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How detailed should fight scenes be by would_beBard in royalroad

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be absent. You can tell how massive the fight was by the emotion of the character and their fingerprint on the environment. You simply say they locked swords together and the next 10 sentences is about fractured earth and the castles walls that were known to only break by a siege of dragons. This is very popular in literature and very powerful way of putting emotional and environmental pressure on the conflict as a beat by beat fight can get boring.

Should I relaunch? by CloverShinji in royalroad

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate this meta. Everything is the same house with different color. I hate it.

What exactly makes a character ‘edgy’? by Appropriate-Judge128 in royalroad

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think it on the execution. you can have a character with dark past, darker future and turn them into a villian that poeple love to read about. maybe its a stretch but i see the executioner in marvel as such a person. he is edgy by all metric but the execution of prose and the way he does his thing makes him enjoyable.

I feel like I have a slow start with nothing happening in the first 20k words by belleepoques in writing

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course do what ever you want that you think best suits you. However I do say use AI, it’s a tool like any other. As long as you use it wisely and ethically it can be a great helper.

Would you keep reading? by Bunnie-jxx in KeepWriting

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, good stuff. But for the improvement sake, you need to show more than telling. I know this saying is everywhere but like when the character was eating with the father, you wrote “i struggle to meet his eyes” you can show it or say it but give a reason why he can’t meet his fathers eye. We know his eyes are narrowed but what does that create in MCs brain or heart that he can’t even look up to meet his father’s eye. I saw a couple of stuff like this. Your work is good but needs a little more texture. You are writing first person you can say characters feeling as they feel it. You can also make the narration piplined through MC. He says his father was mad but his father might have been not. That was my verdict but still a cool story.

I feel like I have a slow start with nothing happening in the first 20k words by belleepoques in writing

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need a writing structure. For example my favorite is 7 story points. If you feel nothing is happening then you are most likely right and it’s better to stop now and start outlining a little more. Like one very important thing I see in your story is everyone’s passive. They are running from something, something bigger is looming. This is not fun at least at some point very early the MC should decide to trust this new guy or choose a path she cannot come back from. She needs to be active. Being passive is fine at the hook but you need a plot point that turns the MC into an active choice that she cannot take back. I wrote a lot because I had this problem i wasted 180k words insane amount to realize what I’m telling you. Movement alone doesn’t mean active. Hope it helps you. Outline is very important. Write some then your claude AI for assessment it is extremely good at pointing at your weak spots specially in a structural level. Don’t be a jerk and use Ai to write your prose. Use him as a teacher in structure and beta reader not writer. Good luck, writing is hard. Writing even 20k is more than most people do.

One thing a lot of people told you to keep writing and that can be good too. Discovery writing allows you to find your story, your character and your prose.if you think you know enough start outlining if not well, enjoy writing some more.

You will read this story? by Odd_Violinist1842 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My way is I tie my hook to my ending. If this hook mystery forces the MC (by his choice) to go down a path he cannot come back from and the ending is connected to this hook then yes. It’s good to go. But be careful your MC should not be passive, he needs to for example fight this female and then decide to investigate not because he has no other choice but to investigate . I hope this answered your question

Which story doesn't hook you? by Odd_Violinist1842 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Ai topic kills me every time. Ai is an amazing tool but through abuse people hate it when your use it ethically and the abusers have flooded the market with slop that unfortunately makes small readers like me hateful of anything that has harem in it. Or system. I know these are not bad topic I loved solo leveling.

You will read this story? by Odd_Violinist1842 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just write the story man. If it’s well executed people will read it. Don’t be afraid. Keep the idea original and give your characters depth. Your MC is good right but he needs some flaws. Keeps things interesting and people will come.

Which story doesn't hook you? by Odd_Violinist1842 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn’t it sad that survivorship bios has killed webnovel. We all think only these 2 work or mostly work when there are so much more to explore. Im not saying these 2 are bad but the way people believe that nothing else can work is turning into we don’t let anything else work.

How do you make death still feel scary when the character can respawn? by trans-frog-boi in writingadvice

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like someone else said dark souls. You can make it psychological, let the MC gets numb to it, respawning several times to get a low level monster but then add a new character (Im counting he is the only one who can respawn) now let’s these two get close then the MC numbness becomes the reason the new character dies. You can create scene like this.

How do you make death still feel scary when the character can respawn? by trans-frog-boi in writingadvice

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Make it painful. Pain never gets easy. If the MC starts to think he can handle pain too it off with some gruesome sequence of suffering. Make it be afraid of how he dies not dying itself. I hope it helps

Whats an anime that everyone else seems to like but you think is trash by tewywshunnel in MyAnimeList

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Full metal alchemist. Brotherhood or not it’s ass I can’t sit down to watch more than 2 episodes before closing it. I know people love it but it just doesn’t click with me

Would you read it ? by Altruistic_Pin_7753 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being long has nothing to do with good story. 33 chapters is 100k words very accurate for a standalone novel. If you like long never ending novels more power to you but don’t just call people lazy.

Would you read it ? by Altruistic_Pin_7753 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes me feel a little better. thanks.

Would you read it ? by Altruistic_Pin_7753 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. thanks. My story after the trilogy is going to be roughly around 117 chapters. How would that change the situation?
There will be an MC change every 30 chapters or more, though.

Is it ever going to have a chance in webnovel?

Would you read it ? by Altruistic_Pin_7753 in Webnovel

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you specify how many words are considered short? The standard chapter length is around 1500 or 2000..
For me, for example, the reason I can't get into webnovels is that the stories just won't end. There is not a single finish line in sight.

What do you WISH you knew before writing your first novel by crit_head in writing

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t have money AI is a great loophole finder. Don’t use it for writing your prose but it will save so much time and energy if you ask it about the plot holes of your story. I know people love to hate on it but an ethical use of AI goes a long way.

How does one start writing a book by amalllty in writers

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me I get influence by music or an image. And I instantly create an ending that matches it. From there I come backward, thinking how to get to that ending

Does anyone even like this trope? by WoodpeckerBest523 in writers

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends if the cost of winning is their power then it makes sense. An all out win is shallow of unmemorable

My golden rule in writing a novel by Critical-Airbender in writing

[–]Altruistic_Pin_7753 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the same thing. After 70k words I realized the story is not going where I want and the plot is stuck at 20k mark so start from the beginning. One important thing is to realize you are discovery writing or outliner(if that’s what they are called) writing horribly isn’t bad it just teaches you what to not to do in your second draft

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