- Axe11154
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Posted by: Gr33n Knight
Posted by: Axe11154
actually dude this is how every one makes there story's. 1 little post is not that big and cant hold an intire story. sure we could put them all on page 1 but then it would practically be bumping.
Posted by: SOURODEEZ
please, it's so confusing. put all chapeters in one post,the first. dont have conversation inbetweenI think he means to try and put a table of contents in your first post, similar to the ones present in my story, or any of Wolverfrog's. If that isn't what he means, you should probably do it anyway. There is a lot of chatter on this topic, and it makes it difficult to find where you chapters are, especially since they are only one post long. I don't think that this is too short, everyone writes at their own pace, but when I see six chapters, my mind automatically pictures chapters that are as long as mine, or even as long as Wolverfrog's.
If you can't get Open Office to work (that's what I use), but you don't want to use WordPad because of the lack of spellcheck, I suggest typing on the internet, but, instead of posting it right away, copy it into WordPad and save it. You can repeat this process until you are finished with the chapter, and can make longer chapters this way.
I understand if you prefer to write short chapters, but longer chapters tend to draw the reader in to the story more. When they are too short, the reader has no time to truly get involved in the story, because, just as they begin to connect with a character or situation, the chapter ends. When the next chapter continues the story, the reader has already lost that connection. I try to make my chapters around six pages in an Open Office Document.
As for Wolverfrog's comments, I do not believe he means to insult you. While his words may be misunderstood in how they are meant to sound (written word can be misunderstood much easier than spoken word), I believe that he is really trying to help. While he has yet to comment on my story (sad face), I think his experience writing fiction on this forum makes any advice he gives invaluable to developing as a writer. While I think he may want to word things a bit more delicately, I'm sure he is only trying to help.
As for what ajw said: I have noticed some of the plugs that have been posted in other threads. While I want people to see and read my story, I try not to mention it too much. When I do, I try to make it a little subtle, simply stating the fact that I am working on a story, while working that into advice to the other writers. I use it as a means to show what experience I have (if it is even enough to call experience), to back suggestions I make. If any time my story was mentioned comes of as competitive, or striving for attention, I apologize, I am merely trying to get some feedback on how well (or poorly) I am doing. Axe, I suggest calming it down a bit. If you simply keep writing, and you do it because you enjoy it, people will begin to take notice. Wolverfrog has the fanbase that he has because he enjoys writing enough to do it for himself, and not for popularity. The real fans are the ones that found him, not the ones he found, and I suspect the same will be true for all of us who are just starting out, we just need to be patient.
Hope some of that helps.
1.Oh. I feel stupid now hahaha. I guess sense its got some space I will. lol Im sorry I mis read
2. I actually got a laptop not to long ago and am going to start writing my stuff on that. While I can't send it here directly and I need a flash drive (because this sights log in is locked on my laptop) I can still post things that are longer better and privately
3.I mainly just wright short chapters because It takes me so long to get out of a writers block (im a idea maker not a writer lol but im starting to change over to writing as its great for stress)
4. it was my fault. I forgot to put up a not done mesage and when he said it was to short to even be worth reading I got mad because I thought he ment the entire story. It was my bad for miss reading and take full blame
5. When I was making the blue dwarf I thought it worked just like ideas. Needs support to grow and sadly because of that I bumped so many times my hard work was banned. I now know a story doesn't work the same way. I now write for my self really. I write to improve and to be a better person. That's why Yipip became real. That's why its here and why I will write it till I finish.
Indeed talking to some one is better then just talking to your self. Im glad you commented and hope you enjoy these forums as much as I.