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I wanted to try and write the first day of the story in one session, so I spent somewhere from six to eight hours today thinking and trying to write, and I must say, it is much more difficult than I was expecting. In that time, I managed to output around 150 sentences, many of which were "...", which equate to about 10 minutes reading at the default text-scrolling speed. I'm not sure if that's a comparatively good number (though I suspect that it's really poor). Although this is my first time trying to write anything, I still wasn't expecting to struggle as much as I was. I still have to add music and visuals on top of that, as well. I haven't even figured out how I want to add dialogue options and a branching narrative yet, either.
Aside, I believe I now have a lot more respect for all types of writers, even 14-year-olds who write 1000+ page fanfics. I find the ability to put words to things to be one of my biggest weaknesses, so being able to write at all is something that I realize deserves merit now. Also, mundanity in particular is something that I struggle to write. I just take too much for granted. I don't even realize most of the habits I perform while I'm conscious, and much less am I able to notice such things and describe them in an eloquent way. It might be a lot easier for me to make chuunige, but that's not the type of story I'm going for. I've gained a lot more respect for AIR, as well. I once thought that I only enjoyed it because it happened to be my first VN, but looking back at it now makes me appreciate how it not only is capable of writing mundanity, but also in a way that makes it 'engaging', or as engaging as mundanity can be. A lot of the elements which I considered to be its weaker parts I now believe to be better executed than most other VNs. It's all about the mindset you have while reading it, I suppose.
There's going to be a lot of AIR references, by the way. It's my primary inspiration; it left that much of an impact on me. Many of the parts of this story which I have planned could be described as just me trying to recreate AIR from memory, or otherwise perhaps a very unusual AIR fanfic VN. I might even say that it's required reading if you really want to understand what I'm trying to execute in the story, because God knows if I'll be able to adequately express the plot by my own merits.
I wanted to try and write the first day of the story in one session, so I spent somewhere from six to eight hours today thinking and trying to write, and I must say, it is much more difficult than I was expecting. In that time, I managed to output around 150 sentences, many of which were "...", which equate to about 10 minutes reading at the default text-scrolling speed. I'm not sure if that's a comparatively good number (though I suspect that it's really poor). Although this is my first time trying to write anything, I still wasn't expecting to struggle as much as I was. I still have to add music and visuals on top of that, as well. I haven't even figured out how I want to add dialogue options and a branching narrative yet, either.
Aside, I believe I now have a lot more respect for all types of writers, even 14-year-olds who write 1000+ page fanfics. I find the ability to put words to things to be one of my biggest weaknesses, so being able to write at all is something that I realize deserves merit now. Also, mundanity in particular is something that I struggle to write. I just take too much for granted. I don't even realize most of the habits I perform while I'm conscious, and much less am I able to notice such things and describe them in an eloquent way. It might be a lot easier for me to make chuunige, but that's not the type of story I'm going for. I've gained a lot more respect for AIR, as well. I once thought that I only enjoyed it because it happened to be my first VN, but looking back at it now makes me appreciate how it not only is capable of writing mundanity, but also in a way that makes it 'engaging', or as engaging as mundanity can be. A lot of the elements which I considered to be its weaker parts I now believe to be better executed than most other VNs. It's all about the mindset you have while reading it, I suppose.
There's going to be a lot of AIR references, by the way. It's my primary inspiration; it left that much of an impact on me. Many of the parts of this story which I have planned could be described as just me trying to recreate AIR from memory, or otherwise perhaps a very unusual AIR fanfic VN. I might even say that it's required reading if you really want to understand what I'm trying to execute in the story, because God knows if I'll be able to adequately express the plot by my own merits.
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