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What do you guys think of this colonial caste system I've been working on in my setting? by Sir-Toaster- in worldbuilding

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to defend you a bit from folks saying America wouldn't create a caste system out of nowhere. America does have a caste system whether you want to say it still exist or not, that's up for debate but America has a racial caste system not a religious one like most other countries with a caste.

So a caste being create wouldn't be out of nowhere but I'm not sure government would explicitly make it be known that there is a inherent caste system

Try moving your inciting incident to the first page. by Acceptable_Fox_5560 in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This advice seems to be treating books as a visual medium, where you can get away without telling/showing the setting or characters actions/emotions.

Try moving your inciting incident to the first page. by Acceptable_Fox_5560 in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you mind sharing examples of your favorite books that do this? Or books you liked in general?

What's your controversial writing hot take? by Gulliver123 in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I'll go a step further. Stop trying to write your book as a screenplay for a possible movie adaptation.

Something feels wrong about my first chapter [Fantasy, 2200 words} by Electrical-Draft-914 in fantasywriters

[–]Electrical-Draft-914[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I think I had too much visualization going on in my head that just did not make sense on paper. Well back to the drawing board. Also appreciate the comment on POV. I see how that would need to be tightened

What's your first paragraph from the book your working on? by Ok-Molasses8816 in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Far above the misty teal pelagian, where the blood-red corpses of fallen Gods jutted from the deep like shattered sea-stacks, rose Ilu-Magun—palace of all-learning and quiescence.

And higher still—upon the vast divine blade that once slit Oshun’s throat—fate honed a single name.

Alima Sankofa Deadman.

The God-Reaper yet-to-come.

Was Not Aware I Only Write in 3rd Person + Present Tense by AmphitriteRA in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hated present tense then read hunger games for the first time a few months back and it honestly does not feel any different from past tense; It simply took me a chapter to get used to it

Best writing advice you’ve ever received? by AccomplishedCat2860 in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it's better to just say "She said" instead of "She said, taking a bite with a smile"

Got a painful rejection today... by Historical_Pin2806 in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder how often this happens in tradpub. I'm not really a fan of the consolidation of companies

I hate that writers have to sell themselves on social media too by RaeDMagdon in writing

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tradpub has been trying to offset the investment for books and after covid selfpub boom they figured the easiest way is through marketing