I've been writing short fiction. I've got my process down pretty well, to the point that I am not getting stuck in writer's block hell or any other common pitfalls. I have ideas, and I'm capable of getting them down on paper. I revise them, I produce new drafts, etc.
My problem comes in the last phase of the process. I don't know when to say something is
done.
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posted by deathpanels
on Mar 21, 2013 -
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How Do I Write My First Book? I'm a bit shy and uncertain about the whole process and need some help in understanding how to just let the words and story gel into something readable.
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posted by watercarrier
on Feb 8, 2013 -
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Help me prepare for a writing contest! In September I signed up for a competition where I will have 48 hours to come up with a short (<8 min) film script. They will reveal a specific "catch", a theme, prop or other constraint which must be incorporated into every entry.
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posted by storybored
on Aug 25, 2012 -
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I have no aspirations of being a screenwriter; I'd just like to write
a screenplay. I've been jotting down and scrawling ideas, on and off, for the longest time. How do I connect 1 to 2a to 2b to 3?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jun 5, 2012 -
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Help me find the name/author of a short story with the following plot:
human children are the work slaves of gremlins (goblins?), and made to do manual labor underground. Those with good behavior and who are getting older are "graduated" and told that they're being freed, but after a gremlin-only "ceremony," are killed for food instead.
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posted by NucleophilicAttack
on Feb 12, 2011 -
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Raymond Carver wrote a story in which a character writes a novel, or a story, about and/or titled "The beast that ate Cleveland," or something.
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posted by From Bklyn
on Jun 25, 2010 -
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I have lived for half a century and packed in a century or more of life. And I need an interviewer. I need someone near me who will ask the right questions and get the story out of me.
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posted by Splunge
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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When a writing contest puts a maximum of "500 words" for story length, should the count include "a" "an" or "the"?
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posted by skyper
on Mar 27, 2008 -
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Who's written fiction within the last 5-10 years, that deals realistically with the experience of American people under 40?
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posted by toomuchkatherine
on Dec 14, 2007 -
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What copyright issues are associated with writing a stage adaptation of a classic 1950's horror story?
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posted by raygan
on Aug 25, 2006 -
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Abstract Thinking Filter: So I created this creature that travels by temperature instead of time, so to speak.
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posted by vanoakenfold
on Jul 18, 2006 -
29 answers
