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Sup guise? after seven months of hard work, my "coming of age in kentucky/vampire" book is done. at 470 pages and 135k words i know it will need some trimming in the editorial phase to make it leaner.
i'm celebrating by taking a week or so off to sip some bourbon and decompress before doing anything else.i'd like to write a companion piece. Anyway, i just wanted to say that if you're inspired you buckle down and put in the work you can finish your project as well. here's to you, litizens. don't let others or the voices in your head tell you that you cant write something.make the choice to make it a priority and do it. i believe charles bukowski summed it up best

take it away chuck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1EiVAb_O8

>> No.11237970
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>>11237961

Well done sir. Have some foxgirls.

>> No.11237977

post an excerpt

>> No.11237994

>>11237961
How much uncomfortable sexual tension is there?

>> No.11238015

>>11237994
a fair amount. There's a nice blowjay sequence with a deathrocker chick that should get you nice and "diamonds"

>> No.11238027

>>11238015
>deathrocker chick
Meh. What about the vampire? Generally, how did you approach the vampire character? What exact character traits do you use to write her (apparently it's "her") as something non-human?

>> No.11238028

>>11238015
what is the audience here, YA? anonymous?
is half of this porn?

>> No.11238036

>>11238027
its 1994 and annabelle has been asleep since 1890. she has NO point of reference for what the fuck a vampire is. when she wakes up she knows she needs blood and cant go out into sunlight. she figures out the summoning of creatures, the power of suggestion, extra strength and speed as the story progresses an she has time to "field test" her abilities. theres other stuff but i'll leave it at that. shes a simple southern girl out of her own time. she speaks simply and with a southern charm without being a hick

>> No.11238038

>>11238028

a good editor will get rid of the other half, have no fear

>> No.11238041

>>11238036

simple charming Southern girls FTW

>> No.11238044

>>11238028
i don't think its YA. too violent. and yes there is some sex. its teenagers, come on. theyre going to drink and do drugs and cuss and fuck. it has young people in it but the book isn't toned down for younger audiences. i wanted some grit and bite in it.

>> No.11238065

>>11238036
>shes a simple southern girl out of her own time
Why have her as a character at all then? I mean, if you aren't going to utilize a vampire girl either for fetishistic purposes or to investigate "what it means to be a human". Simply to give a novel some fantasy flavour?
>>11238044
>i don't think its YA. too violent. and yes there is some sex
I see no contradiction. It's not like YA is sesame street.

>> No.11238087
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The chapters are named after songs i like. Each one either in name or lyrics tells something about the chapter. the reader may or may not know its a playlist

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>>11238087

>> No.11238259

IDEA FOR A SHORT STORY
----------------------------------------

>man finishes his novel
>goes on /lit/ and tells everyone
>receives a few suggestions for last-minute tweaks
>receives a few more suggestions
>receives a few more suggestions
>decides he needs a re-write
>...

Don't do it, anon. Ignore us, we are scrabbling crabs. Spread your wings and fly.

>> No.11238322

>>11238259
>decides he needs a rewrite.

lol nope. its fine the way it is.

>> No.11238328

>>11238322
It's not really fine without the vampire loli sex.

>> No.11238335

>>11238322

the songs-as-chapter-titles looks as though it will work well if it's really in harmony with the text, which it likely is, if you really know the songs

it's a bit like the common idea of putting little quotations from song lyrics at the start of every chapter...

...but BETTER!

go anon! /lit/ is proud of you

>> No.11238342

>>11238328

This charge could be levelled at so many works of art, anon. So many.

>> No.11238354

Do you have a job. If so, how did you schedule yo' shit

>> No.11238377

Sounds like True Blood fanfiction. Hope it's good.

>> No.11238404

>>11238354
i work full time 8:30 to 4:30 and i have to be out the door by 8 to make it to work on time. i only need half an hour to get ready so i write from 6Am to 7:30. i keep regular alarms on my phone.
6-7:30 M-F gives me about 7 hours plus i scarf my food down during lunch and park my laptop in the conference room. so thats another approx 4 hours after subtracting time to eat. another two hours in the evening, thats another 10. with 4 on saturday and sudnay each

7+4+10+4+4+29 hours a week. this is the new schedule i adopted recently otherwise i would have finished sooner.
MAKE time to write. social events will get in the way, friends will get in the way, family will get in the way, life will get in the way.

but if you TAKE the time to write you can make it all work.

>> No.11238429

Do you find it easier to write from a place of love or hate? For example, when I write about killing /lit/ posters, the inspiration and the words flow like water, but when i try and write anything else, it's a lot harder.

>> No.11238449

>>11238404
If you're being honest about everything you've ever posted then props to you bruh. I sincerely wish you all the best friendo

>> No.11238483

>On /lit/
>Is actually productive
you don't belong here senpai. This is a 'posturing pseuds only' board