The Art of Sims Storytelling
Hi guys! @CathyTea and I were talking, and we thought we'd try making a thread that would be focused solely on writing, especially Sims story writing. The writers' lounge thread is great for being ...
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@MedleyMisty You are now my hero. That's awesome that you wrote a my little pony fanfic.
Perhaps I don't read the stories that you consider trite - I'm not sure I've ever read one where a professor fell in love with a student...unless it occurred on a space station...although nothing comes to mind... And no worries, it takes a lot to offend me. I will always assume I'm the one misunderstanding. One of the downfalls of forums is it's hard to know if our references are the same. So I wouldn't be surprised if for the most part your idea of fluff books doesn't match mine. As @CathyTea pointed out my own sim stories, which I consider very light and fluffy, can be defined in a completely serious, deep manor.
Glad you're writing despite the dwindling audience. I love the libraries that contain ever book not finished, but only in my fantasies. In real life. I like to be able to read endings eventually.
I remember taking a writing class back in university where I tried to write what everyone else was writing. About my life or real life stuff. To be honest my life is utterly boring. Honestly. So I can't remember a single comment anyone gave me or a single thing I wrote. Two years later I took my second writing course and said screw this - I'm writing about lizard people - sue me. I got a lot better results because I wrote a lot better. Sure half the students were utterly confused but the other half could actually give me meaningful feedback.
It's why when I ask for advice on my simlit work, if the advice giver doesn't read simlit, I pay close attention to why they're saying what they're saying.
Perhaps I don't read the stories that you consider trite - I'm not sure I've ever read one where a professor fell in love with a student...unless it occurred on a space station...although nothing comes to mind... And no worries, it takes a lot to offend me. I will always assume I'm the one misunderstanding. One of the downfalls of forums is it's hard to know if our references are the same. So I wouldn't be surprised if for the most part your idea of fluff books doesn't match mine. As @CathyTea pointed out my own sim stories, which I consider very light and fluffy, can be defined in a completely serious, deep manor.
Glad you're writing despite the dwindling audience. I love the libraries that contain ever book not finished, but only in my fantasies. In real life. I like to be able to read endings eventually.
I remember taking a writing class back in university where I tried to write what everyone else was writing. About my life or real life stuff. To be honest my life is utterly boring. Honestly. So I can't remember a single comment anyone gave me or a single thing I wrote. Two years later I took my second writing course and said screw this - I'm writing about lizard people - sue me. I got a lot better results because I wrote a lot better. Sure half the students were utterly confused but the other half could actually give me meaningful feedback.
It's why when I ask for advice on my simlit work, if the advice giver doesn't read simlit, I pay close attention to why they're saying what they're saying.
