MichaelChaseLit

MichaelChaseLit

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  • MichaelChaseLit
    After getting to big for my britches and hiding for a year, I’m back with my second story ever… and it’s open to the public!
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    MichaelChaseLit
    MichaelChaseLit
    Never done a story that open for other authors before, very interested to see how moderating that goes. Hope that some talented authors are inspired by my “prompt” or whatever you want to call it (the idea is having a story about a band).
    MichaelChaseLit
    I started working on a chapter and realized… I forgot my own lore. Now I have to read my OWN story to learn the lore! Wtf!
    MichaelChaseLit
    For some reason finding it hard to write my main story, but I had a blast starting on the Story Competition! Very excited to write more!!
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    Gambio
    Gambio
    I view the act of writing as more important then what you write. So yes, it can be easy to get hung up on a particular story and just get stuck.

    This is also why I recommend to not start publishing until you have written a clear path to the ending to avoid that exact issue. But then again that's an advice I don't always heed myself lol
    TheLowKing
    TheLowKing
    On the other hand, the pressure of needing to release on the regular can help keep you going.

    ...Or it may turn your hobby into a chore.

    I've done both: finish first then publish, or publish chapter-by-chapter as you go (while keeping a small buffer for unexpected setbacks). YMMV!
    MidbossMan
    MidbossMan
    I'm glad you're writing for the story contest! I found doing mine ungunked me a bit and I'm back to work on one of my games. Hope it does the same, ungunking you when you finish!
    MichaelChaseLit
    One thing that confuses me is my chapters’ views; like, they go from, say, 200~ to 150~ to 200~ to 150~ etc etc… who is skipping?! So weird!
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    GyroscopicGraphite
    GyroscopicGraphite
    That's what changed a TON between my first story branch (the mid one), the one I made pre 3-month-break (long story, I'll lore drop eventually) and the ones that came after (the two I consider actually well-made); clickbait. I built those early chapters around catching people's attention and giving them what they want (sex) as fast as possible. Now I try to make a real story :)
    MichaelChaseLit
    MichaelChaseLit
    I usually name my chapters whatever first comes to mind; sometimes that’s a rambling sentence, sometimes it’s a pun. 99% of the time it’s comedic in nature
    gene.sis
    gene.sis
    There are several reasons why the numbers might go up and down. E.g. hub chapters (loops), branching points, links from other sites, publishing multiple chapters at once, ...
    MichaelChaseLit
    Took 50ish chapters, but ‘I am NOT a Hero!’ got a sex scene (like, outside of hand/mouth stuff)! I’ve done it! Full degeneracy achieved!!!!!
    MichaelChaseLit
    Maybe this is novice-writer of me, but I hadn’t written down anything for my story (character bios, background info, etc), it was all in 1/
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    GyroscopicGraphite
    GyroscopicGraphite
    Me too, I don't really have a storyboard or plot in mind most of the time, I just write from where I am at the moment. Often when I'm writing, I find that I'm daydreaming scenarios that could only take place about 6,000 words later. I also sometimes have to refer to old chapter to keep track of previously mentioned plot point like the date, weather, enviroment, etc.
    GyroscopicGraphite
    GyroscopicGraphite
    I think a good solution would be a sort of 'Author's notes' chapter that we could jot down plot points in, things we'd need to keep track of.
    MichaelChaseLit
    MichaelChaseLit
    I actually just finished going through my story as though I was a reader, taking notes the entire time (both for what’s happened and what’s to come). It was an incredibly bizarre experience to attempt to perceive my own work as a viewer, but I definitely think I have a better hold than I did previously lol. I even got some new ideas!
    MichaelChaseLit
    Mfw I accidentally post a chapter two chapters ahead of the rest of my story (my internet also decided to shit itself)
    MichaelChaseLit
    MichaelChaseLit
    If I could add images the image would have been the reaction image of the black kid with his hands on his head
    GyroscopicGraphite
    GyroscopicGraphite
    Fellas call that the 'No way'.
    Incidentally, it was my exact reaction to you not knowing it was called 'No way'.
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