Thought or Rant of the day!!!

[Undine]

I love it, Seko! And it -is- enormous

[Genie]

I found it interesting and mystical, though boots and sharp angles around hips disturbed my eyes a bit. Is this about a transformation?

[SekoETC]

The sharp angles are a visual gimmick. Maybe it's a bit exaggerated. The boots were one of the last things I drew, so I didn't spend much time on them.

[*Wiro]

I saw a character with legs so long it reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctwww610xec

[Calyx]

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself." - William Blake

[Undine]

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself." - William Blake

I absolutely love this. Interesting that you posted this, too, as I stared reading "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson yesterday.

[Genie]

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself." - William Blake

I absolutely love this. Interesting that you posted this, too, as I stared reading "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson yesterday.

Good timing indeed, today I gave a conference about ancient tree worshipping and Yule traditions. (Nardugan in old Turks).

[BosBaBe]

I've always wanted to write a book. I can write just fine, but the plot and the first few pages are always what get me. *face desk* I have the characters and the plot worked out, but the first chapter has to be what grabs the reader, and more than anything I'm afraid I might not be able to do that. >.<

[Chroma Key]

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself." - William Blake

I absolutely love this. Interesting that you posted this, too, as I stared reading "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson yesterday.

Good timing indeed, today I gave a conference about ancient tree worshipping and Yule traditions. (Nardugan in old Turks).

I wish I was there, Genie!!! I'll have to have a private lecture, obviously.

Oh, and I think I know that quote from somewhere... And talking of quotes, I've had one that I've loved for years, but it didn't have any context for me, until now, when it suddenly became "mine". C'est la vie.

[Snowdrop]

I've always wanted to write a book. I can write just fine, but the plot and the first few pages are always what get me. *face desk* I have the characters and the plot worked out, but the first chapter has to be what grabs the reader, and more than anything I'm afraid I might not be able to do that. >.<

I'd love to as well, but I always struggle with forming enough of a plot - I just get several half-baked ideas, but never sure how to expand them

[BosBaBe]

I've always wanted to write a book. I can write just fine, but the plot and the first few pages are always what get me. *face desk* I have the characters and the plot worked out, but the first chapter has to be what grabs the reader, and more than anything I'm afraid I might not be able to do that. >.<

I'd love to as well, but I always struggle with forming enough of a plot - I just get several half-baked ideas, but never sure how to expand them

This too, and originality is a problem. There are so many books out there. But at least it's comforting to know that every single book out there that's published has plenty of similar stories, and they'll still be popular.
One of my cantr characters is actually the main character of this book I'm attempting to write. It's good practice for character development. xD

[NancyLee]

Good timing indeed, today I gave a conference about ancient tree worshipping and Yule traditions. (Nardugan in old Turks).

I wish I was there, Genie!!! [...]

I wish also! With a Turkish translator in my case, but still.

[Calyx]

Subject: Thought or Rant of the day!!!

Good timing indeed, today I gave a conference about ancient tree worshipping and Yule traditions. (Nardugan in old Turks).

I wish I was there, Genie!!! [...]

I wish also! With a Turkish translator in my case, but still.

There's a good one there already, so count me in, too. If it was in a forest, that would be even better... If I ever feel like I can't breathe, I go to the lungs of the earth.

[Genie]

There's a good one there already, so count me in, too. If it was in a forest, that would be even better... If I ever feel like I can't breathe, I go to the lungs of the earth.

So gather people in a forest and send me the tickets.

[Doug R.]

I've always wanted to write a book. I can write just fine, but the plot and the first few pages are always what get me. *face desk* I have the characters and the plot worked out, but the first chapter has to be what grabs the reader, and more than anything I'm afraid I might not be able to do that. >.<

I'd love to as well, but I always struggle with forming enough of a plot - I just get several half-baked ideas, but never sure how to expand them

This too, and originality is a problem. There are so many books out there. But at least it's comforting to know that every single book out there that's published has plenty of similar stories, and they'll still be popular.
One of my cantr characters is actually the main character of this book I'm attempting to write. It's good practice for character development. xD

When I unsubbed, I wrote a novel to cope. I envisioned the opening and closing scenes in my head vividly, but knew nothing else. I just started writing the opening scene I envisioned, and one thing led to another until I got to the end (like Cantr!) It did was it was intended to do: fill a massive creative hole in my life. Now I have a 200+K word monstrosity that needs serious work to be made publishable, but I expect it'll get done in the next 10 years (it's already been 10!).

I'd suggest imagining a scene in your head, and start writing from there. Once you get an idea of the progression of the story, put on the brakes and diagram things out (something I only half did; I diagrammed but didn't put on the brakes!). If you base the story on your characters, you already know who they are, which makes things easier, but get away from Cantr completely - there was nothing more creatively stifling than trying to force my character's backstories to match their real Cantr backstories. I also found that I can't maintain more than one creative outlet at once. Re-starting Cantr halfway through the writing of the novel made it nearly impossible to finish (the first half was a work of passion, the last was just work). May or may not be true for you too.