StrugglingWriter's Thread ("Something's Gotta Give")

StrugglingWriter · 02-12-2012, 03:22 PM

Howdy, ya'll.

"Something's Gotta Give" has been running for about a year now, although to me it feels like it's just getting started. I'm loving writing it, and I'm loving even more looking forward to where I plan for it to go.

What I'd like to know from people who would like to respond:

* Other than the obvious (protagonist Kelly gains even more weight), where in your mind do you see this plot headed?

Any other comments regarding what you like about this particular story would be fine, but interested in what reader's might be thinking about the future of the story.

StrugglingWriter · 02-12-2012, 06:13 PM

Perusing the forum description, I now consider that perhaps I should not have started this thread?

Tad · 02-13-2012, 07:56 AM

Right now I'd say that there is an interesting tension between Kelly having embraced her current pudgy-and-well-endowed figure, and what her professor and tutor are hoping to see from her ('exponential growth' if I recall correctly). With Gail's tutorship she's making things work at her current size, but if she keeps ballooning in weight....I could see that getting harder and harder. Mind you, once Summer term is done and she is, presumably, back in the sorority house, she'd presumably have a hard time keeping up her eating levels.

I guess what I'm getting at is that the story title pretty much suggests that she can't have it all, she can't keep her marks, her figure, her party girl status, and her own happiness, all at the same time. By the end of the story, presumably, something will have to give, and she'll have to make some choices about what is most important to her.

I guess the one thing is that I hope it is a good ending--her choosing, rather than a bad ending -- her spiralling out of control and losing most everything.

StrugglingWriter · 02-13-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tad

Right now I'd say that there is an interesting tension between Kelly having embraced her current pudgy-and-well-endowed figure, and what her professor and tutor are hoping to see from her ('exponential growth' if I recall correctly). With Gail's tutorship she's making things work at her current size, but if she keeps ballooning in weight....I could see that getting harder and harder. Mind you, once Summer term is done and she is, presumably, back in the sorority house, she'd presumably have a hard time keeping up her eating levels.

I guess what I'm getting at is that the story title pretty much suggests that she can't have it all, she can't keep her marks, her figure, her party girl status, and her own happiness, all at the same time. By the end of the story, presumably, something will have to give, and she'll have to make some choices about what is most important to her.

I guess the one thing is that I hope it is a good ending--her choosing, rather than a bad ending -- her spiralling out of control and losing most everything.

I guess, having seen you on these boards for a long time, I'm not surprised your response would be so thoughtful. Thank you. I was wondering how transparent the "exponential growth" conversation might seem. I guarantee you Kelly didn't see through it.

Tad · 02-14-2012, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by StrugglingWriter

I was wondering how transparent the "exponential growth" conversation might seem. I guarantee you Kelly didn't see through it.

Well, I'm a mathy, so I actually paid attention to those parts.....don't know how much others would have paid attention to it, now that I think of it.

StrugglingWriter · 10-14-2016, 11:17 PM

UGH! I've been struggling with this one scene for SO LONG. Block after block after block, line after line, all about getting from here to there, and all of it about, Is that really natural? UGH!

Xyantha Reborn · 10-15-2016, 05:07 AM

That's the worst!!

Tad · 10-15-2016, 05:19 AM

Is there any way you can jump past it, and just tease it out in memories / flashbacks etc ... focusing on the impact more than the play by play? Or is it one of those that really needs to be front and centre?

Also: ditto on what Xy said, and I think anybody who writes has hit this sort of block, sooner or later.

Xyantha Reborn · 10-15-2016, 06:24 AM

I tend to wrire ahead too, as Tad says, or write a bit of a different story until it clicks.

It sucks when you put it on paper and have to crumple it up!

ALS Again · 10-19-2016, 08:29 AM

I feel like I can't write at all. I just have severe writer's block.

ALS Again · 10-19-2016, 08:29 AM

Plus, the story that I wrote last year is incredibly stupid. I can't find a way to revamp the story without starting over.

StrugglingWriter · 02-11-2017, 10:32 PM

Sooooooooooooo, I did it!!

StrugglingWriter · 11-10-2017, 03:00 PM

I shot ahead after a long whirlwind of writing. It's going to take a ton of editing before it all gets posted, but I'm happy to share that I've reached the next great milestone in SGG!

jakemcduck · 11-10-2017, 06:38 PM

Awesome! Looking forward to it!

Tad · 11-11-2017, 05:19 AM

Great news

StrugglingWriter · 11-27-2017, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jakemcduck

Awesome! Looking forward to it!

You know what? Right back atya!

StrugglingWriter · 11-27-2017, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tad

Well, I'm a mathy, so I actually paid attention to those parts.....don't know how much others would have paid attention to it, now that I think of it.

By the way, forgot once I put it up. It was The Code lecture. You think that could have been by flashback?

StrugglingWriter · 02-06-2018, 09:34 AM

So as Kelly's semester pushes toward a climax, there has been an increase in intrigue. (Dare I use that word?) I've been wondering if people had any thoughts.

jakemcduck · 02-06-2018, 10:46 AM

I've really been enjoying it. I don't like to speculate as to where I think it's going because I'd rather be surprised. I have my ideas but I have to stop my brain from jumping ahead. Although the twist with Elektra's fixation with Kelly's body was a nice turn and I'm hoping for more of that, as much as seeing larger and long term gains for Kelly.

Good work so far though.

Tad · 02-06-2018, 08:21 PM

Pretty much what Jake said ^^^^^^

02-12-2012, 03:22 PM	#1
StrugglingWriter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 361	StrugglingWriter's Thread ("Something's Gotta Give") Howdy, ya'll. "Something's Gotta Give" has been running for about a year now, although to me it feels like it's just getting started. I'm loving writing it, and I'm loving even more looking forward to where I plan for it to go. What I'd like to know from people who would like to respond: * Other than the obvious (protagonist Kelly gains even more weight), where in your mind do you see this plot headed? Any other comments regarding what you like about this particular story would be fine, but interested in what reader's might be thinking about the future of the story.

02-13-2012, 07:56 AM	#3
Tad mostly harmless Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,613	Right now I'd say that there is an interesting tension between Kelly having embraced her current pudgy-and-well-endowed figure, and what her professor and tutor are hoping to see from her ('exponential growth' if I recall correctly). With Gail's tutorship she's making things work at her current size, but if she keeps ballooning in weight....I could see that getting harder and harder. Mind you, once Summer term is done and she is, presumably, back in the sorority house, she'd presumably have a hard time keeping up her eating levels. I guess what I'm getting at is that the story title pretty much suggests that she can't have it all, she can't keep her marks, her figure, her party girl status, and her own happiness, all at the same time. By the end of the story, presumably, something will have to give, and she'll have to make some choices about what is most important to her. I guess the one thing is that I hope it is a good ending--her choosing, rather than a bad ending -- her spiralling out of control and losing most everything. __________________ Criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure. -Djuna Barnes, writer and artist

10-14-2016, 11:17 PM	#6
StrugglingWriter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 361	UGH! I've been struggling with this one scene for SO LONG. Block after block after block, line after line, all about getting from here to there, and all of it about, Is that really natural? UGH! __________________ Author of Something's Gotta Give and What I'd Like to Say... http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/fo...d.php?t=102853

10-15-2016, 05:19 AM	#8
Tad mostly harmless Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,613	Is there any way you can jump past it, and just tease it out in memories / flashbacks etc ... focusing on the impact more than the play by play? Or is it one of those that really needs to be front and centre? Also: ditto on what Xy said, and I think anybody who writes has hit this sort of block, sooner or later. __________________ Criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure. -Djuna Barnes, writer and artist

02-11-2017, 10:32 PM	#12
StrugglingWriter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 361	Sooooooooooooo, I did it!! __________________ Author of Something's Gotta Give and What I'd Like to Say... http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/fo...d.php?t=102853

02-12-2012, 06:13 PM	#2
StrugglingWriter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 361	Perusing the forum description, I now consider that perhaps I should not have started this thread?

10-15-2016, 05:07 AM	#7
Xyantha Reborn - Actually Very Tame! Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 2,691	That's the worst!!

10-15-2016, 06:24 AM	#9
Xyantha Reborn - Actually Very Tame! Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 2,691	I tend to wrire ahead too, as Tad says, or write a bit of a different story until it clicks. It sucks when you put it on paper and have to crumple it up!

10-19-2016, 08:29 AM	#10
ALS Again Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 60	I feel like I can't write at all. I just have severe writer's block.

11-10-2017, 03:00 PM	#13
StrugglingWriter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 361	I shot ahead after a long whirlwind of writing. It's going to take a ton of editing before it all gets posted, but I'm happy to share that I've reached the next great milestone in SGG! __________________ Author of Something's Gotta Give and What I'd Like to Say... http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/fo...d.php?t=102853

11-10-2017, 06:38 PM	#14
jakemcduck Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Depends on the moment . . . in a truck somewhere. Posts: 48	Awesome! Looking forward to it!

11-11-2017, 05:19 AM	#15
Tad mostly harmless Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,613	Great news __________________ Criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure. -Djuna Barnes, writer and artist

02-06-2018, 09:34 AM	#18
StrugglingWriter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 361	So as Kelly's semester pushes toward a climax, there has been an increase in intrigue. (Dare I use that word?) I've been wondering if people had any thoughts. __________________ Author of Something's Gotta Give and What I'd Like to Say... http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/fo...d.php?t=102853

02-06-2018, 10:46 AM	#19
jakemcduck Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Depends on the moment . . . in a truck somewhere. Posts: 48	I've really been enjoying it. I don't like to speculate as to where I think it's going because I'd rather be surprised. I have my ideas but I have to stop my brain from jumping ahead. Although the twist with Elektra's fixation with Kelly's body was a nice turn and I'm hoping for more of that, as much as seeing larger and long term gains for Kelly. Good work so far though.

02-06-2018, 08:21 PM	#20
Tad mostly harmless Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,613	Pretty much what Jake said ^^^^^^ __________________ Criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure. -Djuna Barnes, writer and artist