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writing a fiction, as a blog?

Posted by codevalley • 6/28/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: fiction. blog fiction, sci fi, the last theory, web fiction

I am writing a sci-fiction as a blog. I am not sure if this is a good idea. But, I hope I can get feedback after each chapter which would help me improve the story at each stage.
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6/28/08

achuna

Go on good luck

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6/28/08

kataztrophy

Fiction blog = viral

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6/28/08

PotatoChef

I hope your are successful. I tried writing a fictional blog. It didn't work out. It might be that I didn't give it enough time.

The story was: Paul (aka The Masked Millionaire) wins 350 million dollars in the lottery. He moves to Las Vegas and takes up residence in Trump International on the strip. His 7,500 sq ft penthouse overlooks the city and is homebase for his new business empire.

Paul meets Amanda. A trust fund baby that lives in the same building. Amanda is worth over 50 million.

Paul and Amanda fall deep in love with each other. Everything is going along fine...until

Amanda has to go to San Diego for the weekend to take care of business. While Amanda is gone Paul buys a $135,000 hybrid car (people with lots of money loose track of reality).

Paul goes to the airport to pick Amanda up from her trip to San Diego. Amanda is acting strange.

Turns out she was confronted by two men in a San Diego mall parking lot. They tried to attack her. She fights them off by reaching in her hand bag, pulling out a 44 magnum and blasting them.

I thought the story had wheels...maybe I should have given it more time.

I hope yours works out.

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1. 6/28/08
  
  codevalley
  
  actually mine is a science fiction, which is based on a theory i hav worked upon for over 4 years. To be frank it is a really viable theory which I want to tell the world, and I thought a fiction would be the best way to put it.
  It is about how nature decides the outcome of a random event. How, a coin ends at heads or tails when tossed, and why it ends in that face...it is like predicting the future, or predicting what will happen when there is a choice.
6/28/08

clioandme

Can't say, as I don't write fiction, but here is a writers group on BC that might also want to talk about this subjecct with you: www.blogcatalog.com/group/writers-and-writing.

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6/28/08

chrisc324

Show don't tell. For example, instead of telling the readers a person has a pack of butts in his pocket, show it by maybe having him chain smoke or be frantically putting out a butt right as the protagonist opens the door. Or maybe the protagonist compares or contrasts the smell of the person with the aromas in his own home.

In a sense writing is feeding the reader clues to form the same visual in most readers' minds.

There is a great series of books for writers called 'Elements of Fiction Writing'. There are nine total and each one deals with a certain subject, like description, plot, setting, etc. Very very good books. I've only gotten the plot, setting, and description ones because they are my weak spots.

This is a decent example of show don't tell. It is 'Simple Walk', a short story I wrote a year ago. The description might seem a bit over-the-top but there is a reason why.

angryseafood.com/2007/09/01/simple-walk/

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1. 6/29/08
  
  codevalley
  
  you may be right in that point...i will very well use these tips...
6/29/08

Profitimo

how far are you on finishing the story?

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6/29/08

roentarre

It would take a long time

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1. 6/29/08
  
  codevalley
  
  i have the whole story in my mind...but i will only finish in parts...i want to just keep the readers interested....get their opinions...and polish the story according to the feedbacks...so post ur comments in that blog if u liked it...thats how u can help me
6/29/08

RenalFailure

As you expand, you'll need something on the sidebar to make it easy for new readers to catch up with the story.

And since it's a blog, you can put in hyperlinks to refer to previous parts of the story that will help readers who might not recall something that happened before.

Those are the main two things I use on my blog, which would qualify as a fiction blog because it's full of lies, like how my neighbor is a half-cyborg cat.

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6/29/08

LGramlich

Although I appreciate the inventiveness of the idea, I have to say that I personally don't like reading stories on blogs. Even singular (allegedly short) stories. Serialized ones I avoid, in particular, as it means I have to be there for every single post lest I miss one & end up lost (which is also why I don't watch "Lost," actually.) I don't have that kind of time to devote to a TV show or a blog. I wish you the best, though!

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6/29/08

offendedblogger

I think it is a great idea.

You may want to check out www.protagonize.com/default.aspx as well, it looks like a great place for writers like yourself and might give your blog some good exposure if you join the community there.

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6/29/08

jackpayne

There is simply a natural resistence to reading a novel off a computer screen. I found that out the hard way. My book, Six Hours Past Thursday, is downloadable, and once offered at a good rate (from free to $5.95 per read). Few takers. Even a lot of comments like, "I'd rather have a book in hand to read." Sold many more print copies at $16.95 a pop than internet downloads at $5.95. Seems a page-turning book still wins out by a good margin.

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6/29/08

codevalley

this is giving me so many nice inputs. thanks.
but regarding getting lost i feel, blogs are better than magazines since all the chapters are there for u to read. so effectively u never miss any chapter, another disapponting thing is im getting fair amount of traffic daily, but not enuf comments.

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6/29/08

codevalley

this is giving me so many nice inputs. thanks.
but regarding getting lost i feel, blogs are better than magazines since all the chapters are there for u to read. so effectively u never miss any chapter, another disapponting thing is im getting fair amount of traffic daily, but not enuf comments.

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7/01/08

codevalley

Between each chapter, I would have a time gap of a week, wat can I add to the site to keep the novel interesting?

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7/01/08

CellSerf

covedally you can do it

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1. 7/01/08
  
  codevalley
  
  thanks CellSerf..but my name is "codevalley"