Just wondering how long most of you have been writing and what kind of things do you do to practice writing? Do you read a lot, watch movies or just write… write…. write?
And… what's the general age group? Is all young people, teenager, older… just curious.
How long have you been writing..
I've been writing since I was 12, so that means I've been at this hobby for over 10 years since I first discovered fanfiction on the old Nintendo forum that went defunct in '07. I write very sporadically, but I love worldbuilding, so you'll often catch me writing pages upon pages of notes in various forms (right now, I'm making charts on Excel lol). I also like to roleplay my characters and story ideas with my "editor", my fiance, which really helps me flesh out ideas.
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My dad was a poet and so he encouraged me to write from pretty much three on. I Love writing strong female characters who don't take [enter expletive here] from anyone. I've tried a hand at everything but I love writing little domestic moments between characters. I usually carry a notebook with me (or at least my phone) so if a spot of inspiration hits, I don't lose it. The major thing is that I can't write linearly, I usually write the scenes that pop up and then write connecting scenes later. When I have writer's block its usually because I want to write something else so and I'm trying to force a scene…. and they almost never work out. But if I am truly stuck I will watch a movie or an episode of something in a different genre than I am writing. Then I will find a scene that I like and rewrite it into my own world and my characters - it usually ends up entirely different. Also, I just turned 21… and my favorite quote from Hemmingway is "Write Drunk, edit sober." so sometimes I'll sit down with a Moscow Mule (heck anything, I'm not picky) and write whatever comes to mind, then muddle through it later.