Any other robots writers here? I know I enjoy writing in my down time. It fills the void in my NEET life.
>your current project(s)
>how much you write on a daily basis
>are you going for publication?
>have you ever shared your writing before?
I'm currently writing a scifi story set on a waypoint space station in between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. Its coming along nicely.
>your current project(s)
I'm currently writing the fifth instalment of my six-part memoir.
>how much you write on a daily basis
I dedicated at least eight hours each for writing and revision
>are you going for publication?
Of course. The traditional kind.
>have you ever shared your writing before?
No and I won't until my publication is guaranteed and my work protected by copyright.
>your current project(s)
I'm writing poems about my life. I know it sounds cliche, but it makes me feel better about myself
>how much you write on a daily basis
At least 20 pages, with periodical breaks to browse the internet.
>are you going for publication?
Not really. Its just a passive hobby, nothing more.
>have you ever shared your writing before?
No because I don't want anyone stealing my stuff and claiming they wrote it.
>>26605492
Yeah, I've picked up writing as a hobby a couple of weeks ago and have been experimenting with stories and stuff
>your current project(s)
not to sound pretentious i'm writing a story that is, on the surface looks like its about warfare and battle, but really its a book about how people escape from boredom as well as a commentary on the deceptive appearances of nature
maybe this is too ambitious for me to start out with but i dont know, we'll see
>how much you write on a daily basis
500 words a day approx.
>are you going for publication?
nah. doubt i'd get published
>have you ever shared your writing before?
a couple of times, general consensus is that it's shit
i really like writing though, it honestly helps me relax and focus.
>your current project(s)
The sequel to this children's book I wrote (and illustrated) last year.
>how much you write on a daily basis
not much desu
>are you going for publication?
Not sure
>have you ever shared your writing before?
Nope
>>26605492
I've been trying to write, but when I try to think of something, it's like my mind just blanks and I can't think of anything. Sometimes it feels like there's something there but it's surrounded by a coat of teflon or something. It's depressing the shit out of me. I have zero creative ability.
Anyone have any tips for a complete beginner to get into writing?
I'd like to write down a few of my short stories. Though it's likely they can only be appreciated by my autistic mind. We'll see though.
>>26605727
Have you tried getting drunk or taking meds beforehand? Sometimes anxiety can feed into writers block. If you curb that a little the words might flow with more clarity.
>>26605752
Read and write. That's it. Reading literary classics will expose you to different styles and expand your vocabulary, and writing is a trial-and-error game. The more you write, the better you will become at it. If you feel lost, mimic the style of a book you enjoy. You improve no matter what you do.
>your current project(s)
A few short stories, rewriting a novel, and also adapting the novel to a screenplay if possible
>how much you write on a daily basis
Lately, I've been reading a fuck ton of novels instead. I have writers block, anyone know the cure?
>are you going for publication?
yes
>have you ever shared your writing before?
/lit/ said I was bretty good
Who /fanfiction/ here?
I'm not really a writer but I'm writing a novel about a dude who dies and wakes up like nothing happened.
Not sure if it's a novel I don't really have a format. I just write chapters on a notepad. But it's closest to a novel than anything in my knowledge.
>>26606700
Me. I dont admit it to anyone though.
>have housemates
>"what are you typing anon?"
>"umm. just emailing my mum"
What do you write?
I'm writing a game design document for a video game I hope to make in the future. Trying to write a plot that is pessimistic and misanthropic.
>>26606775Pones.
I write a little bit every day. This past week, though, I've written like 3 stories. One comedy, one romance, one horror.
>>26605534
> the six-parter memoir fag
Oh fuck off mate, go back to writing your shit and stop pestering us regularly about your grandiose memoir.
>>26606838
>tfw write mostly un-canon gay porn
>tfw most of the people who read it are probably tumblr girls (but probably dont 'identify' as female u transphobic shithead) and majorly sjw
>praise your work
>get keks from knowing how horrified they would be to learn they have praised someone who isnt a sjw like them
>>26605492
Currently trying to get god at drawing for my manga.
>>26605534
Forgive me if I sound rude, but isn't a memoir something that is written to chronicle the exciting and interesting moments of one's life? As you are posting on /r9k/ I can only assume your memoir consists of repeat chapters on how you get up day, play video games, watch anime, fap and shitpost on 4chan.
>>26607403
Its probably a bunch of introspective stuff. Like where his life went wrong along the way.
How can I make my dialogue sound more natural?
>>26608277
Saying it aloud.
>>26605492
>current project
Political book called Destroika
>how much I write
~20 pages a day
>publication
hell yeah
>shared writing
other than with my NEET friends who edit it, no
>>26605492
>Current project
Just about done with the first draft of the novel that I plan to send to publishers/agents. Lots and lots of editing and rewriting after this draft is done though.
>How much daily
Depends. Good days I can produce 5,000 - 7,000 words if I'm on a roll. Bad days I can't even get to 1k. I don't follow the Stephen King bullshit of always getting out at least a certain amount every day - feels like forcing the issue and producing bad writing.
>Going for pub?
See above; yes. Been creative writing for ten+ years now and written a number of novels in that time.
>Shared?
Yup. I post novels and short stories online. Feedback is good, although IMO online feedback is more positive on average than should be expected. I'm more critical than they are on my shit.
Writing a novel set in the interwar period during the Depression exploring three characters and the separate paths through hardship that eventually cross. Trying to tackle modern themes on immigration and economic opportunity on a personal scale and the effects of such on relationships and emotional stability.
I wouldn't call myself a writer, I try to write short stories for a good start. The current one is about an old bum who wants to change his life by travellingand fails miserably. I'm done with the first part, but there's a problem. Who do I give my "art" to to criticize? Family is no good, because they would be too nice to me, same with the only 3 friends I have. Giving it to complete strangers is retarded. So who?The fact that I probably won't give it to anyone because I'm too much of a pussy is another story
English is not my primary language, so posting my work here is not an option. Also 4chan thinks my post is a spam for some reason.
>>26608373
Underrated advice. Playing out character interactions as if you're watching them live helps immerse you in the scene; because of that, shitty dialogue sticks out a bit more than if you just plow through speaking parts on the page. Same goes for scenery descriptions, I've found.
>your current project(s)
want to work in film. don't have the people skills to be a director. too ugly to be an actor. so I am trying to into writing.
Can someone tell me if my current project sounds too edgy?
Unbeknownst to most humans, in the 1950s, God was usurped from his throne in heaven.
Contrary to what one would think, quality of life for humans quickly increased under the watch of their new deity. Now its the nebulous future, and for ~100 years, no one had since heard the voice of God, but now, he is again talking to humans.
So that's basically the start of it. The rest of the story is just about what lead up to it and what came after it. Where this deity came from and what happened with God. Few random twists in there that aren't terribly surprising.
I rarely ever write, because if it isn't perfect, I get too upset, and I have no real "reason" to write, so I have no motivation.
I wish I had some kind of purpose or just something to express so I could write.
>Current project
Working on a collection of short stories
>How much do you write per day
Not nearly enough. I waste too much time editing what I already have over and over instead of making any progress
>Going for publication?
Hell yes. Just not yet. Need a draft first
>You ever shared your writing before?
I did some requests for some fags on /soc/ and /trash/.
Anyone else find fiction boring?
Non-fiction is almost always better.
>>26608763
>and I have no real "reason" to write
There isn't a reason for anything. Just open up Word, take a second to collect your thoughts, and let your imagination flow onto the page. If nothing else, it helps to pass the time. And to make sense of the thoughts pinging around in your mind.
>>26608752
That could work out nicely.
There's been films that have played with that idea somewhat, but not to the extent you're going with.
I'm interested. I'd have to see more to get a better idea though.
>>26608507
>set in interwar period during the depression and tackling modern issues like immigration and economic opportunity on a personal scale and emotional stability.
Not gonna lie, that sounds neat as fuck.
>>26608815
Then it's just a jumbled mess of random thoughts that aren't fleshed out and don't flow or make any sense. It would make me feel crazy or stupid.
>>26608683
Post it on /lit/ or here, but beware of meme users, only take the constructive criticisms. Also if you go to school, sign up to a creative workshop. Yeah yeah I know the maymay "hum you don't go to school to learn how to write, dummy dum dum!" Well just go there to make valuable friends and extra credits.
I understand why you wouldn't share it with your current friends, because they might be profound plebs or because they don't know you as "that guy who writes" so it might seem awkward. Then I strongly suggest workshops.
>>26605492
writers, you have larger mission
>>26607950
>have a hard day where I barely progress
>get drunk instead of writing
>wake up to half a page of "GOOD MORIGN ANON"
I can count this as progress right?
>>26608908
Workshops are good.
Threads like these are good.
There's also forums if you like to write smut, but most of it is full of autists.
As for actual advice, I picked up one of those tools for writers books from a university store. Surprisingly helpful.
>>26608908
As I said before, posting my work here is not exactly an option since it's not in English, but workshops are a neat idea and I'll think about it. Thanks.
Just won my Colleges writing contest lads!!! First place among hundreds of submissions!!
I'd share here but since I won it's now up for publication and publishing online would get me disqualified
I usually write 1000 words a day just by habit and interest.
Got two writing projects going on right now. One is a letter style sci-fi story, the other is about some dude in a bar.
Anyway I'm just really really happy. I got $500 dollars from the contest too, and will get a spot in uni history
>>26609001
Congrats anon. Do you have any other work you can share?
>Want to split up personal experiences and project them subtly on a number of characters
>Also want to have some of these individual characters become worse off by failing to recognize their issues, resort to something drastic, and then have them sit through an existential crisis
As far as a premise for a self-help book, how awful is this idea?
I'm not trying to make this babby's first existential crisis, but I think it's an interesting subject to touch on.
>>26609001
That's pretty awesome.
Unlike you, I've thought about entering those types of contests, coming up with drafts, and not having the balls to submit them.
>>26609001
That's nice, you have some serious balls of steel to even enter the contest. Unironic bravo.
>>26609052
I don't think anybody posting on /r9k/ is in the position to write a self help book
>>26609001
Which college? Also always remember that college sign up pretty much anyone for collegial writing contests, so don't get to shabby, the rate of wannabe DFW was probably quite high. But congrats either way, hopefully you won a hundred buck, which you'll certainly put forward into that debt solvation. :^)
anyone else re-read what they wrote and feel embarrassed by it?
I tried writing something but I read it back and it made me cringe
>>26609052
It's not bad for a start, but you'll need to hone the focus of the story. The concept of characters ignoring/missing their flaws, failing because of them, and learning to grow because of said existential crises - or failing there - involves the reader proportionally with how much said reader cares for the characters and their paths. There's a foundation to work with; you just have to make the idea yours and put your touch on it. Make a crisis contextual.
>>26609157
I usually have someone review my stock in person, so we can fix it altogether.
>>26609116
You're not wrong.
But after the shit I've been through, writing about it is the only way I can cope with it.
And no, it's none of that
>tfw no gf
>tfw small dick
>tfw manlet
>tfw balding
shit.
>tfw writing a story about a NEET shut-in
>trying to make it as realistic as possible without making the character a Gary Stu
>trying to convey the hopelessness and dull sense of anxiety that comes along with the lifestyle
>trying to do all of this while still making him a sympathetic character
>making sure his relationship with his parents is sufficiently strained
>introspective monologues to explore my thoughts
Maybe if I can write him out of his situation, I can use it as a blueprint to solve my own problems.
>>26609157
Yup, I've re-read some of the stuff I wrote in high-school and then proceeded to trash it all.
>>26609158
Thanks for this advice.
It means a lot.
However, I still have to work on making likable characters. I've come up with personalities, traits, and flaws for each, but I end up hating every single one of them for various reasons.
I'm just too fond of the idea of them all being assholes with some personality quirks, because in my mind that makes it more realistic.
Thanks again though.
>>26609043
I've got some rough drafts, yeah! I imagine a lot of you guys write lots and never touch them again, like me. Because I'm an amateur I've decided on writing 5-7 page short stories to completion.
Won't be posting my other stories as they're drafts mostly and I'm unreasonably paranoid about having my shit stolen or disqualified
>>26609083
Honestly I hated the shit out of my story when I turned it in. I just said "fuck it" and turned it in, fully expecting never to hear back
>>26609133
College will not be disclosed due to my paranoias. But I know, it was open to anyone, and I'm sure that many other writers around campus are better than I. I just want to continue honing my skills
>>26605492
>Writers thread
>>>/lit/
>>26609289
>However, I still have to work on making likable characters. I've come up with personalities, traits, and flaws for each, but I end up hating every single one of them for various reasons.
Don't make them like that, they have to give birth to themselves. Picture in your head a conflict. Niw what kind of MC would it take to fix that problem? Does the problem need fixing? Does the MC absolutely needs a complete details description?
>>26609227
how do you make it interesting?
>>26605727
>I've been trying to write, but when I try to think of something, it's like my mind just blanks and I can't think of anything. Sometimes it feels like there's something there but it's surrounded by a coat of teflon or something. It's depressing the shit out of me. I have zero creative ability.
i know this feel senpai
>>26606806
>Trying to write a plot that is pessimistic and misanthropic
wow so edgy
>>26605727
Try to find the proper media to express your idea. Teather, poetry, prose, etc. Never attempt to write a novel right on. If it's long enough to make a novel, then that's great.
>>26609351
He has a few online friends he interacts with, so that provides for dialogue and developing relationships. Besides that, its mostly his ongoing battle against his inner demons that keep him down in life. The story would probably be boring if someone other than me ever read it, its not my primary project.
>>26609412
This actually has more potential than you realize.
The key, I think, will be to make his personal struggle one that readers want him to overcome. There's ways you could make this a classic "man vs. himself" battle for a modern, technology-obsessed culture that would end up really relevant in light of how we're embracing social trends.
>>26609333
The answer to all your questions is either no or not really.
I guess I should try rephrasing what I meant.
I've made the characters, and I've had it so they are initially assholes, submissive, cowardly, or straight up unlikable. However, they each come across their own set of conflicts, and try (somewhat unsuccessfully) to help each other out.
And I know that sounds like an awful fucking premise for a story, but there's enough humor and context to keep things a little interesting, without taking away from the overall tone.
>want to write legitimate works
>only ideas I can think up are campy cyberpunk stories and other over-the-top cheese
I don't know if it counts but I am a recovering fatty. I mostly eat home made soups using veggies these days to stay in shape.
Whenever I get tempted to eat poorly I start writing a short sexual story in which I am an immersion blender (a blender used for dipping into a blending soups) and that I am being dipped into some healthy vegetable soup. This turns me on and makes me really want vegetable based soup.
I'll post a story from yesterday, pic related is an immersion blender.
>>26609582
this is a story I write to fight temptation
Anyone write about their waifu?
Faggots here's what I want you all to do: next time you write something, sit down and say: I will write a short story between 5-7 pages, and I will write this story to completion.
Quit trying to write sprawling novels about blowing a kneecap off the world and "exposing" the human struggle of >no gf
Write me a short story. And when it's all done, give yourself a day to collect your thoughts. After that day, sit down and edit your works.
DO NOT EDIT WHILE WRITING, YOU ARE IN A SPECIAL FRAME OF MIND WHILE WRITING, DON'T BREAK IT
>>26609660
Sound advice.
I'll see what I can do in the upcoming weeks, senpai
>>26609700
Good! And it's okay to write the story in little bits. But give yourself a realistic goal. That's all. And for the love of God, read more books. Writers read more than they write.
Former TV writer here (WGA-East)
Still write screenplays, usually struggle with Act II, write erotic fiction under a pen name for money (18 novellas and counting) and have a few stories in the works about life in Eastern Europe during the Soviet occupation.
>>26609582
>>26609615
That's something you don't see everyday for sure, but if it helps you, then why not 2bh.
>>26609758
Nice!
Amateur writefag here. I'm not interested in trying to make money from my writings, but I'd love nothing more than build a repitoire or get into the business of writing.
What's the best way to do it?
>>26609619
You mean self-inserts? N... Yeah...
>>26609746
>Read more books.
I have quite a few already. On top of that, I grew up reading mostly for entertainment.
Been getting into russian and german literature mostly. Really good stuff.
I'm fond of Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, and of course Dostoevsky.
>>26609615
10/10 ending.
Would eat that soup.
>>26609850
Yes. Mind sharing? I plan to do the same once I've seen enough anime.
>>26609840
I got lucky. Had an insider to get a script on the desk of the producer. They hired me the next day.
Just write, put your stuff out there (smashwords is a good way) and see what happens.
>>26605492
Wannabe writer here. Started a novel today and have some previous short stories and poetries scattered in my pc. Nothing too big yet, but after several years a mindless normie, I have retaken my reading habit. Pardon my english, not my native language.
>>26605492
>post-modern novel nearly plotless fantasy-satire with a lot of proust/melville like-digressions 1000-2000 pages long is my dream
>
I write like 1 hour per day what is lame as fuck and i know it, i just cant pull myself to develop this story, making characters etc, i just like digressions
>
Haha, not tought about that, i really would be delighted to be famous, but i rather imagine myself begging family at death bed for try to publish my work postmortem
>
I am not native english, and not but i will when i write something cohesive
>>26609935
I can't sharebecause of a global rule,but I got started by doing green-text stories.
>you see her in a kimono, standing by a pond
>she turns and blushes when she sees you
>"I... I've been waiting for you, anon-kun."
You know. Cringy stuff like that.
>>26605492
>a waypoint space station in between the Milky Way and Andromeda
Stargate Atlantis already did it.
>>26610109
It'd be great if you could write this cringe out in absurd satire and your hero is some kind of ironic true sperg fighting for his ironic 2D (but 1D) waifu.
Can you imagine? Hipsters would fucking eat this shit up
>>26609615
Raw cauliflower isn't weak and spongy. It's crisp and crunchy.
I have a blog where i dream about smelting bronze and copper and communicating with other in a world like thaat
>>26607557
>>26607557
Is he that mentally ill to think that anyone would care to read his shit? It's probably just depressing and void of anything useful.
The fact he thinks he needs to copyright his mental illness is top tier kek worthy.
>>26610183
Nice fresh stuff is. But some shitty raw stuff can be limp and barely edible.
>your current project(s)
Started a novel today, and have some very short stories waiting to expand.
>how much you write on a daily basis
very little. but more with each passing week
>are you going for publication?
probably, in a few years
>have you ever shared your writing before?
only with close family
>>26610191
do you know who Proust was? Basically a robot neet
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>tfw write in spanish
>tfw can't share your works with 4chan
>have no one else to share them with
>not like 4chan would care about your writings anyways
>not like anyone would
>>26610266
Spanish speaking robot here, I'm interested in reading amateur stuff.
Someone just complimented my writing on this board like an hour ago which was neat. I write on occasion but no current projects due to 0 productivity although I have a plethora of ideas (well who doesn't really)
I have shared my writing before and don't really care or not whether I go public. I always say write as if no-one will ever read it. Maybe that's a shitty motto. I don't know, but I like it.
I had an idea for a story but don't have the skills to write it.
Setting
>Colony ship in deep, intergalactic space, hundreds of thousands of light years from the nearest galaxy.
>Been travelling for millions of years
>People were frozen, but 300 years ago the liquid used to freeze them depleted and they lack the natural resources to freeze again, so must live in a colony that can sustain life pretty much indefinitely.
>Ship holds tens of thousands. It is cylindrical in shape. Simulates gravity by centripetal force.
>Ship has 100's of metres of rock as shielding from cosmic rays
>Workers work on the engines and life support (farming) near the core (maximum protection from cosmic rays), where gravity is weakest. They are short and weak, but have strong genetics with a varied gene pool. Make up ~90% of the ship
>Ones on the outer layers of the ship are academics and other non essential jobs. They are stronger due to stronger gravity, but cancer and genetic mutation is very common due to cosmic rays and small gene pool.
Plot
>They detect a volcanic rouge planet that they could live on. It is on it's own and doesn't orbit a star
>Will intercept (if they choose to) a year from now
>Workers vote to go to planet because it is better than what they have now
>Outer layer people vote to carry on so that future the human race has a better chance to survive into the far future (they don't know whether humans are still alive elsewhere in the universe since they are so isolated)
>Even though majority vote to go to planet, academics ignore vote and choose to carry on for better planet
>Workers rebel and war breaks out
Not sure how it would end
Has an overbearing theme of whether the needs of the human race as a whole supersede the needs of humans that are alive today. (Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?)
It would also be a comparison of a 'civilised' group at war with an 'uncivilised' group
>>26605492
I just do non-fic, but if I'm welcome too:
>your current project(s)
Revising my thesis into something less specialized that would be good for an article in a genre studies journal, working on two book reviews for upcoming books and just started getting into the research for a paper I'm presenting about next week.
>how much you write on a daily basis
Usually at least 500 words, even if it's junk. I wrote 700 words for a departmental newsletter article this morning and sent it off.
>are you going for publication?
Hoping for publication beyond newsletters and blogs/online literary journals. But even those are cool at this point. I just want to get things done and not sit idle, getting older.
>have you ever shared your writing before?
Not to individuals, but most of my social media accounts promote stuff I've done/am doing. I try to avoid personal posts.
>>26610321
Sounds like an Arthur C Clarke book
I'd read that
I write poems once in a while. I wish I could write every day, but I write in a really flamboyant style, it drains me creatively really fast. I've been meaning to go to the Chicago Young Author's events and read some of it but I haven't had the time. After years of angsty and mediocre stuff, I can finally reread stuff I've written months ago that I'm actually proud of.
I have ideas and a timeline for a book but I'm stuck on where to start the story. I also wanted to experiment with the prose...but I think I'm getting over my head.
>>26609660
I'll give this a shot, anon, thanks.
I'm making a book based of death grips discography
>your current project(s)
A pandering, heavy-duty wish-fullfillment paranormal romance novel.
On the backburner is an epic fantasy adventure novel that will actually be good.
>how much you write on a daily basis
30 minutes a day, I should be able to get more going soon. It's hard to find motivation to do anything I don't have to do to not be homeless really.
>are you going for publication?
I'm going to self-publish on Amazon with a pen name. And then I will write another novel and publish that too. Then maybe one more or maybe I will switch to novellas. I want to make enough money self-publishing that I can quit my boring job. Writing pulp is kinda fun. I get to exercise my writing muscles by writing trash that's a bit better than it needs to be.
>have you ever shared your writing before?
Yes, the stuff I write that I try to actually make good. My policy though is to never share anything I'm working on. A big part of what makes me write is wanting to tell my story, and talking about it before it's done saps my motivation. Like I already got the reward for the task so I don't need to do it anymore.
What do you guys think? I don't know where to start but it would be cool to write and make money off it, got any tips?
>>26613226
I just....want to change things.
