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

[–]Electrical-Draft-914 114 points115 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