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Sept 8, 2006 15:37:18 GMT -5
Post by Elasticband on Sept 8, 2006 15:37:18 GMT -5
Yes I know it's an imaginative title...
Anyway...
When I'm writing a story (it always seems to be stories) even though my idea should take a few pages on ms word they usually fill up about half a page. So I get about 1/4 way through on 3 pages...
Anyone know a trick to make it longer?
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Sept 8, 2006 15:43:54 GMT -5
Post by Gil Alexander on Sept 8, 2006 15:43:54 GMT -5
I'd look at your story and see if it needs more description, and if so, elaborate on that, or more character, elaborate on that. But I think one of the untrue things you can do to your writing is to write it, and then only try to make it longer. Because what you've written first is how it was first meant to be, and if you just try to juice it up to make it longer you might see a lot of redundancy.
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Sept 8, 2006 15:55:58 GMT -5
Post by scarecrow on Sept 8, 2006 15:55:58 GMT -5
You know what I like to do? After I've finished with my story and it's still too short, I go over it again and I add more descriptive elements to the parts I think could have been expanded upon. It adds filler, but it doesn't come across like the padding that it is to the reader.
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Sept 8, 2006 16:00:11 GMT -5
Post by Gil Alexander on Sept 8, 2006 16:00:11 GMT -5
Yep, good point. Lord knows I've done that a million times.
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Sept 8, 2006 16:39:36 GMT -5
Post by Elasticband on Sept 8, 2006 16:39:36 GMT -5
Thanks for the help At least I get to write my story again (my dad did a factory reset and I lost all of it)...
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Sept 8, 2006 16:41:30 GMT -5
Post by scarecrow on Sept 8, 2006 16:41:30 GMT -5
Ouch. Bummer.
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Sept 22, 2006 0:40:09 GMT -5
Post by eakyra on Sept 22, 2006 0:40:09 GMT -5
Or you could always make your font bigger and double space... if you want to cheat. ^_^
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Sept 23, 2006 23:40:52 GMT -5
Post by Angie on Sept 23, 2006 23:40:52 GMT -5
Lol, Eaky. You could always try adding more dialogue and new scenes. Lack of dialogue and description and scenes is one of my biggest problems when writing stories - I always try to rush to the point.
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Apr 19, 2009 22:40:51 GMT -5
Post by durriedog on Apr 19, 2009 22:40:51 GMT -5
Adjectives, Similies, descibe what they are feeling, seeing, smelling, their reactions, all with phrases of length. Take your time. If they are in a certain setting (forest, city, hillside) think of what happens in those settings. Like, if they are in a forest you could describe something rustling in the trees or some such thing. Make the settings always present in your storie.
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