Poll #17: When Did You Start Taking Writing Seriously?

Andy · 01-30-2008, 01:57 PM

Poll idea by Shaun. It's a little different than the last poll, which was about when you started writing for pleasure.

You can probably define "seriously" as the point when you started critiquing and doing research.

Nyx · 01-30-2008, 03:18 PM

There should be an option for people like me who haven't started taking it seriously yet

Lykaios · 01-30-2008, 03:21 PM

Hehe, I can give you an approximate date too! 2nd of August 2006. I had this idea for a story and spent the next six months hand-writing it. *It was awful!* But I have been writing ever since and I am still trying to fix the mess my 13-year-old-self left my story in . . .

Tncowgirl · 01-30-2008, 03:29 PM

I started in a class my mom forced me to take. I hate writing before that, but now I can't stop. It is my escape valve too.

, but I read the books I wrote back then and choke. They are so bad. But I write most of my stuff on paper and then if I like it enough I put it on the computer.

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Shaun · 01-30-2008, 03:45 PM

I actually didn't want to be a writer until the latter half of my senior year when I realize that making up fantasy worlds and telling stories about things that don't exist is actually a lot of fun.

Imelda · 01-30-2008, 06:02 PM

About a week before my 20th birthday. Best year ever.

Alex · 01-30-2008, 06:12 PM

This is hard for me. Like I said before, I'm not sure I want to pursue writing as a career unless I go into sports journalism, but I've been writing constantly on RPG's and such since I was 11. I first started writing serious poetry when I was 13, although it paled in comparison to what I write now. Its hard, but I'll say 13-14.

Carraka · 01-30-2008, 07:28 PM

April 3rd, 2005.

I was a Neopets roleplayer back then, and an elaborate character background turned into a brilliant plot. (It turned out not to be so brilliant, but at least it wasn't cliche.) Anyway, I spent the next two years trying to write my first novel, and when I finished it, I decided it was horrible. Then I spent a year or so writing and discarding first pages. I also tried to rewrite my first novel, but I've given up.

So now it's EC. Who knows where my writing career will take me next? Plop!

Zaphkiel · 02-01-2008, 12:34 PM

I took it seriously three years ago

random_writer · 07-03-2008, 04:29 PM

I just began taking it seriously last...November, maybe? When my mom and dad split up. I started writing, and it (IT. That's what I'll call it.) never got finished. I still have the original documents, so I may attempt to salvage it someday. At the moment though, my computer keys are screwed up, so I can't even get to my documents.

It isn't fun, because I was finally getting into my groove with 'Sense.'

I'm going to do a little shameless publicity here. If anyone would like to read 'Sense,' it is posted in the Members-Only Stories forum, and constructive criticism is needed...

Sorry about that.

View Poll Results: At what age did you start taking writing seriously?
6 or earlier	1	1.45%
7-8	2	2.90%
9-10	6	8.70%
11-12	19	27.54%
13-14	20	28.99%
15-16	10	14.49%
17-18	1	1.45%
19-20	1	1.45%
21-22	0	0%
23-24	0	0%
25 and up	0	0%
I haven't...yet!	9	13.04%
Voters: 69. You may not vote on this poll

01-30-2008, 01:57 PM	View Post #1 (Link) Poll #17: When Did You Start Taking Writing Seriously?
Andy Administrator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: At home Posts: 2,556 Points: 50 Times Thanked: 92	Poll idea by Shaun. It's a little different than the last poll, which was about when you started writing for pleasure. You can probably define "seriously" as the point when you started critiquing and doing research. __________________

01-30-2008, 03:21 PM	View Post #3 (Link)
Lykaios Global Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ὡς ἐν ἄλλῳ κόσμῳ Posts: 2,100 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 104	Hehe, I can give you an approximate date too! 2nd of August 2006. I had this idea for a story and spent the next six months hand-writing it. It was awful! But I have been writing ever since and I am still trying to fix the mess my 13-year-old-self left my story in . . . __________________ Spoiler: Our Poem (Alice, Drax, me and Spacey) Orange-red cubes that make a wall, they aren't always orange-red, but butterscotch cement holds them tight and burning wine becomes the mortar. Diamond drops of liquid ice, a cling-film layer that wraps up the world with sticky taps and pitfall paper, keeping flies trapped inside and out --they drown a certain Scottish pirate and then the poetry stops for good, the - end as jelly oozes through the cracks. Twins with Lizzie. poetry blog

01-30-2008, 03:29 PM	View Post #4 (Link)
Tncowgirl Literary Artist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Thats a good question!!!! Posts: 303 Points: 10 Times Thanked: 21	I started in a class my mom forced me to take. I hate writing before that, but now I can't stop. It is my escape valve too. , but I read the books I wrote back then and choke. They are so bad. But I write most of my stuff on paper and then if I like it enough I put it on the computer. . __________________ Join the Club!! - I'll read over your stuff, but I tend to be too nice about it! -Ha! Not me! -I'm the nuteral guy! And if I do say so may self, NINJA'S BEAT STUPID PIRATES ANYDAY!!!!!!!!! Sorry if I don't get on for a while. My computer has a virus, and I can't get on it. Note It still has a virus, but I can get on a bit more then before on my mom's computer. But if I don't get on for a day or two I am really sorry.

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Shaun Dead Person Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 5,581 Points: 11.33 Times Thanked: 136	I actually didn't want to be a writer until the latter half of my senior year when I realize that making up fantasy worlds and telling stories about things that don't exist is actually a lot of fun. __________________ The Viking Amoeba Army is here! Run for your lives! Tumblr! Read my published fiction and non-fiction! And check out The World in the Satin Bag novel podcast. Help me become rich and donate! My Random Stuff: --The World in the Satin Bag: My science fiction, fantasy, and writing blog! --Check out Cheese & Crackers Original and Cheese & Crackers Superheroes --The Skiffy and Fanty Show --Duke and Zink Do America (Political Podcast) YWO Stuff: --Buy Survival By Storytelling Magazine (Issue One is available!) Support fellow YWO writers! --And don't forget to buy something from YWO's Zazzle Store! --Follow YWO on Twitter. Spoiler: This is a call to arms, gather soldiers, Time to go to war. This is a battle song, brothers and sisters, Time to go to war.

01-30-2008, 06:02 PM	View Post #6 (Link)
Imelda Freelance Writer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,012 Points: 11.85 Times Thanked: 14	About a week before my 20th birthday. Best year ever.

01-30-2008, 06:12 PM	View Post #7 (Link)
Alex Freelance Writer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida State Posts: 1,825 Points: 10 Times Thanked: 81	This is hard for me. Like I said before, I'm not sure I want to pursue writing as a career unless I go into sports journalism, but I've been writing constantly on RPG's and such since I was 11. I first started writing serious poetry when I was 13, although it paled in comparison to what I write now. Its hard, but I'll say 13-14. __________________ Now that I'm back I'm open for critiques. PM if you'd like me to critique your poetry and/or Realistic Fiction.

02-01-2008, 12:34 PM	View Post #9 (Link)
Zaphkiel Freelance Writer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,525 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 31	I took it seriously three years ago __________________ http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ire-Knight.gif The stars are shining. The full moon above me. Why does the night pass by? Why couldn’t it last forever? Zaphkiel's Final Product: A Cursed Royalty

07-03-2008, 04:29 PM	View Post #10 (Link)
random_writer Scholarly Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: I'm a secret agent. Can't tell you. Posts: 235 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 11	I just began taking it seriously last...November, maybe? When my mom and dad split up. I started writing, and it (IT. That's what I'll call it.) never got finished. I still have the original documents, so I may attempt to salvage it someday. At the moment though, my computer keys are screwed up, so I can't even get to my documents. It isn't fun, because I was finally getting into my groove with 'Sense.' I'm going to do a little shameless publicity here. If anyone would like to read 'Sense,' it is posted in the Members-Only Stories forum, and constructive criticism is needed... Sorry about that. __________________ You're something beautiful A contradiction I wanna play the game, I want the friction. -- Muse "Time is Running Out" New project posted. You know you want to critique it... Postcards from Gwenna Legends of Aldaniir: Lyrael ninjamage.