Comments on: A few questions for opinionated authors

By: Grenac

Grenac — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:37:52 +0000

I would think that if they were your characters, you’d like to write about them. My suggestion if you don’t would be to work with them until you find something you want to write with them. If you can draw, you can draw them and share.

It all boils down to what you want to do and what you think will work.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:27:13 +0000

Cool, I will. I have these characters (villains actually, who try to be heroes but fail miserably) if I don’t want to write about them? What else could I do to get them known? Should I give the idea to someone else? (sorry for the questions…)

By: Grenac

Grenac — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:38:58 +0000

In my opinion, I wouldn’t recommend writing if you’re forcing yourself to do so. I’ve seen people write even thought they don’t want to and it reflects on their work. As long as you enjoy the process and you really want to, that won’t be a problem.

You can write for whatever reason you want, I’m just throwing that out there for consideration. Please try your best on your project C:

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:31:34 +0000

Thanks for the advice Grenac, to tell the truth I’m not in to the world of writing yet. Right now I just want to write a story I’m proud of and would want to share with others. (still with all the elements) Is it okay if I want to write for that reason?

By: Grenac

Grenac — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:22:12 +0000

“I thought writing would be fun but it’s a lot of rules.”

It is, it just takes a while to get used to the ‘rules’. Most likely, the first draft will always ignore said rules and the revision process is the place to slap ‘em back on. I’ve heard many writers say that.

Think of the main message you want to send to people with your story and that’s basically the theme. If you can’t think of one, you could look up a list of themes used in writing to get some ideas.

I’d also recommend that you think about whether or not you want to explore the world of writing. If you find that you aren’t really getting any enjoyment out of it, then it might not be the right path for you. There’s no use in doing something you don’t really want/like because the end result will reflect that.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:43:31 +0000

I know characters are important, but I’m saying there’s more to it. I’m a bit confused, I don’t know what my theme should be >.<. How do I know what theme I should use. I was also thinking about the theme of how families should stay together. But I don't know how should I pick a theme? I thought writing would be fun but it's a lot of rules.

By: B. McKenzie

B. McKenzie — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:07:13 +0000

“It seems writing is a lot more than characterization.” Well, the characters have to have interesting things to do. One possible obstacle is overcoming people that should be helpful but, for whatever reason, are not. For example, maybe a teacher doesn’t have time for a particular student because he/she has been assigned too many students or is burned out on teaching. (Pension systems discourage teachers from leaving even when they are sick of teaching, so some teachers stay on for financial reasons even though they are happy there). Maybe the social worker is more focused on other students for whatever reason (for example, maybe other students are more desperately in need of help) or maybe the social worker is busy plotting world conquest or something. (Hey, it is fiction)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:24:07 +0000

Hello, I’m Natalie and I’m fourteen-years-old. It seems writing is a lot more than characterization >.<. Not to get personal with myself or anything, but all my life Ive noticed about the lack of care people have shown others, especially those who don't know you at first but are supposed to (like a social worker, teacher) should I write about that? It's something that's been bothering me. And how families should stick together. :/ but I'm not sure if readers will like that.