tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post1377530334497622802..comments2024-01-21T18:00:59.407-05:00Comments on The Magic Violinist: My Writing ProcessBoquinhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-73330667546825977342017-04-17T18:50:55.713-04:002017-04-17T18:50:55.713-04:00@The Magic Violinist
So I've been told. Now I...@The Magic Violinist<br /><br />So I've been told. Now I've started believing it XD <br /><br />My reaction was the same, lol. Yeah, I totally agree. Well, the visualization actually helps me with action scenes. I picture where everyone is at the time, and as it plays out in my head I write what I see. It helps if you have watched fights before or have some practical experience. A good exercise would be to do just that, and try to describe the movements - it can be a bit daunting at first, but that's how I started. Of course you would have to figure out what style your fighters use and work accordingly for a logical piece XD Would suck to have a Muay Thai fighter using Karate stances.. <br /><br />Haha, you're incredible then. I will not dare to attempt that again - 'The Queen of Procrastination has been my title for far too long -__- <br /><br />XD Yup, you know how it is!<br /><br />Thanks ^^ Hopefully I will...Soon! Sabrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351971129692945606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-72944605252693634132017-04-13T11:48:45.691-04:002017-04-13T11:48:45.691-04:00@Sabre
Ha, I'm glad you stumbled upon it, the...@Sabre<br /><br />Ha, I'm glad you stumbled upon it, then! There's a bookish and writerly twin out there for everyone.<br /><br />So it's not just me, yay! I definitely think it helps in terms of grounding your characters. I totally view my books as movies when I'm writing them (which makes action scenes so much harder, because it'd be easier to just <i>watch</i> somebody fight than to write about their movements. The struggle is real).<br /><br />Exactly! I've mostly been able to get away with music that has lyrics. It distracts me at first, but after a while it becomes background noise to my story. Usually. <br /><br />Yep, I get that. Anytime I finish a project, there are twelve more projects going, "What about us??? It's been four years and we're still not finished!"<br /><br />Play around with different strategies! Eventually you'll find something that works for you.<br /><br />Thank you! :) I hope you drop by again!The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-16884990254590291772017-04-12T21:15:10.063-04:002017-04-12T21:15:10.063-04:00I stumbled upon your blog completely by accident a...I stumbled upon your blog completely by accident and this post had me gawking. I thought: I've found a double - up until number eight of your 'mostly' list XD I watch any crime series I can get my hands on and reread personal favorites. <br /><br />I honestly thought I was the only one that went about mirroring characters. I have to remind myself constantly that I'm not the only one in the room (my family has gotten used to it by now though). I think the main reason I do it is because I picture the scenes and characters I write about and end up sort of 'playing it out' to capture it better. Most of the time, whatever I write is playing in my head like a movie. Rping may also be a major reason XD<br /><br />You can't have a movie without soundtracks and theme songs, right? Here we're similar again. I always use epic instrumentals though or else I'd never get anything done =_= The only problem with that is that I have to find exactly the right song or else what's supposed to be a sweet scene turns into a bloodbath. (I'm listening to it right now actually. Research... right. I got lost doing research. Happens a lot..) <br /><br />Sometimes I'm swamped by so many ideas that I just don't know what to do with (they're currently scribbled all over the place).<br />I'll pick one and run with it. Then in the middle of toying with that one, I'll have another. And you can see where it's going. Eventually I'll have several huge projects, each suffering because of the other(and also because my writing time is so short as it is). <br /><br />Right now I'm trying to be very disciplined and actually follow one idea through or at least try to incorporate the others into it somehow. (But it's soo hard ;_;) Lol <br /><br />I'm also trying not to be a pantser.. That's also soo hard. But I will push on. <br /><br />Anyway I really liked this post!! Thanks for sharing :) I will most probably be back XDSabrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351971129692945606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-90145934832416206122017-04-02T10:57:46.864-04:002017-04-02T10:57:46.864-04:00@Lara Liz
Ha ha, I had a feeling you'd like i...@Lara Liz<br /><br />Ha ha, I had a feeling you'd like it! Slowly my writing playlists have started to fill with more and more Broadway. Which makes it difficult to concentrate sometimes since they're so distracting to hum along to. xD Oops. YES, definitely check out her album. I also recommend looking at some of her covers on YouTube as well as her original song "She."<br /><br />Yeah, it's a technique you want to try out in private, for sure. Aww, thanks!<br /><br />Good to see you online again! :)<br /><br />@Emma<br /><br />LOL, I think we can all relate a little. Pinterest is such a black hole of productivity, and yet it's so inspiring!<br /><br />Thank you! I'm a big fan of anything Sherlock, too. :) That title was so simple to come up with, but it's still one of my favorites.<br /><br />You can thank Go Teen Writers for that. It's been sooo helpful.The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-52466948005220969652017-04-01T16:08:59.415-04:002017-04-01T16:08:59.415-04:00Okay, the first writing process is totally my writ...Okay, the first writing process is totally my writing process... oops?? And you're right about Pinterest - every time I add a new pin to one of my boards, I can take hours scrolling through the recommended pins after it, thinking up new worlds and stories. Narrowing it down can be so difficult!<br /><br />Your More than Words soundtrack is awesome! (Also the title "Ms. Holmes" already has me excited... I love Sherlock Holmes retellings.)<br /><br />The GIRAFFE idea is so clever... I may have to steal that sometime, hehe! Emma https://www.blogger.com/profile/01725050324511489532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-40421496889880453382017-04-01T14:13:59.122-04:002017-04-01T14:13:59.122-04:00I am SERIOUSLY in love with your writing playlist ...I am SERIOUSLY in love with your writing playlist there, Kate. I mean ... Glee? JUDY GARLAND? Excuse me as the theatre nerd inside me has a squealing session. There's a lot I don't know as well, though, so you might have just introduced me to a few new favourites - especially since I've heard so much about Dodie's album online lately that I'm going to have to give it a listen at some point.<br /><br />Mirroring characters' expressions, though, seems like a fun technique. I'm definitely going to have to try it at some point ... with the door firmly shut, of course. I would also be down for watching any movie with those actors in it - especially one you'd written.<br /><br />Thanks for a great post, my friend.Lara Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985684925565679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-44333804984698328382017-03-22T14:25:15.221-04:002017-03-22T14:25:15.221-04:00@Rain
Oh, I can definitely relate to those days ....@Rain<br /><br />Oh, I can definitely relate to those days . . .<br /><br />Sometimes the breaks seem to help, but other times the procrastinating really hurts the flow? It's so weird. I feel like each day it goes a little differently.<br /><br />Same here. xD I'll spend ten minutes searching through synonyms to get the sentence just right when I could've been cranking out paragraphs.The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-23419704725725613742017-03-20T12:51:07.804-04:002017-03-20T12:51:07.804-04:00My writing process at the moment involves sobbing ...My writing process at the moment involves sobbing over a hot keyboard and eating too much chocolate.<br /><br />Okay, it's more like I write a bit, procrastinate for a bit, write a bit more. I'm often surprised by how much I can get done doing that.<br /><br />...I'm a perfectionist though, so it's really difficult for me to JUST KEEP GOING when I know that THAT WASN'T THE RIGHT WORD. :')Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770967860972422657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-52995465153261057912017-03-14T12:14:25.256-04:002017-03-14T12:14:25.256-04:00@Jimmy
I have a love-hate relationship with deadl...@Jimmy<br /><br />I have a love-hate relationship with deadlines. I love them because it means I'll actually get something done, even if it's horrible at first, but I hate them because whatever I write is usually horrible at first. Time is really nice for debating over every sentence and every word to make it absolutely perfect. I'm a big fan of breaks, too. Staring at the computer screen endlessly will make you crazy.<br /><br />Ha, I should start pacing just to give myself more breaks from sitting at the keyboard. Movement is great for creativity!The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-88437194121427624622017-03-14T10:54:54.153-04:002017-03-14T10:54:54.153-04:00I'm not a writer, but in college I always felt...I'm not a writer, but in college I always felt like I needed more time. I'm not good at timed essays because it feels more about spitting the information out there, but it takes time to put it all together nicely. So I like it when I can walk away from my writing, divert my attention to something else temporarily, and then get back to it with maybe some new inspiration in what I want to say and how I want to say it. <br /><br />Also I'm a pacer. When I'm into writing, I pace all over the place and get back to my keyboard. Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14676724003969383409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-32081158652159627512017-03-12T10:30:35.786-04:002017-03-12T10:30:35.786-04:00@Jesse Porter
That's exactly how I used to wr...@Jesse Porter<br /><br />That's exactly how I used to write. In some ways, it was a lot more magical that way, because you felt like you were both writing a book and reading a completely new book. I've tried all kinds of different methods, but usually end up doing what I'm doing now. Still, it's fun to play around. :) Scrapping that much story always stings at first, even if it's for the better.<br /><br />Grammar or spelling I don't have a problem fixing, either. It drives me crazy to miss that stuff when I read through, so any time I do see it, I take care of it right away. Space is necessary in order to look at the draft and really decide what needs to be changed.<br /><br />That's a good analogy! Practice makes perfect.<br /><br />@Grace<br /><br />Ba ha ha, I think it holds some truth for everyone. xD Same here! I wish I could just write the story and skip to the end where it's all polished up.The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-32795695285016233872017-03-11T20:06:35.469-05:002017-03-11T20:06:35.469-05:00Your ten-point list before you got to your "r...Your ten-point list before you got to your "real" list is pretty much my process. :-P Also, I LOVE writing first drafts, but editing/revising/rewriting is a bear. Even though I love the end product after it's been revised and edited, I just hate doing it. It feel too much like work, I guess. :-PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624677696579064512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-13465489301901082252017-03-11T13:44:02.208-05:002017-03-11T13:44:02.208-05:00I rarely plan ahead. Also, my characters do not co...I rarely plan ahead. Also, my characters do not come to me full-blown. Both my plot and my characters reveal themselves to me as the story unfolds, sort of as a dream unfolds. I am amazed each time a character emerges that he/she is just what the story needed. Some time back I tried to write using the Snowflake method. It looked like a very good way to create a story, but it just didn't fit for the way my mind works (it doesn't, really; rather it just plays.) My first effort ran out of steam, though I still think it was a good idea. My second went on for ten thousand words before I got to the story, then I ended up scratching out that whole beginning, one of the hardest things I have had to do.<br /><br />I usually read through what I've written, only changing egregious spelling or grammar errors, but hold off making structural changes until I've gotten through the first draft. Like you have found for your own writing, it is only after I've let the story sit for a time,that I go back and read through it critically. It's sort of like I imagine it to be for a mother, after carrying that extra weight, and comparing my former slim figure to the elephantine misshape I've become, then gone through hours of labor pains and finally pushing that elephant through an impossibly small opening, I might be unable to honestly appraise the product, either finding every aspect of it perfect, or wishing to to be rid of it.<br /><br />The writing process, for me, is like baking a pie or cake. The first several times through, a recipe is important, but for the hundredth time, a quarter teaspoon becomes a dash or a pinch, lest the outcome becomes just a repeat instead of Mamma's pumpkin pie. A certain amount of planning is involved, but one can't learn to bake a pumpkin pie simply by watching Mamma or by getting her recipe. One develops skill through endless repetition. Of course, a lot of the approval process depends on the audience; my mamma's pie will always remain better than your mamma's. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967164496769837358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-44999698000375078092017-03-11T09:54:39.392-05:002017-03-11T09:54:39.392-05:00@Boquinha
Yeah, lists are awesome. It's way m...@Boquinha<br /><br />Yeah, lists are awesome. It's way more fun to read something in list form and it's great for organization.<br /><br />LOL, I went through my NaNo book from 2015 and it really is horrifying how many I used.<br /><br />I started doing that while ago and haven't changed it. It works for productivity and tricking my brain into thinking I'm making more progress than I actually am. ;)<br /><br />Ha, I don't usually do it in public, but sometimes I wonder if I do it subconsciously. xD<br /><br />Thanks! I was for a while, but then I realized I abandoned most of my projects because I got way too off track. Plotting (loosely) works better for me now.The Magic Violinisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889060820055920735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739533234250181729.post-64962173338935785482017-03-10T15:41:14.479-05:002017-03-10T15:41:14.479-05:00I loooooove lists. I was made fun of as a child (l...I loooooove lists. I was made fun of as a child (like a lot) by my family for loving lists and I'm still not sure why that would be something to mock, but yeah, lists are awesome. <br /><br />Love this: "But I need to wait a little while before picking it up again so I can be horrified when I realize how many adverbs I used. *shudders*" :P<br /><br />14-point font for writing and 12-point font for editing is oddly specific but I love that so much. Also, I had fun guessing stuff about your soundtrack. <br /><br />I totally do the facial expression thing, too. I think I even do it in coffeehouses. Stacy: entertaining people in public since 1974. <br /><br />Fun post!! I love learning this kind of thing!! It's interesting to me to see the evolution of your approach, too. I swear you were a pantser at one point. Boquinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365252326911270689noreply@blogger.com