HELLO!
I am new to fictionpress.com, so bear with me. I have been writing since I was very small, and love books in general. I have been a long-time member of DA (deviantart.com), and fanfiction, so I know the drill and all.
On that note, here is a little bit about me:I'm a girl. That much should be obvious when you read my writing... if it's not, then I must be doing something wrong (LOL). I'm not going to tell anyone my age, because that's my business. I am not going to tell people here my real name because, once again, that's my business, but for addressing me, you can call me Izzy (short for Izabella). This is also the name of the main character in my story, because I think that she is a real person (in my mind), and her character really does develop like that of a real person. So, ONWARD!
Favorite Things:Books: Lessee... I like really anything fantasy related, some historical fiction, but mostly fantasy. I write fatasy as well, because I find that it's easier; it doesn't require much for research, and you can create your own world, if you really want to. The limits you give yourself are the ones that apply throughout your story, but you give them. If writing a modern-day story, cars can't fly, and that's a limitation. If writing a fantasy story, anything can happen - magic exists, and creatures of infinite proportion can attack, and be defeated.
Movies: Too many to count... but once again, along the line of fantasy; adventure. I prefer really things with strong female characters that can go on without a man, but having a man is nice, too. :-)
Bands/Musicians: Enya, Evanescence, SUPERCHICK!!, Emilie Autumn, Misen (Australian woman), A little bit of TFK (Thousand Foot Krutch), a little bit of BarlowGirl, and a bunch of soundtracks.
Song: Swallow, Emilie Autumn.
TV Shows: House, Heroes, Stargate: SG1, Stargate: Atlantis, some Smallville, Corner Gas, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, and some stuff that I watch when I'm bored.
QUOTES: Meaningful things I or others have said - or if they're funny, that works, too."There is more to a book than what is read on the page."-Me
"There is a fine line between planning for the future, and dwelling on the future."-Me
"Only those who have been through fire and water can ever become hard steel." - Me.
Coworker: (joking) Get out of my way!
Me: (playing along): Make me.
Coworker: You're violent, Izzy.
Me: Yeah, well you're not little Miss Sunshine, either.
Coworker: (with a smile) Wanna come and say that to my face?
Me: (goes up to her) You're not little Miss Sunshine either.
Coworker: Yeah, well... I have nothing to say to that...
Later...
Coworker: Hey, Izzy!
Me: What? (turns)
Coworker: (Throws empty 4 litre chocolate milk jug at me.)
Me: (ducks; jug hits dishwasher)
My boss: What's going on?
Me & Coworker: (can't stop laughing)
Friend: You know, I'm the same size as Marilyn Monroe? She was a 14, and so am I.
Me: Really? I didn't know that. I feel much better now.
Friend: You should. Believe me, if a girl my size can get with 8 guys... you know what, never mind. That's not a good thing.
Me: (laughs)
Me (to friend): I've got an idea for a poem, if I ever get to be boss at Pizza Hut. Here it is: Roses are red, violets are blue. Get back to work or you're fired! What do you think?
Friend: (Laughs)
Story Writing Tips
Tip #1: Write about what you know. If you're writing a love story in which the main female character is dumped by her boyfriend, think about what you have been through in your own personal experience, and think about how she might react. Does your character have a strong personality? Are they normally quite likeable? Do they have a weak personality, and they let people push them around? Or do they have a personality that is mysterious, and unpredictable? Once you have established a main character, only you, the author, can predict how they will react to a certain problem.
Tip #2: When beginning a story, and a chapter, it often helps to start the story/chapter in the middle of an action, because then you immediately grasp the reader's attention.
Tip #3: When writing a summary, you might want to include a very short excerpt from your story. That way, you get the reader intrigued. In a real, published book, the first thing that a person sees is the cover, second the title, and third, the back of the book, where the summary is usually located. Since, on Fanfiction, we don't have a cover for our stories, the first thing we see is the title, and then the summary. In order to capture the reader's attention, make your summary brief, and don't give too much away in your story, otherwise, there wouldn't be any point in the person reading it.
Tip #4: Write about what is important to you. If you're writing about breaking up with a boyfriend, and that is something that has never happened to you, or is not important to you, then you can't write to your full potential because your heart isn't into it.
Tip #5: Your plot always has to be moving and getting somewhere. You don't want your story to hit a stand-still. You need a means of how your characters move forward in your plot, and you, the author, always need to know what route your plot will follow. You don't need to know all the details; just the basic plot line.
Tip#6: In your fictitious world, you need your limitations. Your characters are not invincible, and they can't live forever (unless their elves :-D). They don't breathe fire and they can't create force fields. Although many authors here I'm sure, myself included, wish that writing was that easy, it's not. You need to stick to the limitations that you give yourself (when writing an original story), or the limitations given you (when writing a story on fanfiction). If not, then your story doesn't make any sense. The rules that you created for your world in the beginning is how they MUST stay.
Tip#7: Description. This is a big one. You have to remember that the world you are trying to create through the use of words is one that most of the rest of the population may have trouble picturing, so describe, describe, describe. It doesn't have to be so filled with so much detail that the plot virtually doesn't exist, and all you're doing is setting the scene throughout the whole book - remember, the story must be going somewhere - but detail is still important, and it does set the scene, making it easier for the reader to picture what you as the author are trying to portray through your writing.
Tip#8: This has a little to do with the description thing. When you want to write something, and you struggle with describing stuff, get your ideas down on paper (or computer) first, and then add the description in afterwards. Now, for some people, they can just add it in as they go along. But if you are the kind of person who has so many ideas bouncing around in your head that you can't make heads or tails of it, you need to follow this tip, for your own sake as a writer. You need to make sure that you get your ideas down before you actually write anything substantial. That way, you will already have the ideas down when you start writing, and you don't need to worry about forgetting them.
Tip #9: This one was told to me by my friend, OnMyKnees. I learned this from her, because she gave me advice about my story, The Darkest Night. When writing in first person (third person, too, but mostly first person) you want to stick to one character. If you want to put it from another character's point of view, then write in third person, so your audience can relate more and connect more to your main character.
I hope that these tips help you get closer to achieving your literary goals.
Sincerely,
~Beyond the Pages~
ONWARD!
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