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Post by angel21 on Sept 23, 2002 16:59:06 GMT -5
???hi im new hhere im from razz and chickclick i used to be mevf21 there i dont knoow if anyone remembers me but i need your help with two short stories. one its called twin trouble and the other one is called no rules weekend lets party!!!! i need help oon getting started withh my two stories they are suppossed to be funny. and in both of them the charachters get into alot of trouble specially in the twin trouble but more on the no rules weekend lets party! i dont know how to start the fisrt paragraph. the first paragraph its always the hhardest for me so please help me i really need help and i want to write these two short stories . well take care everyone angel21
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Post by Toxic-Avenger on Sept 24, 2002 7:21:35 GMT -5
Hey I remember you from Razz and Chickclick and I see you at Moon Cafe' also. Welcome.
One of the things to remember that writing comedy is extremely difficult. You're always on this knife's edge of it being really good or painfully bad. That said, can you give more details here of what you want to write about?
Make a list, what are the character attibutes? Is one a complete idiot and another a brain? Maybe one of your characters is a straightlaced girl dating a rock star, or a businessman dating a woman fighter pilot and realizes his life is extremly dull.
What do these people look like? Make a list, a character profile. Trust me, this is fun. What are their physical attributes: eye color, weight, height, hair, clothes. All these fix a character in your mind. What do they do for a living?
<<i dont know how to start the fisrt paragraph. the first paragraph its always the hhardest for me so please help me i really need help and i want to write these two short stories . >>
Start writing deeper into the story. What part of the story do you have down right now. Start in the middle, write that parts of the story you already have ideas for. Another way to get this down is write and outline of what you want to say in the story, then put those elements together.
Okay I'm picturing a house somewhere in a suburb.
<<one its called twin trouble >> Male, female, both?
Many stories start out with dialogue. It catches your attention and leads up to the boring but neccesary descriptions.
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Twin Trouble
"I'm so bored," ______ yawned, tossing her auburn hair. She rested her head in her hands and rubbed her green eyes. She played with the ribs on her corduroys and the cuffs of her long-sleeve multi-colored striped shirt.
"I know, I hate weather like this, it's been raining for three solid days," _______ said. "I think I've counted every freckle on my face and arms." Both girls were twin sisters and everything they did always turned into an adventure -- or problem. If they had to do something important, they were late. If they had to do housework, the washing machine blew a hose, or the stove overloaded the fuses and blew out the electrical. None of this was their fault, but it still made people avoid them, or at least eye them nervously.
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<<and the other one is called no rules weekend lets party!!!!>>
Different characters, same ones as above? A series of stories is interesting because you can develop the same characters and get to know them almost as if they actually exist. And in a way they do because everyone in your life influences you as a writer. Okay:
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A No Rules Weekend. Let's Party!
"Schools out, no more homework for three months!" ____ cried out, jumping up and down excitedly. Her green eyes flashing and her shoulder-length auburn hair flipping about. Her sandals clapped on the floor and she matched her twin sister, who was also wearing black capris and a white blouse.
"I know, isn't it great? We should celebrate!" ______ said with a playfully evil gleam in her eye. "But first we should find out the next time mom and dad are leaving town, then we can party like there's no tomorrow."
Overhearing this, two boys, good friends, bad master, looked at each other and snickered. Time to have some fun. They wouldn't be invited, and _____ refused his advances all year. Now it's payback time. Time for both barrels, time to play hardball, time to pay the piper, time to use up all the cliche's having to do with revenge. And all in one night.
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Post by Beautiful.Disaster on Sept 29, 2002 19:20:16 GMT -5
OOh Toxic, that's good! And I agree, starting with dialogue is a good idea.
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