Writing Related Poll!

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When it comes to writing a chapter, which of these options seems to give you the MOST trouble overall?

  • Starting the chapter.
  • Ending the chapter without a cliffhanger (unless it is needed in a way).
  • The pacing of the chapter.
  • Showing AND telling.
  • Trying not to infodump.
  • Longwinded dialogues and redundancy of narrative.
  • The tenses are messy and confusing.
  • Introducing Characters.
  • Other Writing Relation Problems (explain in the comment section).
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Choose wisely.

NOTE: Also, the other option can be for the things not listed and/or a combination of whichever options that presents the most trouble to you.

Thoughts and feelings?

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Come on over and give it a try. Also, when you vote, explain more about the option you’ve chosen in the comment section. Add some detail to it.

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For the showing and telling option, it’s Showing AND telling, properly.
Sorry for that, in advanced!

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It depends on the day, if I’m honest :thinking:

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A Tuesday then?

I’m just curious! LOL!

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What I mean is some days I struggle with pace, some day I struggle at starting a chapter, sometimes it’s pacing, sometimes it’s info dumping, sometimes it’s dialogue. It depends on what my brain is doing

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Oh, then you should’ve chosen the other option for all of the above then.
Did you choose the other option?

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Pacing. It’s a topic I’m continuously trying to learn, but always have issues with. xD

  • Ending a chapter without a cliffhanger isn’t one I struggle with. Ending a chapter, period, isn’t really an issue. I’m able to find a common ground that feels like a good spot, cliffhanger or not, to end on.

  • Longwinded dialogues… don’t do. Not really, I don’t think? But redundant narrative, yeah… that one I’m also struggling on. xD But it’s not that bad.

  • Starting the chapter, I find, quite easy. Same as ending it.

  • Introducing characters is also an easy one. I think, on this front, it’d be figuring out where to put their descriptions because I sometimes have a hard time finding the right spot where the narrator notes their hair or eye color.

  • Showing and telling isn’t that bad for me. I can still use work on it, but I think my main issue is dealing with not enough description in some areas and too much description in others.

  • I’ve thankfully improved my tenses. xD It used to be really messy, but now, not so much anymore. I’ve had people comment on small changes, but they’re often words I thought were past tense… In short, the English language is too confusing.

  • Info-dumping… not something I have issues with. I mean, not really, I don’t think? In my sci-fi fantasy, it’s been a bit hard not to dump info on the reader while trying to add it in at certain intervals that seem more smooth, you know?

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I have now :joy:

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For me it’s style. It’s always style.

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Yay! That’s good!
Different day, different writing related problem, I see?

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Yeah, I wonder if I have a writing style that resembles someone. Last time I was told by some questionnaire that it resembles Stephen King of all people. Another one told me someone different, then I gave up doing those things, even if it’s for funsies.

I just know mine is unique.

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Yup, that’s how it goes

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I’d say starting is the biggest one.

Where does the story start?

I ask this question to myself so, so many times :sweat_smile:

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It was Other for me… Due to my writing timeslots and such… Then the LIFE TROUBLES that come alone “Just in time” to fuck it all up for a while as they take president above all else… along with many other things…

SD

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