Any writers here on the Escapist?

[Safaia]

I've completed five manuscripts over 50,000 words and am in the middle of a sixth. I've also written a ton of fan fiction because it's fun and harmless. I have a short story collection self published and up for sale.

Yeah, I like writing, a lot. It's what I want to do with my life someday.

You're the type of person I wish I could be.

I'm going to pimp out National Novel Writing Month [http://www.nanowrimo.org]. It helped teach me that you can't write a perfect story on a first draft and you'll never finish your first draft if you try to make it perfect. Can't edit what isn't there.

 

[Viking Incognito]

I love writing. I don't have any specific genre but I only write fiction.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

More of a thinker. I've got plenty of content in my head, but I can't ever seem to find the time to put it to paper.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

*Raises hand*

I write a lot. Nothing published but I like to write for the sake of writing. Lately I've been writing for schoolwork.

 

[Sarpedon]

I style myself as a writer. I write mostly short stories, as I've found i'm incapable of finishing long projects.

My work: http://crazyfreakinracoon.deviantart.com/

When I say I'm incapable of finishing large projects, I mean that I either get bored with one project, or distracted, or it just doesn't seem to be going how i wanted and I scrap it all. Mostly, my longer projects just sort of trail off and disappear.

 

[SteewpidZombie]

I mostly write short concepts down and work on storyboard ideas for possible comics or animations. I think I have a small collection of scribbled notes somewhere if they haven't been thrown out, but mostly I just start writing yet never finish ideas since I lack the artistic talent to actually draw comics, or the patience to animate anything.

 

[Poofs]

I wrote a book, then I accidentally published it on Amazon, lol

I guess I'd consider myself an author

 

[DuctTapeJedi]

The A.D.D. usually stops my progress after a while, but my latest project seems to have found a way around that. I've been working on a story about someone who can shift between alternate realities, so every chapter is like a new story. Sort of a "Petit Prince" approach.

 

[ace_of_something]

And now you know why books don't have many fight scenes. They're interesting for a climax and a few other scenes, but it's very hard to describe intense and fast action with words. Plus readers have to carefully read it to know what's going on. It's not that it isn't possible, it's just that it isn't easy. Keep working at it and you can get it.

Try describing an actual fight you've seen and rather than do it in great detail do it completely utilitarian. "with his right closed hand in a hook motion he struck him below his jaw." Then re-write it in the more dramatic fashion.

I write about 8-20 reports a day and get paid for it.
One thing that annoys me is a proper report is required to have poor structure. Anytime you say a persons SURNAME it has to be in all caps. All reports are three paragraphs. Period. It can go on for 10 pages it's still only 3 paragraphs. The first one is introducing yourself, the names of the parties involved, times, and dates. The last paragraph is siting policy numbers and stating that the report is over.

Though it has helped me get pretty good at writing 'fight scenes'

When I was in high school and college I used to write narrative fiction or journal entry type stories. However, my grammar, punctuation and ability to write anything other than straightforward chronological facts has been pretty much atrophied to the point of uselessness. Though I've been trying to re-teach myself to write narratives again. It's a lot easier for me to write things that actually happened. Or write about something that happened and punch up some details than claim it complete fiction.

Some day I'd like to write a three part (auto)biography parts of it on my grandfather, my father, and myself showing a generational evolution from immigrant to American.

I did [a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.267528-Dad-plays-Mario-a-short-autobiographical-story#10229111]Post this recently on the[/a] escapist.

 

[Freechoice]

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Why isn't it right? Is it because it's not right for you? I managed to write a 91 page story in 3 months and it was well received by a small community. It wasn't Frankenstein, but it was still pretty ok. Besides, how can you proof shit when you have nothing down?

"This is how Vetinari thinks, his soul exulted. Plans can break down. You cannot plan the future. Only presumptuous fools plan. The wise man steers."
-Terry Pratchett

 

[NnyTheV]

I used to write a lot more than I do now, short stories and attempted novels which. . . I never finished. Lately what I write most of is shorter scenes and one act plays. Working on a number of full length plays which I'm optimistic about though

 

[redisforever]

I enjoy writing, and people have always told me I'm a good writer, but I've never been able to stick with a project beyond around 15 pages. Typically I'll have an idea, maybe a certain character or setting I want to explore, and I'll write a bit about it, then get bored and move on to my next idea.

Yeah, same with me. When I have to write something, like for school, I'll get great marks for it, but, meh. Can't stick with it.

 

[Furbyz]

I write when I get the chance. It's mostly poetry and songs. Although, I have written a short story that is likely about to be published through my college's lit paper. I spend a good deal of my time editing for fan fic writers.

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

I enjoy writing a fanfic or a random story once in a while, and don't think I'm too bad at it. I can't write anything too elaborate, however. I start to get bored after a while.

 

[FalloutJack]

Yeah, I'm a writer. Found a talent in high school, strengthened it with practice until college, then spent the next eight years learning the ins and outs of writing and literature while in college.

I prefer science fiction and fantasy, but it's possible for me to branch out as well. I have entire universes created, with worlds and races and a hooga-ton of characters, plots, and ideas. I've invented technologies and actually made some sort of in-story reason for why it works, as opposed to just handwaving it in scientific romance. (I prefer that there is some line of "It makes sense in context" for my work.)

There's a good deal of both original and referencial thought in my head. I haven't been published. Mostly, I'm looking for a good place to get started and someone to be interested enough to try my wares.

 

[8bitmaster]

I write a little bit. Lately it has just been game reviews on another forum (see here: http://loadingreadyrun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=14495 ) where I am right now reviewing games that I have played that have some sort of hate for a reason I don't think is just if you actually played said game for more than 5 minutes, or if I can't think of one that falls under that category, a game I just wanted to review. Its still writing, and I put my time and effort into them, I just don't have time to write stories or anything like that and I can write reviews on the train thanks to 3g wifi hotspot with phone.

edit: In high school though I was very good at writing stories, and if I have time would like to write some more, but time is always the issue.

 

[Prof. Monkeypox]

I write off and on. I'm nothing special for the moment.

 

[BlackWidower]

Classicly trained journalist in the house, with a blog and plans to write a full science fiction novel. I say 'plans' because I haven't even started the damn thing. I don't know how to open it.

 

[Diligent]

I have written about 200 pages of a fiction story that sadly, I haven't touched in a while and wish I had more time/motivation to complete. I have no ambition for the story, or illusions about getting it published, but I would love to get it out there for more people to read, and those who have read it have said it's genuinely funny and enjoyable (if a little first-drafty I'm sure).
Does that make me a writer?