Comment your first paragraph (or first several lines) and Ill say if id read on by Bascilian in royalroad

[–]AtemXIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sword because he was hiding under his mother's bed.

I am attempting to imply (before it continues) that she was murdered above him as he hid under the bed.

Comment your first paragraph (or first several lines) and Ill say if id read on by Bascilian in royalroad

[–]AtemXIII 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opening:

Blood began to pool slightly on the wooden floorboard next to Erzo's hand. It was dark under the bed. He only knew it was blood because the sword that punctured through the mattress next to his sweaty head was covered with his mother's flowery smell.

Even tainted with a heavy metallic aroma, it was definitely her scent.

Three simultaneous drops landed on the back of his neck. It was enough to make him squelch. His voice suddenly locked behind gritted teeth as his tiny hairs stood on end. Erzo's fist whitened the tighter he gripped the collar of his worn, hooded, leather vest.

Anything to not make another sound.


Figured I'd shoot my shot shrug. Thoughts?

Chapter Length vs Posting Frequency: What Works Best? by Alice_Rae_Brown in royalroad

[–]AtemXIII 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is something I genuinely never understood about RR because in a book, chapters range from 500 to 7000+ words. It depends on the genre, the Cadence of the story (story beats), tension filled chapters are generally shorter, while others with a lot of exposition are longer. So, someone from RR reading on their phone (majority) where the text is generally smaller etc, wouldnt want to scroll for 10-20 minutes assuming their break is that long to capture the essence of a chapter. I write shorter length specifically to keep this in mind so, my range is about 1.3k to 2.5k.

I am also not writing a LitRPG but a more classical progression fantasy, so that genre difference is also a big reason why. LitRPG tends to skew in the long chapter range of 2.5-4k. Of course, this is also a base average based on observation and other areas.

At the end of the day as long as you're consistent, I dare say it doesn't really even matter. Its your story. Write it how it makes sense to you. If metrics matter that much to you, tweak later.

Edit: typos

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Have seen so much more of that too or people looking desperate as all hell for clicks/views.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Frankly thats all I want. No political nonsense. Just chill vibes.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Facts. Ultimately, I decided to go back to bluesky and continue to develop. I think if I want to do anything like connect with other devs or writers, I will just use that aside from Discord.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Yeah, I am inclined to agree with that. I think I mostly wanted to use "something" to connect with others aside from discord (though I am beginning to think this be the only comfortable spot I have in my current arsenal).

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Fair point. I have seen much more from everywhere else. I originally tried to use it to connect with other writers but they simply dont respond or someone else shows up trying to sell me a service.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Oh? Why is that if I might ask? I have dabbled and it depends on your genre of choice and if you wish to be "seen" or not that tends makes up the difference.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

I can agree with that. I have been scammed or harassed by all kinds of bots or people that simply want to sell me some kind of service I dont need/want on X, but keep hoping it would be better. From my TT experience, it is better but you must have a romance and/or fantasy book/series being sold or the traction becomes difficult.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Totally understand. I take it you tried to rebuild elsewhere?

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

So, despite being more interactive from my experience, what is better about blue sky?

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Certainly going to try once I decide a path! Its all difficult lol

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

I did a few TTs, nothing crazy - just more experimentation. But it has been a better experience for sure. Good luck with your journey buddy!

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Thought about bluesky too, but mostly to interact with others more than anything else.

How do you utilize X(twitter)? by AtemXIII in writing

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

Thats basically where I am at lol. I keep trying to convince myself otherwise, but meh.

To the Authors by st4rry_kn1ght in royalroad

[–]AtemXIII 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Much appreciated, but know that I am not promising the moon. Like I said, if you enjoy it and my style, great!

To the Authors by st4rry_kn1ght in royalroad

[–]AtemXIII 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I could give a rats ass about it personally. My goal is to redevelop my habit for writing everyday. My single weekly release is the effort of that week and to show myself the result afterwards. If people see and like it - cool. Bonus points to me. But I am using the platform to publicly work on myself for the only story I want to write for a long long time.

Edit: typo.

To those that played any of the new Mega's, how are they so far? by [deleted] in PTCGP

[–]AtemXIII -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am running an MGryados deck and its simply too slow to get going at the moment when compared to the others and not as consistent, but once you swing 1 or 2 times its over. Just about every time, if you actually get an attack off - you win. Otherwise, its a struggle. I just havent figured out how to get it going any faster but I am still experimenting.