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My blog is riverbloe.com, I post SimLit and will be sharing mods that I've translated into Swedish, come say hi!
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@SnowBnuuy Thank you! You were faster than I was. That's fair, what exactly made you lose interest in playing the game as a whole?
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Another question! Do you have a save file just for playing, or do you mostly/entirely use the game for the purposes of SimLit?
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@DaniRose2143 I bet! I'm planning my second story right now, and it's like the polar opposite of my main one, which is refreshing. I like the idea of being able to bounce between both, so one doesn't get burnt out as easily on one. As long as you keep writing, that's what's important x) @SnowBnuuy I'm the same way, I can't…
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I totally get that, I wouldn't want to send something into the void either unless I was satisfied with it, and sometimes the muse doesn't work on a schedule. I'm glad to hear that it seems like many don't mind irregular updates. Oh yeah, it's understandable that people decide to move on from SimLit, but it's sad when a…
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@SnowBnuuy Once a week sounds manageable, I think I'll aim for that but not post a schedule like I see many do, so I still have the freedom to post – or not post – whenever I feel like it. @GlacierSnow That sounds great, it's good to know yourself as a writer and what your needs and habits are. I'm just now getting back…
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Do you ever get bored with writing one story? What do you do then, if so? Haha, I get that, not sure if I'd be able to pull cope with it either! So I take it you don't really have a schedule either? I myself feel very constricted by that. I'd rather just post whenever I feel like it, but as I've understood it, readers…
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@GlacierSnow Oh wow, five, that's so many! Are they very different as well, spanning different genres? I'm debating whether I should just focus on my one story, or if I want to have a second one as well. I'd be sharing both, though, so that'd be twice the effort. But I also don't want to get bored with it, haha. Do you…
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I do wonder, do you write several SimLit stories at the same time, or do you just focus on one before moving on to the next? If you write several stories at the same time, how do you manage your time between them?
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It's been so interesting and inspiring to read all your thoughts on how you write SimLit, so thank you so much for that! I've learned a lot thanks to all of you!
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@haneul It was good in the beginning, but then it suddenly jumped, the pacing picked up too fast or something like that. I think I'm just not one for writing out the mundane so much, I like to get into things, haha.
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@haneul I also make sure to really back up my saves! Couldn't deal with losing everything. I definitely make things move too quickly, or I write at a good pace at first, and then suddenly things explode. I think it has to do with me getting into a specific rhythm after a bit. But I'm certainly going to just do what I want,…
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So, how do you guys deal with pacing? I often don't know if I'm getting it right, I've had some critique that my pacing is off, so it'd be interesting to hear your take on how to deal with it?
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@Kellogg_J_Kellogg Yeah. I've already learned a lot about myself as a SimLit writer already. I write everything out now without screenshots, then I go looking for screenshots that fit what I've written. But yeah, I'm definitely going to write for myself. That's why I wanted to start SimLit to begin with! And then I'll just…
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@haneul That makes me feel a lot better about playing ahead, I was worried it'd cause a problem first, but as long as those screenshots are taken and notes are made, it shouldn't pose that much of a problem, haha. Where do you store all your images? Since they take up a lot on WordPress – which is what I use – I've taken a…
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@GlacierSnow It seems like most have lots of saves, that's something I'm going to take after for sure, hadn't thought about that at all, but it's really smart. You seem to be a planner, so it's interesting to see someone more on the other end of the spectrum and what works for you. I've noticed that the more I write, the…
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@MonaSolstraale I do that too! I do admit that I have a few cheat mods installed as well that allow you to put your sims in certain emotions, instantly change the weather, and stuff like that. I haven't used them yet, but I know there will come a time when I need something specific. They do say that reading is the most…
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@MonaSolstraale Hi Mona! I'll definitely look through the thread when I've got some extra time, 79 pages aren't nearly as daunting as 5000+ 😅 Thank you so much for the reply. I hadn't thought of saving at different times, that's genius and I wish I would've thought of that before, haha. Better late than never, I guess! And…
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Hi people, I'm looking for tips and tricks for SimLit and was told this was the place to go? I'd love to hear about your personal process in writing with The Sims as a medium. How you organize yourself and stay motivated. I'd love to know what you do when (if) you get ahead in the game and still want to play the same, but…
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@SnowBnuuy A glorious mess is just my cup of tea, lol! I'll definitely stop by and say hi!
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- Thank you so much for this! It’s true that when reading SimLit advice online in places like Tumblr, it seems like there’s so much you need to do in order to get it right. It can be detrimental, especially to people like me who have a tendency to think too much xD I’m definitely going to just go for it, play it by ear,…
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Oh wow, I was thinking about writing SimLit without screenshots, but I didn’t know if it could be counted as SimLit then. Did you share this story somewhere like on a blog?
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Another question! Do you have save files that are just for game play, or do you exclusively play to write?
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> @hellohannah2 said: > Loving these questions! I'm also very interested in whatever other people think. > > I think for most people a comfortable reading length is between 2000 and 5000 words per chapter, but that's definitely a very loose guide. Your chapters should be as long as they need to be. I think mine average…
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Oh> @riverbloe said: > What are your guys' usual word count per chapter? I'm curious. Right now my posts are pretty short, but I think once I get into it, they'll become a little longer. Oh, and what lengths do you prefer to read? What you prefer to read vs. what you prefer to write isn't necessarily the same. x)
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What are your guys' usual word count per chapter? I'm curious. Right now my posts are pretty short, but I think once I get into it, they'll become a little longer.
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> @Kellogg_J_Kellogg said: > It is involved! More than I thought when I set out to write it. It's kind of rotational: What happens is that I go with the momentum of a plot strand so one character is involved with that and then the next chapter will be about someone who is also involved in that plot strand. Then I might go…
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> @hellohannah2 said: > Hello! > > For me I always stick with one - I get really fixated on what I'm doing, so I'd find it impossible to deviate from it and start focusing on something else. If you can manage more than one at a time, which many people can, definitely go for it. If you have two or even three ideas that…
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> @SimTresa said: > When I feel like it and when I have time. Usually how it works out is: Play Monday, write and post Tuesday, Play either Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday, depending on how long Tuesday's chapter took. Rinse and repeat. Thank you for sharing! > @Kellogg_J_Kellogg said: > I write just the one story, Sim 66,…
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> @SimTresa said: > Only one way to find out. Try it and see if it works for you and your readers. If you're worried you'll get bored just working on one at a time, you should try doing two. Or have one main big story and occasionally do short side sotires or chapters from a secondary character's point of view. > > I know…
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> @SnowBnuuy said: > From someone who is really bad at organising thoughts, I say stick with one. IDK how good you are at multitasking (I'm not XD) but it's a lot easier to focus on one story than it is juggling multiple at once. I don't think people would get bored if you just wrote one story. If people like that one…
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