Writing novels?

[edyzmedieval]

I would like to ask, out of pure curiosity, whether any fellow Orgahs have attempted to write, currently working on or already published a novel/novella/short story collection or anything that is literature and is publishable (screenplays as well).

Have you attempted to write a novel? Have you finished one already? If you have, have you published it, or have you not?

Feel free to talk about even of the weakest attempts, it still is an attempt at something grand.

To start off this thread, I want to mention that I personally finished two historical novels and have three more in the works, one of them which is a completely new and revamped version of the chapters posted here of Fall of Constantinople (link in my sig).

I would like to hear now of your exploits, my fellow writers.

[Marshall Louis-Nicolas Davout]

lol.I have my story.Its about the struggle of the takeda and how they become masters of japan.

[edyzmedieval]

That counts as well.

Do you plan on completing it?

[Marshall Louis-Nicolas Davout]

yep.

say can you look at my story and give feedback?I need critiism,i need to improve my story writing!!!

[Prince Cobra]

I will try to pay some attention to the Noble descendant of the Takeda clan. It would be very disgraceful and dangerous to ignore such a strength. Unfortunately, it won't be this week...

Actually, I write for fun only. The other reason is that I try to improve my English... which leads me to the point that it takes a lot of time to write several pages in English and then to proof-read and proof-read until I post it. And once I have posted it, I realise it does not sound that well and then... anyway, let's go back to work.

[A Nerd]

I used to dabble in writing. I liked non rhyming poems and short stories. None published, I never made an attempt. I call them deep delves into my subconsious, others call them confusing. :/ No problem though, the effort is still enjoyable. Most have been lost in the belly of old PCs and floppy disks long ago, but I have a few that still remain.

[edyzmedieval]

I will try to pay some attention to the Noble descendant of the Takeda clan. It would be very disgraceful and dangerous to ignore such a strength. Unfortunately, it won't be this week...

Actually, I write for fun only. The other reason is that I try to improve my English... which leads me to the point that it takes a lot of time to write several pages in English and then to proof-read and proof-read until I post it. And once I have posted it, I realise it does not sound that well and then... anyway, let's go back to work.

Self improvement, I like that.

I used to dabble in writing. I liked non rhyming poems and short stories. None published, I never made an attempt. I call them deep delves into my subconsious, others call them confusing. :/ No problem though, the effort is still enjoyable. Most have been lost in the belly of old PCs and floppy disks long ago, but I have a few that still remain.

Bring them out!

Trunking such work is not good, not good at all.

[A Nerd]

Bring them out!

Trunking such work is not good, not good at all.

Scared! :O I've been wanting to work on some ideas again though. I'll have to hit MS Words some time and post them here! :D

[edyzmedieval]

Scared! :O I've been wanting to work on some ideas again though. I'll have to hit MS Words some time and post them here! :D

Please do so, we would love more writers in the Mead Hall.

[A Nerd]

Sounds good. You wouldn't happen to have any motivation I could borrow? :)

[mini]

i stick with my AAR before i go to novels :)


but I remember a member MCM (marcusmarcellussomething...) who had an EPIC aar going on here YEARS ago, and he had plans of writing a novel

don't know what came of it though

[edyzmedieval]

With all of this AAR writing, perhaps we could encourage players to slowly drift to stories...

[Motep]

Ive tried a couple of times. I get to about page forty or so before I scrap the whole thing. And when I was happy with it, I could not bring myself to write more than that. I just dont have the attention span, and will probably just stick to poems and short stories from here on out.

FOCUS IS KEY. GRAAARG. Unless there are tips to get around it?

[edyzmedieval]

Ive tried a couple of times. I get to about page forty or so before I scrap the whole thing. And when I was happy with it, I could not bring myself to write more than that. I just dont have the attention span, and will probably just stick to poems and short stories from here on out.

FOCUS IS KEY. GRAAARG. Unless there are tips to get around it?

Focus is key. You need inspiration and lots and lots of hard work that must be continuous.

First draft -> lots of time consuming and gut wrenching edits -> polishing -> completed manuscript.

[The Stranger]

ive got some published poetry and a story in verse of which pieces are published.

[edyzmedieval]

Did anyone here finish a novel?