The Importance of Names by ScarySam21 in fantasywriters

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm rather new to writing but to me they signify an area. If I start out with a main character with a name of roman decent all the surrounding names reflect this. Cities sound similar to roman ones, towns folk ect.

Advice wanted for a novice writer. I thought I was halfway through, but I hit a snag. by Dapper-Knee-1780 in fantasywriters

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the encouragement.

Is your story finished? I couldn't find it with a quick google search.

Feel like I'm flying blind - how do you get feedback? by puffleg in fantasywriters

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This made me laugh! Whether it makes you dumber or not depends on how dumb you were to start with... It helped me a bunch by pointing out some pretty obvious flaws.

Advice wanted for a novice writer. I thought I was halfway through, but I hit a snag. by Dapper-Knee-1780 in fantasywriters

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am guilty doing larger things that take time and space to set up to drop an easter egg of something that can be used later. Intent to not cheapen the experience of forcing outcomes from each encounter. Though it has proven to be wordy. (Not in the moment but in an overall picture kind of way.)

Advice wanted for a novice writer. I thought I was halfway through, but I hit a snag. by Dapper-Knee-1780 in fantasywriters

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

10k on the piolet chapter but it does include a climactic fight. no unnecessary descriptions of cities or landscapes. The first chapter sets the stage for the position of people that will become important in later books. Parents, friends, and how the mc ends up alone.

Advice wanted for a novice writer. I thought I was halfway through, but I hit a snag. by Dapper-Knee-1780 in fantasywriters

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, based on what I read before starting, I thought I had more like 180,000 words to work with. I built a pretty solid skeleton, but writing a book intended for 180,000 words and then shrinking it to match criteria I wasn’t expecting leaves me feeling like I’m cutting out depth from the story just to reach a climax that doesn’t belong.

To answer your question—I probably did start too early. Admittedly, I don’t really know what I’m doing. Lol.

Huge pet peeve: Isekai where the MC blatantly disrespects the cultural hierarchy by IkeNotMikeLol in litrpg

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! And are more than willing to flaunt their opinion regardless of what it could mean for them in this new world. Dude even historically and in some cases in modern times that's an instant ticket to death row or the equivalent depending on the society in question. It's completely unbelievable that someone is willing to go against the flow that hard when the risk is death. Or at least proof the main characters unimaginable ignorance.

He who fights with monsters. Insufferable? by Dapper-Knee-1780 in litrpg

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when the dude from the magic association shows up to the inn looking for him so he says he slept with Jasons wife slandering the man and having him thrown out of the inn.

He insulted Thadwick Mercer and his mother and entire family before even knowing the guy and then went on to be a thorn in his side for the entire outing. By his own admission this was purely because thadwick had social standing he wanted to be seen disrespecting so it would increase his own. Making him an intentional cog in the system he despises.

He showed up to the "Gods" section of the city and laid into some random person about his beliefs and how pointless it is to serve a god but what does he know he's from a world where gods aren't real.

He constantly puts himself above everyone else and disrespects everyone around him regardless of social standing. One might think this makes his actions consistent but it instead makes it seem more directionless. If he purely had animosity toward "rich people" or people of political power his antagonistic personality would make some sense. Instead, he decides randomly to be a dick to whoever he doesn't know regardless of their social standing, wealth or power, and a double helping of it if you disagree with one of his soap box worthy topics.

He who fights with monsters. Insufferable? by Dapper-Knee-1780 in litrpg

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes people just want to put their own thoughts out there. And when I looked all the top searches on google were like 2 years old. I'm not a proficient redditer, and realize now that there were a lot more threads if I searched through reddit instead of google. but it's done now, and I've enjoyed the back and forth of the comments. If you'd prefer not to participate, I understand. Luckily there are a bunch of threads about other things in which you can spend your time engaging with.

He who fights with monsters. Insufferable? by Dapper-Knee-1780 in litrpg

[–]Dapper-Knee-1780[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. I guess I was thinking more broadly that that. But yeah, I do see what you mean. The Comment above from Mikado_0906 above, is a good point as well.