Crash and Fancy’s Despicable Hearts (and Writers) Club™
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fancy
pants
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- Fancy
I WROTE A THOUSAND WORDS TODAY.
I'VE MET MY WEEKLY GOAL!!!
It was knowing that I'd have to answer to this thread that pushed me to do it!!!! I'm so pleased!! Reading about how you'd finish nanowrimo, Crash, was an extra boost of inspiration as well
HYPE
1,111/500 for this week
I'VE MET MY WEEKLY GOAL!!!
It was knowing that I'd have to answer to this thread that pushed me to do it!!!! I'm so pleased!! Reading about how you'd finish nanowrimo, Crash, was an extra boost of inspiration as well
HYPE
1,111/500 for this week
Joe
I KEEP MY IDEALS
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- Joe, Arcana
I would like to joiiiiiiiiin! Crash convinced me yesterday!
This would be a good place to post my stuff I'm working on too cos like it never usually sees the light of day. I always edit stuff into oblivion until I get bored and start something new. WHAT IS THE POINT.
This would be a good place to post my stuff I'm working on too cos like it never usually sees the light of day. I always edit stuff into oblivion until I get bored and start something new. WHAT IS THE POINT.
Joe
I KEEP MY IDEALS
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- Joe, Arcana
RIIIIGHT?
I've had a fanfic idea swirling in my noggin for weeks now, so this might be the push I need to do the thing.
Strangelove
AI Researcher
- AKA
- hitoshura
I have a workshop update with a ~creative producer~ in less than two weeks where I am meant to present some work which I have not made any progress on
So maybe remind me to do that
So maybe remind me to do that
CrashOuch
she/her
- AKA
- Sara
@Joe DO THE THING
@Minato we'll find you something
@Strangelove DO THE THING
Also would you like to schedule times for us to shout at you? Can do! But mainly just know I'm watching and waiting for updates on how you're getting on so
Love you all ❤
@Minato we'll find you something
@Strangelove DO THE THING
Also would you like to schedule times for us to shout at you? Can do! But mainly just know I'm watching and waiting for updates on how you're getting on so
Love you all ❤
Strangelove
AI Researcher
- AKA
- hitoshura
I think the next workshop is 11th December so just mention my name multiple times before then and shame me
Strangelove
AI Researcher
- AKA
- hitoshura
I’m ready
CrashOuch
she/her
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- Sara
OH HI THERE ALL YOU DESPICABLE HEARTS (and writers)!
I do believe it's been a week, so how are you all getting on? Has anyone done any writing?
I do believe it's been a week, so how are you all getting on? Has anyone done any writing?
Here, have some kind, motivational words to keep you going:
Having had a lot of torturous writing sessions, I can confirm that those harder to grasp words really don't stand out from their free flowing friends, so it is absolutely always worth keeping going if you can! <3
I have a question for us to discuss and that is HOW THE HELL DO YOU PLAN?! By which I mean, do you have a process for planning your writing before you, you know, write? Do you wing it? Do you write a very, very detailed shot-by-shot account of what needs to happen? How does the time leading up to you starting to put words on a page look for you? I wanna know, you guys!
Also, @Strangelove HAVE YOU DONE IT YET? DO I NEED TO GET THE BELL?
fancy
pants
- AKA
- Fancy
OMG Crash I wuv this and wuv you 
I am an obsessive planner, bruh. I want to feel as though I know my world and it’s occupants inside and out before I write. Sometimes it can be a downfall LOL as I’ll get too caught up in the fluffy stuff ya know? The shit that doesn’t matter and I never end up writing about. But I’ll stuff my brain with it anyway.
I love love love character questionnaires. Indeed, I made a personal one by compiling a bunch of them I found on the Internet. I always try to fill out as much information as I can in that character’s voice and sometimes I end up making fun little discoveries along the way and learn something about the character.
Planning is a long, tedious process for me. Sometimes it prevents me from actually ever writing, but man is it fun!
As for writing, this week has been a productive one! Hit a thousand words!
I am an obsessive planner, bruh. I want to feel as though I know my world and it’s occupants inside and out before I write. Sometimes it can be a downfall LOL as I’ll get too caught up in the fluffy stuff ya know? The shit that doesn’t matter and I never end up writing about. But I’ll stuff my brain with it anyway.
I love love love character questionnaires. Indeed, I made a personal one by compiling a bunch of them I found on the Internet. I always try to fill out as much information as I can in that character’s voice and sometimes I end up making fun little discoveries along the way and learn something about the character.
Planning is a long, tedious process for me. Sometimes it prevents me from actually ever writing, but man is it fun!
As for writing, this week has been a productive one! Hit a thousand words!
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Roger
He/him
- AKA
- Minato
I've done like 400 words. I should do a shot-by-shot account of what happens though, tho to see if any scene pop that I actually like taking a crack at writing in full. It's not been a week until tomorrow though.
@Strangelove hi, please try to do some writing this Sunday, if you can.
@Strangelove hi, please try to do some writing this Sunday, if you can.
CrashOuch
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- Sara
Congratulations again, Fancy! You can definitely get another 100 done by tomorrow Roger I believe in you!
I recently saw a couple of published authors giving talks, and one of them had a very similar system to you, Fancy, in that she planned literally every part of the world she was going to be writing in, even if those things never even came close to making it in the book, and she said that didn't bother her because she always wanted to know everything inside and out, and it would naturally colour her writing and, she believed, make it more rich. Pretty cool, huh? She said she set the book she was talking about in a world with 100 different countries that each had a different ruling family or whatever, and they all had like their own gimmick (like that one family bled gold or at least that was the myth) and she planned out a different one for all 100 of them, even though maybe 5 actually made it into the book. I reckon if it makes you feel confident enough in the people and things you're writing about, ain't no harm in it (as long as you also manage your 500 words a week amirite?!
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Yeah, Rog, give it a go and let us know how you get on! It'll be interesting to see if something jumps out at you and really gets you inspired!
I my own self seem to end up planning shit differently for every story I start haha. I think what it boils down to is, I have an idea and I open a new document and jot down the entire idea, which is sometimes, like, a sentence. At some point it gets in my head enough that I figure out the general overarching story so I go back to the document and add that so it's normally a pageish that reads like so then R and J must have some kind of argument? About his mum? And then they go to the place and there's a fight and he gets hurt and then they have to go to that other place and then she's crying and and and you get the idea
and if it's not a super long story that's normally about enough for me, but if there's a bit more going on I sometimes write out a timeline starting from when the oldest character was born and working forwards with all the big, relevant events, so I have an idea of how old everyone was when X happened, or who would've been around or whatever. What I was writing for nano, though, (it's called F*CE) has its own set of rules because it's like my big baby. I've been through all those character questionnaires, I know details about the important countries of their world down to their plumbing systems (or lack thereof), and I am apparently physically incapable of writing it without a page long bullet-pointed breakdown of each chapter, which is honestly super unhelpful. Every time I start a new chapter I have to sit down with a blank piece of paper and a pen and just write shit that I know must be coming up before a cohesive, entire chapter is more or less formed. Annoying, but otherwise I have a total mental block about it.
@Strangelove how's it coming, dude?
I recently saw a couple of published authors giving talks, and one of them had a very similar system to you, Fancy, in that she planned literally every part of the world she was going to be writing in, even if those things never even came close to making it in the book, and she said that didn't bother her because she always wanted to know everything inside and out, and it would naturally colour her writing and, she believed, make it more rich. Pretty cool, huh? She said she set the book she was talking about in a world with 100 different countries that each had a different ruling family or whatever, and they all had like their own gimmick (like that one family bled gold or at least that was the myth) and she planned out a different one for all 100 of them, even though maybe 5 actually made it into the book. I reckon if it makes you feel confident enough in the people and things you're writing about, ain't no harm in it (as long as you also manage your 500 words a week amirite?!
).Yeah, Rog, give it a go and let us know how you get on! It'll be interesting to see if something jumps out at you and really gets you inspired!
I my own self seem to end up planning shit differently for every story I start haha. I think what it boils down to is, I have an idea and I open a new document and jot down the entire idea, which is sometimes, like, a sentence. At some point it gets in my head enough that I figure out the general overarching story so I go back to the document and add that so it's normally a pageish that reads like so then R and J must have some kind of argument? About his mum? And then they go to the place and there's a fight and he gets hurt and then they have to go to that other place and then she's crying and and and you get the idea
and if it's not a super long story that's normally about enough for me, but if there's a bit more going on I sometimes write out a timeline starting from when the oldest character was born and working forwards with all the big, relevant events, so I have an idea of how old everyone was when X happened, or who would've been around or whatever. What I was writing for nano, though, (it's called F*CE) has its own set of rules because it's like my big baby. I've been through all those character questionnaires, I know details about the important countries of their world down to their plumbing systems (or lack thereof), and I am apparently physically incapable of writing it without a page long bullet-pointed breakdown of each chapter, which is honestly super unhelpful. Every time I start a new chapter I have to sit down with a blank piece of paper and a pen and just write shit that I know must be coming up before a cohesive, entire chapter is more or less formed. Annoying, but otherwise I have a total mental block about it.@Strangelove how's it coming, dude?
Strangelove
AI Researcher
- AKA
- hitoshura
I didn’t write anything yesterday because I was tired also I’m out late tonight so idk if I will write much tonight. The feedback I got last time was to develop the characters more so I keep thinking I need to read up more on character but then I. Don’t do that.
also I’m out late tonight so idk if I will write much tonight. The feedback I got last time was to develop the characters more so I keep thinking I need to read up more on character but then I. Don’t do that. 
