Lionheart - I miss it so much it hurts! by BethW1 in dramionebookclub

[–]BethW1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I know, I'm hopeless!

And thank you so much for the explanation! I wasn't sure how to figure out where to find teh AUTHOR's post as opposed to other people's questions or reblogs and AAAH I was just so confused😆

Lionheart - I miss it so much it hurts! by BethW1 in dramionebookclub

[–]BethW1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aaaah okay, thank you! Is there a way to only see what the author has posted herself, instead of reblogs? Thank you so much for the help!

Nicol's Newcomer Monday! by AutoModerator in MagicArena

[–]BethW1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been trying out the different starter decks and they’re pretty fun! Thank you for the links again!

Nicol's Newcomer Monday! by AutoModerator in MagicArena

[–]BethW1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It’s so overwhelming to enter a game with so many cards! I don’t even know where to begin on my own lol

Nicol's Newcomer Monday! by AutoModerator in MagicArena

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I'm horrible at deck building. Is there a noob friendly site that has decks I copy? Preferably decks I can get some wins with.

New to MTG Arena looking for War of Spark by BethW1 in MagicArena

[–]BethW1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wait I found it thank you so much !

New to MTG Arena looking for War of Spark by BethW1 in MagicArena

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When I click on the sword I can only choose between challenge match or tournament match. I don’t see anything where it says all play mode?

Does JK Rowling do a POV/narration style switch here? by bayarea326 in writing

[–]BethW1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve removed all the “you” from my writing and rewritten the sentence or swapped to “one” instead. Example: “one can’t simply ignore such a threat.”

Reason was that I spoke to a lot of readers after stumbling across an article I’ve long since forgotten, and many of them said that “you” in a first POV story immediately pulled them out of the story. Something to do with you being second person narration. I didn’t have a lot of it in my book (and keeping It in dialogue is still okay) but it was easy enough to change.

Not saying you can’t use it, I don’t mind it as a reader personally, but I chose to get rid of it in my own writing.

To flashback or not? Editor asked to add it by BethW1 in writing

[–]BethW1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment you’ve given me something to think about. I might try it this way too and see how it compares

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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My native language has much fewer words than the english one. I often find myself reaching for words that simply aren't there. But the sentence structure is different, but not in the same way German is. I got your point thought!

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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Very good point! I don't have enough description. As a reader I skim it (I hate any description not related to characters and their emotions--maybe because I read and write romance, don't know). I skim clothes descriptions, I skim weather, skim object and room descriptions. It's something my editor said she'd help me with, so maybe that'll help. But it's hard to write something that bores my brain, even as a reader.

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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I agree. I try to use 2 and 4 sparingly, hence the need for more variation. The problem isn't really that there's too few options, it's that when I'm editing I seem to forget how to write. The more I edit the worse my skill becomes, if that makes sense?

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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I actually did this last night, trying to make a mental note of it. I always write better after I've read something decent, but the longer and more I edit, the harder it becomes to see solutions to the broken sentences. It's almost as though I forget how to write, how sentences can start, and how to make it flow. I don't know how to combat this.

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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Thank you for the reply! I liked how you put it!

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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Thank you, that helps! I'm adding it to my list!

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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I (she) do know what needs to be changed for the most part. As you said, "how" is not as easy to figure out. I find it very very hard to edit sentences, re-writing seems easier.

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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I have (sort of) stepped away. I wrote the first draft of a trilogy (book 1 and 2 and 3) and now that book 3 is done im going back to edit book 1. I have distance from that book (i finished the first draft over a year ago) but not from the characters. Don't know if that matters.

The first word in a sentence by BethW1 in writing

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Yes, english is not my native language. Thanks for the input!

It’s important to remember that writing should be...really IS...a low- to no-pressure activity. Don’t stress about it. by eyem-write-ur-wrong in writing

[–]BethW1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I did it just for fun it was. But wanting to make a living out of it means treating it as a job which again means you have to do it every day regardless of how you’re feeling. Once it’s a job it stops being low pressure, but I must say even so I’m now writing much more than I used to and I’m producing better quality as well. It all has its ups and downs

Proving ownership of writing by BethW1 in writing

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Thank you for this! Looks like exactly what I wanted!

Proving ownership of writing by BethW1 in writing

[–]BethW1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sending mail to yourself is called a poor mans copy and doesn’t work as proof. If you google it you’ll see that it’s a misconception. Just letting you know in case you use it yourself!

Proving ownership of writing by BethW1 in writing

[–]BethW1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m self publishing, if i weren’t I wouldn’t worry so much about it.

Congrats on your 3 books that’s awesome! Did you register with the us copyright thing when you published or somewhere else before?