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Post by JD on May 4, 2017 3:33:03 GMT
Ooooh, jellybeans!  |
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Post by Rokia on May 4, 2017 4:59:58 GMT
I haven't actually checked on this place since Lola died. Was feeling nostalgic yesterday as I get ready to publish my seventh novel and looking at some of my old stuff, and decided on a lark to check the HDA this morning. Seeing the announcement was at the same time a shock, and not. The site had a great run, 15 years is amazing. This was my first real Internet hangout. And the reason I'm a novelist. My fan fic here was the first stuff I ever completed, and it was enough to give me the confidence to come up with totally original stuff. Reading my old stuff is painful, but at the same time it's also kinda cool to see how much I've really grown as a writer. Glad to see the community will continue to exist. And, of course, I totally approve of the color scheme. I know what you mean about cringing when you read your old stuff - I feel the same way when I go through my notebooks (some of them are from high school!). Rather scarifying. Many congrats on the 7 published books! Wow  . |
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Post by Purple on May 4, 2017 16:06:25 GMT
Skywarp!!! Hi!!! Very long time no see. Glad to see you're still around.
I don't want my high school stuff to *ever* see the light of day. It's buried in a filing cabinet and I've never told anyone where it is.
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Post by Austin on May 4, 2017 17:56:09 GMT
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Post by Rokia on May 5, 2017 3:03:50 GMT
That never did sound appetizing, Austin...  |
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Post by Ritu on Jun 2, 2017 16:36:17 GMT
I finish writing my first HB fanfic only to hear the news of the HDA site closing. I didn't know how to react. Also, there is the fact that I had only been able to read about 10% or so of the fanfics there. There were so many that I wanted to read(just could not get around to do it. I was there for almost 12 years, for the record.  Ok, where is the shame-faced smiley?) Thanks a lot to those of you who are posting/reposting their stories on the ff.net site, btw!  I must mention, I would not have even dreamed of writing any fic had it not been for HDA and the people there.. the people here. I am sure very glad to see that, at least, this community is still here , even if the place where my fic might have been posted is not. *sighs* Oh, and of course, Hello everyone! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 18:20:20 GMT
I finish writing my first HB fanfic only to hear the news of the HDA site closing. I didn't know how to react. Also, there is the fact that I had only been able to read about 10% or so of the fanfics there. There were so many that I wanted to read(just could not get around to do it. I was there for almost 12 years, for the record. Ok, where is the shame-faced smiley?) Thanks a lot to those of you who are posting/reposting their stories on the ff.net site, btw! I must mention, I would not have even dreamed of writing any fic had it not been for HDA and the people there.. the people here. I am sure very glad to see that, at least, this community is still here , even if the place where my fic might have been posted is not. *sighs* Oh, and of course, Hello everyone! Welcome! Have some ice cream. |
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Post by Ritu on Jun 6, 2017 16:52:49 GMT
Thank you, Katie. I can sure use some of that these days. |
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Post by JD on Jun 6, 2017 18:31:31 GMT
Oh Ritu, it's good to see you -- but what unfortunate news, that you'd finally written a fanfic and the site closed down!  |
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Post by PaulinaAnn on Jun 11, 2017 0:38:51 GMT
I finish writing my first HB fanfic only to hear the news of the HDA site closing. I didn't know how to react. Also, there is the fact that I had only been able to read about 10% or so of the fanfics there. There were so many that I wanted to read(just could not get around to do it. I was there for almost 12 years, for the record. Ok, where is the shame-faced smiley?) Thanks a lot to those of you who are posting/reposting their stories on the ff.net site, btw! I must mention, I would not have even dreamed of writing any fic had it not been for HDA and the people there.. the people here. I am sure very glad to see that, at least, this community is still here , even if the place where my fic might have been posted is not. *sighs* Oh, and of course, Hello everyone! Post it here or on FFN. Don't leave it on your computer! Rokia has a section set up to post full chapters of your story here if you choose to do so. |
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Post by Ritu on Jun 13, 2017 17:44:48 GMT
I finish writing my first HB fanfic only to hear the news of the HDA site closing. I didn't know how to react. Also, there is the fact that I had only been able to read about 10% or so of the fanfics there. There were so many that I wanted to read(just could not get around to do it. I was there for almost 12 years, for the record. Ok, where is the shame-faced smiley?) Thanks a lot to those of you who are posting/reposting their stories on the ff.net site, btw! I must mention, I would not have even dreamed of writing any fic had it not been for HDA and the people there.. the people here. I am sure very glad to see that, at least, this community is still here , even if the place where my fic might have been posted is not. *sighs* Oh, and of course, Hello everyone! Post it here or on FFN. Don't leave it on your computer! Rokia has a section set up to post full chapters of your story here if you choose to do so. It is at editing stage, Paulina. From quite some time. With months of break in between. I am adding, deleting stuff from it - though, it sometimes feels more like I am messing it up. I also wonder how I would ever let it go, the way I keep coming up with something new to add. It would soon be 6 months since I finished writing it and yet, I just keep coming up with some why-I-didn't-think-of-that-before. I could have kicked myself with some of the stuff. It is not that I am not enjoying writing these new scenes, too, and that again make things difficult as far as letting-it-go goes. I am wondering if I should take some help at this stage. Someone who would be willing to take a second look, willing to help clear the mess. I have tried to do my best to put the story in my head on a doc, but then it is just me and my head. I am not good at this writing thing; I just really needed to put that story on paper. And now I would really love to see it all brushed and polished. |
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Post by cheryl on Jun 14, 2017 0:23:00 GMT
Hi Ritu.
I am forever writing and editing. I just write out my whole story-- which can take months-- and then edit and edit and edit. That's where I add in those ideas that won't go away. Don't be crippped by paralysis by analysis, or you will never get your story out. I'm sure you have amazing ideas-- just write them down or they tend to go away. Nothing is ever perfect. As long as you're happy with it, that's enough. Sometimes all those extras? They lead to other stories. I wish you the best of luck in having everything come together!
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Post by Ritu on Jun 17, 2017 12:31:56 GMT
Hmm, makes sense. I guess I was not expecting these new ideas that are bringing about major changes in the story now. It gets kind of scary sometimes when I am not so sure if making those changes would not bring the whole thing down. Does that make sense?
Thanks, Cheryl.
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Post by cheryl on Jun 17, 2017 13:24:15 GMT
Hi Ritu. Sure-- that makes sense. But if a detail stands out to you, then I'm sure it wouldn't bring a story down. There have been times (since I am forever editing) I add in a few lines just because I felt a need to at the last minute, and, funny enough, that detail has been what people commented on. You never know! I just think that you need to get down the ideas before you lose your nerve. You have a story inside you-- and if you love and believe in it, I'm pretty sure that your audience will as well. It's a great feeling to create something. Best of luck! |
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Post by Ritu on Jun 20, 2017 17:17:26 GMT
I love and believe in it, but what if I am not writing it down properly? For an instance, I feel I am not good with describing things - people, gestures etc. I find describing people specially bothersome.  When I first wrote it I almost skipped doing that. Now, while editing, I am just adding a couple or so of the main features. Tall, dark hair, blue eyes, medium build etc. Certainly am not creative about it. Yes, it feels amazing when the ideas flow and I write them down! Now, whether the others would be able to see it the way I am seeing it, that I think is a different matter altogether. |
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Post by cheryl on Jun 20, 2017 23:30:34 GMT
As long as you can stand behind what you write, that's what matters! If you're concerned, write it down and ask for a BETA. I think there is a community on ff.net that offers BETAs if you want to check that out. Best of luck to you! |
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Post by Ritu on Jul 4, 2017 10:05:45 GMT
Thank you, Cheryl, for your help and suggestions. The grasp on writing is feeling very weak now. It is a scary feeling. I have no doubt about the idea, though. The story is awesome in my head! Okay, I checked ff.net for 'beta readers', and found a long list there. However, when I checked a few of their profiles, none of them seemed active on the site. |
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Post by leyapearl on Jul 5, 2017 2:23:34 GMT
I love and believe in it, but what if I am not writing it down properly? For an instance, I feel I am not good with describing things - people, gestures etc. I find describing people specially bothersome. When I first wrote it I almost skipped doing that. Now, while editing, I am just adding a couple or so of the main features. Tall, dark hair, blue eyes, medium build etc. Certainly am not creative about it. Yes, it feels amazing when the ideas flow and I write them down! Now, whether the others would be able to see it the way I am seeing it, that I think is a different matter altogether.
Ritu, if it makes you feel any better, I have been not only editing the heck out of the story I am currently working on (and have been for the past eight months...), I've started going back and re-editing all my others, doing just what you describe above. And I know I worry constantly if others can picture my stories the way I do. I just cross my fingers and hope. |
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Post by Ritu on Jul 8, 2017 17:01:56 GMT
Ritu, if it makes you feel any better, I have been not only editing the heck out of the story I am currently working on (and have been for the past eight months...), I've started going back and re-editing all my others, doing just what you describe above. And I know I worry constantly if others can picture my stories the way I do. I just cross my fingers and hope. Well, if re-editing them is making them sound better, then I guess it is okay to do that? That experience is very familiar, Leya. By the way, I have enjoyed reading your stories thoroughly. So now I am wondering, what you are doing with them? |
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Post by leyapearl on Jul 8, 2017 22:15:20 GMT
Well, if re-editing them is making them sound better, then I guess it is okay to do that? That experience is very familiar, Leya. By the way, I have enjoyed reading your stories thoroughly. So now I am wondering, what you are doing with them?
I'm fixing typos, smoothing out some sentences that worked better in my head than on paper, and adjusting some plot points. There are a few things in each that don't make sense based on details that appear either in the story itself, with the future continuity, or simply because things just don't work in the real world the way I had written them. The frightening part is once I put them all in once place and started editing, I found I had just about 400 pages of text... Add that to the 20 pages or so of the story that is currently got my writer's block going, and I am more than a little freaked out. In a good way. |
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Ok, where is the shame-faced smiley?) Thanks a lot to those of you who are posting/reposting their stories on the ff.net site, btw! 
When I first wrote it I almost skipped doing that. Now, while editing, I am just adding a couple or so of the main features. Tall, dark hair, blue eyes, medium build etc. Certainly am not creative about it. 
