Poll: Do you write as a hobby?

AdmanUK

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Did your heart harden when you saw her?
Did it turn cold in the snows of war?
I saw your heart that day and the next,
Two loves battling for your heart

You saw flowers in her eyes and then blades,
You felt soothing waters and then flames,
You held her in your arms to comfort her
And then held him still as he weeps no more

Did you weep for his children, as they weep now?
Will you ever remember his wife now so alone?
You go back to her and them, those you left behind,
And their smiles and laughter take you back,
Back to where you don?t belong.

Ask yourself sweet hypocrite, son of both flames,
Which doth taste sweeter when you sleep?
Is it the kiss of your lover? The one you left behind?
Or the one you gave to that boy, on that field so far?

Do the walks you take with them,
Those you surely don?t deserve,
Do they heal the wounds on your soles?
The ones that stood upon a lover?s lips

Those tears you weep for joy, the ones you hold so dear
Those ones you stole that day, through ignorance and fear
Can they ever be for joy again? Of all the oceans and waves?
Or are they crimson like his mother?s, on his cold and lonely grave?

So sleep my wandering brother, sleep and rest those eyes
Sleep to calm that heart of yours, and forget the dying cries
Sleep to know peace, and sleep forever more,
For who truly died that day, you, him or Votre amour?

That's a yes for me too haha
 

walls of cetepedes

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I'm currently writing about what would happen if Ellis isn't interrupted during one of his little stories.

So far, it takes 15 minutes for me to say.
 

AdmanUK

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Awww thanks dude =) I have what must be an anthology by now haha and I also have about 4 novels on the go haha
 

plastic_window

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Mostly I write short stories that very rarely make sense. Occasionally, I'll write a review, but they're really not all that good so I never post them on The Escapist any more.

I used to write poetry, but I was never happy with what I'd end up with, so I've not written any of that in a few years.

At the moment I'm doing Journalism at university, so predictably I have to do quite a bit of writing for that, but I'm not very good at it. I'd much rather be doing analytical essays or reviews.
 

Pariah87

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I like writing film reviews or random stories, I wouldn't mind trying a script or two.

Nothing I write is ever seen by the eyes of others though because I have this crippling lack of faith in my own abilities lol.
 

NoNameMcgee

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I only write video game reviews but lately I'm finding myself less interested in doing them.
 

Trivun

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Jester Lord said:
Trivun said:
Can you send me your version of Red Riding Hood and,when you're done with it, Hansel and Gretal please?
No problem, just let me know your email address and I can send the original file straight away :D. Just to inform you, it's licensed by me under a Creative Commons license, so you can do what you want with it that's not for profit and without actually changing it without my permission. Not that I reckon you'd do anything like that, but it's in case you decide to show anyone, just wanted you to be aware of that :).
 

Aesir23

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All the time, though I have a major problem with procrastination.

I mostly write short stories in a fantasy setting. But I've been TRYING to write a novel since I was 15. I had to restart a few times for various reasons (I was up to Chapter 5 at one point), but my latest attempt...hasn't even begun and I decided to restart my attempt at a novel 2 years ago!

See what I mean by procrastination?
 

Beffudled Sheep

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Trivun said:
Jester Lord said:
Trivun said:
Can you send me your version of Red Riding Hood and,when you're done with it, Hansel and Gretal please?
No problem, just let me know your email address and I can send the original file straight away :D. Just to inform you, it's licensed by me under a Creative Commons license, so you can do what you want with it that's not for profit and without actually changing it without my permission. Not that I reckon you'd do anything like that, but it's in case you decide to show anyone, just wanted you to be aware of that :).
No, this is mine. I shall show it no one... unless I get drunk.
 

Question Spark

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As I rest my dreary head,
I ponder while I sit in bed,
I try to change my evil ways,
For my weak heart slowly decays,
I try to see that which is good,
And not the lies under the hood,
If I do not stray from this path,
I will suffer more peoples wrath,
My feelings hidden dark away,
Until I have the guts to say,
This hole I have been hiding in,
Has made my courage very thin,
So now I break out of this shell,
And face this world that I call hell,
And once I have done this great task,
I can remove this horrid mask,
And show the world my better side,
And realize there's nothing to hide.

i wrote that at 3 am a few days ago waiting for a game to load... blah
 

Pimppeter2

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Yes. I posted a play I wrote here a while ago. I wrote two poems today in class (not as part of class) and I also Review [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.166483]
 

MadTix

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Yes. I just start writing parts of stories, but nothing really cohesive: plot points, monologues, dialogues, set pieces, character bios, etc.

I'll get around to tying it all together eventually.

I even have a notebook lying around somewhere, with character and location sketches.