The Art of Sims Storytelling

"cupcake12;14345534" wrote:
I really want to start a story, but I am worried that no one will like it because I will be writing in third person. (I am used to writing in first person) I don't know what to do :/

@cupcake12 i write in 3rd person too :) it's great, you should try it!



So that brings me to my next question for the community (because I'd really like some advice and I'd like to grow): How often do you post? How much is too much? What is your personal preference for reading new SimLit posts?

I post usually every other week.
My first story was posted every week, or sometimes twice a week, because i had a lot of time during summer.

I'm really behind on most stories i'm reading, so i'm just binging on them really and not even sure how often their author posted :D I think once a week / once every two weeks is good, cuz the readers don't forget what happened before :D

"AdamsEve1231;14345735" wrote:

"Nory_05;14341695" wrote:
There are dedicated places where this is ok. It's a place where you submit your writing, and they will destroy it line by line. But even they don't do it in a hurtful manner, and whoever submits there, knows it's going to happen. They get line edits, advice and critique. So that's cool and all, but when someone just posts a sim story on their own blog, i don't see why it's needed. If i don't like someone's blog or story, i stop reading it, cuz "ain't nobody got time fo that!"

I think most SimLit writers are doing this for fun (correct me if I'm wrong). I don't see why line-by-line edits and tear-apart critiques are necessary. I appreciate constructive criticism and feedback but if you're going to tear me a new one, I probably won't let the comment through (not that I've had this happen yet). I think it's sad that people are out there attacking SimLit for the sake of attacking it.

Honestly, what I love about the SimLit community is how different we are and how unique our writing styles are but it's the Sims games that bring us together. I don't think we really need people out there tearing other people's stories down. I've been writing my whole life in multiple different spheres (non-fiction, blog, fiction, etc) and I can still appreciate someone else's story that's not as detailed or deep as mine or whose writing style is different. But I agree with you @Nory_05 if I don't like someone's blog or story (i.e. writing quality, topic, style, etc), I simply stop reading it.

@AdamsEve1231 yes, definitely! It's a fun game, and writing stories for it should be fun! The place i mentioned for the line edits is a specific place for that. It's not suitable for sims fiction and i'd find it weird if any of my readers would ever do it :D
So far i only got nice comments, or no comments at all on my chapters, which is also fine :)