Finishing a short story?
Sun, 2007-01-28 06:10
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Finishing a short story?
Got this story half finished, but it seems like it will take at least another few thousand words to finish it.
Need some tips on how to rap up without detracting from the story.
http://www.abctales.com/story/lucas-brown/unedited---maxwell-v-the-undea...
tossing up between zombie holocaust, or romantic lesbian happy end.
but how the hell do i get it there from this point without writing a novella? Just feeling a little stuck for how to do it.
Maxwell and lyn will burn the body parts in the uni furnace, and lyn will decide to look after Compassion, but from there on i dont know what to do with it. How do i resolve it satisfactually?
Sniper
This is your call, Lucas. You're the writer. The thing to do is follow one path and see where it leads. If it's a dead end, follow another. That's what the game's about largely. Trial and error. Instinct, too. One way or the other, just keep it going.
Lucas Brown
You're right
Was just a bit frustrated thinking about it.
dont think just write heheh. I got the ending in mind now.. trying not to think to hard on how ill get it there. Im sure it will work out.
pheebles
What you have got is good so far. I can't say how it should end, either. Could go many different ways.
I did notice a few spelling errors though and thought I would point those out, as every little helps, right?
first "draws" means draws a picture. If you want the little sliding receptacles we put stuff in, it is spelled drawers. (you might already know this, and like me just a victim of flying fingers, so please don't take it wrong)
rap, rapper, rapping all have to do with either knocking on a hard surface or dancing like a demented fly on a street corner on a Friday night in Fortitude Valley, or speak-singing in rhyme. Wrap, Wrapper and Wrapping refer to the stuff you wrap something in, or the act of wrapping it.
Seized has a z in it instead of an s.
I do realise you said the story is unedited, so just ignore me if this is not helpful
I also wanted to say how much I enjoyed the scene with Max and IKEA! Very funny, and strangely believable. Well written. Had a kind of "Hitchiker's Guide" feel to it.
Meg
Lucas Brown
Thanks pheebles
I'll run over it again with ur corrections. Save me missing them again while editing
Yeah.. i like that ikea bit too.. hehe.
Its hard to do si-fi comedy without pilfering from the master... RIP Douglas
I still don’t have an ending... thought i did... but nope. Its really starting to bug me.
If u liked that one... check out a finished one i posted a day or so ago, (repeat post from about a year ago, it was cherry picked back then. but i took it down).
Maxwell VS machine
http://www.abctales.com/story/lucas-brown/maxwell-vs-machine
Lucas Brown
Changed some of it
damnit its painful reading over what u got. I cringed at some of it was terrible. Chop chop. Hehe.
Better not look over it again till I finish the first draft, or ill get discouraged.
pheebles
I had a look at the Maxwell vs Machine story. It's very funny and I enjoyed it. Congrats on it being cherrypicked previously. I have yet to experience that delight.
I'll keep checking back to see when you've finished the zombie story.
Meg