TECH: Oh, don't do that! (230 words)
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writercises Original Posting 9/5/2019
Oh, that's so good. Go over here and read Sarah Hoyt's posting about how to break bad habits (bad fiction writing habits, okay?).https://madgeniusclub.com/2019/09/04/how-to-break-bad-habits/Here's a short summary...?1. "And the whole city rejoiced." Characters are the center of their own story, and what some other character does, is viewed from their OWN POV. Don't project too much!2. "Gaucheness equals pedophilia." Being mean to the main character does not mean they are all evil.3. "Let's bang on my deathbed" Characters need to make internal sense. Don't play "I'm the author, so I can make you do anything" with your characters.4. "Victimhood = Virtue." Just because a character is mistreated does not mean they are wonderful.And from the comments, we can add...5. Peeking at the GMs notes. Don't let your characters do something that only makes sense if they have information they couldn't have.Hum. What other bad habits should we add to that list? Give it a catchy name, and describe the problem, okay? E.g.Procrastination never finishes. Yes, it may not be perfect. Yes, you may have another idea, or even a better idea, tomorrow. BUT... go ahead and write now. Do what you can, finish it as well as you can, revise it as well as you can, and... call it complete for now. Go on. Yes, you can. DO IT!Go on, what writing bad habits have you noticed?
Oh, that's so good. Go over here and read Sarah Hoyt's posting about how to break bad habits (bad fiction writing habits, okay?).https://madgeniusclub.com/2019/09/04/how-to-break-bad-habits/Here's a short summary...?1. "And the whole city rejoiced." Characters are the center of their own story, and what some other character does, is viewed from their OWN POV. Don't project too much!2. "Gaucheness equals pedophilia." Being mean to the main character does not mean they are all evil.3. "Let's bang on my deathbed" Characters need to make internal sense. Don't play "I'm the author, so I can make you do anything" with your characters.4. "Victimhood = Virtue." Just because a character is mistreated does not mean they are wonderful.And from the comments, we can add...5. Peeking at the GMs notes. Don't let your characters do something that only makes sense if they have information they couldn't have.Hum. What other bad habits should we add to that list? Give it a catchy name, and describe the problem, okay? E.g.Procrastination never finishes. Yes, it may not be perfect. Yes, you may have another idea, or even a better idea, tomorrow. BUT... go ahead and write now. Do what you can, finish it as well as you can, revise it as well as you can, and... call it complete for now. Go on. Yes, you can. DO IT!Go on, what writing bad habits have you noticed?