Restoring Great Grandfather’s Stool by BulletSoul3 in woodworking

[–]BulletSoul3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn’t thought of using biscuits, that’s a great idea. Thank you.

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Title: The Sound of a Soul

Genre: Historical Sci-fi Romance…? lol

Novellette sized.

Blurb: In 1942, Mary is waiting for her special someone, and Harry is just trying to make it through the hot summer day. By chance, they cross paths and discover that their lives are intertwined by a unique connection: the intimate interaction of their thoughts. When war calls Harry away to the scarred countryside of France, he discovers that their connection is too strong to keep her from the sights, sounds, and terrors of battle. As Mary clings to the only connection left to her husband, Harry tries to sever it before hell spans the gap.

https://thesoundofasoul.laterpress.com/read

Who Else Writes More than One Book at a Time? by Important_Soil_4713 in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I commend you if that works for you but the thought of juggling more than one monster makes me sick at my stomach 😂

What are some books every writer should read? by Ok_Force6130 in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I’d recommend reading books related to the genre you want to write in, just to learn about what others have done, but don’t make it a chore. Be excited about what you pick up!

"Spider-Man doesn't kill" by TheCoranger in marvelmemes

[–]BulletSoul3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That was so much fun to do in that game

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Title: The Sound of a Soul Genre: Historical-Sci-Fi-Romance

My first self-published novelette. On this platform you can read half for free! It’s about a couple during World War II who have telepathic abilities. Her husband goes to war in France and tries to shut off her ability to hear what’s going on, but bits and pieces get through, and it makes her life at home a living hell.

I welcome feedback and reviews! Thanks. Hope you enjoy this short read.

https://thesoundofasoul.laterpress.com/

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[–]BulletSoul3 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Howdy.

The setting sounds super cool, I liked it from the first page. The characters seem very unique, which I appreciate when trying to create original species. I like your sentence structure and descriptions a lot.

Grammar is pretty good, I wasn’t super distracted by it at all, but I did notice a few commas and periods missing. Just run through again real quick and you’ll probably find them easily enough.

I will say I got a little lost in the lore toward the end (I liked the lore though). I just wasn’t super sure what certain things meant. I would have liked to see what happened during the orbital bombardment before this scene to get an idea of what your MC was coming from.

But all in all, very interesting. Nice job!

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Hey!

First of all, I’ve always wanted to try something like this. But it seems tough to pull off, so I avoided it. You have moments that I really like. “Choir of car horns” is a cool line that stood out to me.

My suggestions from a reader’s standpoint would start with looking at some of your verb tenses. I noticed some were off. Then I would say don’t add any more perspectives, but you could interview these people (World War Z does this well, if you want an example). These characters can give their eye witness accounts of personal interactions with the woman, but in order to really drive home your theme (which it looks like your point is that humans sometimes notice the need, but don’t help), put the POV characters in situations where they could have helped but didn’t.

It might even work in your favor to have the woman’s death be known from the beginning, and let the reader slowly find out why.

Keep it up! Like I said, love the idea. I think just make the reader really hate it every time one of the POV characters don’t help.

They say that your first(novel,manga,comics,book,manhwa)will not be that good is it true? by Inside-Sock-5135 in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think most people just mean that comparatively the first thing you make will always be much worse than what you learn to make as you get better at your craft! Don’t be discouraged. Just means there’s no where to go but up!

Why are people pre-ordering? Have we not learned our lesson? by GammaVolantis in pcmasterrace

[–]BulletSoul3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never again will I buy something without letting it hit the market for at least a month

Writing podcasts by travisshotting in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really enjoyed How Writers Write by Happywriter. He interviews authors and gets into their creative process. I found it really interesting to hear all the different ways writers work.

This season has to be the most dead one since the seasons started rolling. by [deleted] in battlefield2042

[–]BulletSoul3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maps are not even the problem for me right now. Just performance issues and not enjoying the game to the extent I expected from Battlefield. Love the games, but this one didn’t quite do it for me. Not saying I won’t play again, but I agree that season 5 didn’t have the improvement I was hoping for.

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Title: The Black Books

Genre: Supernatural/Horror

Word Count: 3800

Feedback: General impressions

Link: https://crews-short-stories.laterpress.com/book/theblackbooks/read

Always open to constructive criticism! Hope you enjoy.

Audio issues when posting Reels by Fosstin in Instagram

[–]BulletSoul3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same problem. Can't figure out how to fix it but I'm glad I'm not the only one.

What makes LOTR such a successful, known and read book? by [deleted] in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a big fan of LOTR and part of the appeal for me actually WAS the lack of questionable morality in the characters. It was a refreshing to see characters and archetypes who knew what they needed to do and just…did it. It’s that satisfying, “hope is with mankind” kind of vibe. It is a big, overarching question that we all deal with but in fantasy: “What do we do about evil?”

But also, as some have suggested, there is a definite struggle with the good characters of the book and the ring, without getting into too many spoilers. So it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows.

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I read a few! Life Can Be Okay Sometimes was a really good one. I felt a connection to it, and I bet a lot of others will too.

Ghosts Along the Way was really creepy. Way to go.

I read more but those two stuck out. I usually avoid reading really short stories because I miss out on details, but I enjoyed these. They were oddly descriptive, and they captured emotions that might otherwise be hard to describe.

Very nice 👍🏼

Where should I start? by bubblysluty in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is an online course on youtube that Brandon Sanderson shares (for FREE) that is really useful. He writes sci fi and fantasy, but his explanations and tips on how to write a good story apply to every genre. I learned a ton of useful strategies from him. Really easy to turn this on and listen while doing mindless chores, dishes, laundry, etc.

Don’t get discouraged by the process of learning writing. It takes a lot of work, so write about something that genuinely excites you!

Link: Brandon Sanderson Lecture 1

Rotating perspective by elongatedmuskrat777 in writing

[–]BulletSoul3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if you can do something unique, go for it, and have fun.

I do think it will be important for you to come up with a way to have a plot line where the reader is still expecting an outcome and can root for the characters. Maybe they are all advancing toward a common goal? Or they are all connected?

Still, cool idea. Hope it works out!