Definitely pacing. I'm constantly concerned about it. I think this stems from my internal debate as to whether or not to start a novel or short story. Generally, I find short stories a breeze to write. The problem comes from when I start a novel and then it turns all sci-fi. I hate sci-fi, so I end up dropping it.
Current Project: Otherworld (Novel) - 11,000 words so far Latest Story: Overflowing Emotions. Past stories: Burning Apart, The Beast, Binding Darkness - Ch. 1, What David Taught Me, The Banquette, Mirror of Memories, Leaving Humanity, Little Green Men, Six Days
Trying to take something amazing you've planned out in your head and translating it to paper. Not because it's hard to describe, but because my short-term memory sucks balls. Even if it's just one page of dialogue. ESPECIALLY if it's just one page of dialogue, because I usually forget the links between one subject of conversation and another. Like, "Wait, how do they go from discussing spaceships to discussing marriage? I knew this!"
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.-Japanese Proverb
I have to say it's more the cataloging of ideas. My brain has this weird tendency to shower me with alluring new ideas right when I'm smack-deep in the middle of a writing project. I'm slowly succeeding, though. I finished my first novel in August, so I know I can organize. xD
Cohesion. Flow of the scenes and chapters. Pace, I tend to write fast paced action and inject the emotions and tension bit by bit. And the climax. I get to that point and I'm so scared of it and the effect its about to have on my characters.
My main problem is my description and imagery. I've been trying to make it more realisti lately and I think I've been getting better.
Writing your name can lead to writing sentences. And then the next thing you'll be doing is writing paragraphs, and then books. And then you'll be in as much trouble as I am!
Showing and writing action. I can do description, pace, dialogue, world-building and character-building all pretty good, but most of my work has to be character-driven because I just write action terribly. It's all, "This happened...then this...then this...and finally this." :/
I have such a problem starting a book when writing. I can never seem to find an appropriate way that hooks the reader successfully enough, that's why I normally wrote chapters from the middle of the plot first and then go back and write the beginning later. Please read the one I've just submitted...I need advice!
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