probably keeping it brief. I feel like I spend the majority of my time editing out long mc thought rants that probably add some level to the story, but overall could be summarized better in a line or two
MOOD!
I just want my laptop to somehow read my mind and know what to do
Thisss!! Always thinking Iām overusing
Trying to make it all run smoothly and not sound to much like itās one point then another Iām rather new to it all and Iām terrible at writing and spelling so I keep having to re write everything over and over again
Trying to plan. I have always hated planning so I try to do some planning but I prefer to get into coding as soon as possible. Itās the fun yet stressful part of writing an episode story.
Personally, I find creating the actual story is the hardest. By the time I finish a chapter Iām already scrapping it because āit doesnāt sound rightā or I donāt like the way it feels. I guess I have a hard time putting my thoughts into words, never mind scripting it.
Here are a few of my suggestions if anyone can help me, I would love that!
- The beginning of the story is usually harder to write
- Keeping a scene going can also b a huge struggle
- Making outfits with tattoos or birthmarks, itās so annoying
- Finding the right description
- Getting the perfect title
- Making names that represent the characters culture and their personality all at once
So yeah, thatās what I find hard!
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Iāll list out a few I have:
-Continuing the story. Sure, Iāll have a few ideas for the first few batch of chapters, but after (at least) chapter 10, I canāt figure out where the plot would go from there.
-Creating outfits with tattoos, birthmarks, scars, freckles, and more physical appearance things. It would be more simple if they added it to the character creation tab, as I feel like it belongs there.
-Dialog. I donāt want the characters to come off as annoying or cold when speaking to each other, so itās just complicated.
-Spot Directing and Coding. This is the annoying part; so I might have my story all planned out and everything, but I am not a fan of this. It is very time consuming, and makes me feel un-motivated to write.
-BACKGROUND CHARACTERS AND OUTFITSSS. I run out of ideas for outfits fast, and I donāt want to customize almost every background character to look particularly different as I donāt want duplicates, but I also donāt want my story to look like a ghost town. TwT
Thatās just about it.
I can agree with ākeeping a scene ongoing.ā I just wouldnāt know how to keep it going, but I donāt want to skip to the next scene so quickly!
Also, about the title and description, you could base it off of the main moral/lesson/idea of the story. Although, itās hard to find original titles/descriptions that arenāt already taken and typically cliche. E.x: Letās say a story is about childhood friends falling in love years later, but the title is like āIn Love with my Best Friendā, āFirst Loveā, etc. However, as I mentioned before, I think both should be based off of the moral or based idea of the story. Like, if the main idea is to learn about self-acceptance, you can make a description and title for that.
a week thatās nothing
im in one scene for like a month now
Spot directing.
Dialogue. I usually have a plotline mapped out but I never really get dialouge right on the first try, its usually long and just loaded with useless stuff which is just a bad habit of mine. I just type in random letters hoping to come up with dialougue after the directing. The fact that Iām too sarcastic and havent spoken to anyone but myself in the shower doesnāt help either.
Wow! That is amazing advice, tysm I ill definitely be using that in the future!!
JUST THE CODING AND OUTFITS, AS WELL AS CHECKING FOR GLITCHES. OMFG. Iāll write the whole script to copy and paste, have every last thing detailed then give up from the outfits.
Np! Have fun coming up with ideas. :]
Plot. The goddamn plot.
I punched my cousinās laptop when I was coding in it lol. Thank God there was no damage
I struggle when I donāt find the animation needed. Once I went through the animation section for like 1 hour just to realise that I skipped the animation twice
Also when I imagine something super amazing but while coding I am brain dead or I just realise that I am dumb while doing that annoys me the most
I can go on lol
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BACKGROUND CHARACTERS AND OUTFITSSS. I run out of ideas for outfits fast, and I donāt want to customize almost every background character to look particularly different as I donāt want duplicates, but I also donāt want my story to look like a ghost town. TwT
Same hereā¦ I am now at a scene where I need to make and use background charactersā¦ And I already done a lot for itā¦ But my problem is also choosing the right animations (and more animations) for those BG-charactersā¦ You donāt want those BG-characters doing the same animation over and over again.