Why Do I Write Topicals? - Page 2

EtH · 09-15-2015, 01:37 AM

Really appreciate it man and I agree with the majority of it. I really don't usually do "commentary" pieces which I'd describe this as. I'm usually more of an imagery/storyteller kind of guy. You're in a room, what do you see, feel, smell etc. I think I said over on RB that I'd be happy if people could enjoy this the whole way through (which they seem to) because I know someone has to work their ass off to get me to enjoy a "real talk" piece. I'm usually not too interested in what someone actually thinks or if their topical is coming straight from them. I prefer something new, a story we haven't heard before in a location that's been completely painted by the words you know?

So yeah I completely get your points and there's a chance I'd think the same from an outside view. You probably will see me doing whatever the complete opposite of this is in future and sacrificing rhyme schemes a lot of the time and never speaking from my perspective, and more from the perspective of a character I created. I was actually writing a few years ago for a topical finale and no showed cause I had "narrated" like 4 topicals in a row and couldn't stand the thought of giving an "overview" again.

With the amount I just posted you can obviously see I got a lot of the feedback :D This was intended to be a "shaking off the rust" piece but I'd be overselling myself if I said this was me being lyrically or wordingly (ironic) rusty.

oats · 09-15-2015, 02:58 AM

lol don't trip man, hope I didn't come off as too much of a dick, probably more indicative of my current mood than anything else.

JESODIST · 10-02-2015, 08:52 AM

Why do you write?
Atleast you are being real with yourself

Exis · 10-03-2015, 02:40 AM

This was cool...content wise it was nice, would of liked you to be more complex scheme wise but that's just a minor niggle...thought for the most part flow was straight.

Idk why you write topicals & don't give a fuck tbh as I enjoyed the read.

Stay up wit it.

09-15-2015, 01:37 AM	#21
EtH Erebus Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 435 Battle Record: 6-1 Champed - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 3537335	Really appreciate it man and I agree with the majority of it. I really don't usually do "commentary" pieces which I'd describe this as. I'm usually more of an imagery/storyteller kind of guy. You're in a room, what do you see, feel, smell etc. I think I said over on RB that I'd be happy if people could enjoy this the whole way through (which they seem to) because I know someone has to work their ass off to get me to enjoy a "real talk" piece. I'm usually not too interested in what someone actually thinks or if their topical is coming straight from them. I prefer something new, a story we haven't heard before in a location that's been completely painted by the words you know? So yeah I completely get your points and there's a chance I'd think the same from an outside view. You probably will see me doing whatever the complete opposite of this is in future and sacrificing rhyme schemes a lot of the time and never speaking from my perspective, and more from the perspective of a character I created. I was actually writing a few years ago for a topical finale and no showed cause I had "narrated" like 4 topicals in a row and couldn't stand the thought of giving an "overview" again. With the amount I just posted you can obviously see I got a lot of the feedback :D This was intended to be a "shaking off the rust" piece but I'd be overselling myself if I said this was me being lyrically or wordingly (ironic) rusty. __________________

09-15-2015, 02:58 AM	#22
oats Steel Cut Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5,084 Battle Record: 19-10 Accomplishments - OM HOF (2x) Champed - Fight Night LXXXIV - Art of Writing League Rep Power: 79005428	lol don't trip man, hope I didn't come off as too much of a dick, probably more indicative of my current mood than anything else. __________________ You should be water

10-02-2015, 08:52 AM	#23
JESODIST Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 309 Battle Record: 3-3 Rep Power: 976839	Why do you write? Atleast you are being real with yourself

10-03-2015, 02:40 AM	#24
Exis ............ Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 3,934 Battle Record: 3-3 Rep Power: 0	This was cool...content wise it was nice, would of liked you to be more complex scheme wise but that's just a minor niggle...thought for the most part flow was straight. Idk why you write topicals & don't give a fuck tbh as I enjoyed the read. Stay up wit it.