Just for fun, I decided to revisit the slice-of-life chapters in A Rather Large Adventure.

They probably dragged on a lot longer than they needed to. There was too much dialogue, and a lot of it was corny. I could have handled prospective romance way better and fleshed out each of the characters. There were plot elements I introduced that had no real payoff. If I really wanted to, I would redo it all.

But I still like them, actually. It's charming in a way to see how I was like at 16 or 17, still a novice at this writing stuff. I wrote the first draft down on paper, all the way to chapter 33. I had no idea how it would end or transition to the end. Despite those limits, I like to think I did better than 75% of the other authors that tried the same thing. And seeing how far I've come, I feel satisfied with my progress.

Comments

[A Man Undercover]

Even though I haven’t written many stories so far, I like to frequently watch and study the works of others for inspiration in terms of style and type of story. Your story’s one of the best I’ve read on this site, and I’m proud that you were able to bring it to fruition.

I only wish I could be able to bring to life more of my own stories like you and so many others have, because while I do have ideas in mind...they would always be trapped in my head and not put down on paper right away.

[Jade Dawn]

I wrote the first draft down on paper, all the way to chapter 33.

...okay, wow. I've honestly gotten to the point where I actually kinda struggle to put things down on real, physical paper now.

[BradyBunch]

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