Thalex
Not too sore, are you?
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Hello all, I have always been much more of the type to lurk in the shadowy background and read what others do, instead of interacting and writing my own works.
However, I have been waffling between whether or not I want to change that for several years now. Recently, I finally decided that I would like to try doing so, and at least see whether I enjoy it/am any good at it.
As such, I have a few questions as both someone who is new to using the more interactive portions of an internet forum, and someone who is new to doing creative writing.
Edit: Deleted because in the light of morning I didn't like these paragraphs that much, as the questions weren't very good/important.
Lastly, while I would like to try my hand at writing, I have an issue in that I have too many ideas for potential stories which I find interesting and would like to explore. I am particularly bad at making such choices, especially when given plenty of time to ruminate and second guess myself. I also don't want to be one of the authors who creates a bunch of different stories simultaneously, but then takes absolute ages to actually update any of them simply because I spread myself too thin; as I know that can be annoying for a reader.
While I could just make a list and roll a die or other such, I was wondering if instead there might be a good place to write a short synopsis of a few of these story ideas, and see what people would actually be most interested in reading. I personally find the second idea more appealing, simply because it is the sort of thing which I would be interested in if I saw someone else doing it. I also feel it might be a good idea because it would place a degree of expectation and urgency upon myself to actually write if other people are expecting a product at some point. That tends to help me with my natural urge to procrastinate indefinitely.
Regardless, I hope this venture of mine ends up going somewhere instead of just crumbling to dust like many of my other projects. I look forward to involving myself in the community more firmly, and I thank anyone who takes the time to not only read this, but actually offer a helping hand.
Also, sorry if my writing comes off as stiff and formal here. It is a combination of me mostly doing technical writing, me being a bit rusty, and me tending to write more purple-prose-ish when nervous or interacting with people I am unfamiliar with.
However, I have been waffling between whether or not I want to change that for several years now. Recently, I finally decided that I would like to try doing so, and at least see whether I enjoy it/am any good at it.
As such, I have a few questions as both someone who is new to using the more interactive portions of an internet forum, and someone who is new to doing creative writing.
Edit: Deleted because in the light of morning I didn't like these paragraphs that much, as the questions weren't very good/important.
Lastly, while I would like to try my hand at writing, I have an issue in that I have too many ideas for potential stories which I find interesting and would like to explore. I am particularly bad at making such choices, especially when given plenty of time to ruminate and second guess myself. I also don't want to be one of the authors who creates a bunch of different stories simultaneously, but then takes absolute ages to actually update any of them simply because I spread myself too thin; as I know that can be annoying for a reader.
While I could just make a list and roll a die or other such, I was wondering if instead there might be a good place to write a short synopsis of a few of these story ideas, and see what people would actually be most interested in reading. I personally find the second idea more appealing, simply because it is the sort of thing which I would be interested in if I saw someone else doing it. I also feel it might be a good idea because it would place a degree of expectation and urgency upon myself to actually write if other people are expecting a product at some point. That tends to help me with my natural urge to procrastinate indefinitely.
Regardless, I hope this venture of mine ends up going somewhere instead of just crumbling to dust like many of my other projects. I look forward to involving myself in the community more firmly, and I thank anyone who takes the time to not only read this, but actually offer a helping hand.
Also, sorry if my writing comes off as stiff and formal here. It is a combination of me mostly doing technical writing, me being a bit rusty, and me tending to write more purple-prose-ish when nervous or interacting with people I am unfamiliar with.
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