fightingblind t1_j6b3j80 wrote
For years, I've been really good at scene building, but I can't put different scenes together to make anything more than a short story. I love writing, but longform writing is beyond me. I decided to give writing prompts a try, so here I am in week 2 of the platform :D
xwhy t1_j6bfbvh wrote
I have so many ideas and yet I don't know that any of them could support a novel length story -- even one of 200 pages, when everything seems to be 300 or more plus sequels.
And I my writing is improving, I'm realizing that some just how bad some of those earlier attempts were. I posted a longer story on Archive of Our Own, but I laugh at it. And cringe, too.
fightingblind t1_j6bfpar wrote
Yeah looking back on early stuff I've written is a bit cringe. There are a few ideas where I really wish I could have expanded on, but don't know where to take them.
MajorParadox OP t1_j6bi67a wrote
Yeah, getting ideas to the length they need to be is challenging. I've still never written anything novel-length myself, but I've written some longer works. Here's an old post that helped me!
Tomorrow_Is_Today1 t1_j6bpil8 wrote
I struggle with longform too! I've heard serials on this sub or r/shortstories can be a good way to practice, plus attempting Nano. But starting small and just improving writing skill is great.
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