How do you write your stories?

[Slenderman - Doctor]

Do you type them straight into getDare? Do you plan them/make notes? Do you hand-write them? Do you type them up into Word/Notepad before posting? Do you write one part per day? etc.

Basically, how do you write your story/stories?

[Star Shadows]

Other than slowly and with great difficulty? I write them up on word and copy them across. The same as with my Fanfiction one, but that's another matter.

[Duckers]

I've been writing in Open Office's word processor (Writer, I think it is called). I generally use Word, but Writer isn't bad. Word's better at catching grammar mistakes, but the Writer file size is tiny compared to Word.

I write whenever I get time, which mostly seems to be the middle of the week. Most of my current story is just a matter of remembering what happened, so I've been jotting out things that happen later in the story and shoving them down to the bottom of the file.

Having a buffer between what you have written and what you have actually posted works well for me. There have been numerous times that I have remembered a detail that was important for the later part of the story, and I've been able to add it in without worrying about editing an existing post.

[greatsayaman]

I do them all at once, no plans, no redrafting, in MS Word.
Then I'll copypasta into gD, if I want to upload it here.

[Slenderman - Doctor]

I tend to write my stories up in Word and save them. A new document for each part. I tend to write stuff and just go with it. Usually, when I go back through it, I tend to notice bits I don't like and I end up either deleting the whole thing or faffing about for hours. So what goes up on getDare is usually my first draft. I apologise for any mistakes and just hope there aren't any plot holes - if there are some, well, the reader can make up a theory or just use imagination to get around it.

With my latest story, I've just written up part after part with few breaks. I also have some handwritten notes to help me keep track ^__^

[Midnight]

While I don't post on here, I am an avid writer. I write the bits I see on a document or piece of paper. It just depends on what's handy. I try to keep the whole story on one document and when I post in it chapters, I paste those particular chapters in a document and load them up individually.

Some have notes, some have outlines. It depends on how much is in there and whether or not I can process it all at once.

[CollaredBlondie]

Originally Posted by Star Shadows

Other than slowly and with great difficulty? I write them up on word and copy them across. The same as with my Fan-fiction one, but that's another matter.

This, when I used to write for fan-fiction.net. I used to write a whole ton at once then upload every couple of days. Nowadays, I handwrite everything but I don't type it up.

Though we'll see if that changes in November if I attempt NaNoWriMo again...

Blondie

[yours_slave]

I type it in Word because it's easy to spell check and even it suggests solutions for Grammatical errors. As a non native English speaker, I love Word. Then I copy paste the content.

And most of the time I do continue writing my story whenever I'm horny. Then only kinky things comes to my mind.

[Rachie]

Currently have 2 stories on the go

STRIP POKER WITH A TWIST / THE SEQUEL

TEDDIES ADVENTURES

I currently write both of these on Ipod Touch. Have 2 different Ipod's for each story - Use Draft Pad.

1) Use Ipod

2) Email these to myself

3) Copy to Word

4) Edit - send to friends (poker story) to read and check - make changes if required

5a) Take Pictures, edit etc (if required)

5b) Make puzzles, games, wordsearches, crosswords, quizes etc

6) Make teaser / to private message to people who have commented

7) Post when the time is right

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I write all over the place, a paragraph here, and paragraph there etc. The great thing about a ipod touch, you can just whip it out (The Ipod) and can take pictures if required.

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I usually post several parts a week. (Strip poker = 254 parts in 377 days) so post more days that i don't.

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Ideas-
I don't tend to need idea's for the poker story, how ever when i start writing i airm for around 650 words per part, often considerably more. I always try to leave on a bit of suspense, willing viewers to come back for more.

Teddies Adventures is totally different, i have written almost 10 parts (posted 2) i can then change detail of what is coming up if i so wish. (Do similar with poker story) But as this is total make believe cuddly fun, i try to include as much fun activities that will make the readers laugh.

Love Rachie
x x x x

[andrew_b]

I just write them straight up and make it up as i go along :P, yeah i'm not really a proper writer but hey people like it so i'm not complaining

[Lizard]

I write "off line" using a plain text exitor (vi) and a text formatting programme that converts the "source" into something suitable for cutting and pasting into an edit window.

Genrally it takes a month or two before I'm happy with how it reads and feel it is ready for public consumption. Some times it takes much longer depending on my writing mood. I currenltly have a story started, targeted to this site, that has been in progress for three months now. I tend to read, and reread my stories, making slight changes with each pass. Multiple revisions are critical, in my humble opnion, to producing a good story; the most imortant thing that is gained is consistency, both in the plot and in the narrative style.

[TiedGuy]

My stories are fantasies that turn me on. The first part is usually from a picture or something on the web that turns me on. The story get filled in when I am in bed and I imagine things I could put in the story that gets me excited. Idea for the following segments usually occur as I am daydreaming about the last post.

To write the story I use Gmail documents. This way there is no file that someone could find on my laptop and I can work on the story from anywhere. Also I have less problems when I paste from Gmail docs than from word. I use spell check and reread before I post. I find it useful to reread the segment after I post it. Very often I have to edit it to correct errors or make it more understandable.

[chubbsman7]

Me.. wow, I am one paranoid son of a bitch!

Usually, I type mine into Word/Pages (I have a Mac). Just incase anybody would find them, I save them on my flash drive, which has another seperate volume INSIDE a seperate volume (.sparsebundles), which are encrpyed with a 256-Bit Code. Only I know the password so... It's a very slim chance that any would find them.

Yes, I am paranoid, if I already answered that question.

[HeadHunter_t]

I type it in to word and then post it by chapters when i get a chance.then i get alot of complaints becuse i am not posting quick enoph from the people who read it you know who you guys are

[heishere]

I throw everything together in Word as I gain the time and drive to do so, but I don't save most of what I write any more, unless it's incredibly well-written - not that I don't want to, but I just can't afford the space.