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Author Topic: ___/The Writer's Apprenticeship\___  (Read 313836 times)

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« Reply #1380 on: May 25, 2015, 07:55:15 pm »

Anyway. I believe I have to give two new prompts? Here they are:

1. Write something funny about something serious and taboo (e.g genocide, infanticide, cannibalism, torture etc.)
2. Take the dullest/most ordinary occupation you can think of (e.g plumber) add something fantastical (e.g aliens) and then write about it
I'm not a native english speaker, so I guess I might be jumping on a lion's cage but I want to try it. If my grammar is so bad that you can't read or my phrase so awkward that you cringe please tell me, I have no idea were my english are at the moment (although I'm certain that my grammar is far for perfect and my vocabulary not big enough).

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I wrote this on like one hour, there is a lot of things that I could change to add to the mood and I had to stole a Borges' idea because he already had all the biggest for himself (and because I really suck at endings). There are also two phrases that are from god himself aka borges

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« Reply #1381 on: May 25, 2015, 08:05:10 pm »

First off, ^ This is some brilliant shit. Seriously. Second, we're not sharks, the water is fine, the sun is shining and your writing is not that bad, so don't bash yourself too much. Third, thanks for submitting, I'll chalk you up for prompt 2.

In a way some of the "grammatical errors" actually create a stream-of-consciousness-like flavor to it which is interesting. There are some errors which need to be addressed however and I'll give it a more thorough look tomorrow, but otherwise, very impressive for a non-native.

The details are especially compelling and the story is unique (to me). Bravo sir (or lady), bravo.
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« Reply #1382 on: May 29, 2015, 07:34:46 pm »

This is a quick story-doodle I made. It's probably really confusing and make no sense.

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« Reply #1383 on: June 14, 2015, 04:09:47 am »

I thought this up earlier, and the idea just kind of stuck in the back of my mind. This is what I have so far just thought I'd share to see if I can get people's opinions on it, and hopefully make sure my writing isn't loaded full of grammatical errors as I continue with the rest.

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« Reply #1384 on: June 15, 2015, 01:39:07 pm »

The light was fading through the trees
And shadows held the ground
When through the sound of oaken leaves
I heard a rousing sound.

A flute played high upon the wind
As stirringly as sin
And there she sat, all silver limbed,
The fair Felurian.

Her eyes were like a silent pool-
Not wide, nor long, but deep;
And though she smiled and laughed for me
I felt the need to weep.

All rounded shape and flowing form
Felurian came nigh,
Her hair the shade of raven's wing,
He eyes the hue of sky.

Ten thousand years and more I saw,
So wise, so old, so young;
Felurian! The muse of bards
Whose songs are sweetly sung.

I went with her, or course, to Fae
And saw the Twilit Woods
Where trees the size of mountains rise
And plants have silver buds.

My sylvan maid! Ah, form made pure.
You break the men who come,
For they are candles in the breeze
And you the rising sun
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« Reply #1385 on: June 17, 2015, 10:46:38 am »

A random idea I had:

A bereaved parent uses crowdfunding to raise money for a reward to catch their child's murderer
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« Reply #1386 on: June 17, 2015, 10:09:33 pm »

PTW, I might post something substantial later. Constructive criticism Compliments only!
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« Reply #1387 on: June 21, 2015, 02:51:55 am »

-snip-

That's really good, dude! Really enchanting.

A random idea I had:

A bereaved parent uses crowdfunding to raise money for a reward to catch their child's murderer

Mind if I put a spin on that and turn it into a supernatural mystery? :P


Tell me what you guys think! Sorry if it's a bit long. I hope the length doesn't turn away readers.
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« Reply #1388 on: June 21, 2015, 10:11:40 pm »

An unfinished draft for a column piece.

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« Reply #1389 on: June 21, 2015, 11:50:31 pm »

@Cheesecake: the twist seems rather... sudden. The buildup that the father has constructed an idealized Jane should be throughout, not just before the reveal. Also, is he making a game to fund the reward? Why not just put up a kickstarter saying "My daughter is missing, help me find her!"
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« Reply #1390 on: June 22, 2015, 12:29:20 am »

Yeah, that's the problem I have with writing mystery. I think its mainly because I don't plan it at all. Mostly I was going off of the title and your plot idea.

I was worried near the end it would be like M Night Shymalan. Next time I'll plan it out and keep it paced. Thanks for your feedback!
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« Reply #1391 on: June 25, 2015, 02:12:41 pm »

So you know that story I was writing? Five months ago? ...no?

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« Reply #1392 on: July 05, 2015, 04:31:12 pm »

I wrote for fun for the first time in months! Well, not exactly "fun", more like anger management, but still...

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« Reply #1393 on: July 05, 2015, 04:39:27 pm »

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Spooky.

What I recommend, though, is for that little description of the odd family to have sparse details when they take the order, and then more twisted, crude, ugly details once they start holding up the line. When you say they had "big, soft, brown eyes", that really contrasted against how you revealed your feelings about their actions near the end. This is a small nitpick, though, as I liked how you took this rather mundane evil many of us experience and crafted it into a worthwhile story. I enjoyed reading it.
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« Reply #1394 on: July 06, 2015, 08:41:48 am »

#nofilter

I lol'ed.

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