Creative Writing (1 Viewer)

[authenticity]

Hi! I was wondering if someone could tell me, for when you are writing a short story, if there are any topics that should be avoid, e.g. drugs? :S

 

[uniquee]

rape

 

[aceer]

^

 

[authenticity]

okay, thanks. What else besides that?

 

[iSplicer]

Hi! I was wondering if someone could tell me, for when you are writing a short story, if there are any topics that should be avoid, e.g. drugs? :S

Teen angst =/.

 

[Sindivyn]

If you think of it in <2 seconds, avoid it.

 

[authenticity]

If you think of it in <2 seconds, avoid it.

okay sure haha

 

[madharris]

Try to avoid saying 'belonging/belong/belonged/etc' in your creative

as for topics, can't really think of anything too bad. As said previously, you want to be original and not too cliche

 

[plasticities]

Pretty much what everyone has said so far. Anything that can be related to stereotypical teenage behaviour/angst. So drugs, parties, pregnancies, alcohol consumption/drink driving, I think maybe even going as far to say bullying and death (since that is the most obvious form of belonging/not belonging).

A few guidelines are to set it in a short time span, be descriptive (show don't tell) and make the main character and situation something completely different from you.

 

[authenticity]

why would writing about teenage angst be a bad idea though?

 

[Sindivyn]

why would writing about teenage angst be a bad idea though?

10000+ other people will do it.

 

[RishBonjour]

My parents died in a car crash

My dad died

My mom died

all that.

in regards to the "belonging" thing - what if its the only word you can use in your creative for a particular sentence? :/
I used it once in my creative - not with the intention of saying " I BELONG NOW " but it was the only world that fitted.
will markers get pissed?

 

[lienx3]

orphanages.

 

[Coookies]

My parents died in a car crash

My dad died

My mom died

all that.

in regards to the "belonging" thing - what if its the only word you can use in your creative for a particular sentence? :/
I used it once in my creative - not with the intention of saying " I BELONG NOW " but it was the only world that fitted.
will markers get pissed?

Don't use it, find another word or change that sentence.