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[–]Lightflame 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I'm one of that breed of people that are called "writers who don't write".

[–]Narratron 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Arguably aspiring. I have one novel published independently, working on another, I expect to have a third... Eventually. And yes, there's a writing sub here.

[–]Analbum 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ironically, I was an aspiring writer until 2016. The wiring group I was in had a quasi-leader who was a rabid social justice warrior. I was tilting right and liked the fact that Trump gave the middle finger to SJWs. Inevitably every writing group meeting went into politics and I couldn't manage to keep my mouth shut. It came to a head after Trump won the election and the "leader" went full retard saying he agrees with antifa, that if someone has the chance to kill Hitler before ww2 things would have been a lot better and he would do the same to Trump if he had the opportunity. I couldn't stand that kind of toxic rhetoric so I challenged and I was invited to leave. Actually he left the group, started a different one on a different night of the week and invited everyone except me. That event taught me a lot about people in general, how leftists specifically behave, and the difference between friends and acquaintances. Unfortunately I haven't written a word since but as far as I can tell, neither has he.

[–]Fictionsaur[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think I'm very lucky the writing communities I joined barely ever talk about politics. I was part of other communities with a section specifically for politics. That section was always the most active, even when the main purpose of the community was vastly different, and theu'd even apply those politics directly on the community. Most of the time I had to stay shut, it seems like the whole section was about roasting Trump and any other republican. However, there were times I couldn't stay shut. One time I said there were only two genders and I almost got banned from the community (ebded receiving only a warning), while someone else who also argued with me ended indefinitely banned. The other time they decided to ban a word directly attached to the community just because some people were uncomfortable, meaning no one could use a certain word that was used frequently in the past 10 years. Whoever argued against it, including me, got harassed by the other community members. Those were not the only times, I know I have been a lot of times harassed for expressing a different viewpoint.

Again, I am glad I didn't have to go through this in a writing community. It must be really demotivating being met with that kind of harassment from people who otherwise share the same principles. I know I have seen writing communities who had a thing against Lovecraft for his history on nazi. I completely don't share his views either, but I understand he's a person from a different time and has different fears, and that's what makes his works great, right? I feel like the SJW writers forget the most important thing about being a writer: being open to many ideas, ways of viewing the world and feeling the world. They want to be as woke as possible but they forget even the people they deem villains are human beings with fears and desires.

I believe that the fact you're here, acknowledging where it went to far, already gives you a better potential to be a writer. I hope you can return to writing and feel more open to express your way of viewing the world. You have your own fears and desires, you can definitely work woth them.

[–]Equilibrio 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I dabble in horror/transgressive fiction. I haven't produced anything that meets my standards so far, but I would like to see a good writing sub here that might help keep me moving forward. I've never posted any writing related stuff to the reddit subs because I like to work with themes that the "powers" have deemed "cancellable" and I don't want to waste my energy only to wind up at the bottom of a collapsed thread. In real life I am kind, helpful and caring but I like to use my writing ideas to force people to answer questions that they don't even want to hear. This isn't out of malice, but simply because these are the questions that need to be answered.

[–]Papitas 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I would like to know, as well.

It's not like it's my dream to be a writer, but my best friend wants to create a manga and he thought I would be a decent writer for it (I don't know where the hell he got that idea xD), so I want to learn how to craft stories so I can help him better.

[–]Fictionsaur[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have recently finished reading Writer's Workshop by Stephen Koch. It was a pretty great read and much more informative than the usual Wattpad guides. The book also gave a list of plenty of great books about crafting fiction:

Poetics - Aristotle

On the Sublime - Longinus

Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott

Becoming a Writer - Dorothea Brande

Aspects of the Novel - Edward Morgan Forster

The Craft of Fiction - Percy Lubbock

Writers on Writing: The Paris Review Interviews

Playwrights at Work

Beat Writers at Work

Women Writers at Work

The Writer's Chapbook

Letters to a Fiction Writer - Frederick Busch

On Becoming a Novelist - John Gardner

The Art of Fiction - John Gardner

On Moral Fiction - John Gardner

Zen in the Art of Writing - Ray Bradbury

How to Write a Novel - John Braine

Narrative Design - Madison Smartt Bell

Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction - Patricia Highsmith

On Writing: A Memoir of Craft - Stephen King

One Writer's Beginnings - Eudora Welty

The Writing of Fiction - Edith Wharton

Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir - William Zinsser

How to Write - Richard Rhodes

The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers - Betsy Lerne

A Writer's Notebook - Somerset Maugham

If there's a public library near you, you can research for these titles and see if you can find any. Trust me, you won't regret getting invested.

If you're looking for something easier to find and quicker to read, it probably shouldn't hurt to find a Wattpad guide. Although most of the Wattpad guides aren't very informative, they have the superpower of making ideas emerge on your head (just like the above titles do).

EDIT: Sorry, format.

[–]Papitas 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nice! Thank you so much!

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    [–]Fictionsaur[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I don't know exactly how to categorize what I like writing. I'd say fairly dystopian/apocalyptic, or rather just slice-of-life.

    [–]Elixabondar 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I completely relate to your sentiment. Reddit can indeed feel like a high-stakes popularity contest at times. It's liberating to break free from that cycle. I've found solace in expressing myself without the constant worry of downvotes looming over. It's like stepping out of a rigid framework into a more open space. This shift in approach, akin to moving from MLA to chicago format https://essaypro.com/blog/chicago-style-format in writing, allows for a more authentic and nuanced expression of ideas. Kudos to you for prioritizing genuine dialogue over fleeting approval metrics. It's a step towards a healthier, more meaningful online experience

    [–]ritabikkerman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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