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Originally Posted by Dabatos
word.. Im trying to write a book jst for fun.. not to get it published.. it would be nice but i just wanna do it cuz writting is fun. I use to write songs n post em here on RV constantly but now I dont have the time and just dont feel it as fun to write music as I use to. Topicals I actually found more fun to write than songs at times because on topicals u dont have to flow with the beat or etc.. topicals depend on how good the you can have the reader imagine ur writting as he reads it. But now I guess since i write almost everyday I just decied to write a story. Dont really have a goal on how many pages but for sure more than 300 pages. And im not even rushing at it. Yea imma be dedicated to it but with my busy life i cant be too dedicated. So far I've wrote about 20 names of characters.. which are not the final names, they are just names im thinking of that could possibly be the characters. Than the plot, land, fighting, etc.. are things that just come up. Im just writting an intro right now and it came out pretty good. not to shabby I'd say but not the best.. Just to see how my writting abilities are and so on. im thinkin of making this book within 3 yrs atleast.. hopefully 2.. but if u rush it it wont come out good. if you take ur time than the book will come out better than as if you rushed it.
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Word man, take your time. I hope to have my first book out this time next year which means I will have to pull some hardcore writing hours. But, if I finish it and read through it and find parts I could alter or remove, or find gaps that would work better with something extra in I will fix it.
If you are trying to write fantasy then you should avoid stories that involve Elfs, Dwarfs, dragons, golden heroic characters with no flaws, pure evil villains... that stuff is all played and won't sell. What sells is gritty realism, tackling world issues in a fantasy world of your making, evil characters who are not so evil, more gray... less black and white, flawed heroes, strong female characters... all this shit sells.
Also, I advise people who attempt to write fantasy to first create their world starting with a basic map. I tried writing without one, improvising on my way and you just end up with too many mistakes. I have a map for my world, finished. I have notes on religion in my world, governments and shit like that. The planning I think is the hardest part, once you've got it down though the writing comes easy.... or at least it does for me.
You can all look for my first book early-mid 2008.
