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Wow, I'm almost embarrassed after those answers. When I'm really into a fiction that I'm writing, my average is churning out a 2k-3k word chapter in 2-5 days. When I'm lucky I can do half a chapter in 3-4 hours. As for the other things, I do have a problem with getting ideas for new fics just as I'm starting a new one. I don't really try to solve that problem, though. I believe I write better if I just go where the inspiration is. As for couple ADD, If I start getting bored of a couple I'm writing about, I'll sometimes throw in a new element/character to spice things up a bit. Or make an existing char in the fic take on a more central role. Then again, that's not saying much. I think I've finished about 10 whole stories in 12 years, and have about a million beginnings.

Personally, I get frustrated when I read fics that end in death and destruction. I wanted to see the characters I liked make it through! That said, from an author's perspective, I think it depends on the overall mood of the fic. An ending of total bloody carnage would seem a bit odd if slapped on the end of a WAFF fic, although... that might be the only kind of WAFF fic I'd read... I think for a sad ending to fit, there should be plenty of angst, inner and outer conflict, and at least a bit of violence during the overall story. I do think it can be pulled off in other moods too, but it's also dependent on the author's style... When it comes to your fic, if a sad ending fits the mood, and you're excited about it, totally go for it! Personally I think its fun to torment readers a little - except when I am the reader. Then it's not fun at all!

Totally happens to me. Even with a beta. I think you miss things when you're focusing too hard on catching them.

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Yup, I'm a native english speaker! I know a little french - by little, I mean very little - and tried to learn Japanese because I have a Japanese sister-in-law and nephew, but learning languages isn't really my forte... Oh well! Your language use is pretty damn good, I had no idea from reading Jigsaw that English wasn't your first language. Kudos to you

The story: PRIDE Summary: Kacey has become jaded with his normal life and his perfect girlfriend. All he really enjoys are books. But when he meets his new, openly gay professor, he realises they may have more in common than he would like to admit... Chapter 001 Me: Glad you like it! And yeah thanks for bringing it up, you reminded me so I explained it in chapter two. He went to trade school right after highschool and then decided later to go for a university degree. Me: Yay! I love that word 'hooked'. Probably because I was/am a big Peter Pan fan... *clears throat* anyhoo... Thank you! Me: Thanks for the review! I'm glad you enjoyed the first chapter, now I'll get to work on those darn sparks! Me: Thank you! Good thing it's easy to read, I've been trying to simplify my style over the years to make it more legible XD. Me: Good thing you don't like the girlfriend, lol! Then people won't be mad at me when I kill her off! MWAHHAHA! Okay, I'm just kidding, she's not going to die... I don't think. Me: Thank ya ^^ I like the professor crush thing too... well, mostly I just like to play with differences in maturity. Oh well, glad you like it! Me: Well then I'd better get writing! Thanks for the review =D Me: Well Hello there, Dekorx! LOL yeah I suppose Alison is pretty skanky. Wasn't really my intention but it totally turned out that way. Glad you like Kacey so far, though! Thanks for the review; much appreciated! Me: Thank you! I tried really hard to make Kacey disinterested in her and yet not too mean. He's supposed to be a little bit of a jerk, but just a little. It was nice hearing from you again! Me: Glad you like it! Thanks for the review

Ohh Awesome! Which one is it? I'd like to check it out.

If small breasts promote pedophilia, then big dongs promote beastiality (Hung like a horse). lol, I personally think that's ridiculous of those censors, but at the same time... kinda funny. I think people take things too seriously. Porn/erotica is supposed to be a fantasy. I say anything goes as long as no one gets hurt, and, well, with writing... Screw getting hurt, anything goes in writing.

I totally get that too. Just recently I was going through an old notebook of crap I wrote a couple years ago. Shuffling through the pages upon pages of fics I remembered and felt nostalgic about, and then I'd come across like 1-2 pages of something I didn't even remember writing. Wasn't all that bad or horrid in the grammar department, but still it was a fun find.

Well put! ^^

UPDATE :: I chose a summary now, thanks for your help! Anyway, I started a fic. Really, my only question is about a fitting, appealing summary. I made two attempts at short summaries, but I'm not so sure I like them so I thought I'd bring it up on these forums. I'll give a little background about the story, and then show the summaries. Pride [Fiction Title] It's an M/M coming out story. I've always done characters that already knew they were gay and were already surrounded by people that accepted it - with the exception of a couple bashers - so this idea was a change of pace for me. It's about a man named Kacey who's never really questioned his sexuality. He's got a bodacious girlfriend, a bunch of straight friends, an alpha-male, playboy dad, etc, etc. He starts university, and falls in love with an openly gay professor, and then the struggles with family, acceptance, and whatnot begin. Summary: 1. Kacey has become jaded with his normal life and his perfect girlfriend. All he really enjoys are books. But when he meets his new, openly gay professor, he realises they may have more in common than he would like to admit... 2. Kacey's become Jaded with his perfect life and girlfriend. When he meets his gorgeous, openly gay prof, he begins to question who he thought he was.

LOL! Uh huh, I'm not partial to the teary-eyed ukes either. Although... Maybe it could be fun to try and pull one off...

I usually get inspiration for character types/roles from music or some random trigger on TV or something. And I really just build off that. Once I start writing the personality kinda forms on its own. Beforehand I just plan the appearance, name, and sometimes part of the history. When I plan the characters traits first, they usually just end up being different once the character's put into practice anyway.

Ohh, oh, I love supernatural thrillers! With the exception of vampires and shapeshifters. As for character types, It depends on how they're portrayed. Of course I love the whole hate/love relationship thing, but really love/love and repress/love can work too if the characters are interesting.

I don't think that's fair to put pairings you disagree with in a bad fiction thread. In real life a lot of unexpected people hook up without a damn good reason. That being said, I totally agree with OoC characters in serious fics being a bit annoying. In slash a few people like to make a normally strong character ineffectual and whiny to fit the "bottom" role, and I admit it gets on my nerves sometimes. ^^;

Hm, yes I'm pretty sure tar happens naturally. Google says its composed of hydrogenated polycyclic, whatever that means. Anyway, acids that occur naturally... I can only think of acids in food. Citrus, amino, that kinda thing. Surely there should be more dramatic acids, but I can`t think of any. You could always make it up on a grander scale! I had something more to say, but I totally forgot... Ah, c'est la vie...

Good point, Reaction is very important, but in my defence, reaction should be a big part of any action scene. Depending on the writer's style, of course...

It seems like an awesome, well thought out world you got. Although I'm not entirely clear on where you need the help. You mean with completing the list? I think Fire's a gas... maybe? lol, and as a solid, would lava work? Earth as a liquid could be mud, but then again, that's combined with water so maybe that doesn't work. For the gas, maybe one of the gases that are released from inside the Earth, like Carbon dioxide, Sulphur dioxide, and Hydrochloride... Ohh, oh! What about Acid for a liquid? Anyway I really have no idea about air as a solid or a liquid, sorry!

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I usually have TV on in the background that I only give 10% of my attention to. But when I really want to get into a writing zone, I play my music - usually Mindless Self Indulgence and Elysian Fields, and any particularly emotional tracks from other random bands I like. Emotional music = Teh rite zone!

of course it's different for everyone so I'll just mention my experience. I haven't written fan fiction for a few years now, but I was pretty much the same way then as I am now with research. If I went too full force into the researching before I started a fic, I'd let out all my steam just looking up the facts and by the time I was satisfied, I would have lost my drive to write the story in the first place. So I compromised with myself. I still do the fun research, but only when I need it. For example, I research the basics of the main character's interests, and sometimes ethnicity, and the location of the story before I begin writing. Once I've started writing I only research as I need to. But seriously, if other people don't lose interest in the story after loads of research, all the more power to them! But then there's the risk of getting too caught up in the facts that it dampens the creative flare... Hm... Well, I guess my conclusion is, it's too much research if you feel the need to overstate the facts within your writing, or if you waste all your energy on researching rather than writing.

I totally agree. A lot of the really poorly written fics are fairly new writers, and criticism too harsh can easily discourage them from continuing. That being said, and based on the topic of this thread, naturally some good ol' con-crit would definitely help them grow as writers, provided they're open to it and it's fairly sugar-coated. When it comes to the legions of "OMG UR AWESOME!!1 SQUEEE!" reviews, they serve a positive purpose as well. They motivate the author to keep writing, and the more the author writes the more they'll likely improve, and maybe even eventually seek out writing strategies and suggestions. I used to be one of those horrid netspeak authors, and didn't get any criticism. After a couple years I started looking up writing tips and whatnot, and now... Um... well, I like to think I improved ^^; So, as I was saying: concrit = good. SQUEE = good. Harsh discouraging criticism = not so good.

Okay, well, admittedly I didn't read all of the responses, so I may just be repeating someone's answer. If I am, sorry! Anyway, I think of sex scenes as -action- scenes. Similar to any fight scenes and whatnot you may write. When it comes to action scenes, a flurry of short sentences usually have a speedy real-time effect. Of course, the risk is that it could seem choppy or repetitive, but if you can find a balance, it could be really awesome. By short sentence I mean like 4-8 words. I won't get into my pet peeves of 'ing' verbs here, ^^; I'll just say try to avoid them if possible during Sex scenes (and other types of action scenes). They tend to slow the action down. So switch a "humping" to "humped" unless the ing is really the only way you can see to go. Hope that makes sense. Another thing that usually helps me to keep in mind when I'm writing sex scenes, is to use the senses. Touch, smell, taste, sight, sound. Explore all the senses the character is experiencing, or lack thereof, and it can potentially add a bit of colour to the scene.

Well, this response is a few months too late, but I'll talk anyway. At first the character's name put me off. I found it a little too dramatic and unecessarily attention-grabbing. That being said, it seems this character is well thought-out, and I'm intrigued by the swarm shifting concept. Very interesting profile, and as much as I would love to see a name on the more subtle side, there really isn't any problem with it