The Topics List, whike outdated is still relevant. The author has a life and the boards are very popular. (tho on the subject, the 2 recent threads on Backup ougta be merged. Theyre basicaly the same thing.)

I think i learned to think thru my stories. Like let the plot play out in my head. If i cant end it i drop it. Unfortunately i suffer from attacks from my muse. Sometimes shed give me a doyen ideas at once and i end up with a notebook with stories that have starts but no bodys or ends.

omg, it never accured to me when i read SmF that they were talking of THOSE pirate movies. XD

I know the feling of wanting to say somethings DONE. Most of my fics are oneshots because i get tired of the story when writing chapter stories. You ougta post a sample online on one of th writing siter to get input from strangers. If you ask at the end for people not to flame it you mite get some constructive critizism. As well as positive words. Theres nothing like geting the ego fed.

Ive been there with fanfics. Where i simply gave up on them. I have one unpublshed fanfic that is pure gold imo and i didnt have the ending for a kong time. what i did was when i wanted to stop because of The Block i put the folder a way for a couple months. When the story was out of my head i read it again going over and removing or changing somethings. By the time i reached that part i had a decent. A profesional mite be able to pick 6ut where the writing changds but honestly i think its a great epic fic. Hells i even had sequels(it would have been a trilogy) in my head but they stayed there. Perhaps if i ever publish the fic ill write them but i know theyl suck.                                       perhapsyou should do much the same. Set it aside, clear your mindp and go back at a later time.

theres nothing more satisfying than satisfied readers.

[i know this for afact, i LOVE getting good fanfic reviews.]
just call me SailorYue from NewJersey
[it's pronounced U-ay]

has this ever happened to anyone: once you get the story written, your mind forgets it? that happens to me, which is why i dont use paper and pen anymore. once i get the story done, IM done wit hthe story. i never want to dwell on it again