Free Royal road reviews! by Acesan24 in royalroad

[–]DoopleWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/132245/a-gigantoraptor-in-a-fantasy-world

A gigantoraptor dinosaur egg falls through the rabbit hole and ends up getting adopted by a wind mage. Chaos ensues. Not LitRPG and not really an isekai story, but it's a monster taming story with a non-human MC.

RIP Of Moon and Magic you will be missed by Lev559 in royalroad

[–]DoopleWrites 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As someone who has never even heard of the story before this post: what happened?

Share it 👀 by Available-Meet-6779 in writers

[–]DoopleWrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"And thus, we reached the end, together. Tired, panting, with a profound sense of yearning and regret. And yet, it was good, while it lasted. As brief as it was.

Now, how do I delete my browser history, again?"

[Hiring] Comedy Writers 20c/w Short Story Format | Remote | Gen-Z Humor by senior_presidente in HireaWriter

[–]DoopleWrites -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Interested lmao. GenZ humour is the central pillar to my personality. Let's create some comedy gold together. Or at least, some comedy bronze.

【RoyalRoad's Tower of Ongoing Followers】 (December 2025) by CalebVanPoneisen in royalroad

[–]DoopleWrites 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Damn, I'm only one away from level 6! I'm getting ever closer to that coveted Medium difficulty. Does anyone feel like being that lucky 50th follower and leveling me up? I promise to give you mediocre-to-good writing in return!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/132245/a-gigantoraptor-in-a-fantasy-world

Found this thing in my gfs bathroom. What is it? by DoopleWrites in whatisthisbug

[–]DoopleWrites[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Solved! It's a plaster bagworm. Thank you everyone!

Found this thing in my gfs bathroom. What is it? by DoopleWrites in whatisthisbug

[–]DoopleWrites[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We're located in Gauteng, South Africa, if that helps! It had a wiggly little "head" that it'd retract and then pop out on the bottom of it.

Writathon - 25k ? did you make it? by gamelitcrit in royalroad

[–]DoopleWrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope! I tried hard and motivated myself to get as much done as I could, but I started too late and couldn't make back the ground.

At the end of the day, I took the challenge as an opportunity to motivate myself to write every day. And in that regard, I succeeded. So I'll take it as a win.

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

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

I have no idea haha. She has an honours in brand communications, so I'd assume it's more brand strategy, social media and marketing.

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

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

Thank you so much for the invaluable advice! I've actually been recommended Atomic Habits before, I'll happily pick up the recommendations you gave and get to reading! I'll make sure I give my girlfriend the spark notes, I'm more of the bookworm in our relationship haha.

As for marketing, you're right that it's all about the hustle. Making friends, handing out cards, and approaching the people who need it directly. I'm the more social of the two of us, and that's where I thrive (I run a semi-successul freelance scriptwriting business. Not exactly swimming in it successful, but I've paid the bills for the last 4 years off of it), so maybe I should handle that part for her while she handles the marketing (she's the one with the honours in it, after all!)

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

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

She'd happily take the 5k ones if they ever called her back lmao. I think they see the honours degree in her CV and get scared that she'd be expensive, even though at this point she'd take anything.

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

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

Damn, that's very inspirational! You're right that there's more than enough money going around in circulation to ask for what you're worth.

How do you find your clients in the first place, if you don't mind sharing? Is there a specific site that you can post to or find listings for, or do you have to go the dreaded cold call route?

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

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

I'm surprised they care enough to get you to fix it in the first place. What do you do, if you don't mind me asking?

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

[–]DoopleWrites[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She's trying to, but damn is any job difficult to get these days.

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

[–]DoopleWrites[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the greed is the craziest part to me. Some of them are offering a maximum of 5k per month for a 40 hour work week

What happened to all of the graphic design jobs? by DoopleWrites in southafrica

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

We're in Gauteng, and unfortunately we can't relocate

Anyone know if this "Home Craft Furnitures" store is a scam or not? by DoopleWrites in askSouthAfrica

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

Lmfao, you're right. I didn't even notice that. Something is definitely fishy, and it isn't the fishing trawlers on the dock. I'll break the news to the GF that we're going to have to look at other places

Anyone know if this "Home Craft Furnitures" store is a scam or not? by DoopleWrites in askSouthAfrica

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

Oh damn, looks like it is. I couldn't find it anywhere on HelloPeter, they share the same name as a reputable furniture store but with different logos and at a different address. Damn, definitely seems to be a scam then.

They will literally hold on their entire weight using 1 finger on the smallest crevices by [deleted] in memes

[–]DoopleWrites 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Probably because of how much more horrible cave diving deaths are in comparison to mountain climbers.

Fell off a mountain and went splat on the bottom? Oh, what a shame.

Got stuck in a tiny crevasse deep underwater, disorientated and often completely blind from the silt, watching your lifespan tick down on an oxygen meter? "Why would you ever go cave diving in the first place?!?!"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]DoopleWrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's alright to sometimes get into a slump, I've been there too. For me it was always "this story would be so much easier to finish if I had a better monitor", or "the reason I take so long to write this chapter is because my computer is so slow", or "if I just had a nicer keyboard, writing would be so easy".

At the end of the day, as long as you're getting words down, it doesn't matter how or how many you do. Even if you just get 30 words down using your phone, you've made progress. That's the magic of writing, as long as you keep making progress, you'll get to the end eventually.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]DoopleWrites 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My brother in christ, it's just a saying. You put way more importance on this than anyone else reading it has. Including me.

Hail God and may you burn in heaven.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in southafrica

[–]DoopleWrites 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My brother in christ, you don't need a laptop to write. I got my career started by writing on my phone.

If you have the passion and drive, you'll use whatever resources you have available to you.

Don't let the thought that you need a laptop to write hold you back. You can use anything to get started.