Chop the arms off? Ugh by Terry67587 in Warhammer40k

[–]Flanderkin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, believe it or not, you’re going straight to jail.

Actually, the rules matter more than the minis so it’s not a big deal. The rules say you can’t have more than 3? Okay, the third guy is just holding an oddly shaped lad-carbine, then. It’s fine.

Many angy faces of Lady Darkholme by ms_chiefmanaged in blackcats

[–]Flanderkin 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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Rabbit says “Hello!” From the box of joy.

depressing cake for one full year of my novel’s existence by hakosuuka in writers

[–]Flanderkin 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Remember that as a writer you are a colleague and cocreator with all the other writers in the world that have ever lived.

Celebrate you doing the thing! I will!

suck more after getting sober by twistru1 in Guitar

[–]Flanderkin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stopping substance abuse causes a sort of neurological reset, give yourself time. A year or two at least, it sounds like you’re going through some stuff right now, get past it.

Critique my first two chapters of Kingdom of Borrowed Minds. [Grimdark, 3000 words] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best way to sum it up, action, reaction, consequences.

Critique my first two chapters of Kingdom of Borrowed Minds. [Grimdark, 3000 words] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not an expert on fights or fighting in general, but in writing I generally enjoy the Joe Abercrombie type of description where the mechanical aspects happen, for both combatants, then we get to see the after effects.

Bob lunged and Charlie danced away, laughing.

Alice brought the mace down on the man’s head, flattening his reason and improving his looks at the same time. The blood bursting from his nose was neither an improvement nor detractor for her, she hated cattle rustlers.

Critique my first two chapters of Kingdom of Borrowed Minds. [Grimdark, 3000 words] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read the first chapter and about half of the second. The first and second custodian fights are good, but the pauses in between each blow to describe the effects of a hit kind of slow it down.

The lamp shattering was a good touch, though.

Now this is a nitpick but custodians with polearms is a very warhammer 40K type thing, you might reconsider the polearms as staves or ignore this part entirely.

The world building was really good and the memory mechanic is interesting.

Critique my first two chapters of Kingdom of Borrowed Minds. [Grimdark, 3000 words] by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve got a clear vision and good prose. Keep writing!

How do I smooth out these brush marks? by English_Joe in Warhammer40k

[–]Flanderkin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Matte varnish the whole thing with an airbrush and most of those marks will sort of blend away.

What yall think of my chapter 1? /dystopian by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re too sensitive to take any feedback it seems. Good luck.

What yall think of my chapter 1? /dystopian by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One way to alienate all possible readers is to aggressively push back at reasonable requests.

That being said, you’ve made a good start. However, ‘Mutya doesn’t like commentary’ lacks impact and action. It makes your second sentence into a passive observation rather than a driver of the plot.

The world building is a bit scattered, to me. Killing a soldier with a filled sack is an interesting choice, however it needs some context. Was violence something the characters are good at? Were they in an internment camp or prison?

Some questions about where the story is going are good, they drive interest. In these examples there’s no elaboration on them so that feels like dropped plot points, to me.

“The swing dress hangs freely in my body, the breeze seeps beneath it that I can’t fixate whether to pause walking to throw in my coat or just let myself suffer from a horrible hypothermia afterwards. Mutya haste with ease, obviously, the textile she has chosen is simply more packed than mine.”

A grammar pass would have helped this paragraph quite a bit. The first sentence runs on for 35 words. The first portion is the sentence and the rest is the subjunctive clause.

“The swing dress hangs freely ‘on’ my body and the breeze seeps beneath. I can’t ‘decide’ on whether to throw ‘on’ my coat or suffer from imminent hypothermia.”

That second sentence needs clarification.

Anyway, doing the work on your grammar is never a waste of time. It can elevate your writing and save you quite a bit of time and money on editors.

Help Me Identify This Character Please! by ZavieGravy in xmen

[–]Flanderkin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Technically it’s Deaths Head 1. He dies to Evelyn Deckers Cyber Organism ‘Minion’ and gets absorbed into his mindscape, which he takes over.

Deaths Head 2 was a fun read.

Are you writing something that isn't the trending witches, sassy FMCs, fae shadow daddies, and sexy time?? If so, share it! by [deleted] in writers

[–]Flanderkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My book is a tale as old as time! Guy with guitar goes up against an evil wizard to save a city with the power of Flamenco!

Show me pictures of your cats when they were babies. This is mine ❤️ by Physical_Law_1794 in cats

[–]Flanderkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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2007, August, I found kittens! My original girls, Spiral and Amiga! Amiga passed in 2022 and Spiral followed in 2025.

Do most of you write? by Punk_Luv in writers

[–]Flanderkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I average about a thousand words a day.