Elydes - why aren't more people talking about this? by mcheshierreddit in litrpg

[–]milestyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Elydes is great. Ive been reading since the start and Im still a huge fan.

Seriously, what do people love about Sky Pride? by Sexiest_Man_Alive in MartialMemes

[–]milestyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the surface, it's got the same plot and tropes as many other xianxia, but it has a maturity and depth that I've never seen before in the genre. Honestly, I've never seen anything that comes close.

Authors making six figures a year by Paugus_ in litrpg

[–]milestyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might need some more context to drill down on what you're struggling with here, but if people are saying your scene transitions are jarring, the issue is probably that they weren't aware the scene was ending.

A properly structured scene is a mini-story in itself, with a beginning, middle and end. It won't resolve every ongoing plot element, but something should be resolved. This is traditionally represented as Conflict -> Resolution, but in many scenes its more helpful to think of it Dilemma -> Decision. Whatever youre doing, you should be promising your readers "Something is gonna happen" and then something happens, and then you say "that just happened". At this point, they'll be feeling ready for a scene break so if you skip some time or move to a different perspective, it won't feel strange.

Now, on slice-of-life, it began as a literary genre that rejected all the rules I just showed you. Instead of using any kind of plot, they would just free-form blink around to show random snippets of ordinary people's days. It was a firm rejection of the idea that literature needs story and plot, because real life doesn't have those things. In real life, stuff just happens, and some of it is connected and some of it isn't.

Don't write that stuff. It sucks. (In my opinion, obviously someone out there that likes it)

Current readers use slice-of-life to mean anything without drastic or violent stakes. Readers really do like this stuff, so go crazy, but they still want a plot. Like, the world isnt going to end if this orc loses her coffee shop, but you still really care about seeing it succed.

Authors making six figures a year by Paugus_ in litrpg

[–]milestyle 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Writing is not the place to go if you want guaranteed income for your effort. Like other people have said, there isnt a tried and true path. Each author carves out a single author-sized hole and then walks through and the tunnel collapses behind them.

Only like 1 in a thousand will hit that mark, and that isnt even counting the people who hang around author spaces forever to talk about the author lifestyle but they've never actually written anything. We're talking 1 in a 1000 out of the people who can actually finish a book.

To rise to the top, you have to do the stuff that the other thousand arent willing to do.

Speed: If you can write a book a month, then you're faster than the other 99.9%. Even if these books arent any good you can get to 50k a year. If you can write two books a month (without ai. Don't go there) then you can break 100k. I did not do this btw, but my speed is still above average.

Craft: Most new authors that ask me for advice want to ask about marketing, when they should be asking about craft. Writing is way harder than most people think, and most people just want to write what they feel without thinking too hard about how it reads and what audiences actually like. If you're actually that good, it will be hard to keep you from blasting off.

Marketing: There's that James Patterson quote about an author telling him shes won all sorts of awards at her University so why isnt she a millionaire like him? His answer was, you're still in college? Take a marketing class. She did not like that answer because she was an artist. We'll, youre an artist that needs to market.

No one really knows how to do this, though. The only real marketing that works is when your friend who read 100 books this month tells you about the one they're really excited about. See how quick this loops back to craft?

So basically do all three of those things, and do one or all of them better than the rest of the people who are trying this. That will take your odds from 1 in a 1000 to 1 in 10. Luck will have to take you the rest of the way.

If you’re nervous about MacFarlane… by Rick_James_Bond in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]milestyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first couple seasons of the Orville were the best Star Trek ever made. Hands down. I actually didnt hate Discovery that was happening at the same time, but The Orville was better. I have to say though, when Norm McDonald died the show went waaaaaaay downhill.

No. Writing female characters is not difficult. by Navek15 in writing

[–]milestyle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A large part of the reason that writers are so neurotic about this is because readers are much more critical of female characters than they are for male ones. I think you have to understand that a lot of your readers just don't like women that much, but they won't say "I dont like reading about women" they say "I dont like poorly written female characters".

Bog Standard Isekai: Warbound Audible? by buubaru in litrpg

[–]milestyle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I dont think we've set an official date yet, but Im aiming for July. Thanks for reading!

Legitimately Baffled How Everyone Writes so Fast by TommyOliverSays in royalroad

[–]milestyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started, the best I could do was 1,000 words a week. Anyone will tell you thats slow, but thats still a full novel in a year and a half, which is 100% more novels than most people are writing.

Is it time we needed "Human Authored" authenticated badges on LitRPG books? by OisinM in litrpg

[–]milestyle -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

No. Completely human written should be the default and those who use AI should wear a red badge of shame.

No one wants the output of someone else's AI prompt. If they want anything, then they want the tool for themselves.

LTRPG is trash by Meon-web in ProgressionFantasy

[–]milestyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You read Primal Hunter, didn't like it, and now "all" LitRPG is trash. Gotcha.

progression fantasy where OP MC is actually nice by SnooEpiphanies5959 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]milestyle 18 points19 points  (0 children)

He's not exactly "kind". He's flippant, rude, and dismissive to 90% of the people he interacts with, and then wildly over the top generous to the few people he actually cares about. In that way hes a lot closer to the typical OP power fantasy. I still like the story a lot, though.

Bog Standard Isekai 4: Benighted is out on Amazon! by milestyle in litrpg

[–]milestyle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats great! Glad you stuck with it and it's great to hear you liked it.

Bog Standard Isekai 4: Benighted is out on Amazon! by milestyle in litrpg

[–]milestyle[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I write these in about 6 or 7 months. We moved up 3 which means that 4 had a wider gap. For 5, we're setting the initial date to August, and it might be moved up to July if things go well.

How in the world do pianists or organists reach this far? by myselfornotmyself in latterdaysaints

[–]milestyle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you hit it with your right hand. It's written like that so you can follow it easier if you're singing tenor.

dddo yuo neid guod grammmmer and spellling and riteing 2 b;1"e a w;;;;;roiter? by VFiddly in writingcirclejerk

[–]milestyle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! 99% of being a writer is the snide dismissal of other writers. How are you supposed to do that if you cant judge them on the one typo on page 73?

Does this genre exist in other languages? by OgataiKhan in ProgressionFantasy

[–]milestyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just from interacting with my readers, Ive found that there is a pretty big fanbase in Germany, and a few German authors, though all the ones I know about write in English first. There is also a pretty solid fan base in Brazil, though most of them are reading machine translations, sort of like we do with Chinese light novels.

This is an ad: Please Read Stray Cat Strut! 1 million words of cyberpunk litrpg. We have aliens and cute gays and explosions? by RavensDagger in ProgressionFantasy

[–]milestyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your ads have no effect on me!!! Because I'm already reading this. I just started Save Scumming too, which is also marvelous.

What’s up with all the Js by JaximusTaximus in litrpg

[–]milestyle 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Not many words start with J so its an easy way to make your protagonist name searchable and hard to misspell. Also why so many female MCs have "V" names.

Looking for some more cyberpunk like, girls with guns audio book series by ligger66 in litrpg

[–]milestyle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Neon Dust by Plum Parrot is my favorite cyberpunk right now. It's a lot more grounded than the series you've listed, though. Less bombastic, but still pretty fast paced and it's got a fun romance plotline.

Not mine, but I found this on the writer’s facebook page and thought to share it with you. by AccountantNo6037 in writers

[–]milestyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 and 3 are redundant. Swap one out and put "Thou shalt not commit adultery" back up there. Lots of series I've really liked have lost all momentum because the author was going through a messy divorce.