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Post by JuPMod on Mar 5, 2006 8:56:50 GMT -5
I'm curious to whether this is the same with other fanfic writers.  Rereading my older KP fanfics, I've noticed that my stories I'm writing today are not the same style as when I first started writing. Back in May 2005, my stories were shorter and less detailed. Today, I've placed more details and the stories are more like mini-novels. So I ask you, fellow KP fanfic writers (or writers of any fandom), whether your style has changed over time as you write your fanfics. Have you noticed your style has changed from your first fanfic (whether it's KP or another fandom)? Or has your style not changed at all and you were able to keep the same style from fic to fic? |
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Post by drakkenlover on Mar 5, 2006 9:32:01 GMT -5
Yes, when I started, I just typed what i could think of. But, as time progressed, I learned to give more detail and make chapters longer.
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Post by captainkodak1 on Mar 5, 2006 9:47:54 GMT -5
My style has changed. I used to write edit and post all in the same evening. Now I take time to get it right. Also just how and what I write has changed slightly. I use more detail and approach different subjects.
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Post by Commander Argus on Mar 5, 2006 10:41:32 GMT -5
It's changed a little. In my original fiction I tend to write in a little more formal style, while in fanfics I relax a bit (like writing in parentheses)
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Mar 5, 2006 10:52:39 GMT -5
When I began writing fanfiction back in late 2000, my writing style is NOTHING like it is today. I can say that I care a lot more about descriptions and dialogue then I used to.
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Post by drakkenlover on Mar 5, 2006 10:54:01 GMT -5
Pretty much, a lot of writers have learned to give more detail.
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Post by RavenStar on Mar 5, 2006 13:05:18 GMT -5
My writing as a whole has changed, fic or original works. I look back at the first script I ever wrote and cringe, it's so horribly formatted and full of unneeded details. Then I started writing my Teen Titans fanscripts and the scripts for my original project, and by the time I got to Blind to the Darkness (my TT/KP crossover), my writing was much more precise and the detils I included were only key ones neccesary to the story. I pulled that over into writing Replacement, Understudy, and my other shorts and one-shots. It's not so much the detail - more detail doesn't exactly equal better story. It's knowing how and when to use that detail to flourish up a scene. There's also the fact that you get more comfortable writing the characters, and you start to hone in on their main personality traits and little tics. It's like a voice actor - if you listen to nearly any character on any animated show at the start and the end/most recent season, they sound noticeably different. It's the same thing with writing.
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Post by Pim Peccable on Mar 5, 2006 19:02:34 GMT -5
I tried one story with more description, etc.
My lateset stuff is in my 'old style', because I haven't had time put REAL effort into what I do for fun. Maybe soon I make rewriting my old stuff my 'for fun' activity.
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Post by bubbahotek on Mar 5, 2006 19:09:20 GMT -5
I think from my first little three chapter story to my latest work(A helping Hand) I have changed in terms of the structure of the stories. I still try to use as much detail and character development as possible.
I want people to be able to read the story and close their eyes and see the tri-county area, see Mt. Yamanuchi and where it would lie on a map if you were to ever travel there, etc.
As far as character development, I want people to think they are standing in the group or in the backseat of a car with Ron and Monique....Minus the hard core stuff....lol
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Post by surforst on Mar 5, 2006 19:14:00 GMT -5
Yeah I keep the same general method of writing though I've learned a few things. Biggest change is I'm more careful with the actual story telling. Less errors and the plot if thought out more. I think I've improved after all since my first time of posting a story.
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Post by Commander Argus on Mar 5, 2006 19:14:49 GMT -5
...or in a Japanese hot spring?  |
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Mar 5, 2006 19:30:07 GMT -5
Up until February of 04, I used to write without the rules of dialogue (a new paragraph for each speaker). Now... when I read something I wrote before those days I just can't. It's cringeworthy!
Up until September of 03, I wrote in the First Person Narrative style, and then, I tried out the third person narrative and I loved it. Now, about 90 percent of my writing has the third person narrative.
I also try to "show not tell".
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Post by Ezbok58a on Mar 6, 2006 0:41:44 GMT -5
Mine's changed a little bit from when I started, Usually whenever you're doing something creative (writting or drawing) the more you do it, the better you get.
Also as a result my chapters also increased slightly in lenght as well.
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Post by cloudmonet on Mar 6, 2006 1:40:24 GMT -5
I've been writing poems, stories, and novels for 36 years, and stories about Kim since last July. Accordingly, I'd expect any changes in the nature of these stories to be minor. However, when I reread my earlier Kim stories, I do notice some differences from the ones I'm doing now. Same length, same amount of detail, but feeling different. And for "Yori and Hirotaka" I consciously chose a different approach.
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Post by Aers (That Writer Chick) on Mar 6, 2006 7:32:24 GMT -5
mine has certainly changed. thank GAWD.  |
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Post by aliciamartin on Mar 6, 2006 14:15:03 GMT -5
no i'm still the same a little with my stuff and a little bit i keep chaning sometimes |
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Mar 6, 2006 18:14:18 GMT -5
mine has certainly changed. thank GAWD. Amen to that, Aers! |
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Post by vassilli on Mar 7, 2006 2:46:27 GMT -5
oh, yeah! even though I've only been writing for a few months my style has improved more in that time than how long it took for me to change in years!
For the fist time now I'm being able to write a mystery fic!
I started with a KP fic, then a starwars fic deliberately so that i write a crossover after some experience.
I noticed the good thing about fanfic writing is that you have a good template to work with...Already made characters where the flow of the story basically comes automatically.
Then you can add your own characters and start what's called character building!
It's, in my opinion, the perfect tool for those who wish to improve their writing skills!
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Post by Ashley Benlove on Mar 7, 2006 8:19:23 GMT -5
I noticed the good thing about fanfic writing is that you have a good template to work with...Already made characters where the flow of the story basically comes automatically. Then you can add your own characters and start what's called character building! It's, in my opinion, the perfect tool for those who wish to improve their writing skills! Heck yeah, it's helped me a lot with my own writing skills. And not only that but I've begun to better understand the characters because of writing about them. On the writing style subject, I've always felt that a person's writing style basically is the way that they speak and the way that their personality is and that to understand a person, all you'd have to do would be to read something they've written. What do you guys think? |
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Post by rmedinap24192 on Mar 7, 2006 18:31:30 GMT -5
I completly agree with AshleyBenlove the more you write about someone or something the more you know it and understand it, but I really don't know who I am to give a real opinion I just started writing about 3 weeks ago, I you want to take a look here's the link www.fanfiction.net/u/997674/ |
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