Writing?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Plutonic, Feb 19, 2011.

  1. #1
    I like writing, I want to write a book but I wouldn't be able to reach the word count. I'm kind of tempted to start a personal blog, just to jot down my random thoughts and ideas and stories, but I don't know the best way to do it. A micro-blog would be the best way I suppose, because my posts wouldn't all be huge. Also, nobody would read it.

    What do you like writing? Can you offer me any tips on how to get all of my thoughts written down in a way that counts?
     
    Plutonic, Feb 19, 2011 IP
  2. slutz

    slutz Active Member

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    Just follow your dreams, a blog would be a great start to your adventures and steps towards a book. Just put together a book over a few years and you could come up with somthing great.

    ~ Slutz ~
     
    slutz, Feb 20, 2011 IP
  3. WorldKaoss

    WorldKaoss Well-Known Member

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    I wrote a bit of a Sci-Fi paper some months ago but I stopped as I have a writers block at the moment :D

    My advice to you is to write whatever you feel you want, and at the end go over the entire text and change whatever you don't like and the following actions that are based on what you've changed. Repeat the process until you feel that it's all good ;)
     
    WorldKaoss, Feb 21, 2011 IP
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    Epicview Peon

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    Some of my blog posts are pretty big. For those I usually have to start by typing key words, phrases and ideas first and then flesh them out afterwards. Otherwise, the post is just to long to create easily.

    For example, for a recent post about the Kiva automated robots that Zappos uses in their warehouse, my notes are:

    * quiet, serene - traditional conveyors, carousels, forklifts, noisy
    * quicker training time cuts down from 4 days to half a day
    * storage efficiency (zappos claims 80% better)

    Then, I build the paragraph by adding in the details.
     
    Epicview, Feb 23, 2011 IP
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    i don't write too much, mostly straight to the point
     
    Daws0n, Feb 23, 2011 IP
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    Snat Well-Known Member

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    I love writing myself and one hint I can give you is if you ever get an idea, write it down right away on whatever you can find and jot down everything that comes to your mind.

    Oh and I would not personally bother so much with trying to get to a certain word limit - just as long as the content make sense and to the point then readers will be interested in it.
     
    Snat, Feb 23, 2011 IP
  7. ragunzz

    ragunzz Active Member

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    i dont like writing,, but i love listening... listen to the music is my favorite >_<
     
    ragunzz, Feb 24, 2011 IP
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    Don't think to much about what you're writing. That's how you get writer's block.
     
    Oceanus, Feb 25, 2011 IP
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    Just write what's on your mind. The content will just flow.
     
    Webber2011, Feb 25, 2011 IP
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    chinasa Peon

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    Starting with a blog is a good idea. Just take your time and it will come to you.
     
    chinasa, Feb 26, 2011 IP