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Lordalpha, you've got a little something...right there on your nose. Did you know? 

hahah well thank you and yeah i have found them and so far warmth is great

lordalpha wrote:

Yes, they are called glasses...

Touché, my good sir.

Not to mention threat of getting your hands broken! 

Eric Storm

Don't mind her, she's touche... er, I mean touchy. 

Eric

Just to let those who use the tool know:  The chat widget on my page has sort of moved.  I put an image where it used to be.  When you click the image, it opens a separate window (tab) that allows you to use the widget to chat.  This allows me to make the chat window bigger (thus easier to read in) and to let you continue to move from page to page without losing the ability to chat.

I hope you guys like it.

Eric Storm

Thanks for the compliment, but... "been there, done that", so to speak.  Not that I've tried to get it turned into a movie, but I've had this discussion many times over the years.  The Japanese studios won't touch this because it is too American-centric.  The American studios (if there are any), wouldn't touch it due to the content.  To get the Japanese to publish it, the entire story would have to be rewritten to make Japan the hero nation, and THAT isn't happening.

Eric Storm

This should have been taken up in the Website Issues forum.

What kind of device are you reading this on?  I cannot imagine that you would be having difficulty with a typical browser on a normal PC.  Are you using a screen reader or something?  Or are you viewing this on a mobile device?

And you say you cannot download... what happens when you try to download?

Eric Storm

Honestly, I haven't got any. 

Okay, here are a few things that I do:

* I always write in silence.  This is, of course, personal preference, but I find that music or other noise speaks over top my inner voice, and makes it harder to concentrate on the story.

* I write vague outlines, but not scene-by-scene outlines.  What I mean by this is, I know what's going to happen in a story, and when I go to write a chapter, I will work out a list of what's supposed to happen in the chapter.  I don't usually write out a list of precisely detailed things that will happen.

* I visualize my scenes BEFORE I write them.  This is one of the reasons I have difficulty comprehending the authors who have told me they write a few sentences, or a paragraph, and then go back and edit.  I'm deep in the middle of a story I've already worked out in my head.  Editing can come later: I want this puppy out of my head NOW. 

* Everything can be story fodder.  I have been inspired by commercials, conversations, other stories, TV shows, movies, books, dreams... 

* If you have a story idea, write it down.  Even if you don't get around to it soon, you'll have gotten the idea down for later reference.  I have story ideas that are well over five years old.  Some are closer to ten years old.  I even have a few stories completely outlined.  I'll get around to them, one day.  Or I won't, but at least I have the option.

* Make your characters "live" in your head.  My characters are 'real', in my imagination.  I've had them redirect a story more than once, because "they" told me they wouldn't act the way I had planned for them to.  (Yes, I'm fully aware it's just my subconscious, but you get the idea.)

And... that's about it.  I don't have a set time of day I write.  I do not write daily.  I refuse to write crap that I will throw away when I'm finished.  If I'm not in the mood to write something GOOD, I simply don't write.  That is not to say that I don't think about my stories.  I don't think I've had a day in a very long time where some story or other didn't cross my mind.

I hope this is helpful.  Thanks for the interest,
Eric Storm

Which brings me to a point I forgot to make:  Having multiple projects running at once can help you past writer's block.  If you have a problem with a story, you switch to something else.  The advantage here is that it does keep you in a writing mode while you try to work past the blockage with the story.

Eric Storm

Glad you enjoyed it.  I hope you like my other stories, as well.

Thanks for the feedback,
Eric Storm

We're glad you come back.  Don't forget to look around at the new stuff after you're done re-reading. 



Eric Storm

This could be because the story is still "In Progress", as indicated in its story information.  Hard to get the complete version of something that isn't written yet.

Glad you enjoyed the story,
Eric Storm