[ SECRET POST #2334 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2334 ⌋

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


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[Jesus Christ Superstar]


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[Torvill and Dean]


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[Conan O'Brien]


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11. http://i.imgur.com/eBIFfE1.jpg
[linked for gore, video game]


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12. [SPOILERS for Resident Evil, Gears of War, Red Dead Redemption, The Walking Dead and Jonah Hex]



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13. [SPOILERS for Iron Man 3]



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14. [WARNING for suicide]

[Hetalia]


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Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 1- broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 - posted twice ].
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Comments

Re: OP

[lyndis]

I agree with you, anon.

I write things TOO emotional most of the time, but this means I can spot a story with no soul about a mile away. Characters need to have personalities and sometimes editing too much can edit away their accents, their way of speaking, et cetera.

I know a lot of professionals say to delete non-plot relevant stuff, but don't forget that character development is a plot device, too, and characters interacting and THINKING and *FEELING* can be important to the story, too.

Find authors who write in a style you LOVE, and pay attention to what they do.

(Writers read. Writers read ALL THE TIME.)

Look at manga, anime, TV shows, movies, books, comics--what are your favorites and why do you love them? You can keep a list, too: what do you like to see in writing? Is it emotion? Do you want to FEEL something when you read? Or are you drawn to action? To the resolution that will happen at the end of the story? Do you love silly little details in stories, or do you like clean-cut, simple description that gets right to the point?

Some people love L. M. Montgomery and other people hated her Anne books because they were so damn full of description. I love description. Sometimes I feel she has too much, but boy when I was reading those books, I felt I *KNEW* that place. It reminded me a little of where I'm from. And because I cared about the PLACE the characters were from, I too cared about the characters, because the description spilled over into their mannerisms, speech patterns, the way they loved and feared and FELT.

I try to edit for simple basic errors, like grammar. I make sure my sentences make sense, and shorten them or rephrase them when I made a three-paragraph long sentence on accident. But I have a specific way of writing that makes every piece uniquely mine. I bet most of my friends could pick one of my fanfics out of a pile immediately, just by recognizing my writing style.

One last thing: for lots of people, they like to read what they write, at least to an extent. I love history so historical AUs make me go AHHHHH and correct representation of any time period is met with me weeping all over the place (tears of joy, obviously).

That's something to keep in mind. Sometimes, too, we make the mistake of telling a story USING the characters, instead of telling the story OF the characters. :)

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a visual writer, mostly. People keep saying my writing could easily be a screenplay. I actually prefer writing over reading, and I'm one of those people who doesn't necessarily write what I'd read and vice versa. I'm strange in that sense.