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Where are your stories?

/primaballerinaff

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[storiesbydee]

Writing Tips

By storiesbydee

When starting a story/ff its easy to have one idea to pop up in your head and the next day youve created a blog, character list and short prologue. If you’re doing this then you are going about it all wrong. Creating an original story takes real time, thought and planning. 

Below I have a few tips and suggestions to starting up and writing your own original story. In no way do you need to follow these steps however as requested by many, these are the things I do and follow to create a successful story.

ORIGINALITY: This point is the top of my list for obvious reasons and I will say now if you dont have an original bone in your body then quit while you’re ahead. There is nothing attractive or entertaining about you stealing another artist’s hard work. And before you say anything, YES being a writer is ART. 

Im sure youve all had drilled in your head in high school that plagiarism is illegal and if you get off on stealing others work then I suggest you move into a field that praises it. Such as robbery. 

Now while we are on the subject Id like to point out that copying others doesn’t just mean the plot. If you going to be original and attract people to your work, then come up with your OWN blog structure and layout. Its all about presentation and if you cant come up with your own blog look then Id assume you cant even come up with your own story.

BRAINSTORMING: Take your time when it comes to choosing a plot. In fact grab a notebook and every time an idea pops into your head write a ‘blurb’ of what the story is about. If you find that you are constantly thinking about, imagining and resorting back to one in particular then that's the plot you go with. 

Your plot NEEDS to grab your attention and dedication to the fullest otherwise you will jump into any idea and find yourself deleting within a few chapters (and no one likes an unfinished ff/story)

STRUCTURE: Once youve picked out your plot and is satisfied with the story make sure you Structure it.  Each structure can be no more than a paragraph long and will help you immensely when working through your story, instead of just ‘winging it’ as you go along. (Im guilty of this).

 The following structure was used from here : SOURCE  Click the link provided and a detailed structure will be there to help you plan out your stories beginning, climax and ending. 

PLANNING: Now once youve picked a plot and have worked out your structure, its time to open up a fresh document and bring out the good old bulletpoints. 

Ive found that this method here has been the best way for me to avoid writer’s block and hitting dead roads. Your structure summarizes your big main points however this will help you with the little details in between.

Usually when we visualize our stories playing out in our head, so much happens that when it comes to writing it we tend to forget small scenes we wished we added. This is why bullet pointing each little scene that you want throughout your story will help you not only remember but make your story more eventful and interesting. 

RESEARCH: Researching your stories topic would be one of the most recommended tips I could give. Its plain silly to jump into a story, write about a particular thing and have absolutely no idea about it. I speak for myself when I say its unapealing and a turn off when the information is inaccurate.

Now what I mean about research is that if you are writing about a mentally ill character, make sure you know the details of that illness. Not only that but research the behavioral traits, thoughts and actions of what a person with this illness would be like.

Its all about capturing the reader’s attention and in order to do that you have to make this as realistic as possible. 

Same thing goes for a war, thug, prison, doctor etc theme. KNOW what you are talking about. Know the slang, the lifestyle, the terminology of it all. It may seem like a lot, but there’s nothing that google wont tell you and all you need to do is once again key point the important parts.

DESCRIPTION: Now its all about writing out your chapters and grabbing the reader’s attention. Now I cant stress this enough, your prologue (if you chose to do one) is your most vital piece. Why? Because that’s the piece of work you will be using to lure your readers in. You need to make it interesting enough to grab attention but mysterious enough to have them wanting to keep reading to find out more.

As for chapters in general, I want to know everything. I dont care if shes wearing a dress. TELL ME what type of dress shes wearing. Describe it to me. Make me visualize it in my head so I can believe it’s real. This goes for everything, describing a scene with words can make a whole lot of difference for not only the reader for the story in general. 

Eg:  

“Lorraine ran into the crowd, trying to get away”

OR

“Lorraine mumbled apologises as she pushed through the thick sea of people, trying desperately to get away from her deranged kidnapper”.

Now reading over that, which story would you prefer to read? The second one right? Because it gives you more, tells you more and allows you to visualize more.

VOCABULARY:  Expand your vocabulary !!! Not much to say on this as it’s self explanatory.  There are tons of sights that will give you alternative words for the plain ones we use and write with on the daily.

Words for anger - SOURCE

Words for sex - SOURCE

Words for happiness - SOURCE

PRESENTATION: I know presentation doesn’t seem like it should be a major issue but this is your hard work so of course you want your work to look the best. This comes back down to originality as well. Be original when it comes down to the presentation and appearance of not only your chapters, but your blog, chapters lists, character lists etc etc.

Also, space out your writing into smaller paragraphs so it doesn’t seem like a big mess of words. It makes it easier for readers to read and not lose their place.

Spell Check as thoroughly as you can! I know we miss a few here and there but try your best !

FEEDBACK: I say this all the time and ill repeat myself again. If you’re writing for the recognition and approval of others then writing is not for you. Writing is suppose to be about you letting you’re imaginative mind create something and allow it to come to life. That should be rewarding enough. 

Needing people to constantly tell you you’re good is more just you looking for praise if anything.  The only approval and praise you need is the one from yourself.

Oh and CHILL with the threats to delete your story. 

ACTIVE: Be active as possible when it comes to your story and interacting with your readers. You will find that creating relationships is a lot more then just trying to get more readers. You’ll be surprised at the friendships you make!

Speaking of, keep your attitude off the blogs. Dont be rude and then wonder why no one talks to you or leaves you feedback. Its simple, respect for respect.

I think that about covers it. I hope you guys find this useful and if anyone else has anything to add to it, feel free to do so!  Enjoy and good luck with your journey on writing !!!! 

Much love, 

dee

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Hey Desi Thuggie!😊 “The Project Mother” Written By: DragonPoetikFly Publishing Ink.©™(BHP310) @writemytruth-bhp310

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[storiesbydee]

Ok thank you

youre welcome!

[storiesbydee]

O ok when will you open them

opened now 

[storiesbydee]

People stealing your stories again? 😲 When will people learn. Your fans are loyal and will rat them out. Lol I'm sorry mama.

yes! its so annoying ! oh I know, they are the best 

[storiesbydee]

Hey i was in the middle of primaballerina and kk what happened

i locked them

[asiaiam]

Where did @primaballerinaff go 😩😩😩😩

[storiesbydee]

They keep getting stolen so I've locked them up 😞

[thefanfichelp]

How do you do the keep reading feature?

Alright so you start off with your text post like this

Then you paste/type your chapter as usual

Now, because you don’t want you whole chapter to be displayed and long and just inconvinent for those on mobile then you want to cut it off somewhere and have people go to your page to read the rest. 

So, say I want to cut if off right after “Xia. the fanfichelp” I’ll place the cursor right under that line and the plus circle should pop up on the left next to where you placed the cursor

Click that and it’ll bring you to some small icons and one will be the Read More option

Then you’re going to choose that option (the one circled above) and voila. Whatever’s under the keep reading will not be shown until someone clicks on it.

[writing-questions-answered]

Guide: Expanding Your Word Count

Anonymous asked:

Hey! I have this new idea that I’m very passionate about, but I’m scared to start writing because I don’t know how to write long, drawn out things. I can go through a plot that I wanted to be a 50,000 worded novel and get the whole story arc done in 5,000. How do I expand my writing?

Here are some things you can do to expand your word count: 1) Keep in mind that writing is done in drafts. One of the biggest obstacles facing newer writers is the misconception that stories are written in one draft. It is imagined that writers sit down with a new idea and write it out perfectly the first time, and that simply isn’t the case. Stories are written in drafts, beginning with the first draft, which is also known as “the rough draft.” The first draft is called “the rough draft” for a reason: because it’s rough, unpolished, and even crude. You should never be afraid when you sit down to write your rough draft, because there’s literally nothing you can do that would be wrong. It’s a rule-free opportunity to dip your toes into this world you’ve imagined, to get to know the characters, and play around with the different ideas in your head. So, don’t view it as a race to the finish. Follow your characters around and see what they do. If they want to do something that veers away from what you have in mind, let them. Very often this will lead to new scenes or elements that evolve organically from the seeds of your story. Take time to explore, describe, and have your characters talk things out. You can trim the excess when you revise in later drafts.

2) Make a scene list.  Once you’ve completed your first draft, read through it and write down each scene. Be sure to note: when and where the scene takes place, who’s in it, what happens, and how it leads to a future scene. 3) Look for additional scenes. Now that you have your scene list, take a look at each scene and think about the following: - Where was each character prior to arriving in this scene? Did they come directly from a previous scene? If not, what were they doing? Was it anything important or interesting that could be made into an additional scene? - Does anything happen between each scene and the next one that moves the story, character development, or world building forward in some way? If so, could this be made into an additional scene?

- Are there any new scenes that could be created to explore the setting, characters, or back story, or to reveal new plot information? - Are there any scenes where too much happens at once? And, if so, can any new scenes be created by splitting these scenes into two or more? 4) Expand your description. There are different levels of description from sparse to ornate, and while it’s perfectly fine to be on the sparse side, if your word count is suffering, it could be because your description is too sparse. Read through your first draft and pay close attention to the amount of description you use. Do you describe: - The physical appearance and personality of characters? - The scenery or new settings that are introduced? - Clothing, food and drink, decor, weather, the sky and quality of the light, and important props like wands, weapons, or vehicles? - World building details like scenery and geography, government, economy, architecture, religious and cultural elements, social structure and customs? - The thoughts and feelings of important characters, including how they feel about the things they see and the things that happen, and how they feel about each other? - How characters interact with their environment and with other characters? - Action scenes, including how people and objects move, how the environment is impacted by the action, and things like smoke, clouds of dust, sounds, and smells? - Are there things you “tell” that you could be “showing” instead? For example: Telling: “Fred was angry.” (3 words) Showing: “Fred narrowed his eyes as the insult registered. Suddenly his face became red and his jaw clenched as if he was holding back a retort.” (25 words) 5) Use vivid description. Even if you take the time to describe all of the above, there’s a big difference between, “The sky was filled with white clouds,” and “The sky was deep blue and filled with billowing white clouds, like islands of snow adrift on a sapphire sea.” Just be careful not to make sentences too ornate, and every sentence doesn’t have to be vivid. Only when describing things that are really important to the scene or story in some way. Here are some links to help with description: How to Make Simple Writing More Vivid Describing Physical Appearance Horror by Daylight Horror in Darkness Weaving Details Into the Story Describing Architecture Describing Everyday Settings 6) Are you including enough dialogue? Sometimes we’re so caught up in the action that we skip over dialogue that could add to a scene. For example: Ted ran outside to see what all the commotion was. His neighbor Mary was standing in the street with several other neighbors, all staring up at the sky. Ted asked what was happening and Mary told him that some sort of strange plane just flew overhead. One of the neighbors even said it was a flying saucer. Or… Ted ran outside to see what all the commotion was. His neighbor Mary was standing in the street with several other neighbors, all staring up at the sky. “What’s happening?” Ted asked, following Mary’s gaze skyward but seeing nothing outside of a few stringy clouds. Mary eyed Ted in confusion, as though for a moment she was wasn’t quite sure who he was. Then her eyes seemed to focus and she said, “Oh. Well, some sort of strange plane just flew overhead. I’ve never seen anything like it. The shape was–odd. Not like a normal plane at all. And it made a curious buzzing sound, like a high-pitched lawnmower or some such thing.” “It wasn’t a helicopter or some kind of experimental plane?” “No, of course not,” Mary replied, her mouth twisting in vexation.  From the corner of his eye, Ted noticed a man from down the street, a Mr. Wilcox. The man shook his head and looked at Ted with a spooky confidence. “No sir. It wasn’t a helicopter or any sort of plane. It was a flying saucer, sure as you and I are standing here.” Writing out the dialogue of this scene expanded the word count by 132 words, so while there are some conversations or parts of conversations it will make sense to explain rather than write out, you definitely want to make sure that you’re not always doing that. Dialogue is an essential part of any good story. 7) Make sure your characters are well developed. Character development doesn’t just happen before you write your story. Character development is also the process of fleshing out your characters for the reader. Not only do you want to describe your character’s appearance and personality, but you want to establish other important things like their goal and motivation, how they relate to other characters, how the respond to obstacles and challenges, and how the events of the story affect them on various levels. You want to make sure they have a unique voice that is distinct from other characters. Here are some links to help you: Character Authenticity Recognizing a Flat Character Fleshing Out a Flat Character Figuring Out Who Your Characters Are Tricks for Visualizing Your Character Alternatives to Character Worksheets Finding Your Character’s Voice Keeping Character Personalities Separate and Unique 8) Make sure your story contains goals, conflict, and tension. Regardless of what your story is about, the protagonist should want something (or multiple somethings), and the story should be about their struggle to get what they want. The goal doesn’t have to be anything huge like defeating an evil overlord or winning a rebellion. It can be something as simple as talking to a particular girl, backpacking through Europe, or doing well on a test. Giving your character a goal gives your story a purpose. It keeps it from being a meandering string of pointless scenes. It also gives you more to write about, because when a character wants something they do things to try and get it. When they perceive a threat to their success, it creates tension. When they try to overcome an obstacle to reaching their goal, sometimes they fail and have to try again. This struggle creates conflict, and all of this keeps the reader interested in knowing what happens next, but it also puts meat on the bones of your story. Give all of these a try and hopefully you’ll find that you’re able to expand your story’s word count in future drafts. Good luck! :)

[storiesbydee]

Writing Tips

By storiesbydee

When starting a story/ff its easy to have one idea to pop up in your head and the next day youve created a blog, character list and short prologue. If you're doing this then you are going about it all wrong. Creating an original story takes real time, thought and planning. 

Below I have a few tips and suggestions to starting up and writing your own original story. In no way do you need to follow these steps however as requested by many, these are the things I do and follow to create a successful story.

ORIGINALITY: This point is the top of my list for obvious reasons and I will say now if you dont have an original bone in your body then quit while you're ahead. There is nothing attractive or entertaining about you stealing another artist's hard work. And before you say anything, YES being a writer is ART. 

Im sure youve all had drilled in your head in high school that plagiarism is illegal and if you get off on stealing others work then I suggest you move into a field that praises it. Such as robbery. 

Now while we are on the subject Id like to point out that copying others doesn't just mean the plot. If you going to be original and attract people to your work, then come up with your OWN blog structure and layout. Its all about presentation and if you cant come up with your own blog look then Id assume you cant even come up with your own story.

BRAINSTORMING: Take your time when it comes to choosing a plot. In fact grab a notebook and every time an idea pops into your head write a ‘blurb’ of what the story is about. If you find that you are constantly thinking about, imagining and resorting back to one in particular then that's the plot you go with. 

Your plot NEEDS to grab your attention and dedication to the fullest otherwise you will jump into any idea and find yourself deleting within a few chapters (and no one likes an unfinished ff/story)

STRUCTURE: Once youve picked out your plot and is satisfied with the story make sure you Structure it.  Each structure can be no more than a paragraph long and will help you immensely when working through your story, instead of just ‘winging it’ as you go along. (Im guilty of this).

 The following structure was used from here : SOURCE  Click the link provided and a detailed structure will be there to help you plan out your stories beginning, climax and ending. 

PLANNING: Now once youve picked a plot and have worked out your structure, its time to open up a fresh document and bring out the good old bulletpoints. 

Ive found that this method here has been the best way for me to avoid writer's block and hitting dead roads. Your structure summarizes your big main points however this will help you with the little details in between.

Usually when we visualize our stories playing out in our head, so much happens that when it comes to writing it we tend to forget small scenes we wished we added. This is why bullet pointing each little scene that you want throughout your story will help you not only remember but make your story more eventful and interesting. 

RESEARCH: Researching your stories topic would be one of the most recommended tips I could give. Its plain silly to jump into a story, write about a particular thing and have absolutely no idea about it. I speak for myself when I say its unapealing and a turn off when the information is inaccurate.

Now what I mean about research is that if you are writing about a mentally ill character, make sure you know the details of that illness. Not only that but research the behavioral traits, thoughts and actions of what a person with this illness would be like.

Its all about capturing the reader's attention and in order to do that you have to make this as realistic as possible. 

Same thing goes for a war, thug, prison, doctor etc theme. KNOW what you are talking about. Know the slang, the lifestyle, the terminology of it all. It may seem like a lot, but there's nothing that google wont tell you and all you need to do is once again key point the important parts.

DESCRIPTION: Now its all about writing out your chapters and grabbing the reader's attention. Now I cant stress this enough, your prologue (if you chose to do one) is your most vital piece. Why? Because that's the piece of work you will be using to lure your readers in. You need to make it interesting enough to grab attention but mysterious enough to have them wanting to keep reading to find out more.

As for chapters in general, I want to know everything. I dont care if shes wearing a dress. TELL ME what type of dress shes wearing. Describe it to me. Make me visualize it in my head so I can believe it's real. This goes for everything, describing a scene with words can make a whole lot of difference for not only the reader for the story in general. 

Eg:  

“Lorraine ran into the crowd, trying to get away”

OR

“Lorraine mumbled apologises as she pushed through the thick sea of people, trying desperately to get away from her deranged kidnapper”.

Now reading over that, which story would you prefer to read? The second one right? Because it gives you more, tells you more and allows you to visualize more.

VOCABULARY:  Expand your vocabulary !!! Not much to say on this as it’s self explanatory.  There are tons of sights that will give you alternative words for the plain ones we use and write with on the daily.

Words for anger - SOURCE

Words for sex - SOURCE

Words for happiness - SOURCE

PRESENTATION: I know presentation doesn't seem like it should be a major issue but this is your hard work so of course you want your work to look the best. This comes back down to originality as well. Be original when it comes down to the presentation and appearance of not only your chapters, but your blog, chapters lists, character lists etc etc.

Also, space out your writing into smaller paragraphs so it doesn't seem like a big mess of words. It makes it easier for readers to read and not lose their place.

Spell Check as thoroughly as you can! I know we miss a few here and there but try your best !

FEEDBACK: I say this all the time and ill repeat myself again. If you’re writing for the recognition and approval of others then writing is not for you. Writing is suppose to be about you letting you’re imaginative mind create something and allow it to come to life. That should be rewarding enough. 

Needing people to constantly tell you you're good is more just you looking for praise if anything.  The only approval and praise you need is the one from yourself.

Oh and CHILL with the threats to delete your story. 

ACTIVE: Be active as possible when it comes to your story and interacting with your readers. You will find that creating relationships is a lot more then just trying to get more readers. You’ll be surprised at the friendships you make!

Speaking of, keep your attitude off the blogs. Dont be rude and then wonder why no one talks to you or leaves you feedback. Its simple, respect for respect.

I think that about covers it. I hope you guys find this useful and if anyone else has anything to add to it, feel free to do so!  Enjoy and good luck with your journey on writing !!!! 

Much love, 

dee

[storiesbydee]

Hey Desi baby. I'm about to reread HOE 💜💜 it's just my absolute favorite one. Can't help it. My 3rd time now 😂🙆🏽

Arghhh that story always gets me in my feels! Wait till I revamp it, its gonna be 100 times more bomb 

[storiesbydee]

(contd.)For my birthday (July 16th) may you please write a short about Ty & Lana sexting? Or just regular texting? 😊🙈🙈pretty please, I love texts. Lol. All the best for your future in writing!!! You're the best!❤️

HAPPy Birthday for then my dear!!!! I would love to if I had the time! Im currently working on the next chapter for PB but eventually ill do something with HOE for y’all! thank you my love!!

[storiesbydee]

Hello!!! I've been soooo busy, school has me like😑😑😑. I come back and I see you're already on Chapter 34 on PB, what!😫I've missed sooo much. I feel bad. I'm sorry that people steal your stories😡. They don't understand that you may delete your stories here (please don't) and that will break us, like seriously. Every time I become stressed with school I go re-read KK and HOE. I love them!!!

heyyy hunny!!!! glad u caught up girl and arghhh girl what can we do? ALways one person gotta ruin it :( but dont worry my love, Im just gonna move them all onto this eventually ! Im glad they act as some sort of de-stresser for you!