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|  Subject: Re: Why I write  Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:56 pm | |
| | linkskywalker wrote: | As you might guess, there wasn’t much to be found…except
Prima’s “The Secrets of: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” by Zach
Meston. The first edition, with the purple and black cover |
I just now got around to reading this thread, and I just wanted to point out that as soon as I read the title of that book, my eyes strayed down to the bottom of my bookshelf, where I have THAT EXACT BOOK. It's terribly beat up after years of having it and it's not signed, but it's here, sitting on my desk! I....I think all I can really say is
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|   | | LadyMacbeth
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:44 pm | |
| Links, I'm impressed. No one else I know has even heard of The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
Swift, that's awesome.
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| | | | Swifto
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:01 pm | |
| | Why, thank you, Lady.. |
| | | | linkskywalker
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:24 am | |
| | r1nn wrote: | Man, this is cool, seriously. I'm getting inspired from all your stories. Thank you. T_T
Anyway, I decided to post my story to add onto this inspiring thread. REALLY REALLY SORRY IF IT'S LONG.
I started reading before I could even talk (I was born with a speech delay problem). Before I knew it I was into making up stories and the game "pretend" and "make believe" in elementary school with friends.
I even wrote a few chapters in third grade about three companions--a talking bear, bird...and I think a moose...I should grab that out again. I even drew these characters out in my book. This is all in third grade.
Around fourth/fifth grade, I started writing a few journals. I kept a consistent one from fifth all the way to seventh grade.
In sixth grade we did a poetry project, and I was definitely all into it. Wrote poems of all kind--repetitions, metaphors, similes, haiku. I got an A on it. It's one of the things I'm proud about even today.
I then picked up where I started off in journaling and wrote one from eighth grade to tenth grade. I stopped for awhile on journals then.
In tenth grade I went into a creative writing class. During this time I was actually becoming a "social butterfly", so I didn't focus on the assignments that much at all. (I was never that social in elementary/middle school.) I ended up getting a C+ at the end of the semester...but I bet I would have learned a lot more, if I put more effort into the class. I wrote like one chapter of a story for one of the assignments in creative writing class--my mom and dad were pretty proud of it, but I wasn't on top of the purpose of the assignment, so I got a bad grade on it. I wrote some poetry too in my spare time and in that class, although they weren't that great now that I think about it.
I wrote a couple anime fanfiction material in high school too, but only finished one of them and it was really short, anyway.
Junior year to the present I have been writing in journals, but I never really sought to write any stories because there was so much competition, and I knew I'd need to really get in shape in order to get into the field. I remember in my early years of high school considering getting a major in english--but that was pretty much crushed knowing there are two career options in that field: freelance writer, or english teacher. I didn't like the idea of either one for a lifetime career.
Although just a couple months ago, I did get some inspiration to start out on a story, but due to not having a real secure plot made up I haven't started on it yet. I'm afraid "writing as I go along" would just put my story in ruins.
To sum this all up in my experiences in the reading/writing world, I like writing because it's a way I can express myself not only freely, but even more clearly than I can ever express myself socially. Words have a lot of meaning, to me. Ranting in my journal helps me to think things through (and also to get me tired and fall asleep late at night).
Well, that's pretty much it...wayyy too long for comfort, I know. Sorry. |
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Kidding, kidding. This was really interesting to read, I enjoyed it quite a bit! And I encourage you to write stories. There is no competition. Writing isn't about being the best or even about being good. Writing is about taking the thoughts that are in your head, and expressing them to people. That's what art is.
The only thing that makes art better or worse is the honesty of the expression.
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| | | | linkskywalker
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:36 am | |
| Swifto - very nice story =D
Java - omgwtfbbq =D
Mac - I read it back in grade school or something...I don't remember much of it. It was pleasant though.
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| | | | r1nn
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:47 am | |
| | linkskywalker wrote: | TL, DR
Kidding, kidding. This was really interesting to read, I enjoyed it quite a bit! And I encourage you to write stories. There is no competition. Writing isn't about being the best or even about being good. Writing is about taking the thoughts that are in your head, and expressing them to people. That's what art is.
The only thing that makes art better or worse is the honesty of the expression. |
(That's OK, 'cuz I'm sorta dense and can't figure out your joke. XP)
Glad you were kept in interest! And you brought up some very good points too. Thank you for your encouragement. :) |
| | | | LadyMacbeth
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:48 am | |
| TLDR = too long, didn't read.
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| | | | r1nn
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:53 am | |
| | Oh, OK. Thanks for the proper definition. XD |
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| | Subject: Re: Why I write Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:58 am | |
| I started writing in high school. I had a really really cool English teacher who had a very unorthodox approach to teaching. He assigned a few creative writing projects, and actually didn't mark us down for using incorrect grammar, as long as we acknowledged on the page that we recognized it was incorrect.
Anyway, one of the stories I wrote was about a kid trying to get his driver's license. Only the test was a catch-22. It was a simulation of a horrible auto accident where dozens of people died, that you caused. After that, they figured you wouldn't want your driver's license. And if you did, you were declared clinically insane.
My English teacher loved it, and I think it was the getting NOTICED for doing something well that really did it for me. I was really good in school, and everyone just expected that I'd do well. But this was different. It wasn't just expected that I'd do well. I'll admit it, it was a rush.
That's what got me started, anyway. But then I realized I enjoyed it, as well. So I've been writing when I can ever since. Although not as much lately. The story I just started is probably the first writing I've done in 5 years. And what I wrote in the last couple years before that was uninspired to say the least. At any rate, I wasn't happy with it. And since I hardly ever show stuff to anyone else (mostly because I can't seem to finish anything more ambitious than 2 to 3 pages), I didn't see the point in continuing to write things I wasn't happy with.
I'm starting to write again. Just as I get inspired to do so, and as my kids will let me. And I'm happy with it again. And doing things a little differently. For my current work, I actually wrote out a synopsis beforehand, basically outlining how I wanted the story to start and end, and pencilling in a good part of the middle. We'll see how that goes :) |
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