[ SECRET POST #2051 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2051 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[To Boldly Flee]


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03.
[Teen Wolf, Supernatural]


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04.
[Community]


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05.
[Gravity Falls]


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06.
[Farscape]


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07.
[Earth 2]


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08.
[Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji]


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09.
[Pokemon]


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10.
[Super Mario Galaxy, Suikoden Tierkreis, Pokemon, 999, Redline, Code Geass and Macross Frontier]


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11.
[Venus Ni Seppun]


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12.
[Brokeback Mountain]


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13.
[A Song of Ice and Fire]


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14.
[Tatta Hitotsu No Koi]


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15.
[Xena: Warrior Princess]


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16.
[Tom Hiddleston]


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17.
[Figure It Out - Matt Bennett]


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18.
[Dragon Age 2]


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19.
[Teen Wolf]


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20.
[Law & Order: SVU]


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21.
[Benedict Cumberbatch/The Hobbit]


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22.
[Florence Welch/Florence + The Machine]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 088 secrets from Secret Submission Post #293.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: when writing fanfiction is it best to plan?

[welfycat]

I've discovered a couple of things about my own process, but really the best way to figure out what works for you is to try something, decide how much it works for you, and then modify or discard as necessary.

For me, with shorter pieces that are all encompassed in about five scenes or less I generally go straight for it and start writing whatever came into my head. Occasionally I jot down a note or two about what happens so I don't forget, but mostly I just get it all out in one sitting.

With medium to longer pieces I like at least a vague outline, usually a scene by scene with a few words about what the main idea is or other information I need to know. Sometimes those scenes wind up splitting into two scenes in the writing process, but that's just fine too.

For my novel length stories (anything longer than around 40k or 50k, I like a more detailed outline. When I did nano last year I identified my chapters with the main ideas of what I wanted to happen, and then beneath those chapters when it came time to write them I did a scene by scene breakdown.

When I start a long piece though, at the very beginning, I usually just like to keep an unorganized sheet where I write down the ideas as they come to me, bits about characterization, thoughts about where things are going as a whole, until I feel like I have most of a whole piece in there that just needs to be sorted out and organized. I work better with a slew of ideas that I can potentially expand upon or weed out as necessary, instead of going directly for an outline.

Really, the absolute best thing you can do to get better at writing is sit down and write. Learning to finish things helps too, but sometimes writing different bits and pieces with no end and learning what works and what doesn't for you can be just as valuable. It's been about three years since I've started writing pretty much every day (with a few notable lapses) and I can't begin to tell you how much my writing style has changed - and improved, I hope!

Good luck!