Name A Writing Quality That You Wish You Had

[Darth Prazutis]

[member="Asemir Lor'kora"]

I'm extremely picky with names too. If it doesn't sound right to me I won't even consider it. Especially Darth names, my it took me forever to get Prazutis.

 

[Jarren Velos]

For me, it would have to be consistency. Not much of a problem in RP, but I've been trying for years just to write at least a full draft of something and I still haven't finished a single thing. I have loads of half-written novellas and interesting ideas about just about every genre you could possibly name and still I can't bring myself to be consistent enough as to finish anything; I always end up moving on to the latest thing that gets my attention, losing interest in everything else I was doing before.

 

[Léon]

Raymond E. Feist - He has a superb talent for simplicity. He doesn't go on long rants about descriptions, he provides quick and accurate information that will allow you to get enough of an idea of what is going on, while allowing your imagination to conjure the rest. He does it in such a superb way. I try and write similar to it, simple, straight to the point, allowing readers to imagine a vibrant setting without boring walls of text.

 

[Solomon]

[member="Jarren Velos"]
Ditto

Pg.1 of 1 every time.

 

[Krayzen Dratos]

Being more vivid in my descriptions, and using better vocabulary.

 

[Atin Vendet]

Vocabulary. Descriptions. Everything.

Can always get better on every venue, and like advice.

A writer never gets better without a critic.

 

[Coffeeccubus]

Master Worldbuilder

I want to be able to really use my inner force to completely write an emerse into making a new world and show that I actually CAN make an effort into building a world without it looking like I've just wrote a few paragraphs and that's it. I always perceive I'm writing allot and then it just... looks so short.

 

[Pal Veda]

The ability to separate myself from my character. My characters are typically based on my physical attributes as if I am the actor playing them, and I end up writing the character as if I was in the scenario. I think writing Jehovah, a Sith Lord, helped me break out of this a little bit. When writing Hwo, I actually tried meditating and stuff IRL to connect to the character more. And I end up enjoying writing my Rebels/neutrals the most because I am already very similar to personality wise.

 

[NightSister]

Action sequences. Oh God, I can't write action sequences.

 

[NightSister]

Coming up with a story plot that covers more than 10 pages (that's why I like Chaos. All the fun of writing and character creation without having to write a huge big novel of a plot.)

 

[Jorus Merrill]

I'm a gardener/discovery writer; my story structures come together bit by bit. I have no head for planning or structure. Or rather, I can plan a structured story, but then I have no interest in writing it.

 

[Gaisa Theron]

Planning. I hate outlining a story, and whenever I do, I lose interest in continuing it because I feel like I know what is going to happen or I feel boxed in by the outline. I usually fly by the seat of my pants which is why all my attempts at novels have ridiculous plot twists that make no damn sense because I wrote myself into a corner.

 

[The Noble Scoundrel]

[member="Jarren Velos"] and [member="Solomon"]

Do you have ADD?

[member="Daska Voss"]

What can you write?

[member="Padd"]

I understand. Hundreds of playable species and you still pick Human? ;P

 

[Evangeline Cross]

1.) The ability to just write without stopping to reread and nitpick as I go. I'm a slowpoke because of it.

2.) Structure and planning. I have lots and lots of ideas, but I need writing partners who help me actually implement them and move the story along.

3.) Action scenes and battles. Not my favorite to write!

 

[Rose Vishkall]

Well having more time isn't a quality, so I guess it would be profile editing skills. Though that's not really writing either, so I guess I'd like an expanded vocabulary, personally mine's fine but having it more I could dazzle!

 

[Pal Veda]

[member="Jarren Velos"] and [member="Solomon"]

Do you have ADD?

[member="Daska Voss"]

What can you write?

[member="Padd"]

I understand. Hundreds of playable species and you still pick Human? ;P

Very late response--been busy. But I tried playing a Wookiee one time. It wasn't terrible. The dialogue was definitely easy to write.

Also, a long time ago, I wrote a droid bounty hunter. I got bored and had him all of a sudden break out of his robot form and turned out to be a brainwashed Gungan in a suit of armor. It was absolutely stupid, but I was like 13 at the time. I immediately stopped writing the character.

So those are my experiences with non humans.

 

[The Noble Scoundrel]

Also, a long time ago, I wrote a droid bounty hunter. I got bored and had him all of a sudden break out of his robot form and turned out to be a brainwashed Gungan in a suit of armor.

My 18 to 20 year old friends, now, would absolutely lose it and love your idea. XD

 

[Aster Jen'allé]

A higher level of motivation. I feel like a lot of my best ideas are lost because of my depression killing the motivation to put full effort into them.

 

[Liliane]

Better English skills.

Oddly enough, I rarely write in my native language, mostly because I like the choppiness English language has. Estonian is a little bit too flowing of a language for my taste. So I have to deal with my poor skills of English to write in the way I like.

That was the main quality I would like to have. There are several others as well, though: beauty in writing, consistency, showing rather than telling, etc. But I will get better in time. I'm young, so I have time to learn.

 

[Nyx]

The ability to do long posts would be nice.