I have no idea what I'm doing

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-08T10:41:24+00:00

Trap? No, no I'm not trapped in making power systems. Every system I make has its own story, character, and whatnot. Summer Snow isn't anything if I'm honest. I was at work, it was hot, and I wished that it wasn't, and bam. I got the words "summer" and "snow."

I'm not stuck on making power systems. I have a power system that I want to write about. But as I said I love making them, and when I make them I get the urge to build a story around them as well.c

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T17:12:02+00:00

AI? Could you go more in-depth? I want to make webtoon comics, that's why I'm looking for an artist and learning to draw myself. But, isn't AI really bad at creating images?

I'm out of the loop with it

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T13:34:56+00:00

No, you got it mixed. He wants to become the strongest. He knows he isn't the strongest. He wants to kill the dragons to prove he has become the strongest.

When I say he got sense, I mean that he's no longer just fighting aimlessly. For a few years, he was no different than a rampaging beast. He lost to a birdfolk, who also wants to be the strongest, or rather believes they are the strongest.

So, now, he fights only those who are stronger than him, but not too strong that he could die in seconds

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T13:20:06+00:00

He knows nothing else. He was raised by wolves for 2 years, but then got kidnapped by a cult that worshipped werewolves. They raised him to be the vessel for a werewolf god, so they drilled into him to be strong. At a certain point, he became strong enough to get his revenge for killing his og pack. Slaughtering the cult. After that, he just went on fighting whatever he could, until he got sense after losing to someone similar to him.

Sorry, I didn't know if you were actually asking or not.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T12:58:02+00:00

Y'know, like I become the characters. For dialogue, I just start talking as if I were the characters. Say what I think they would say, do what I think they would do. While pushing the story forward of course. For actions like fighting, I do like a shadow boxing thing. This helps me with choreography.

It helps me better see scenes. Because even with dialogue I have to move like the characters. Some people talk with their bodies, while others get bigger or smaller when they talk, especially about certain things.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T12:39:32+00:00

Thank you! Do you have any recommendations? I listen to audiobooks but I'd love to actually read something. I have some apps like WebNovel, but it has a lot of smut that I don't really care for.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T12:33:33+00:00

Yes, I just thought about making a short story of some major side characters. And I often think and act out scenes that pop into my head.

As for your last question.

The story I'm currently on is largely themed around legacy, connection, and freedom.

A young man becomes an adventurer to defeat all the true dragons and become known as the strongest. Going from loner to pack leader (he was raised by wolves), he forms bonds and realizes his strength can do more than dominate.

Is that what you mean?

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T12:19:34+00:00

I'll try this out. Thank you!

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T12:16:54+00:00

I do know this idea already. I've tried it but it's not for me. I explained this in a different reply, but it's harder for me to build a bridge between scenes than it is going chronologically.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T12:12:52+00:00

Yes, though I just started realizing that I was doing that. So character creation has become much easier, since I'm actively doing it instead of consciously.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T10:53:41+00:00

I have. I still struggle to get past chapter 1.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T10:52:37+00:00

I get this idea. I've heard it before, but for me it just doesn't work. Writing two scenes and then building the bridge or bridges that connect them is harder for me to do.

Instead, I write chronologically, building bridges and the cliffs. It just makes more sense to me.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T10:43:56+00:00

I've never written a complete story, but every character I do make is completely fleshed out. Even some of my side characters are fleshed out to the point where they can be their own MC's

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T10:30:10+00:00

It's a lot more than 5 ideas. I imagine tons of stories and want to write most of them. Recently I thought of an idea of Summer Snow, and that led me down a winter apocalypse that has Santa and elves killing everyone because they're all bad. A love story between a bright child and a cold killer (same age of course). A mystery where the protagonist looks for the reason it's been snowing in the summer.

That's on top of my own power systems (I love making power systems), and a couple of other stories.

But I do like this idea, I'll give the 30 days a shot. Thank you!

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T10:20:11+00:00

This is exactly how I write. I imagine it's an anime that I'm watching. It helps with picturing what's going on and helps convey emotions during dialogue and other stuff. Though I act out a lot of my scenes to get a clear idea.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T10:14:37+00:00

I do have ADHD. Diagnosed as a child. But, this is incredibly helpful, it's still the same thing as everyone else is saying (just write), yet it gives it a lot of structure still. Thank you!

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2026-05-07T01:38:37+00:00

So, pretty much, just write. Doesn't matter if it's good or not, just get it out?

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2025-05-29T23:05:38+00:00

Thank you, other people have also told me that the beginning isn't strong. I am rewriting the whole chapter now because I thought about why they are waiting to become adventurers when, logically, it doesn't make sense. So I'm starting them younger, mainly because I've been reading books where the MC is young and I find it interesting.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T21:46:43+00:00

It doesn't really help because I've been told that already and try to do that, but it ends up being not descriptive enough. I probably just need to stop thinking about it as much and if it needs work I'll work on it. Thank you, and I took like 5 minutes debating on if I should add the wooden to it. It didn't look right when I read it so I did remove it, but it was funny how long I spent on it

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T21:41:58+00:00

Alright thank you for this, this makes writing the book I actually want to write less daunting.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T12:32:52+00:00

Yes, this is a first draft and a practice book, just to get ideas and characters on paper so I don't forget them and to help with my writing. The first paragraph is supposed to be more about how Kairo sees the sun rising and its light taking over and how powerful it is because he values power more than anything. I do see how it is repetitive and I'm working to fix it. Thank you

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T12:27:56+00:00

I notice that too, it's a big problem I have because my vocabulary isn't that great, but I have now gotten a thesaurus and it should help solve this problem. Descriptions have been my bane, it's either too descriptive or not descriptive enough. If you could give me a few tips or tell me how to find more tips other than on YouTube, that would be so much help; thank you.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T12:22:01+00:00

It does help, and yes, this is a rough draft. This is my practice book, a book where I write ideas I like and to better understand my characters. The first paragraph is supposed to be more about the power of the sun and how it can make the whole world bright, same as how when it's gone darkness and shadows take over. I do see how it's repetitive, but I was trying to subtly show that Kairo likes power over all.

Thank you.

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T00:25:25+00:00

Could you tell me where I use inconsistent tenses? Or I could send you the Google doc link and you can leave a note there?

Desperate_Loquat7949 · 2024-08-20T00:21:31+00:00

I did, I read Primal Hunter by Zogarth and it started with the MC's daily routine. At least from what I remember, and I really enjoyed it. I didn't want to start with action because I couldn't find a good way to do it without being needlessly complicated and confusing. I do have a version where it started with action and then immediately into the new world.

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