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Find_Vega wrote...
I actually just posted a preview to one of my main projects. Its actually the second part to my VN idea. Since it's only the prologue, I thought i'd share it. No harm, right ^^https://www.fakku.net/viewtopic.php?p=3252153#3252153
Whoa berry nice I'll go read and comment later ^__^
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xninebreaker
FAKKU Writer
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Find_Vega wrote...
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
I really wonder about that. There aren't any I've seen flaunting confidence.Oh really? I mean, it's a competition, but I would think everyone would be confident in their piece
Nah. A lot of people are afraid that there are pros who've entered with whom they don't stand a chance against.
Wahahaha! I shall emerge victorious! /flaunt confidence
I kid I kid. But, honestly, while I write with the contest and word limit in mind, I don't really think about the competition. If you are so focused on the competition, then you distract yourself from writing what you really want to write. While I can relate to that scared feeling, I feel like if you write while wanting constructive criticism more than worrying about winning/losing, you become much more comfortable.
On a related note, I kind of feel like there's less camaraderie in this contest, so to speak. Not many are commenting on each others' works, some even with no replies. Maybe that's why it feels stale?
high_time wrote...
Find_Vega wrote...
Well, to change the subject, how does everyone feel about the contest? Anyone feeling confident ^^Definitely not me hahaha, I just let it pass since I kind of feel my chance is really slim with lots of better pieces out there =D
I wouldn't say 'slim' considering I think your piece is pretty strong. Just saying.
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xninebreaker wrote...
I wouldn't say 'slim' considering I think your piece is pretty strong. Just saying.Ah thank you, though the final decision is up to the judges and firstly I probably won't make it because my wording isn't really that special compared to many other works here~
But yeah, I enjoyed the entry I'm writing along with all the comments I received and that might be the best prize for me in this contest =)
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Cinia Pacifica
Ojou-sama Writer
xninebreaker wrote...
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Find_Vega wrote...
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
I really wonder about that. There aren't any I've seen flaunting confidence.Oh really? I mean, it's a competition, but I would think everyone would be confident in their piece
Nah. A lot of people are afraid that there are pros who've entered with whom they don't stand a chance against.
Wahahaha! I shall emerge victorious! /flaunt confidence
I kid I kid. But, honestly, while I write with the contest and word limit in mind, I don't really think about the competition. If you are so focused on the competition, then you distract yourself from writing what you really want to write. While I can relate to that scared feeling, I feel like if you write while wanting constructive criticism more than worrying about winning/losing, you become much more comfortable.
On a related note, I kind of feel like there's less camaraderie in this contest, so to speak. Not many are commenting on each others' works, some even with no replies. Maybe that's why it feels stale?
Haha. Well I think you should get in the spirit of the competition after writing the draft. Then you can think of making it good to compete with the others... while trimming. Lol.
Yeah. That too. Plus there's this feel that it's... dead? Non-lively I suppose.
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Do you have any advice for new bloggers?
There really aren't any special secrets to being successful with blogging. Be nice. Try hard. If someone offers you a million dollars, say yes. Aside from that, the best advice I can give you is to just focus on what you can give to your readers. People can't be tricked into liking something, so promotional tactics aren't going to automatically make you successful. In fact, I think promotional tactics often do just the opposite. Commonly recommended tactics like hosting blog give-aways, frequent guest-posting and/or link-trading, and posting links to your site all over the place can drastically dilute the quality of your content and make you seem very desperate.
As for content, always try to view what you create from a reader's perspective - is it something you'd be interested in reading if you didn't know anything about yourself? Are your stories moving along or getting bogged down in details? Do your stories have a climactic moment or a payoff after the buildup? Try to find ways to make your stories and experiences relatable to others. Use Google to research storytelling and test your stories out on friends and family. Spend a lot of time reading the work of people whose writing you enjoy and try to pin down what it is you enjoy about it. You can learn a lot by analyzing your own preferences. Become a sponge for information and constructive criticism. Always strive to improve and work really, really, really hard.
Also, paragraphs. Paragraphs are super important. Huge, unbroken walls of text are going to cause your readers' attention spans to shrivel up like an injured starfish.
And spelling. If you write like you're sitting there blithely hammering away at the keyboard with your fists, you will come off sounding like a troglodyte. It is terribly inconsiderate to expect your readers to wade through a wall of text speak and grammatically unsound ramblings.
If you're looking for shortcuts, you're doing it wrong. It might seem like this is an easy job or a quick way to make money, but it is absolutely not either of those things. It's nice to be able to set my own hours, but I probably end up working more hours than I would otherwise. It's enjoyable work and there are certainly much more grueling professions, but it is definitely not easy.
But if you really love what you're doing and you work very hard to make it entertaining and enjoyable, you'll do great.
There really aren't any special secrets to being successful with blogging. Be nice. Try hard. If someone offers you a million dollars, say yes. Aside from that, the best advice I can give you is to just focus on what you can give to your readers. People can't be tricked into liking something, so promotional tactics aren't going to automatically make you successful. In fact, I think promotional tactics often do just the opposite. Commonly recommended tactics like hosting blog give-aways, frequent guest-posting and/or link-trading, and posting links to your site all over the place can drastically dilute the quality of your content and make you seem very desperate.
As for content, always try to view what you create from a reader's perspective - is it something you'd be interested in reading if you didn't know anything about yourself? Are your stories moving along or getting bogged down in details? Do your stories have a climactic moment or a payoff after the buildup? Try to find ways to make your stories and experiences relatable to others. Use Google to research storytelling and test your stories out on friends and family. Spend a lot of time reading the work of people whose writing you enjoy and try to pin down what it is you enjoy about it. You can learn a lot by analyzing your own preferences. Become a sponge for information and constructive criticism. Always strive to improve and work really, really, really hard.
Also, paragraphs. Paragraphs are super important. Huge, unbroken walls of text are going to cause your readers' attention spans to shrivel up like an injured starfish.
And spelling. If you write like you're sitting there blithely hammering away at the keyboard with your fists, you will come off sounding like a troglodyte. It is terribly inconsiderate to expect your readers to wade through a wall of text speak and grammatically unsound ramblings.
If you're looking for shortcuts, you're doing it wrong. It might seem like this is an easy job or a quick way to make money, but it is absolutely not either of those things. It's nice to be able to set my own hours, but I probably end up working more hours than I would otherwise. It's enjoyable work and there are certainly much more grueling professions, but it is definitely not easy.
But if you really love what you're doing and you work very hard to make it entertaining and enjoyable, you'll do great.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.de/p/faq_10.html
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xninebreaker
FAKKU Writer
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Yeah. That too. Plus there's this feel that it's... dead? Non-lively I suppose.Didn't you just get a surge of entries?
Also, unrelated note, but upon looking at the Sword Girls Online website, I started chain browsing around and I've become quite interested. However, the bad part is that it is the day before my Physics test... Quite the problem.
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Just wanna share some lyrics that inspired me
The song title is Mei performed by echolyn
Lyrics by Brett Kull and Ray Weston
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Also, bump
Here's some nice video
The song title is Mei performed by echolyn
Lyrics by Brett Kull and Ray Weston
Spoiler:
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Also, bump
Here's some nice video
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Spoiler:
This was actually quite helpful ^^ Gave me the push to write a new entry. I'm quite proud of it.
http://findvega25.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/its-all-fun-and-games-until-shit-gets-serious-sword-art-online-first-impression/
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Find_Vega wrote...
This was actually quite helpful ^^ Gave me the push to write a new entry. I'm quite proud of it.http://findvega25.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/its-all-fun-and-games-until-shit-gets-serious-sword-art-online-first-impression/
That was a nice read although MMOs aren't really my cup of tea (never played it and will probably never get into it because of stuff). Yes the concept itself is interesting, I heard many of my buddies are talking about that Sword Art Online yes it's going to be good I think.
Though for some reason I tend to back off from things that were so popular because knowing things that so many people had known already doesn't really offer me some rewarding experience. That is, since I also drew many of my inspirations from obscure ideas so my story concepts will seem a bit fresh~
/hipster mode = on
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xninebreaker
FAKKU Writer
Find_Vega wrote...
http://findvega25.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/its-all-fun-and-games-until-shit-gets-serious-sword-art-online-first-impression/Read it, enjoyed it, and left a reply. You got yourself a follower.
In other news, draft for my contest entry is to be completed soon. My schedule is finally clear for the time being. I'm cutting it close >.>
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xninebreaker wrote...
Read it, enjoyed it, and left a reply. You got yourself a follower.
In other news, draft for my contest entry is to be completed soon. My schedule is finally clear for the time being. I'm cutting it close >.>
Thanks for that. I hope to please you in future posts. I like your response as well :3
And shit, I forgot about mine. :< my gosh, real life is invading my "Me" time
high_time wrote...
That was a nice read although MMOs aren't really my cup of tea (never played it and will probably never get into it because of stuff). Yes the concept itself is interesting, I heard many of my buddies are talking about that Sword Art Online yes it's going to be good I think.Though for some reason I tend to back off from things that were so popular because knowing things that so many people had known already doesn't really offer me some rewarding experience. That is, since I also drew many of my inspirations from obscure ideas so my story concepts will seem a bit fresh~
/hipster mode = on
lol. Breaks my heart to not be able to start a conversation with you about Sword Art and MMO's... Whats a hipster :P
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Find_Vega wrote...
lol. Breaks my heart to not be able to start a conversation with you about Sword Art and MMO's... Whats a hipster :PHahahaha sorry about that xD
You can always open up a topic about many other things but well I'll go look up about Sword Art Online later, this time I will probably make an exception =D
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high_time wrote...
Hahahaha sorry about that xD
You can always open up a topic about many other things but well I'll go look up about Sword Art Online later, this time I will probably make an exception =D
you don't have to because of me ^^
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Find_Vega wrote...
you don't have to because of me ^^Hmm...actually I'm a bit interested but I had to finish these stack of stuffs I'm currently enjoying atm so yeah it might take some time~
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high_time wrote...
Hmm...actually I'm a bit interested but I had to finish these stack of stuffs I'm currently enjoying atm so yeah it might take some time~Well, when you do finish, I hope we have something more to talk about. ^^
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Find_Vega wrote...
Well, when you do finish, I hope we have something more to talk about. ^^I hope so, though I'm kinda lazy to finish all these stacks hahaha, it might be all done sooner or later =)
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Cinia Pacifica
Ojou-sama Writer
So I have some hours of free time today. What should I do?:
- Write a story?
- Read some entries?
- Watch some new animes?
- Write a story?
- Read some entries?
- Watch some new animes?