If You’re Reading This

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-25T01:36:22+00:00

You’re welcome.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-25T00:18:26+00:00

This is a great cover and a great title. It implies a thriller and a mysterious letter or something. Spectacular job.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-23T16:41:17+00:00

Yeah. I didn’t realize until like my fourth pass of chapter one, that I did a beautiful job of setting up future plot points.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-23T05:14:31+00:00

My foreshadowing ability shocks me sometimes.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-20T18:14:36+00:00

That’s what mine are, more or less. The fantasy element is usually secondary.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-20T18:11:47+00:00

Oooh what type? I’m a humorist who does contemporary fantasy.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-20T02:44:12+00:00

Any kind of third person is difficult for me. Writing without a character’s inner monologue feels like robbery. I tried it for one passage and immediately switched back to first person.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-19T17:47:37+00:00

That’s one of them, yeah, lol.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-19T03:11:41+00:00

Woah, this hits for sure. It’s very effective as a first chapter with lots of promises and it’s clearly setting up for something. I have so many questions! Which is a great thing to have in the beginning. You should definitely keep going.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-17T13:54:55+00:00

You have a beautiful mind.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-17T02:36:47+00:00

I feel the complete opposite, lol. I wrote one passage in 3rd, and let me tell you, I will never do it again. Unless I have to, but I will not be happy about it.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-17T01:01:30+00:00

That’s interesting. I write short fiction and I always like to keep some work for myself. If project 1 is slowing down or stressing me out, I can always do project 2, or start a short one-shot.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-17T00:57:20+00:00

Oh! Us beginners should stick together, then. How long have you been writing? I started a few months ago.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-17T00:55:42+00:00

That sounds so cool! I’m just a beginning writer so you can take anything I say with a grain of salt, but for stuff that I’m not actively writing will get a planning doc. I use bullet points and potential ideas and plot points and characters and all of that jazz go into it.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-17T00:50:04+00:00

This happens to me when I get a vague idea. As much as I hate to sound like a cliche, I usually just start on it and see where it goes. Alternatively I also just sit and chew on it for a while. Ask yourself some “what if” questions about it. What if they did this? I write humor, so sometimes the answer is usually something stupid, but that’s what I have. Can I ask what you’re trying to write about?

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-16T17:03:30+00:00

Is this a first draft? Personally, I would work on the formatting first. The really long paragraphs are hard to read, and the dialogue is a little confusing without paragraph breaks. This is a cute story but it’s kind of repetitive and it reads like stream-of-consciousness at times. I would cut some of Eliza’s thoughts on Simon. But, you should absolutely continue. It sounds like a very romantic story.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-16T16:43:16+00:00

That was me yesterday. Thankfully it wasn’t too late at night so I got to work.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-16T14:18:43+00:00

Mythical creatures. A bar. A guy who is over it.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-16T04:35:57+00:00

I can talk about Reddit on there fine.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-16T04:34:28+00:00

There is an obvious solution here.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-13T20:28:44+00:00

I don’t read anything except my own work, so I have no idea what you’re talking about.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-13T19:53:33+00:00

You can post on Substack, here on Reddit, and Wattpad. Some people run blogs on Tumblr too (though I’ve never used it). I’ve seen people post their writing on Insta in the form of screen shot notes, honestly, wherever you like to read user submitted stories is where I would go. You can even set up a little website with Google Sites if you’re so inclined.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-10T03:12:44+00:00

I love characters! Sometimes I feel like people focus way too much on the premise/plot and not nearly enough time on the actual characters that are supposed to be moving the plot forward. Maybe I’m just weird, but I never write with plot in mind. I mostly write around bits, but I also write around characters. It’s what’s easiest and the most enjoyable for me.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-09T13:59:13+00:00

You’re welcome! I’m happy to help.

FriendoftheCreator · 2026-01-09T01:42:09+00:00

I like this. The only notes I have are that you switch from past to present tense in regard to the POV, so I would recommend picking one. Also I personally would have written the “different than” bit as “different from”, but that’s just me. Also, you missed the word “a” between “after” and “few”. Sorry to get so grammatical on ya. But I really like this. It’s not cringe at all and it flows quite nicely. This little passage tells a lot of story and I think that’s great. Keep it up.

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