Advice for writers..

[ShadowKnight15]

This is a thread for writers if you think you have a speical technique that suits you, plz share..If you have any advice as to how to write poems feel free to post them if you have a poem that you want opions on..you can post them, i think it would be easier to post it all in one thread that way ppl have more advice as to how to write..There are alot of talented artist here and all i am asking is for you to share some adivce with some novices...do your part to help the community, lol.

[KaitlinRainey]

Well, I write fanfiction and my own originals, so here's some advice. Just take a deep breath, get comfortable, and write what comes to your mind. That's what I do...and I'm on a roll. I just came up with about 3 different ideas for 3 different stories. ^_~

[Chud Monster]

I can think of a little something. When writing, don't use the same word too much. Say if it's the word beautiful.. use adjectives like alluring, angelic, gorgeous, etc. Also.. if you're talking about something don't use it's title too much. Overall, just don't be repeatative.

[_TheNoLifeKing_]

Dont use the same word over and over. or someones name use pronouns. Study grammer well. Bad grammer makes u look bad. Very descriptive language is apealing. Metaphor and similies own.

[ShadowKnight15]

all i have to say is try not to repeat the same structure over and over like

"I am a wonder of love
I am a wonder of peace
I am a wonder, in search of love and peace"..lol(not mine)..but that just makes it look like you dont know what your doing and its kinda boring..in very few poems might this work, but try to aviod using it

[PariahDog]

enough technical advice...aren't most problems with writing a little more visceral? when i first feel inpiration stir within me, i'm excited and focused, but in the end it will hardly ever pan out. i'm always on the verge of writing something great, but then i encounter distractions, inhibitions, expectations, etc. and i end up feeling utterly stifled.

[NightNGaleX3x]

I have the same problem... I suddenly have a great idea but then I get distracted or can't jot my idea down right then. And sometimes when I do, I lose my concentration because of things around me. Advice would be get where your most comfortable at, where no distractions are, have whatever you need near you and don't over think, or else you'll lose it completely.

[sublime]

Well, I write poetry, and well, the only advice I can give is , get comfy, write about your own experiences, and if you cant rhyme, no sweat, i barely ever rhyme!

[Chud Monster]

I have the same problem... I suddenly have a great idea but then I get distracted or can't jot my idea down right then.

If you cannot write something down the way you want it, write the same thing in as many different ways as possible. It gives you a more broad outlook. Then leave it be for awhile and think about it. Then come back to it(maybe like a day later), and with your new ideas, use all your old ones and combine them...

I do that just for a crappy sentence, but it helps so much.

[Maxter220]

um, i wrote this a week or two ago and it was my first attempt at a love poem. i'm planning on writing more but i this poem just doesn't feel right. the flow and transitions feel off. there just seems like there is something wrong but i can't place my finger on it. this thread said post here if you want advice so any advice would be appreciated.

Shards of Eternity
Written By: Kevin
May 30, 2004

He’s just a plain kid, part of the crowd.
The average teen, living life as it comes.
Walking alone, longing to be whole.
Life is getting better though the heart is empty.
Watching the sunset, thinking of her.

She’s extraordinary, the center of attention.
Her laughter fills the air; sweet melodies entrance him.
A free spirit, dancing in the streams of time.
Through all the adventures, her heart contains a void.
Standing before a sunrise, feeling him in her heart.

Two hearts, lost before the torrents of love.
Searching for their other half.
Wanting to be loved, hearts whole again.
Lonely souls walking through the night, watching the stars.
Dreaming of each other, trying to feel complete again.

Raining in their souls, crying inside.
Nothing seems to go together.
Swept away by the winds of love.
She’s lying under the sky, holding the red carnation.
He’s laying below the night, writing a poem.
They’re living a dream, longing for love.

[Chud Monster]

Maxter, I would love to give you advice, but I know for a fact I cannot. I have never really ever been able to comprehend any kind of poetry maybe because I'm so literal. We took a statewide test? I did horrible on comprehension.

Personally, poetry actually bores me for one. I do not have the attention span for it. For another.. my view I guess is so much different than most others, I NEVER understand how people can write it. Like for one. Someone took a picture of a window and wrote a poem on it.. The poem was about some girl licking the streets grotesquely and I'm like.. WTF? All the comments on it are like.. Yeah yeah! This is awesome.. and I'm like.. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! WHERE DID SOME SEVEN LEGGED CHICK COME IN?! I don't even know if she had seven legs but it was messed up.

I want to point another thing out to all who write STORIES.. Do NOT move too quickly. It's not a good thing. Something else I want to point out.

In bold is what I am pointing out.

When someone is speaking do not do this.. Only sometimes can you get away with it flowing well.

- "Shut your dirty mouth! Your sister shall not touch my Matariel! He shall not die this night!" Haruki spat back at Haarle. -

With something like that you would want to cut it off at the first sentence break, either at some kind of comma, or a new sentence like so.

- "Shut your dirty mouth!" Haruki spat back at Haarle. "Your sister shall not touch my Matariel! He shall not die this night!" -

An example of a sentence break would be something like this..

- "Have you not noticed, you fool," Tabris snarled. "Over these last sixteen years, your body has not changed in the least. You are the wife of Tabris Sachiel I. You're our mother, Haruki Leliel!" -