Love

Zoombie · Sep 7, 2007

So, I was re-reading my WIP and I realized that...I love it. Sure, it's unclean. Sure, it's got problems. Sure, it needs a LOT of work. But I still love the underlaying story that exsists in my mind. So I was thinking...does everyone love their WIP?

I feel that, if you don't love your WIP...why are you writing it? I mean, if you don't love it, despite it's flaws, how could anyone else love it?

JoNightshade · Sep 7, 2007

Love, love changes everything-- hands and faces, earth and sky... Love, love changes everything, how you live and how you die. Love can make the summer fly, or a night seem like a life time, yes love, love changes everything--

I'm sorry, I've had that song in my head ALL DAY.

Wolvel · Sep 8, 2007

Yep been in love with this story of mine since i created the original back in 1986.

Zoombie · Sep 8, 2007

Well that was...short, Jo. Short but...pointless

(I've been re-watching Ghostbusters!)

I've been in love with this story since I first wrote down the first line. Maybe it's the characters, maybe it's the fact one of the characters has pink hair...I don't know, I just love it!

Azraelsbane · Sep 8, 2007

JoNightshade said:
Love, love changes everything-- hands and faces, earth and sky... Love, love changes everything, how you live and how you die. Love can make the summer fly, or a night seem like a life time, yes love, love changes everything--

I'm sorry, I've had that song in my head ALL DAY.

Dork. *Chucks rep points*

Btw, I think editing is bad for my teeth. I never realize that I've spent the day with my jaw clenched until I try to relax. Ouch. Maybe I should try chocolate instead.

Zoombie · Sep 8, 2007

Oh, but despite the poor writing, you still love the idea don't you, Arezal?

Also, before anyone else does: "What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me...no more!"

Ravenlocks · Sep 8, 2007

I hated my novel earlier this week when I was trying to figure out what was wrong with Chapter Seven. Now that I think I've figured it out, I like it again.

I love the story and characters (especially the characters), and I always will, but I'll be awfully relieved when I get this thing submission-ready so I don't have to tinker with it again for a while.

Azraelsbane · Sep 8, 2007

Zoombie said:
Oh, but despite the poor writing, you still love the idea don't you, Arezal?

Also, before anyone else does: "What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me...no more!"

Azrael insists that I don't respond to posts that spell his name wrong, but luckily, he's sleeping at the moment.

Yes, I love my characters. Sometimes I hate my stories, because they do horrible things to the people I love.

Akuma · Sep 8, 2007

If we, deep down, didn't actually love our stories, would we write them in the first place?

JoNightshade · Sep 8, 2007

Azraelsbane said:
Azrael insists that I don't respond to posts that spell his name wrong, but luckily, he's sleeping at the moment.

Yes, I love my characters. Sometimes I hate my stories, because they do horrible things to the people I love.

Mm, yes, I also love my characters. Don't hate my stories, because I feel that it is the character's story-- a part of who they are. Anyway, I feel way more attached to the characters than anything that happens to them or any of the words that I write. Hopefully that makes revision easier.

I would do a-ny-thing for love, oh I would do a-ny-thing for love...

amber_grosjean · Sep 8, 2007

I love some of my stories more than others but I do love them. They are all my children, so to speak lol. I think my biggest love is for my YA. I've been writing it since I was 12 and just now a publisher actually read 3 chapters of it. I cried I was so happy. They turned it down but said they would look at it again if I cleaned it up some so I've been working hard at making some changes. I'm a lot more mature now so its a little different lol. I am almost finished with it though. Since I don't have to rewrite all of it, just do some heavy editing, it isn't going as slow as my other WIP.

I put so much of myself in my stories I have to love them because I love me lol. Hey it took a long time for me to do that so its a big deal for me lol. Writing has saved my life so many times it aint even funny so I have to love anything I write just because of that. If the idea doesn't work, I store it away. I'm glad I do that because I was able to change a story into something new. I don't like throwing any of my personal rejects away just because I don't like it. I still love them though lol.

Ok, I'm weird. Next person lol
Amber

Willowmound · Sep 8, 2007

I love.

I'm also partial to Bioshock.

I find that the latter have bumped my true love to one side lately. That's probably not a good thing.

triceretops · Sep 8, 2007

I think I love it with each chapter that gets finished. I'm halfway through a forest fire and an air tanker crash, and I'm really having a difficult time capture the huge scope of this chapter and everything that goes in it. But I do know that I'll love it when it's finished. It's just getting to the end of it that bugs me.

Tri

Andre_Laurent · Sep 8, 2007

I have love/hate relationships with mine.

scarletpeaches · Sep 8, 2007

Love is a battlefield.

The_Grand_Duchess · Sep 8, 2007

I want to play Bioshock. But I have no gamesystems. Tis' a sad thing.

Anyway, yes I love my stories. They're the best stories ever and I need to get back to them. They miss me.

maestrowork · Sep 8, 2007

I write for money. Gobs of money. Love can't buy things, but money can buy love.

RG570 · Sep 8, 2007

I love them before they're finished, then once they are, I hate everything about them.

Shane Fitzsimmons · Sep 8, 2007

Love is the difference between competence and greatness. Love is what keeps you going when the world is crashing down around you.

If you don't got love, you don't got anything worthwhile.

Azraelsbane · Sep 8, 2007

scarletpeaches said:
Love is a battlefield.

Pat Benatar ftw. :banana:

Sage · Sep 8, 2007

JoNightshade said:
Mm, yes, I also love my characters. Don't hate my stories, because I feel that it is the character's story-- a part of who they are. Anyway, I feel way more attached to the characters than anything that happens to them or any of the words that I write. Hopefully that makes revision easier.

I would do a-ny-thing for love, oh I would do a-ny-thing for love...

Yes! Character love comes first, then story love. Sometimes I do lose the love for a novel (usually it's a frustration over the inner critic coming out though)... I tend to stop writing it then, at least until the love returns. But the love for the characters always continues, even when they're being idiots. <cough>Tia<cough>

All you need is love. (All together now) All you need is love. (Everybody) All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.

Esopha · Sep 8, 2007

I smooched my WIP when I printed out the first draft. I wouldn't smooch the first draft now, of course. But I might smooch the third edit.

As for characters... I love them all. Love, love, love. Especially Dictionary. I don't know why, he's such an insufferable asshole. But maybe that's why? I don't know.

Aaah, my lovelies. You make me want to sing.

ZannaPerry · Sep 8, 2007

I love my WIP in my head, but when it comes out on paper it's not all about the love. I just wish I can do my imagination justice as well as my characters.

melaniehoo · Sep 8, 2007

I'll lean towards yes. I'm writing my story of a difficult time in my life (now) so I keep reliving all the drama. And I like my characters.

L, is for the way you look, tonight...

CaroGirl · Sep 8, 2007

I love it passionately, but everyone knows that passion can lead to destruction, of the body, mind and soul. I gotta keep my head screwed on right and try to get out from under the passion and just make the damn thing work.

Love

Dragon of the Multiverse

has finally arrived

Write the Damn Book!

Dragon of the Multiverse

Agony is defeat

Dragon of the Multiverse

How novel.

Agony is defeat

Rare Writer Pokemon

has finally arrived

AW Addict

Lightly salted

I record everything.

Fear the Death Ray

Agony is defeat

Our Lady of Parentheticals

bam pow zap.

^ Just Me & a Sharpie

And thus we begin the edits

Living the dream