Your Biggest Weakness

  • Synyster Lisa

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    Titles are huge for me.

    And, I sometimes have a problem with descriptions and time-lines.

    Sometimes I tend to rush a lot, like I'll end one chapter, and the next one will start a year later. And then the next one will start another couple months later. I dunno.

    And I always mess up descriptions, they're like unorganized and out of order. And I don't think a lot. In one o fmy stories, Frank is 14 years old when introduced, yet has all his tatts and piercings. >.< Surprisingly, only I've pointed it out to myself.

    And lately I've been having trouble starting chapters.

    Also as much as i try to stay away, almost all my stories involve too much family drama. >.< which is something i wanna get off of sorta, especially in fanfics.
    October 6th, 2007 at 12:10pm
  • Synyster Lisa

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    3rd Person is also bleh with me.I like writing in 3rd person, but like stated by someone else, i tend to use too much "he" "She" and not enough names.

    And trying to write boysex makes me uncomfortable....<.< >.>
    October 6th, 2007 at 12:13pm
  • Synyster Lisa

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    Oh, and a big thing I don't like is that I start too many stories at once. Ideas will fly into my head and i start writing them, and the next thing I know I got 7 stories going at once. I think i currently have 6 stories going right now.
    October 6th, 2007 at 01:15pm
  • Poirot's Moustache

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    *Writing original female characters...they always end up sounding whiny

    *Avoiding cliches
    October 6th, 2007 at 02:48pm
  • Jojo.

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    I have plenty! Sex scenes, the details, OC and the plot. Plus, Slashes because I don't enjoy them that much. And oh! updating too is hard for me and, the talking part. Ok, and..dividing the whole story and making them into paragraphs. And being orignal. Tsk, tsk, I've got a lot to learn. Sad
    October 6th, 2007 at 04:06pm
  • Harmony77uk

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    Pointed it out to myself in strenghs so had better add it here... Happy endings!
    October 7th, 2007 at 04:25am
  • Jojo.

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    Once, I didn't update for.. 4 months I think.
    October 7th, 2007 at 01:43pm
  • butwarminside

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    I don't like describing people. Concrete detail is just stupid like that, or something. I'll describe them if I feel it's important. Otherwise, picture the character however you want.
    October 7th, 2007 at 01:51pm
  • The Brightside

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    When I write in 3rd person. I have my own particular style, which is usually on a fairly light note... but then I read other people's stuff and mine is complete shit. I don't think I describe emotion enough, or use enough similies/metaphors to create a more vivid image.

    And updating. I'm so freaking lazy. :cheese:
    October 8th, 2007 at 11:02am
  • LoonyxXxLuna

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    Ugh...sex scenes.

    I just cannot write them properly.

    I can write make-out scenes, but not sex scenes...especially het scenes. I prefer writing slash, actually.
    October 8th, 2007 at 04:15pm
  • writerGrrl

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    Falling into gigantic plotholes and having to apoligize for them to your readers.

    And I'm not all that good with writing in realistic fiction because I tend to make it too much like fantasy.
    October 12th, 2007 at 08:17am
  • princess.

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    Planning.
    And not having fillers.
    October 12th, 2007 at 08:53am
  • RENT.

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    Updating regularly: my downfall.
    And like said before; Pete Wentz. For me, he's like impossible to write, I don't know.
    And I have a hard time writing dialogue, if it was all descritptions and emotions I'd be fine. Dialogue fucks me over, big time.
    October 12th, 2007 at 08:59am
  • poetic tragedy

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    shalisa the strange.:
    I have a hard time writing dialogue, if it was all descritptions and emotions I'd be fine. Dialogue fucks me over, big time.
    October 12th, 2007 at 08:35pm
  • princess.

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    Dialogue, and probably my biggest problem is that I don't even bother reading over and seeing how it flows. I'm too wrapped up in which words to use, which descriptions to picture, to bother with my sentence structure.

    Unless I want it to be choppy. I can make things choppy, if I want.
    October 13th, 2007 at 06:20am
  • Stallion Duck

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    Poetic Tragedy:
    shalisa the strange.:
    I have a hard time writing dialogue, if it was all descritptions and emotions I'd be fine. Dialogue fucks me over, big time.
    Same here. I envy authors who can write incredibly witty dialogue.
    Plus, I can't write fillers. I just find them so boring to write.
    October 13th, 2007 at 06:41am
  • schouperman

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    - Startings
    - Endings
    - Updating if I haven't in less than 3 days :s (Is why I never update)
    - Sex

    /=
    October 13th, 2007 at 07:36am
  • Poirot's Moustache

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    I just thought of another one; endings. I am a sucker for happy sappy endings.
    October 16th, 2007 at 12:56pm
  • Ash's Lizabeth

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    Sex scenes.

    I cannot write them, at ALL.
    My sex scenes, be they slash or het, are an embarrassment to me, the readers, and the screens used to display them in all their crapness.
    October 26th, 2007 at 09:36pm
  • kara

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    Sex scenes.

    I cannot write them, at ALL.
    My sex scenes, be they slash or het, are an embarrassment to me, the readers, and the screens used to display them in all their crapness.
    I used to have that problem. But then I put an idea into my head. So I wouldn't be embarassed.

    Just think that no one else would be reading it, let your mind flow. If it gets a little out there, that's what ratings are for. ;)
    October 26th, 2007 at 09:45pm