Status: So I'm probably never going to be active again like I used to, but once school lets out, I'll try my best to get back. (1 month ago)

southpawstar

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Hello fellow writers!

Call me South.

I am an Inkpop refugee - when Inkpop declared they were shutting down and merging with Figment, I (along with many other inkies) moved here.  I'm planning on still going with the change and getting an account on Figment, just to see.  But I have to say, I'm really like it here so far :)

*Just because you fan me does not mean that I have to fan you back*

I'll fan you if:
1. I know you (and I mean really know, like have talked to and stuff, not just recognized your name)
2. I'm in love with your work
3. You're a fellow refugee (I'd like to get to know you all better since I was a recluse on Inkpop.  Just let me know somehow that you're an inkie if you fan me.)

When leaving a message on my profile, please keep it appropriate and properly written (text speak on a writing site just should not happen in my opinion.  Exceptions: lol, b/c, btw, and the like)

While on Inkpop, I was exposed to some pretty amazing critiques - long, helpful, and some tough love when needed.  I am striving to be as good as some of my fellow inkies with my critiques.  I won't be mean, but I will be honest.

I'll fix this more later.

Wish you all luck with your writing!
- South

Works

My Portfolio

5 parts / 7 pages, updated Jan 23, 2013

A collection of short stories that I'm submitting for a contest. Any comments would be appreciated!

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Most Beautiful

2 parts / 5 pages, updated Apr 03, 2012

Feeling isolated because of her new medical condition, Calisto attempts to stay hidden from the world. But one, random encounter with a musician may finally change the way she sees.

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southpawstar
4 months ago

Posted a new story that I would greatly appreciate getting feedback on. Working on a portfolio for contest submission, and need all the help I can get. If you have free time, take a look - it's really short.  Thanks!

http://www.wattpad.com/story/3758792-david-and-alice

southpawstar
1 year ago

I hate to be a nag, but if anyone has some time to kill, I'd appreciate it if you could give my story a look.  It's for my Fiction Writing class and I would love some constructive feedback on it before I have to turn it in. Thanks so much all!

http://www.wattpad.com/story/1163780-most-beautiful

southpawstar
1 year ago

@YuffieProductions haha Thanks :)  And you're welcome!  Glad I could be of some help :)

YuffieProductio...
1 year ago

@southpawstar GASP. That sounds so cool! *drools* Hm, I think you just got the gears in my head turning.... :O I think I have an idea for Rune's plot now. *bows down* Thank you!!

southpawstar
1 year ago

@YuffieProductions Well it's a very rough idea right now so it's kinda hard to explain.  Basically, it takes place in a world where mages have overthrown the government and taken over.  The main character is leading a revolution against the mages.  And that's all we really have so far - besides a love triangle/polygon lol

YuffieProductio...
1 year ago

@southpawstar Ahhh very true. It does depend on the story. Though in TGL... No, never mind. I'm not going to spoil it. 

Oh, wow! Your roommate writes, too? That's so awesome! I don't know anyone personally who writes. >.< What's your collab about?

southpawstar
1 year ago

@YuffieProductions I don't remember why I started writing in present, but I find it slightly easier at times because it's kind of like how you think-ish lol Some stories just have to be in one tense or the other though - for example, I have one story where the characters die in the end, but it's first person narration, so having it in past wouldn't really make sense (However, I didn't realize this until after I had already started it in past.  Oops.)

My roommate and I are working on a collab right now, and it's the most planning I've done so far - and we're not even done planning yet! I typically just wing it on my own stories.

YuffieProductio...
1 year ago

@southpawstar Well, I'm doing a lot of revising and rewriting in that, so I'd count it. 

I've never tried present tense. I'm too used to past, so first sounds awkward when I write it. 

Writing is honestly the hardest thing ever. It takes SO much planning and rewriting and more planning and scrapping and pulling out hair and coffee and sleepless nights.... 
I'm trying to plan out the rest of Stray now, and I thought it would be really easy.... Nope. I've written about 5 different outlines now, and everything still doesn't fit together properly. >.<

southpawstar
1 year ago

@YuffieProductions I didn't know whether I should count SH or not.

I used to write only in third person.  Then I wrote one story in first and have been kind of "stuck" on that since.  I've done the same thing with tenses: used to write in past, now only write in present. I don't know when I'll go back and try past tense because I kinda like all my stories being in present, but I've already got a story idea that will require third to get a good feel for both the main characters.

But I have to finish TBG before I start on that one - and finish planning it.  Writing is so much more work than people think it is lol

YuffieProductio...
1 year ago

@southpawstar Three others actually! TGL, Stray, and SH. :/ I'm committing literary suicide once again. 

I've written in 3rd person only once before--an old draft of one of the TGL books--but that was rubbish. I never went back to 3rd after that, but I feel like it will be a fun challenge. I'm still trying to get a feel for it.

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