Struggling Writers’ Daily Den: rant, share, complain, ask, daily progress thing (Part 2)

Especially ones that say “yo!” during every sentence lol.

Lmao yes, welcome Mr. Brownhill. Is he fun so far?

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Well…sort of? It’s hard to really flesh him out when I know he’s going to disappear for a while. He’s a popular revolutionary against the government who’s going to be arrested soon :sweat_smile: And that’s why he makes the paper.

Then he’ll be released: also just a scene in the paper

And then arrested again :stuck_out_tongue: I haven’t decided (or rather, he hasn’t, to be honest) if he will make a physical appearance before his second arrest.

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I am coming up with new ideas for my world-building of Alagossia.

I’m thinking about going for a magical world with technology that could be found in the industrial revolutionary era and on the cusp of the digital era.

That is what I want to go for in terms of world-building Alagossia.

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Fair enough I see. He’s a minor character :confused: aw

Nice one. You should make it look like a real article with his picture and all. That would be cool.

If you like him and it works, you should lol.

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one more chapter left! i’ve been writing for like 4 hours, and I tweaked this chapter last-minute in a very fun (for me, the writer) way. one of the side characters murdered like 1200 innocent bystanders :smiley:

i mean i was already going to have them die by the consequences of the team in general but now its explicitly her fault and that is going to be so fun to deal with in the next book.

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I wrote a bunch of scenes on some index cards, but I need to add more.

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about damn time. it’s finished.

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so another five-ish hundred words added to Ms Apex

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I finished my scene cards. Now, to organize it based on what should happen and when.

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Project Succession is grating my nerves though just a little.

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I’m not sure if I like him. I mean, until very recently, he was just a name :stuck_out_tongue:

Do you have “just a name” characters in your story?

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I’ve been experimenting with different poetic forms for the first time.

Here’s the roundelay method! Not looking for feedback. Just sharing. The poem is about a creature in the Underland world of Between Roses. I feel like the rhythm could be better…working on it.

The Kibberly-Kibberly

As quick as a Skibber in the night,
as he bounces into his den.
Fast as a Nurggy ready to fight,
or playing silly tricks again.
He’s a menacing midnight sprite.
He’ll be killed by the huntsmen.

Fast as a Nurggy ready to fight,
playing silly tricks again.
As secretive as a Snark at night,
hiding deep in Underland.
He’s a menacing midnight sprite.
He’ll be killed by the huntsmen.

As secretive as a Snark at night,
hiding deep in Underland.
Poisonous as a Tarkalork’s bite,
from the rushmooms’ deep end.
He’s a menacing midnight sprite.
He’ll be killed by the huntsmen.

Poisonous as a Tarkalork’s bite,
from the rushmooms’ deep end.
As invisible as a Pigling’s flight,
with spontaneity or foreintend.
He’s a menacing midnight sprite.
He’ll be killed by the huntsmen.

As invisible as a Pigling’s flight,
with spontaneity or foreintend.
Sharp as a Bogronot’s keen eyesight,
when he catches lies beforehand.
He was a menacing midnight sprite.
He was killed by the huntsmen.

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I’m figuring things out about myself when it comes to writing:

  1. I cannot write and edit at the same time. I have to make my drafts rough, but have a direction of where they can go.
  2. I have to title the chapters because not having them titled feels incomplete and lacking.
  3. I have to write in my own style of formatting the story e.g. Chapter 1, Part 1.
  4. I work better in a void.
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Yeah, a few lol.

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Ugh! I am taking too long to finish chapter one!
Why!?

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I am finally done with chapter one.
THANK FUCKING GOD!

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I did some of chapter 2, but I am going to break here.
I shall return to it later.

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Chapter 2 is done. Onto chapter 3.

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Trying to figure out how to go about writing blank verse poetry is hurting my brain, but I feel like if I can master blank verse poetry, I would really understand poetry on a deeper level.

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Still on chapter three.
Yippy Skippy.

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