Thread: Your very best piece ever written (so far)

In short what was it about and why?

Mine has got to bea series of short children poems about a little boy called Toddy.
why?
I love writing children stories because I am still ( a child at heart) and it comes naturally to me.

I think my best piece ever written was when I was five years old.

I wrote about a pair of scissors and a glue stick and some crayons that had a party in my school desk at night. When one of the crayons fell to the floor, the other utensils worked together to try to rescue him. When they couldn't, they all threw themselves to the floor so the crayon wouldn't be lonely. In the morning the teacher found all the supplies and placed them back into the desk, where they resumed partying.

: D

Ah, to be young and carefree.

My wife says that my most effective bit of writing is signing my name on the bottom of cheques...

Originally Posted by Bloggsworth

My wife says that my most effictive bit of writing is signing my name on the bottom of cheques...

That's biting satire, right there.

... right?

Although I haven't publicly passed around my short story compilation yet, I have shown two of the best ones (in my opinion, of course) to a certain friend, and he did say that one of them, entitled The Cripple was 'absolutely phenomenal'. However, I'll wait until I finish the book (sixteen short stories in all) and see what the modal verdict is.

The Cripple is about a middle-aged man who lost an eye as a child, and as a result, was left with a very noticeable disfigurement of the face. He grows up full of resentment, bitterness, and frankly, a decided misanthrope, suspecting all who encounter him to have some malicious ulterior motive (to mock, poke fun, or even downright insult). In short, a young man, highly enthusiastic, full of vim and vigour and all the rest appears, and by convenience, happens to see the man several times in just as many weeks. On the third meeting, the afflicted soul rages at the chap's jovial attitude, wondering why the topic of his eye has not been mentioned, or even hinted at in any way. The twist, and I'm spoiling it here, is that the younger man hobbles to the side, manipulates his leg in several adroit movements, before removing what is revealed to be an artificial limb. Cue philosophical disquisition, the rapport through mutual adversity, and we have the finish.

I couldn't have shortchanged that any more, even if I tried, though there we have it.

Originally Posted by KyleColorado

I think my best piece ever written was when I was five years old.

Originally Posted by KyleColorado

I wrote about a pair of scissors and a glue stick and some crayons that had a party in my school desk at night. When one of the crayons fell to the floor, the other utensils worked together to try to rescue him. When they couldn't, they all threw themselves to the floor so the crayon wouldn't be lonely. In the morning the teacher found all the supplies and placed them back into the desk, where they resumed partying.

: D

Ah, to be young and carefree.

Just saw this post, upon reading the previous replies. I must say, really, that if you took some time and wrote that in a very classical style, bursting with gravitas, it'd be an instant winner.

Originally Posted by KyleColorado

I wrote about a pair of scissors and a glue stick and some crayons that had a party in my school desk at night. When one of the crayons fell to the floor, the other utensils worked together to try to rescue him. When they couldn't, they all threw themselves to the floor so the crayon wouldn't be lonely. In the morning the teacher found all the supplies and placed them back into the desk, where they resumed partying.

That is a great idea!

My best story is probably 'The Burning Man', published in The Washington Pastime's first issue: The Burning Man

I have several times found that pieces I thought silly and trivial have attracted considerable praise and things I was well impressed by get dismissed as of little merit, so I am really not sure what my best piece of writing is. Best by whose standards?

Being serious, a new venture for me, I suppose that my most effective piece of writing; in the real sense; was the competition entry which won me a 47" 3D television and Blu-Ray player...

Originally Posted by KyleColorado

I think my best piece ever written was when I was five years old.

I wrote about a pair of scissors and a glue stick and some crayons that had a party in my school desk at night. When one of the crayons fell to the floor, the other utensils worked together to try to rescue him. When they couldn't, they all threw themselves to the floor so the crayon wouldn't be lonely. In the morning the teacher found all the supplies and placed them back into the desk, where they resumed partying.

: D

Ah, to be young and carefree.

This sound amasing!! what a lovley and thoughtefull story. I caught my eyes because of the crayons and it did remind me a bit of cartoon called HandyManny. It has a magical feel to it

Originally Posted by Olly Buckle

I have several times found that pieces I thought silly and trivial have attracted considerable praise and things I was well impressed by get dismissed as of little merit, so I am really not sure what my best piece of writing is. Best by whose standards?

your standards. there are pieces I wrote I like more then others because theymake me smile.

Originally Posted by Bloggsworth

Being serious, a new venture for me, I suppose that my most effective piece; in the real sense; of writing was the one that won me a 47" 3D television and Blu-Ray player...

what was it about?

Originally Posted by Olly Buckle

I have several times found that pieces I thought silly and trivial have attracted considerable praise and things I was well impressed by get dismissed as of little merit, so I am really not sure what my best piece of writing is. Best by whose standards?

It depends on what you write, and if your reader (I think it's fair to say you'd seek the reviewership of a well-read, intelligent person) knows the genre you write in. The most intelligent friend I have is not a short story reader, or that much of a novel reader come to think of it, and resigns himself almost exclusively to philosophical texts.

Despite his great understanding of many schools of philosophy, the guy cannot appreciate fiction even at the level of your casual reader, so me sending him drafts, of any stage, is near futile, as he wouldn't be able to offer valid criticism.

Originally Posted by Nacian

what was it about?

My early experience of watching Formula 1 motor racing on television - The competition was run by LG Electronics.

Right now, I'd say it's my story My Life at a Later Date, my last completed story. But, I just keep getting better and better, so I'm sure in a year I'll change my mind.

Here is its summary:

Picture this: You're seventeen years old, when you were a little girl, you were taken away from your parents and everything you've ever known. You wake up and you're in the future on the moon. Your new mother tells you that this is where you've always lived and were always meant to be, but you were just old enough to know that you used to live somewhere else, and that was in the past. Life is anything but normal on the moon. The people themselves act strange. The guys are hideous, the girls glorious supermodels, but then a perfect looking guy comes up to you. What do you do?

Basically, this world ends up not being a world at all, but is virtual reality. One day she wakes up from it, and discovers this woman is purposely doing this to her (and she has reason to have placed those odd things in the virtual reality) She wakes up in the present, and this woman had this technology because she's from the future... Blah, blah, blah.

I loved writing this story, because there were so many twists and turns that no one guessed. No one ever thought that she could be living in virtual reality! I also love writing sci fi type stuff, so that was awfully fun!

Originally Posted by Bloggsworth

My early experience of watching Formula 1 motor racing on television - The competition was run by LG Electronics.

sounds interesting. It must have helped to have a been a racer/driver yourself.
One has to be in the front seat if one is to win an article about racing. No one can describe it better then the driver itself.
Or was it before you drove/raced?

Originally Posted by Dramatism

Right now, I'd say it's my story My Life at a Later Date, my last completed story. But, I just keep getting better and better, so I'm sure in a year I'll change my mind.

Here is its summary:

Picture this: You're seventeen years old, when you were a little girl, you were taken away from your parents and everything you've ever known. You wake up and you're in the future on the moon. Your new mother tells you that this is where you've always lived and were always meant to be, but you were just old enough to know that you used to live somewhere else, and that was in the past. Life is anything but normal on the moon. The people themselves act strange. The guys are hideous, the girls glorious supermodels, but then a perfect looking guy comes up to you. What do you do?

Basically, this world ends up not being a world at all, but is virtual reality. One day she wakes up from it, and discovers this woman is purposely doing this to her... Blah, blah, blah.

I loved writing this story, because there were so many twists and turns that no one guessed. No one ever thought that she could be living in virtual reality! I also love writing sci fi type stuff, so that was awfully fun!

I loved reading this piece.
There is something quite magical about it.

. The guys are hideous, the girls glorious supermodels,

Although from a female point of view I would have prefered it if the men were also attractive..haha..

One day she wakes up from it, and discovers this woman is purposely doing this to her

How do you mean ''doing this to her''?

Originally Posted by Nacian

I loved reading this piece.
There is something quite magical about it.

Although from a female point of view I would have prefered it if the men were also attractive..haha..

How do you mean ''doing this to her''?

Thank you!

I know, that was actually the point . It would take me a good paragraph if I were to explain it.

She was the one who put her in virtual reality, and she did so on purpose.

I think my best piece of writing is the song "Strike 'im out Johnny!" It's a pitching shanty. It's so good that one of my musician friends performs it.

my best piece is always my next one. sometimes when it's finished, it no longer holds that title, though.
i think some of my truly best stories were ones i wrote in my early twenties with pen and paper. of course,
i threw them all away. i hate it when shit like that happens.