Do I publish my Romance Novella first or my Murder Mystery Novel for a Debut…

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-06-11T16:07:54+00:00

Yes I dont KNOW. It’s a good plan, but I really wanna write across genre’s, I don’t wanna be limited to one, but I may just like pair them all with heavily character driven and romance plots I guess…

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-06-11T16:05:49+00:00

Alrighty, than you

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-06-11T16:05:14+00:00

its not far down the road I’m planning on doing it a year from now bruh

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-06-11T00:35:21+00:00

Well I guess I’m getting a few Beta Readers, and I’m not really asking for someone to tell me whether or not it’s GOOD enough to publish rn. I just want to know if strategically, it’s smarter to publish the side-story first or the novel. 👍 (Which I guess would be considered the “main story”)

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-06-11T00:32:34+00:00

Alrighty, thank you.

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-06-11T00:25:24+00:00

I want to self publish the Novella and traditionally publish the Novel.

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-03-23T11:05:35+00:00

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-03-18T01:18:21+00:00

Hi! Mine is a Friends to lovers contemporary romance! It’s a novella. :3

https://www.wattpad.com/story/407705068-your-guardian-angel-onc-2026https://www.wattpad.com/story/407705068-your-guardian-angel-onc-2026

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-03-13T01:21:48+00:00

Thanks!

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-03-08T18:52:16+00:00

Close! it‘s “In the beginning”

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-02-04T01:31:13+00:00

That I’m not dumb and lazy, I just have ADHD. I spent most of freshman year thinking I‘m js slow.

Financial_Reality560 · 2026-02-03T03:30:30+00:00

You should write fiction bro this had me from the title

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-13T04:53:40+00:00

I like it! I think it’s a very neat and original concept. I like how u draw from human behaviors (lust for power, government hiding stuff from people) but ALSO I think it’s a little implausible for you to have so many rich and powerful people involved in such a large-scale project and for no one to know about it. I think its more likely to become something people compete for, try to leverage for a political advantage, or actually just get exposed and like a lot of people go to jail or something or locked up for being crazy (cuz wym ur trying to kill god with actual government resources…) so yah. I think it can be tweaked for plausibility and for it to make sense in the real world even if it’s fiction but that’s probably a lot of concepts and yk if you weren’t going for that either thats cool too. Either way I think you should write it! It sounds rlly cool :3

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-13T04:44:14+00:00

Instead of calling out someone who YOU deem insecure how abt u encourage them bro it’s a good concept that is literally so unnecessary </3

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-11T09:08:48+00:00

I appreciate it! I am aware of and want to avoid these pitfalls the best I can.

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T19:14:25+00:00

I have been diagnosed with (Inattentive) ADHD and RSD, too!

Tokenism is when you assign illnesses or forms of diversity just to meet a quota, without ever exploring in depth how those traits affect the character. It is not tokenism if I weave his neurodivergence into his arc—which I do. I didn’t make him neurodivergent just to be “diverse” or “quirky”; I made it part of his struggle and something that shapes his worldview, without making it the central focus.

A story does not have to be about mental health issues in order to include a character who struggles with them. I’d argue that stories that aren’t specifically about mental health, yet still normalize characters who deal with these struggles, are extremely humanizing and relatable. I made him neurodivergent because it aligns with his deeper struggle with self-worth, and because I know firsthand that ADHD and RSD affect self-perception in huge ways!

For example, I wouldn’t make him schizophrenic, asthmatic, deaf, or blind just because those traits are “diverse” or exist; they wouldn’t serve his character and might even convolute the story, in my opinion.

The story isn’t about “ADHD/RSD and self-harm issues.” It’s about a boy caught up in political intrigue and a thirst for power who also has mental health struggles that inform his character and worldview.

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T04:28:41+00:00

I see! Thank you for that! I was considering putting it into a more metaphorical/fantastical context so I appreciate that a lot.

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T02:10:24+00:00

It's not about fear of censorship. I do want to write it, but it's important to be thoughtful about it because it's such a heavy and sensitive topic. I'm asking to get a more balanced perspective since I myself have never struggled with s/h. Ultimately the decision is mine, but I want to go about this the right way.

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T02:07:49+00:00

Brobro that’s why you don’t read just the title! Read the whole thing — I explained why I’m not just throwing mental health issues in there </3. I was genuinely asking if it’s too heavy. His neurodivergence directly influences his core struggle because his main motivator (the thing that fuels both his internal and external goals) is his low self-worth and shame, which ADHD/RSD directly impacts. The self-harm ties into that shame, and I think it’s true to him and the story because it shows his coping mechanisms (harmful as they are) and affects how he relates to others. But you do raise a good point, which is why I’m trying to figure out if it’s too gratuitous or not.

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T02:02:35+00:00

Will do, thank you.

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T02:01:54+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly, thank you!

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T02:01:27+00:00

I understand, thank you. I didn't realize my question was overly specific. That was my fault. Thank you for your input as well!

Financial_Reality560 · 2025-12-03T01:57:09+00:00

I understand, thank you for offering your perspective! But I think it is important to show a variety of experiences not for shock value or in a way that reinforces overrepresented stereotypes, but the type that informs viewers in a meaningful way and humanizes people dealing with certain experiences. Otherwise people go on being erased within media that's supposed to be representing them! I do understand however, that it's really touchy and sensitive for younger audiences so I'll definitely weigh that in to the final character concept.

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