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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"mastressalita;14329619" wrote:
Though in retrospect, after seeing all the other SimLit out there, now I look back at my own stories and can only see myself as "doing them wrong." My word counts are very low compared to everyone else. I tend to screencap and then write around what happens rather than the other way around, composing and then going into game to get the imagery, which seems to be the standard, so now I've become really critical of myself when I hadn't been before. When I started, I didn't really think of there being any "right or wrong" way of doing things, but now I feel like my eyes have been opened and I'm "doing things all wrong," heh.
I, too, felt like I was doing something wrong after reading others' stories. I felt like my stories were too long and no one would read them. But shortening my chapters meant cheapening my story, in my opinion. I also decided to cut back on my footnotes because Sims game players should know most of the things I was talking about anyway. You live and learn.
I don't think there's a right or wrong way to write SimLit. That's why this is called creative expression. Everyone has their own style, voice, and way of creating characters, plot, etc. It's ultimately about what you enjoy writing, and then others who have similar interests will enjoy it too and will see the your passion, dedication, and joy through your writing.
