932 | 11 | 24 | You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. Be more afraid of one day looking back with regret than you are of facing momentary failure in the now. You'll stumble along the way. If you want to be perfect from the start, you have to remember no one's playing that game. Some people do hit the scene looking like it all came together effortlessly for them, but what we often fail to see are the hours and hours they spent beating on their craft. You do need to get started now. One question you should ponder on is what benefit is served by waiting any longer? Procrastination is a dreamer's way, and it yields you nothing. Now don't get stuck on thoughts of what you can't do. What could you do? What are you holding back that others are missing because of your hesitation? | I think you did a good job writing this post. | 0 | 1,340 | 2.181818 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfeoxe | hyfi0lm | 1,645,821,634 | 1,645,822,932 | 9 | 24 | Just write. You will probably get most of the bad writing out of the way in the first few hundred thousand words. Even then bad first drafts can be fixed in post. I wish I could got back in time and smack those words out of your teacher's mouth before they said that. | I think you did a good job writing this post. | 0 | 1,298 | 2.666667 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfb18a | hyfi0lm | 1,645,820,193 | 1,645,822,932 | 6 | 24 | write something terrible. just get pen to paper/fingers on the keyboard and write. aim to make it awful, clunky, awkward. just tell a story. once you feel better, edit it. make it better. rinse, repeat, until you gain confidence ps that teacher is an asshole | I think you did a good job writing this post. | 0 | 2,739 | 4 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf4lcq | hyfecb3 | 1,645,817,670 | 1,645,821,496 | 14 | 22 | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | I'm sorry your teacher was an asshole. He should've known better. Writing, like most things, takes practice. So write. And understand that it's most likely going to be terrible until you get better at it. Remind yourself that every piece that doesn't work is still progress. You can do this. | 0 | 3,826 | 1.571429 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf8mt1 | hyfecb3 | 1,645,819,241 | 1,645,821,496 | 13 | 22 | If you pick up a new instrument, would you expect to play a good tune on the first try? What about if you tried painting for the fir and t time? How about welding, or woodworking, or anything else... Writing is a skill that takes practice. You will be bad it when you start out, but the only way to not be bad it to keep going. And, so what if it's bad? You don't have to share anything until you want to. Write for yourself, write what you want and stop worrying about what anyone else will think. Just write for the fun of it. | I'm sorry your teacher was an asshole. He should've known better. Writing, like most things, takes practice. So write. And understand that it's most likely going to be terrible until you get better at it. Remind yourself that every piece that doesn't work is still progress. You can do this. | 0 | 2,255 | 1.692308 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfb18a | hyfecb3 | 1,645,820,193 | 1,645,821,496 | 6 | 22 | write something terrible. just get pen to paper/fingers on the keyboard and write. aim to make it awful, clunky, awkward. just tell a story. once you feel better, edit it. make it better. rinse, repeat, until you gain confidence ps that teacher is an asshole | I'm sorry your teacher was an asshole. He should've known better. Writing, like most things, takes practice. So write. And understand that it's most likely going to be terrible until you get better at it. Remind yourself that every piece that doesn't work is still progress. You can do this. | 0 | 1,303 | 3.666667 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyfioyn | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,823,198 | 16 | 15 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | Journaling helped me. Try to make it a habit to write whatever you can on your diary, if you can every day, and you will learn about your voice, your process, your interests, your life, fears, etc. Writing is a very personal experience. At some point you will overcome that fear without realizing it. Nobody will laugh because they’re like goldfish (with one-second memories). The best writing is about the truth, with a capital “T.” Which is all about conquering fear to see the truth, to face it, and put it on the page. By facing your fears you are in essence writing. Try to fill a notebook with your words, however random they may be. That’s all ! | 1 | 6,115 | 1.066667 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf4lcq | hyfxy3v | 1,645,817,670 | 1,645,829,313 | 14 | 16 | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 11,643 | 1.142857 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyf8mt1 | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,819,241 | 16 | 13 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | If you pick up a new instrument, would you expect to play a good tune on the first try? What about if you tried painting for the fir and t time? How about welding, or woodworking, or anything else... Writing is a skill that takes practice. You will be bad it when you start out, but the only way to not be bad it to keep going. And, so what if it's bad? You don't have to share anything until you want to. Write for yourself, write what you want and stop worrying about what anyone else will think. Just write for the fun of it. | 1 | 10,072 | 1.230769 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyfel4z | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,821,592 | 16 | 11 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. Be more afraid of one day looking back with regret than you are of facing momentary failure in the now. You'll stumble along the way. If you want to be perfect from the start, you have to remember no one's playing that game. Some people do hit the scene looking like it all came together effortlessly for them, but what we often fail to see are the hours and hours they spent beating on their craft. You do need to get started now. One question you should ponder on is what benefit is served by waiting any longer? Procrastination is a dreamer's way, and it yields you nothing. Now don't get stuck on thoughts of what you can't do. What could you do? What are you holding back that others are missing because of your hesitation? | 1 | 7,721 | 1.454545 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyfp9rf | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,825,789 | 16 | 10 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." | 1 | 3,524 | 1.6 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfeoxe | hyfxy3v | 1,645,821,634 | 1,645,829,313 | 9 | 16 | Just write. You will probably get most of the bad writing out of the way in the first few hundred thousand words. Even then bad first drafts can be fixed in post. I wish I could got back in time and smack those words out of your teacher's mouth before they said that. | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 7,679 | 1.777778 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyfb18a | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,820,193 | 16 | 6 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | write something terrible. just get pen to paper/fingers on the keyboard and write. aim to make it awful, clunky, awkward. just tell a story. once you feel better, edit it. make it better. rinse, repeat, until you gain confidence ps that teacher is an asshole | 1 | 9,120 | 2.666667 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfqza3 | hyfxy3v | 1,645,826,472 | 1,645,829,313 | 4 | 16 | >i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice you nailed it. Got to get that practice in. I would suggest writing things you enjoy writing such as self-indulgent fantasy, until you feel like your writing is decent enough to write something for someone else to read. E.g. you could start just writing fanfiction, or literally anything you will have fun with. Life is hard, you will be judged, you have to accept it, take the suffering and move on. With practice you will get better, so quit worrying!!!!! Edit: Also, your teacher didn't have to stop reading, even if he said that. He could have continued. He was just being dramatic. Why would you care what that one person thinks? It doesn't matter, just practice!!!! This is about you, not some rando from your past! | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 2,841 | 4 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyftyvt | hyfxy3v | 1,645,827,677 | 1,645,829,313 | 4 | 16 | If you’re afraid to write but still want to write just write scared. | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 1,636 | 4 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfv5z7 | hyfxy3v | 1,645,828,167 | 1,645,829,313 | 4 | 16 | I’m no expert, or even all that good at writing, but I can suggest something. No one cares what you write, write what you want to, put it away, expand on it the next day, repeat. Ask family, friends, get constructive criticism, not destructive. Do what feels right, pour your soul into it, love it. Share it with people like us, we won’t judge. I hope this helps, and good luck. | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 1,146 | 4 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfjnbi | hyfxy3v | 1,645,823,579 | 1,645,829,313 | 3 | 16 | a good writer is a bad writer with a lot of practice. You are afraid of failure, which is stupid, as failure is inevitable, if you write you will fail, if you don't you will fail. | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 5,734 | 5.333333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyfjs69 | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,823,632 | 16 | 3 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | You are a writer already. Take ANY WORD, sentences or ideas and write them down without overthinking it. They you have something you can start editing. Don’t give up. You are good. | 1 | 5,681 | 5.333333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfsg60 | hyfxy3v | 1,645,827,066 | 1,645,829,313 | 3 | 16 | So if you don’t practice writing, your writing is going to be bad, but because you’re afraid it’s going to be bad, you don’t practice:-) Your problem here is that you intend to share your writing with people, and that’s why you’re afraid. How about all of your writing in the next year is going to be private? You won’t share it with anyone ever? Go ahead and write all you want. After a year, then reassess and see if you continue to keep it private for another year. | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | 0 | 2,247 | 5.333333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfxy3v | hyftle7 | 1,645,829,313 | 1,645,827,527 | 16 | 3 | >my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. I'm sorry, what? I'm shocked how rude teachers can be to students sometimes and you were just in 6th grade?? Like what was the point of saying all of that to you? His job is to be a teacher, not a comedian at at Comedy Central roast. He could've just told you which parts you did well *and then* the parts you could improve on. I'm not even a teacher and even I know it's common decency. Wtf is wrong with some people... | Fwiw, most bad writing starts with bad sentences, and even judging from your post, you write nice, concise, grammatical sentences! Your paragraphs are good too. In short, you actually have a nice foundation for writing already! | 1 | 1,786 | 5.333333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyf4lcq | hyfioyn | 1,645,817,670 | 1,645,823,198 | 14 | 15 | What a horrible thing for that teacher to say. Don’t be discouraged, keep writing and know that you will prove that teacher wrong. | Journaling helped me. Try to make it a habit to write whatever you can on your diary, if you can every day, and you will learn about your voice, your process, your interests, your life, fears, etc. Writing is a very personal experience. At some point you will overcome that fear without realizing it. Nobody will laugh because they’re like goldfish (with one-second memories). The best writing is about the truth, with a capital “T.” Which is all about conquering fear to see the truth, to face it, and put it on the page. By facing your fears you are in essence writing. Try to fill a notebook with your words, however random they may be. That’s all ! | 0 | 5,528 | 1.071429 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfioyn | hyf8mt1 | 1,645,823,198 | 1,645,819,241 | 15 | 13 | Journaling helped me. Try to make it a habit to write whatever you can on your diary, if you can every day, and you will learn about your voice, your process, your interests, your life, fears, etc. Writing is a very personal experience. At some point you will overcome that fear without realizing it. Nobody will laugh because they’re like goldfish (with one-second memories). The best writing is about the truth, with a capital “T.” Which is all about conquering fear to see the truth, to face it, and put it on the page. By facing your fears you are in essence writing. Try to fill a notebook with your words, however random they may be. That’s all ! | If you pick up a new instrument, would you expect to play a good tune on the first try? What about if you tried painting for the fir and t time? How about welding, or woodworking, or anything else... Writing is a skill that takes practice. You will be bad it when you start out, but the only way to not be bad it to keep going. And, so what if it's bad? You don't have to share anything until you want to. Write for yourself, write what you want and stop worrying about what anyone else will think. Just write for the fun of it. | 1 | 3,957 | 1.153846 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfioyn | hyfel4z | 1,645,823,198 | 1,645,821,592 | 15 | 11 | Journaling helped me. Try to make it a habit to write whatever you can on your diary, if you can every day, and you will learn about your voice, your process, your interests, your life, fears, etc. Writing is a very personal experience. At some point you will overcome that fear without realizing it. Nobody will laugh because they’re like goldfish (with one-second memories). The best writing is about the truth, with a capital “T.” Which is all about conquering fear to see the truth, to face it, and put it on the page. By facing your fears you are in essence writing. Try to fill a notebook with your words, however random they may be. That’s all ! | You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. Be more afraid of one day looking back with regret than you are of facing momentary failure in the now. You'll stumble along the way. If you want to be perfect from the start, you have to remember no one's playing that game. Some people do hit the scene looking like it all came together effortlessly for them, but what we often fail to see are the hours and hours they spent beating on their craft. You do need to get started now. One question you should ponder on is what benefit is served by waiting any longer? Procrastination is a dreamer's way, and it yields you nothing. Now don't get stuck on thoughts of what you can't do. What could you do? What are you holding back that others are missing because of your hesitation? | 1 | 1,606 | 1.363636 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfeoxe | hyfioyn | 1,645,821,634 | 1,645,823,198 | 9 | 15 | Just write. You will probably get most of the bad writing out of the way in the first few hundred thousand words. Even then bad first drafts can be fixed in post. I wish I could got back in time and smack those words out of your teacher's mouth before they said that. | Journaling helped me. Try to make it a habit to write whatever you can on your diary, if you can every day, and you will learn about your voice, your process, your interests, your life, fears, etc. Writing is a very personal experience. At some point you will overcome that fear without realizing it. Nobody will laugh because they’re like goldfish (with one-second memories). The best writing is about the truth, with a capital “T.” Which is all about conquering fear to see the truth, to face it, and put it on the page. By facing your fears you are in essence writing. Try to fill a notebook with your words, however random they may be. That’s all ! | 0 | 1,564 | 1.666667 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfb18a | hyfioyn | 1,645,820,193 | 1,645,823,198 | 6 | 15 | write something terrible. just get pen to paper/fingers on the keyboard and write. aim to make it awful, clunky, awkward. just tell a story. once you feel better, edit it. make it better. rinse, repeat, until you gain confidence ps that teacher is an asshole | Journaling helped me. Try to make it a habit to write whatever you can on your diary, if you can every day, and you will learn about your voice, your process, your interests, your life, fears, etc. Writing is a very personal experience. At some point you will overcome that fear without realizing it. Nobody will laugh because they’re like goldfish (with one-second memories). The best writing is about the truth, with a capital “T.” Which is all about conquering fear to see the truth, to face it, and put it on the page. By facing your fears you are in essence writing. Try to fill a notebook with your words, however random they may be. That’s all ! | 0 | 3,005 | 2.5 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfel4z | hyfb18a | 1,645,821,592 | 1,645,820,193 | 11 | 6 | You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. Be more afraid of one day looking back with regret than you are of facing momentary failure in the now. You'll stumble along the way. If you want to be perfect from the start, you have to remember no one's playing that game. Some people do hit the scene looking like it all came together effortlessly for them, but what we often fail to see are the hours and hours they spent beating on their craft. You do need to get started now. One question you should ponder on is what benefit is served by waiting any longer? Procrastination is a dreamer's way, and it yields you nothing. Now don't get stuck on thoughts of what you can't do. What could you do? What are you holding back that others are missing because of your hesitation? | write something terrible. just get pen to paper/fingers on the keyboard and write. aim to make it awful, clunky, awkward. just tell a story. once you feel better, edit it. make it better. rinse, repeat, until you gain confidence ps that teacher is an asshole | 1 | 1,399 | 1.833333 | ||
t1c9x6 | writing_train | 0.92 | How do I start writing when I'm afraid to? Hi. I'm afraid of writing because i'm afraid that what I'll make will be bad, and as a result everything I make is bad, because I don't practice. I'm honestly just worried people will laugh at my work. I became scared of making bad writing in about sixth grade, when my teacher told me that my writing was so bad, he had to stop reading less than halfway through the story. This made me draw away from writing, but I really want to start so I can maybe someday write lyrics for music or write poetry, and have them be at least decent. How do I get over this anxiety? | hyfp9rf | hyfeoxe | 1,645,825,789 | 1,645,821,634 | 10 | 9 | "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." | Just write. You will probably get most of the bad writing out of the way in the first few hundred thousand words. Even then bad first drafts can be fixed in post. I wish I could got back in time and smack those words out of your teacher's mouth before they said that. | 1 | 4,155 | 1.111111 |
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