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Concerning my writing style.
16 years ago
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As I write another commission I come across one issue. I don't exactly like to bring brand names into what I do. That's not to say I have no idea what I'm talking about, I simply like to keep it vague so that my stories may easily be looked at later and no one will be like "WTF is that store he is talking about?!?!"
I'll give you an example. I'm currently writing a story about a punk skater kid. I just came across a scene where he gets his first skateboard. I could easily have said "Jackson walked into ZumieZ with his mum and purchased a Zoo York 8 inch deck (not that I know anyone physically capable of ollieing an 8 inch wide deck, let alone a ten year old kid) with spit wheels and redz bearings with thunder trucks and a pair of DC D3's (I know D3's have gone out of style damnit, but we're talking ten years in the past back when skate shoes kicked ass!)" But I didn't, instead I said "Jackson walked into a skate shop, bought himself his first board and shoes, and left" (well, not like that, but you get the point.)
Later on I have to introduce the character to the punk scene. Now I can easily bring up the folk punk of Bad Religion, the classic punk of the ramones, the British punk revolution, or I could even throw in some punk bands from where I live like "drain the pool" and "the useless". But I don't, I leave it vague for a reason.
Also, if I'm writing a story for you I apologize it has not been finished yet. I won't give you any excuses, just an apology. It will be done by the end of the week!
Also, if you didn't already know I do trades in exchange for stories. I've begun to debate charging for my stories if you don't want to (or are incapable of) trading. I'm debating a rate of $5 a story, what do you think?
I'll give you an example. I'm currently writing a story about a punk skater kid. I just came across a scene where he gets his first skateboard. I could easily have said "Jackson walked into ZumieZ with his mum and purchased a Zoo York 8 inch deck (not that I know anyone physically capable of ollieing an 8 inch wide deck, let alone a ten year old kid) with spit wheels and redz bearings with thunder trucks and a pair of DC D3's (I know D3's have gone out of style damnit, but we're talking ten years in the past back when skate shoes kicked ass!)" But I didn't, instead I said "Jackson walked into a skate shop, bought himself his first board and shoes, and left" (well, not like that, but you get the point.)
Later on I have to introduce the character to the punk scene. Now I can easily bring up the folk punk of Bad Religion, the classic punk of the ramones, the British punk revolution, or I could even throw in some punk bands from where I live like "drain the pool" and "the useless". But I don't, I leave it vague for a reason.
Also, if I'm writing a story for you I apologize it has not been finished yet. I won't give you any excuses, just an apology. It will be done by the end of the week!
Also, if you didn't already know I do trades in exchange for stories. I've begun to debate charging for my stories if you don't want to (or are incapable of) trading. I'm debating a rate of $5 a story, what do you think?
