All posts by Jdeschene

<div class="quote"><i>Dagge12 wrote: <p>I will probably not write a completely other story about the antagonist since Steve was in my mind completely made to only be in this story. What I however maybe could write about him is a story from his perspective, even through I think the quality standards-page mentioned that you didn't want stories about the protagonist becoming ghosts (and I guess the same is the case for corporal undead like Steve is meant to be). Therefore, will I probably not write anymore stories about Steve if I'm not allowed to write with him as the narrator. That's because it would be the only other plot that character would fit into that would not fit into the” school child walking through the forest angle". The reason why Steve is not exclusively going after adults (because he maybe has in the past without the narrator knowing it) is because since his muscles are implied to be rotting are children the only one he could have any realistic chance to overpower. And sadly, does his condition necessitates that he is hearts, so I can really not change that. What I however could do differently is letting Steve trying to take all their inner organs. After all he lacks all inner organs, so that could of course mean that he wants replacements for all of them. Then Steve could try to start cutting on his victim's belly instead of on the chest. And to be clear with it, Steve kills because his undead condition, so if he is not wanting or needing any organs, we have to go with a story there Steve doesn't try murder anyone at all. Is it maybe this kind of story you want? Because I could maybe write that story. </p> </i></div>
<p>I want to remind you that Steve isn't real.  He's your own creation and you can (and should) change any part of him that isn't working.  This is what I mean by "kill your darlings."  Sometimes, you're going to have an idea you really, really like, and it just won't work, so you have to kill it or change it.  I think you're clinging to things you shouldn't here and it's holding your story back.  Sometimes, our ideas just aren't good, no matter how "cool" they seem, and we have to let them go. </p><p>For the record, as I've said over an over again, if you're writing about something that seems "cool" to you, chances are it's not going to be scary.  I am a strong advocate for "write what scares you."  If you're not scared by what you're writing, it's likely that no one else would be.  Remember, creepypastas are meant to terrify the reader, not make them go "WOW!  COOL!" </p><p>Also, the "don't write a protagonist as a ghost" is a suggestion, not a rule.  You're absolutely allowed to do that.  Hell, I've done it.  It's fine. </p>

<p>It's still not working, unfortunately.  The whole thing is still forced and pressured around the specific images you have in your mind.  You need to be willing to kill your darlings in order to have a story that works. </p><p>Everything about this story is completely unrealistic.  I'm not talking about Steve's condition.  That's fine if you want to stick with that, but every other part of the story is forced and shoehorned.  It simply can't work the way you're envisioning it.  You're asking the reader to suspend disbelief too much. </p><p>Focus on the Steve character.  Nothing else is relevant.  He has this problem, right?  He goes about fixing it in horrifying ways.  Start there.  Build a realistic story from that point outward.  Be willing to let go of the "school child walking through the forest angle."  Be willing to let go of the "cut on the chest" bit.  This bit is just not going to work no matter what you do.  Be willing to let go of every part of this story. </p><p>How does Steve try to solve his problem?  What are the realistic challenges that this chosen method presents?  It would be extremely difficult to convince a child to follow him into the woods, so what else might he try that's <i>realistic</i>?  Why a child?  Why not an adult since he's an adult man?  How hidden and unknown does he need to be in the community for all of this to work?  Hint: if he's a well-known figure in the community, your story is destroyed.   </p><p>Don't try to rewrite the story you've already written twice.  Take your ideas and craft a new story with them.  That's going to give you the best chance. </p>

Feel free to give my stuff a try.

<div class="quote"><i>Squidmanescape wrote:<div class="quote">Isthisusernametakento? wrote:
Sorry if I sound dumb, but I never understood when someone says "be you"? I am being me....</i></div>
I think what "be yourself" means in this context is "stop saying you're going to reinvigorate the genre, because it implies that you consider yourself better than everyone else". </div> <p>Actually, it means "live like you're the only person who's ever going to see what you do." </p>

<p>You can do what you want.  Do it because you want to, not because of what people will say. </p><p>And I guarantee you you're not the next Michael Jackson.  No one is looking for a new Michael Jackson.  Just like no one's looking to "reinvigorate" creepypastas. </p><p>Why don't you try being you?  Try just writing to write, dancing to dance, etc.  Stop trying to "be something" and just be. </p><p>At this point, you have been told this several times, by a shit ton of people an in several different ways: softly, roughly, directly, indirectly, etc.  It's not going to change and at this point I personally am done replying to all of your threads.  Learn this lesson or don't.  It doesn't make a difference to me, ultimately, and it sure as hell won't make a difference to the music or creepypasta worlds. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Isthisusernametakento? wrote:
I think the disconnect here is the fact that I'm a rapper irl. I just realised that when read Hopelessnightowl's response in the other thread. I had no idea that I can't carry that ego with me to other ventures.</i></div>
<p>Any artistic endeavor that doesn't leave your ego bruised and battered is a) not doing you any good and b) not worth doing at all, in my opinion. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Isthisusernametakento? wrote:
Ok first off, fuck that wiki page or whatever the fuck you guys keep mentioning here. If I never make it off the workshop I will be PERFECT with that. I'm not doing this for the "praise" Im doing this because I'm really trying to reinvigorate the genre</i></div>
<p>Don't pretend you're doing it for the genre.  The genre doesn't need any one of us. </p><p>You should write what you want to read and make that as good as you can make it.  That should be your only goal. </p>

<p>Reality check: you're not a big deal.  You're not even unique.  None of us are.  None of us can control how people recieve our work.  We all have really good pastas and really, really bad pastas.  It's how it goes.  You're not going to knock it out of the park every time, or even most of the time. </p><p>And it takes days, weeks, and sometimes months of development to write a good pasta.  The work changes and morphs and sharpens in that time.  The point is to make each individual pasta the best it can be.  And you know what?  People STILL might not like it.  Too bad.  Keep going and do it again.  Because that's what it's about.  Just doing it. </p><p>You're not going to create the next "big pasta" on purpose, so stop trying.  If any of us end up doing that, it will be completely be accident. </p>

<p>There's nothing wrong with wanting praise.  What's wrong is kicking and screaming like a child when you don't get it.  And give the "groundbreaking" crap a rest.  You don't get to decide if what you're writing is groundbreaking or not.  That's not within your power. </p><p>You're probably not going to write something even close to remarkable.  Be okay with that.  If you care about writing, just writing will be enough.  Put your head in the right place or you're going to fail even worse. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>Jdeschene wrote: </p> <div class="quote">Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>Jdeschene wrote: </p><p>
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</p> <div class="quote">Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>My bad. I read all of your responses but didn't reply because I was mad/embarrassed of being mad. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want everyone to like me. And yet now I realize now that it reduces the chances of that happening now that I've said it. I'm in a trap. Everything I say is a lie. I don't even know how to end a sentence </p> </i></div>
</div>My advice to you is worry less, write more.  You can't control anyone's opinion.  All you can control is what you're doing.  If you want to be a writer, then just writing with accomplish that.  Being a writer means writing.  It doesn't mean being adored or even approved of.  Lots of stories on this wiki go years without being commented on even once.  The people who create them are still writers.  Relax and write.  Reading and replying to this thread is not helping you do that.</div>Ok. Sorry about what I said earlier, I'm used to people liking my works not gunna lie</div>What you're used to doesn't matter.  I'm used to there not being a pandemic that keeps me practically housebound.  Tough.  Sucks to be me.  You take what you're given and you move on like an adult.  You came here to write, so stop winging and write, damn it.  Just create without caring who says what.  You can't know how people will react until you put something out there.  This the order in which things have to go: <p>1. Write. </p><p>2. Publish. </p><p>3. Get feeback. </p><p>4. Consider feedback. </p><p>5. Repeat. </p><p>That's it.  There is nothing more that can be gained from you hyperfocusing on this or any other thread.  Just open your word processor, crack your knuckles, and friggin' write. </p> </div>It makes it impossible for me because I expect nothing but "10/10"'s from the readers <p>I NEVER knew people could be that critical. It's basically halted my progress up until this point. My heart starts beating before I touch the keyboard. I truly think it will be a WHILE before I release something again because....quite frankly, I can't take when someone doesn't like me or what I did </p> </div>Then do something else.  Those are your options: get over it, or move on.  You're not going to bend reality to your will here. </div>Not tryna bend reality here. I just want everyone to like me. Why can't I achieve that the more I'm talking to you? </div> <p>Because not everyone is going to like you.  Ever.  No matter what.  Plain and simple.  Some people will like you.  Some won't.  This will be true wherever you go, whatever you do.  Whether you write or not.  Whether you sing or not.  Whether you donate to charity or not.  </p><p>You.  Cannot.  Control.  How.  People.  Feel. </p><p>To.  Try.  Is.  Useless. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>Jdeschene wrote: </p><p>
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</p> <div class="quote">Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>My bad. I read all of your responses but didn't reply because I was mad/embarrassed of being mad. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want everyone to like me. And yet now I realize now that it reduces the chances of that happening now that I've said it. I'm in a trap. Everything I say is a lie. I don't even know how to end a sentence </p> </i></div>
</div>My advice to you is worry less, write more.  You can't control anyone's opinion.  All you can control is what you're doing.  If you want to be a writer, then just writing with accomplish that.  Being a writer means writing.  It doesn't mean being adored or even approved of.  Lots of stories on this wiki go years without being commented on even once.  The people who create them are still writers.  Relax and write.  Reading and replying to this thread is not helping you do that.</div>Ok. Sorry about what I said earlier, I'm used to people liking my works not gunna lie</div>What you're used to doesn't matter.  I'm used to there not being a pandemic that keeps me practically housebound.  Tough.  Sucks to be me.  You take what you're given and you move on like an adult.  You came here to write, so stop winging and write, damn it.  Just create without caring who says what.  You can't know how people will react until you put something out there.  This the order in which things have to go: <p>1. Write. </p><p>2. Publish. </p><p>3. Get feeback. </p><p>4. Consider feedback. </p><p>5. Repeat. </p><p>That's it.  There is nothing more that can be gained from you hyperfocusing on this or any other thread.  Just open your word processor, crack your knuckles, and friggin' write. </p> </div>It makes it impossible for me because I expect nothing but "10/10"'s from the readers <p>I NEVER knew people could be that critical. It's basically halted my progress up until this point. My heart starts beating before I touch the keyboard. I truly think it will be a WHILE before I release something again because....quite frankly, I can't take when someone doesn't like me or what I did </p> </div> <p>Then do something else.  Those are your options: get over it, or move on.  You're not going to bend reality to your will here. </p>

<p>Then you shouldn't be writing.  Move on and do something else if you can't handle criticism.  It's so not a big deal and you're making a mountain out of a molehill.  Lots of people hate my stories.  I have had stories marked for review and outright deleted.  Regardless, I have over a hundred here on the wiki.  You don't get to control how people respond to your stories.  You don't even get to crontrol IF they respond or not.  Get over it and write if you want to write.  If all you want is praise, then do something else.  Donate to charity or something.  This is honestly insane at this point. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>Jdeschene wrote: </p> <div class="quote">Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>My bad. I read all of your responses but didn't reply because I was mad/embarrassed of being mad. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want everyone to like me. And yet now I realize now that it reduces the chances of that happening now that I've said it. I'm in a trap. Everything I say is a lie. I don't even know how to end a sentence </p> </i></div>
</div>My advice to you is worry less, write more.  You can't control anyone's opinion.  All you can control is what you're doing.  If you want to be a writer, then just writing with accomplish that.  Being a writer means writing.  It doesn't mean being adored or even approved of.  Lots of stories on this wiki go years without being commented on even once.  The people who create them are still writers.  Relax and write.  Reading and replying to this thread is not helping you do that. </div>Ok. Sorry about what I said earlier, I'm used to people liking my works not gunna lie </div> <p>What you're used to doesn't matter.  I'm used to there not being a pandemic that keeps me practically housebound.  Tough.  Sucks to be me.  You take what you're given and you move on like an adult.  You came here to write, so stop winging and write, damn it.  Just create without caring who says what.  You can't know how people will react until you put something out there.  This the order in which things have to go: </p><p>1. Write. </p><p>2. Publish. </p><p>3. Get feeback. </p><p>4. Consider feedback. </p><p>5. Repeat. </p><p>That's it.  There is nothing more that can be gained from you hyperfocusing on this or any other thread.  Just open your word processor, crack your knuckles, and friggin' write. </p>

<p>You need to chill.  This website is not about glory.  It's about creating scary stories.  If that's your intention, then just do it and relax. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Isthisusernametakento? wrote:<div class="quote"> <p>My bad. I read all of your responses but didn't reply because I was mad/embarrassed of being mad. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want everyone to like me. And yet now I realize now that it reduces the chances of that happening now that I've said it. I'm in a trap. Everything I say is a lie. I don't even know how to end a sentence </p> </i></div>
</div> <p>My advice to you is worry less, write more.  You can't control anyone's opinion.  All you can control is what you're doing.  If you want to be a writer, then just writing with accomplish that.  Being a writer means writing.  It doesn't mean being adored or even approved of.  Lots of stories on this wiki go years without being commented on even once.  The people who create them are still writers.  Relax and write.  Reading and replying to this thread is not helping you do that. </p>

<p>It's good that you know you're not thick-skinned.  It means you know where to focus your self-work. </p>