Writing in prose

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• Sredni Vashtar

  2016-03-22 05:44:19

  “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”

  ...why?
• Anonus

  2016-03-22 05:45:49

  I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat

  why to what?

  
  

  As for hating writing in prose, I can't come up with anything that doesn't feel repetitive presentation-wise.

  
  

  As for worrying, I fear it could damage me.
• Sredni Vashtar

  2016-03-22 05:52:55

  “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”

  You really don't know until you try.
• Anonus

  2016-03-22 05:56:44 edited 2016-03-22 05:56:59

  I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat

  I've tried it before but maybe you're right, maybe I should read more literary fiction.
• Sredni Vashtar

  2016-03-22 06:04:21

  “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”

  I mean you should try writing more purely in prose, although reading more is always a good thing.

  
  

  In any case, I would also add that editing is your friend.
• Anonus

  2016-03-22 06:16:04

  I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat

  I edit a lot, I think...
• glennmagusharvey

  2016-03-22 06:40:48

  I suck at writing in prose.
  
  I want to write short, accessible paragraphs, with points elaborated by bulleted lists or other visual aids. Even paragraph splits.
  
  Of course I'm mostly writing nonfiction and specifically informative or persuasive writing.
• Princess Alice

  2016-03-22 15:08:29

  You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022

  I would like to see your written prose, sweetie...
  
• Tachyon

  2016-03-22 15:22:29

  ^{i will watch the heck outta this pumpkin patch}
  

  i always used to find prose writing *extremely* easy, these days not so much because i've gotten very self-conscious about it
  
  so i guess, try not to be too self-conscious?
  
  and i guess to build on what Sredni said, one easy way to generate a lot of writing fast is to just throw down all your thoughts on the page, stream-of-consciousness style, without worrying about presentation or even grammar, and then go back and edit it until you're happy with it
  
• Princess Alice

  2016-03-22 15:25:39

  You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022

  Tachyon said:

  and i guess to build on what Sredni said, one easy way to generate a lot of writing fast is to just throw down all your thoughts on the page, stream-of-consciousness style, without worrying about presentation or even grammar, and then go back and edit it until you're happy with it
  

  i should try this more often
  
• Toolsie

  2016-03-22 15:28:11

  ಠ_ಠ

  Hell, my novel is 66 pages of continuous stream of thoughts. 

  
  

  Writing in the first person POV helps.