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What was the first thing you ever remember writing?
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Tara Woods Turner
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Sep 14, 2016 12:45AM
Take a walk down memory lane and share your earliest remembered story, poem other writing effort. I'm not necessarily talking about the message you left on the dining room wall for your brother with purple crayon as a four year old. Hey, don't judge me - my spelling was perfect.
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Damn, it's like the first... err... whatever something to be remembered, huh? -:) I remember rhyming some silly stuff as a kid, but no clue when and what the first was
It must have gotten in your blood :)
I drew pictures before I could write.I was 7 in 1971 and the vietnam war was in full view on the nightly news and that is what I drew.
For some reason the first thing that came to mind was an essay on Ibsen's "A Doll's House" but that was by no means my first writing effort. So I would say it was most likely the diary I began keeping as a kid and before that scribbled notes to my mother. And not so nice scribbled notes to my sibling.
The very first thing? I can't remember, but one of my very early writings was 'about my family'. Now, we had a cat and my dad wasn't a great cat lover, and although it wasn't quite true I wrote in the essay that dad kicked the cat - I think he took a swing at the cat once but didn't connect. Dad was appalled, he said that it would probably be noted in school records and passed on the Social Services as 'father abusive to animals'.
Haha, these are great!The first thing I can think of is a homework assignment I was given in 2nd grade--write a report about Clara Barton and the Red Cross. My family was moving at the time, and I didn't really understand the assignment, so when I turned it in, I got a D! Kind of hard to forget that one haha.
Coincidentally, the Red Cross is mentioned numerous times in the book I just wrote. So hopefully I've improved a little since 2nd grade :D.
Hmmm...how many of these will contain some element of childhood trauma lol? These stories are so stinking cute.The first thing I remember writing is a short story when I was 12. Our assignment was to write a bit of creative fiction and since it was the holidays I wrote about the conversations going on between different toys in Santa's sack as they made their way from the North Pole. This was many years before Toy Story so it felt fun and original. My teacher liked it and asked the principal to read it. He liked it and so I was taken out of class the day before Christmas break and asked if I could read the story aloud to the first, second and third grade classes during their Christmas party. I felt like an absolute rock star on tour. I never stopped writing after that :)
I used to write FanFictions back in 2011. Ok, so, my grammar was horrible back then.
When I think about the fanfic I used to write for The Outsiders I want to curl up in the fetal position lol!
Harry Potter fanfic LOL. But before that, a short story about 2 teenagers who are enemies, getting lost in the woods during a school trip, and developing a friendship. it was 10 pages long haha
Fanfictions I did: Night at the Museum 1&2(I did a few of them and none of them made any sense), StarWars(I don't know how to explain this, without the violence and stuff), Narnia(It was ok, so,e made sense and others didn't), The Avengers crossover with Superman(This fanfiction took place at my house and it was well fine), Thor 2: The Dark World and The Avengers(best ones yet).
AlexaThat actually sounds like a pretty good plot.
Loki
Lol at Night at the Museum comment. You sound very prolific.
Fun question.I wrote a story at age 5 about a dragon that prepared his stolen children like eggs, some scrambled, others poached.
Next came a ballad for Snowball and Licorice, our rabbits, who my parents gave away when Licorice bit my mother's finger badly. They were mean rabbits, feral, vicious, a taste for human blood, yet in giving them away, I found an outlet for my terrible little song.
Like all children, I drew a lot of pictures. All of these pictures where drawn in notebooks and follow a "coherent" story line when viewed in order. Most of these "coherent" stories are simply the plot of Jurassic Park smashed together with elements from other stories; a character in one of these Jurassic Park inspired works is clearly Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin.The first thing I ever remember attempting to write was a series of comic books about a British cat (inspired by my own cat who was a British Tortoiseshell) who opens a detective agency with a toucan sidekick. I was really into cats and mysteries at the time.
Daniel J. wrote: "The first thing I ever remember attempting to write was a series of comic books about a British cat (inspired by my own cat who was a British Tortoiseshell) who opens a detective agency with a toucan sidekick. I was really into cats and mysteries at the time. "Aww, that's cute - a lovely and imaginative idea!
Based on these stories I have to say that I really believe we were all meant to be writers.Denise
I'm fascinated and a little afraid of you lol.
Daniel J. wrote: "Like all children, I drew a lot of pictures. All of these pictures where drawn in notebooks and follow a "coherent" story line when viewed in order. Most of these "coherent" stories are simply the ..."I like your idea as well.
I don't remember, tbh I used to hate writing, when I was younger, because I thought, I wasn't good at it. I loved reading, but I hated writing, even tho I wrote some short stories for english. but then in 10th grade, which was two years ago. I started co-writing a crossover fanfic, of two animes with my cousin we didn't finish it, and then later in the year I wrote another short story, for English, and then I got wattpad, and I started writing my own fanfic, and then that's when I started realizing I did have a talent in writing after all, and then in 11th grade, I got some ideas to write my own book, but it was my very first novel, so it was a little hard, but I still kept going. And now here I am, with love for writing, and with a dream to become a part-time writer in the future, and writing my own book, but I'm only on chapter 4
A really bad X-Men fanfic comic when I was 12. It was so terrible.
J.D. wrote: "A really bad X-Men fanfic comic when I was 12. It was so terrible."It is fun looking back on pieces from when you were a pre-teen; there is usually a sort of train-wreck fascination with the experience. I wrote a short story when I was twelve called "Tornado in New York" that I found a copy of in an old box a few years ago ... it's captivatingly bad.
Daniel J.Omg that reminds me of a podcast I came across that features people who read their stories and poems from their teen years. As you can imagine it's cringe factor is off the charts. If I can locate it I'll link it for you.
KavyYou've had an awesome literary journey so far and I know the best is yet to come. My nieces can't live without wattpad lol. We're glad to have you here - you're certainly among friends.
Daniel J. wrote: "J.D. wrote: "A really bad X-Men fanfic comic when I was 12. It was so terrible."It is fun looking back on pieces from when you were a pre-teen; there is usually a sort of train-wreck fascination ..."
There is a certain "I made this?!" quality to it, and I won't lie -- there's a bit of an ego boost involved, seeing how far I've come since then.
J.D. wrote: "Daniel J. wrote: "J.D. wrote: "A really bad X-Men fanfic comic when I was 12. It was so terrible."It is fun looking back on pieces from when you were a pre-teen; there is usually a sort of train-..."
well, a few months ago i fished out my 6th-grade space opera with 10,000 ships battling it out within the span of 6 hand-written pages and it seems to have a darn good plot pacing that i just can't seem to duplicate these days.
Tara wrote: "KavyYou've had an awesome literary journey so far and I know the best is yet to come. My nieces can't live without wattpad lol. We're glad to have you here - you're certainly among friends."
totally agree. my middle-school-age daughter is collaborating with her friends in writing a fantasy story in google docs.
❄️Ƙανу Ƒυℓℓвυѕтєя Ƭнє Ɓσσкωσям❄️~You'll never know the murderer sitting next to you You'll think, "How'd I get here, sitting next to you?~ wrote: "I don't remember, tbh I used to hate writing, when I was younger, because I thought, I wasn't good at it. I loved reading, but I hated writing, even tho I wrote some short stories for english. but ..."Kavy - that's real cool.
Alex G wrote: "J.D. wrote: "Daniel J. wrote: "J.D. wrote: "A really bad X-Men fanfic comic when I was 12. It was so terrible."It is fun looking back on pieces from when you were a pre-teen; there is usually a s..."
Were you a reader of E. E. Smith when you were young?
Hey, funny coincidence. I was a first-grader when I drew a couple of really terrible comic books with characters from old Sega games and the superhero cartoons I was watching at the time.I can't believe I had Sonic the Hedgehog fighting Wolverine....
My parents were quite concerned about my violent fiction even long before I started ACTUALLY writing any!
Oh, and then there's the old prototype series I wrote back when I was thirteen, fourteen... it would later become my Cobalt Rogue series, but the two are drastically different.
The prototype was awful, too.
Tara wrote: "Daniel J.Omg that reminds me of a podcast I came across ... As you can imagine it's cringe factor is off the charts. If I can locate it I'll link it for you. "
Please do, that sounds like something I would really enjoy.
The equivalent to "Thet is rait!" (That is right) in crayon inside a picture book where you had to match up items. I was 4. My Mum still has it. Does that count?My first proper effort was when I was about 9. I was allowed to use Mum's typewriter, as long as I was careful with it. I announced I was going to write a book, and proceeded to type out the latest episode of my favourite tv show, with changed names and some artistic license, like adding a flying cat. I don't think it survived.
Alex G wrote: "E. E. Smith?"Edward E Smith, wrote the Lensman series - classic space opera with massive multi ship fleet battles.
E E Doc Smith
Alex G wrote: "well, a few months ago i fished out my 6th-grade space opera with 10,000 ships battling it out within the span of 6 hand-written pages and it seems to have a darn good plot pacing that i just can't seem to duplicate these days...."Hey, you can always press this 'publish' button -:)
Denise wrote: "never published ..."This sounds reversible -:)
Sonic vs Wolverine = laughed so loudly and suddenly I freaked out my doggie, Catherine.Denise
I think partying and hangovers gives you experiences your characters get to benefit from.
Everyone else
These stories are hilariously interesting - no time to ask all the questions I'd like to...
Teen journals are even better/worse lol!
Tara wrote: "KavyYou've had an awesome literary journey so far and I know the best is yet to come. My nieces can't live without wattpad lol. We're glad to have you here - you're certainly among friends."
Thanks
