Heh, in a way I had the opposite problem: I coasted along for far too long without trying. Which worked OK for a while, but once it got to having to do GCSE coursework.... oops! That required actual work, and I was much too busy daydreaming. Sounds like your teachers didn't look much beyond you being quiet. Bah! But then again, *mine* didn't look much beyond me being quiet to notice my compulsive skiving off doing work, either.
I get into the heads of the characters and play the scenes back and forth from different perspectives. Ah, that's something I need to do more. I used to, with my original stuff - at least, I usually had one main protagonist that I was very much 'in the head of', whether it was written from first person perspective or not. But writing in third-person, I find it a lot harder to express the emotions and so on, even though I know what the characters are feeling. Something I need to work on!!
Can't wait to read your long fic! Ahaha - you might have to. *g* I've got a feeling it could be some time. I'm tempted to show you the first bit I have, but the trouble is, I've written several scenes from various parts of it, so as a whole at the moment it's incredibly disjointed and makes no overall sense to anyone but me! Also, like you say, I'd rather not tell you what it's about (er, I haven't already, have I? Or have I?) so that you can read it fresh when it's all done.
My current one looks like it could be a long one. Oooo! :-)
I'm a bit tired tonight and so I'm finding it difficult. I know what you mean - I'm having awful trouble with my ficathon, and I don't know why! If I can't get any done tomorrow, actually, I might post the beginning on the beta filter - perhaps I need to talk about it with someone to kickstart my brain on it again? (Actually, I do know why: I've been stressing about %£"%&*%^$%£ javascript and cookies all day, which are DOING MY HEAD IN, and now my brain has shut down for the night! *g* Ahem, sorry, had to rant.)
I want you read it fresh, without any ideas as to where the story is going before hand. Good idea - that way I can read it with no expectations. Good luck with getting it done, though!
I'd better get some kip too - off to the vet first thing tomorrow.
Re: Writing Pt 2
Sounds like your teachers didn't look much beyond you being quiet. Bah! But then again, *mine* didn't look much beyond me being quiet to notice my compulsive skiving off doing work, either.
I get into the heads of the characters and play the scenes back and forth from different perspectives.
Ah, that's something I need to do more. I used to, with my original stuff - at least, I usually had one main protagonist that I was very much 'in the head of', whether it was written from first person perspective or not. But writing in third-person, I find it a lot harder to express the emotions and so on, even though I know what the characters are feeling. Something I need to work on!!
Can't wait to read your long fic!
Ahaha - you might have to. *g* I've got a feeling it could be some time. I'm tempted to show you the first bit I have, but the trouble is, I've written several scenes from various parts of it, so as a whole at the moment it's incredibly disjointed and makes no overall sense to anyone but me! Also, like you say, I'd rather not tell you what it's about (er, I haven't already, have I? Or have I?) so that you can read it fresh when it's all done.
My current one looks like it could be a long one.
Oooo! :-)
I'm a bit tired tonight and so I'm finding it difficult.
I know what you mean - I'm having awful trouble with my ficathon, and I don't know why! If I can't get any done tomorrow, actually, I might post the beginning on the beta filter - perhaps I need to talk about it with someone to kickstart my brain on it again?
(Actually, I do know why: I've been stressing about %£"%&*%^$%£ javascript and cookies all day, which are DOING MY HEAD IN, and now my brain has shut down for the night! *g* Ahem, sorry, had to rant.)
I want you read it fresh, without any ideas as to where the story is going before hand.
Good idea - that way I can read it with no expectations. Good luck with getting it done, though!
I'd better get some kip too - off to the vet first thing tomorrow.