Writing Proper Stories || Chapter 1 || Getting to Know Me

How To Write a PROPER Story

This chapter is just a basic introduction to myself because I feel it's always good to get to know the teacher before trusting him or her to teach you something :)

You can either read the text, or watch the long video of me going "duuuhhhh" and trying to introduce myself (since i don't do it often!) I decided to not post it! The videos will begin to appear in the next chapter! :)

So, my name's Vicky! Please call me that when referring to this shop because...I personally HATE the username prettyflowergirl because (a) it's too girly and i ain't a girly, obsessive fangirl type (though i do have my preferances to singers :D) and (b) I am not a person use my favourite band or singer as a part of my username...therefore i had to came up with it at random...fun, eh?

Anyway, if you don't like introductions, don't read this...since this chapter is a basic introduction to your teacher.

I'll make it short since it's almost one in the morning here, and i'm tired and trying to multi-task.

I went on and on about likes and dislikes, but I'll just list them here and focus more on the writing/my favourite things in the world! LOL

Likes

     -> Drama's (Don't Hesitate. Hana Yori Dango. Boys Before Flowers. Switch Girl. Smile You, etc.)
     -> Manga (SKIP BEAT! Ouran High School Host Club. SA. Kaichou Wa Maid Sama, Mixed Vegetables, Wild Ones, etc.)
     -> Sports (Badminton, Soccer, Basket-ball, Cross Country, Soft ball, etc.)
     -> Udon and Japanese Soupl Bowls! (yes..I went there!)
     -> Writing (I'll talk about this a little more later)
     -> Musi (Again I'll talk about this a little more, but my favourite singer....and you have to know this, is Park Jung Min).
     -> Talking ( I LOOVVEEE to talk. I'm shy around strangers but when I'm online or when you get to know me, you'll soon figure out I'm a loud charismatic girl with a lot of
          spirit).

Dislikes

      -> Chocolate (I don't really like chocolate because it's too rich for my taste, but the one exception is the chocolate cake that and my mom can make! :)
      -> School Work (I'm a major procrastinator, and I HATE school work if I don't like the class. An example would be Challenge and Change in which I'm taking now. I'm good
           with most social science courses...but this one isn't working out)
      -> Really Hot days (I get in a foul and grumpy mood on these days...the same applies for really cold days).

So yeah, that's some basic information!

I'm a 17 (18 next month ^__^) 20 year old female. I love music, working with kids (apparently I have the gift) and writing. I've been writing since I was at least seven years old, os it's been awhile! Writing has always been a passion, and if I actually try, take my time and all that, I can come up with some pretty decent stuff!  I can handle most plotlines in stories and movies, except one...

And that's the hunger games. Sorry to all you hunger game fans, but how is watching or reading about children (because some participants are still children) and teenagers killing each other entertainement? My opinion is...it isn't. I would rather watch twilight (and I hate twilight) then watch that movie ever again....*shudder* Sorry, but I think you should know my opinion on that. If you would like to know, I do love the Inheritance series with Eragon and all that (I have yet to read the last two books) because unlike a lot of other books, they are very well written.

Other books include the City of Bones series about the shade slayers, and the Wondrous Strange series with the Faeries.

Some classic movies like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility are on my top I LOVE YOU list. LOL!

Music? Favourite group of all time is SS501, and when I hear them singing their individual songs, I feel sad because I know the members want to sing together but no company will take them together :( Poor Kyu Jong must feel so bad...*sniff* Obsessive fan girls would be CAPITILIZING THIS AND GOING ON AND ON AND ON AND ON but I'm going to do that!

I like a lot of groups, besides SS501, there isn't one that completely makes me go Cool (only because SS501 was the first group i listened to). However, that doesn't mean I don't like thier songs :) Sherlock, Love Dust, One More Thing, Baby Love...they're on my ipod ^^ I have a list of at elast 300 songs that have to go my ipod...yup!

Favourite singer is Park Jung Min because ge sound so different than all the other singers out there, but that's a good thing...not a bad thing. I don't like Se7en because his music is different...in a bad way...lol. He's decent :P

Anyway, I'm done now...

OH! One more thing. I went to with my parents to visit my Dads friend, and on the way home form Barrie (which is where he lives) this car was like a couple feet in front of us...then it flipped in mid air...and landed on it's wheels...and if we hadn't noticed, we would have been in an accidnet :O It was freaky...

Anyway (i just said that) I'll post this now! I'll be starting a bit differently because the first topic (as you've probably noticed on the table of contents at the bottom of the foreword) will be application stories for both writers and those submiting entries. Let me just say that the best practice for creating characters i through application stories and I'll explain why later!! :)

Don't forget to submit your questions ^^ I'm open to answering them in the best way I can!
Subscribe and Coment if you wish to follow the tutorials and lessons. Refer to the foreword to see what you will get out of this tutorial or class... :) LOL

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Hey everyone! So I am at the cottage for eight days O.O But I will be writing there, so when I get back expect MEGA updates :)

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DemonDays
#1
Chapter 10: Aww Whatever the reason is that you will be leaving, I hope it will make you happy:) Thank you for all the wonderfull tips and lessons~! ^^
InfinityRhapsodyl
#2
Chapter 10: whoa.. actually I enjoying reading this.. but have not a lot of time.. so I'm still in the chap 2..
whoa..
peachysoo
#3
You have some helpful advice, but the grammar and spelling mistakes that litter a few of your chapters take a lot away from what you are trying to tell your readers. It's great that you are trying to help others and give some good advice, but when your work is littered with mistakes, it takes away some of the credibility you are trying to build up with this story.

I'm not trying to be a grammar Nazi, because I'm not one, but it would help if you could check over your chapters for spelling mistakes and at least make sure you have the basics of grammar down like knowing when to capitalize your sentences. Especially when you often switch between capitalizing and not capitalizing your sentences. If you stuck to doing just one of them, it would have been okay (and I don't mean using all caps for words to provide emphasis, I'm meaning some sentences have the correct capitalization, while others do not), but you didn't and for someone like me, a lot of times I can't take what you are trying to say seriously.

So I'm not trying to be a hater or anything here, but I suggest fixing up what you have written a bit, because not only would it make you seem more professional but also give you some extra credibility points for those that may want to potentially use this. The ideas are good, but how it's presented may make some people question your advice, even if it's well thought out and actually good advice.

I can understand that there may be a few mistakes here and there, because not everyone is perfect, but going through and making sure everything is at least spelled correctly and basic grammar rules are followed for the most part will definitely help you in the long run.
DemonDays
#4
Chapter 9: Even though the update was short you covered it well ^^ Maybe you have silent readers?
DemonDays
#5
Thank you so much for this, tutorial(?) !! This is turning out to be so helpful :D
Kyungiiie93
#6
Wow *clap clap*
This is actually really helpful!
LOL I was just going through your stuff and got interested in this XD
sanjana_kalyanpur
#7
Chapter 1: http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/278862/superstar-nichkhun-victoria-you-luhan-ocs-romanticomedy
can u pls tell me how the story is? and give me some tips..
everything is in a dialogue form
pls tell me how it is!
thanks! :)
ampharoses
#8
i praise you xD
My main problem is.. i'm too impulsive 0_o i write the first chapter of the story, then i COMPLETELY lose interest in it and stop writing it, especially apply stories. But i feel obligated to keep writing because they all worked so hard on their applications ....... ._.
anyway...
the big drama writing project seems cool, i would love to join but the only problem is that I KNOW i'm just gonna get lazy and never do my part T-T its awful, its SO hard for me to dedicate more than 20 minutes on writing per day... unless its a oneshot or something... o_o
kagaki #9
These are very good tips :)