oliver818

oliver818: Lockdown in Shanghai is killing me. I thought Id use this time to write but actually I just feel a bit depressed and shitty so I can?t seem to get anything out. It sucks but that?s life when you choose to live in another country I guess. But im going to leave as soon as I can. And I dont plan to come back.

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Contaminated finished third in the contest "Future Flash Fiction"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Kitonia's love finished second in the contest "Science Fiction Writing"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The ghostly voice finished third in the contest "OCT Wk 2 - Horror 500 words or less"

oliver818: Hi everyone.
I just added a new competition about writing from an unusual perspective. Those of you who regularly give feedback on my writing might have noticed this is something I like too play around with. There are a couple of reasons for this.

1- It is great fun to give voice to an inanimate object. If you haven't tried to imagine the voice of chair being sat down on by a really fat person then you're missing out on something.

2- It is really good practice for giving a distinctive voice to a character. The best writers are very good at finding interesting and unusual ways of distinguishing their characters, so trying this out with characters that are obviously different is a place to start.

3- Dialogue is fun but hard so practicing it with inanimate objects who you can give a voice to yourself is a really good opportunity.

I hope some of you will join in and have some fun!

oliver818: I just published my new collection of stories on Amazon- feel free to check it out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093MHV94F

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The door under the stairs finished second in the contest "100 Word Dash"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Show the past finished third in the contest "Suddenly a superhero"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Her eyes finished third in the contest "Horror Writing Contest"

oliver818: Hi everyone. I just self-published my first e-book on Amazon- a collection of 4 stories. It's available for download for free for the next few days. Please feel free to have a look, leave a review if you want, and give me a heads up if you find any problems with it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0899GL2NQ?pf_rd_r=QXWF8SNXWRATTC2865Z8&pf_rd_p=6fc81c8c-2a38-41c6-a68a-f78c79e7253f

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Leaving finished second in the contest "Reactions"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Deep down finished third in the contest "The Dark"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Deep and dark finished second in the contest "A Deep Secret"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The disappearance of Rebecca finished third in the contest "A Disappearance"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Rose petals finished second in the contest "The Forgotten Rose"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: El gato finished second in the contest "HOrror"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The visit finished first in the contest "American Were woman "

FanStory wrote to oliver818: In the attic finished first in the contest "Last Words"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: In control finished third in the contest "Fate"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Fated finished second in the contest "100 Word Flash Fiction"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: In bed finished first in the contest "Unexpected Romance "

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Another glass finished first in the contest "Two women sit at a deserted bar"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Drive on finished third in the contest "Technology wars"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Waiting finished second in the contest "100 Word Story"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Bonsai fall finished third in the contest "Dying Houseplant"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The beast in the bushes finished second in the contest "A Good Turn Gone Wrong"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Play it finished second in the contest "Reactions"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Time's up finished second in the contest "Sunday, Monday, Doomsday..."

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The artist finished first in the contest "Disguised"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Loss finished second in the contest "Through the eyes of a child"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Over the edge finished first in the contest "Stop"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Pour another cup finished second in the contest "At The Diner"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The game finished second in the contest "Halloween Horror"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Call again later finished first in the contest "Don't Pick Up The Phone!"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Tea leaves finished second in the contest "What Happened?"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Dr Death finished second in the contest "Alphabet Story"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The haunting of Miss Jackmore finished third in the contest "Lost - Flash Fiction"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The rocks below finished second in the contest "Opposites Attract"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Bedroom game finished third in the contest "Write a 5-7-5 about sex"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The watcher finished second in the contest "Suspense"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Visitors welcome finished second in the contest "The Werewolf"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Wrong number finished third in the contest "One Sided Conversation"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The flight finished third in the contest "Twist"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Agreeing finished third in the contest "100 Word Story"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Old news finished first in the contest "Sentence"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Ruling finished first in the contest "If I was in charge...."

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Waves finished third in the contest "Heroic"

oliver818: I know there is advice on here about showing not telling, but can anyone tell me some concrete steps I can take to avoid it? What should I look for when I'm proof reading? And is it ok to tell a little bit or is is just best to avoid it entirely? Thanks for your help!

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Surprise pie finished third in the contest "Reactions"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Looking over finished third in the contest "Mirror Poem"

oliver818: Oooh, my first first place prize, how exciting

FanStory wrote to oliver818: Making amends finished first in the contest "Outrageous Superhero Powers"

FanStory wrote to oliver818: The war library finished third in the contest "Armed Conflict"

oliver818: What can I do if no one reviews a piece I posted?

oliver818: I love writing and I've always wanted to try so here I am. I hope someone enjoys it. And I'm excited to be able to read and be inspired by so many other writers of all genres on here