It seems that my charecters and polt are too predictable!
A guy who can't get outside the 'box', he likes a girl, childhood trama... see? predictable
Any advice?
Thanks
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| swilcoxen | cliches |
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It seems that my charecters and polt are too predictable! A guy who can't get outside the 'box', he likes a girl, childhood trama... see? predictable Any advice? |
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Oct 30, 2007 - 05 11
how do i start my account? any guidance?
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Oct 30, 2007 - 19 07
well, tell me your plot and i may be able to help :)
----------do you use the snowflake method?
i am jane austen
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Oct 31, 2007 - 06 18
As for predictable... what is your purpose in writing? are you trying to be groundbreaking and inventive, or are you trying to tell a really good story? Sometimes a well written predictable story is a better read than one that tries to be completely new. Character makes all the difference.
Clandestine: What do you mean, the snowflake method?
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Oct 31, 2007 - 15 35
Ah, the cliches. I know them well; I'm the Queen of Cliches.
----------I say don't worry too much on it. You'll drive yourself insane trying to come up with something new when, honestly, everything's been done. Create characters who make the same old plot shine like new. That's the best advice I can give you.
"They [authors] know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions." ~Oscar Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"