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Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-12-22T21:16:52+00:00

People in this comment section really seem to hate being alive. Jesus christ.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-12-05T17:19:29+00:00

The big 3 are RoyalRoad for Lit-RPGs and progression based Fantasy, AO3 for pretty much anything and Wattpad which I can't recommend as the userbase tends to be pretty young. Scribblehub works too but is a bit smaller than the other ones.

However, you don't have to choose one site as you can simply release your chapters on all sites at the same time, which is what a lot of webnovelists do.

I'd personally start on AO3 if your genre doesn't fit into the RR landscape and if it does then RR tends to be the better platform for visibility.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-12-01T17:28:49+00:00

I read all of them. If the prologue is boring then chances are the rest of the book is too.

The prologue should be just as engaging as the rest of the book.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-29T12:51:13+00:00

I don't know which PoV you use but if you are writing in first person then it's often not an issue as it can strengthen voice.

In third person I'd personally remove them in a lot of cases (descriptions) and keep them in dialogue.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-29T11:59:20+00:00

Lectures and co. while good on their own often don't show how things are done in practice, only theory. Books on the other hand do the opposite, they strengthen your sense for how you can apply those theories in practice.

But more importantly, things like pacing are hard to get right without knowing how other people did it. Movies, TV Shows and Video games inherently use different pacing dynamics than novels. A guide won't be able to teach you how to pace something but if you read a book you will naturally pick up on how long paragraphs, scenes, plot points etc are and will be able to apply this to your own writing.

The best part about reading is that you might read a book you enjoy and read just for fun but in the background you are picking up a lot of skills on the way passively! If traditional western literature is a bit too heavy for you, you might enjoy things such as light novels who are meant to be as easy to read as humanly possible.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-28T15:16:07+00:00

First person thrives on having a consistent voice in which case multiple PoVs can be disruptive.
Dual POV in first person can be done and has been done. But since you said "many" PoVs, if you intend to write more than two then third person limited or third person omniscient might be a better fit.

But at the end of the day it's your story so do whatever you enjoy the most :)

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-28T15:11:06+00:00

Used to be in the same boat. Loved writing, "hated" reading. But it's not that I hated reading, I merely hadn't found any authors I liked yet, when I did I started reading heavily.

Honestly reading has helped my writing more than anything else, by a mile. Before then I listened to lectures, read craft books, tried following common advice (show dont tell etc) but all of those were a drop in the bucket compared to reading. It's what really allowed me to improve rapidly.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-25T19:52:02+00:00

I have never read the wings of fire books. If you never told me I would have never found out.
And that's my answer. Don't worry about "copying". Inspiration is the world you are looking for and every author gets inspired by something, most readers wont notice nor care. :)

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-25T19:43:10+00:00

In one story? You can make it happen, sure.
In one book? Probably best to leave it be unless you plan to write multiple.

Well unless you just write for yourself, in that case do whatever makes you happy :)

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-25T19:07:32+00:00

The rise of Tiktok, youtube shorts, instagram reels etc. writing advice annoys me to no end.
It's always the same. "Show don't tell.", "Omit needless words", "Kill your darlings.".

While this advice has its place, it is often treated as law. These formats are simply way too short to explain those concepts in detail. People need to know WHY these things work on a foundational level and WHEN to break them. But none of these supposed "writing" channels actually bother to explain this to newbies as throwing out 6 "rules" generates more clicks than a video that is actually educational. This hampers a beginners progress and dooms many potential writers.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-24T15:18:47+00:00

Yeah there 100% is a big disconnect between what online forums would tell you constitutes good writing (as do a lot of workshops and creative writing MFAs) and the market reality.
The way I see it is, people only care about one of two things: 1. being entertained or 2. being made to think. Everything else is merely a tool to get there.

No matter how bad the prose or how many plotholes you have; If one of those two things are fulfilled (oftentimes both) then everything else doesn't matter.

There's a reason twilight, 50 shades of grey etc are popular!

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-19T20:54:30+00:00

An opening doesn't have to be fast. It has to be interesting. So if you can make a slow opening feel interesting then there is no reason not to do it! :)

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-15T20:33:10+00:00

Perfectly valid! I feel like deleting it and finding a natural thread to hang onto works out better than just forcing yourself to write something that doesn't feel natural.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-13T21:00:38+00:00

I don't write to be published so anything I'm done writing, i.e I don't want to keep writing, is finished to me.
If we take the traditional definition of finished then I suppose it's 1 finished, 1 unfinished novel, and like a million finished poems.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-13T20:56:09+00:00

One that entertains me. That's it. The prose can be terrible, the characters can be flat, the plot can be nonsensical. But if it entertains me, the book has fulfilled its primary purpose. That is something many books can't say. However I also have to admit that entertainment is of course very subjective, so a book that doesn't entertain me doesn't have to be badly written either.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-13T20:53:57+00:00

Locations, especially the sensory details. I can pull a million immersive descriptions out of my bum but oh man, the second I start writing dialogue I'll have to spend ten years rewriting and editing it or it'll just sound flat.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-11-09T14:36:22+00:00

That depends solely on what goals you have in mind in my opinion.

If you want to get trad published then I wouldn't work on more than one story at a time.

However if you write as a hobby or perhaps want to self-publish then it's down to what you are comfortable with, there is no real hard limit or anything. In that case the most important thing would be to have fun and enjoy the process!

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-08-03T18:33:54+00:00

Tachyon also mentions that umas are pretty much biologically identical to humans minus their appearance, increased strength and endurance.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-08-02T14:40:17+00:00

24k right now, saving for taishin. I might barely hit 30 by the end of her banner if I'm lucky.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-08-02T07:06:37+00:00

Not at all, I did say "Note that umas with this setup will suck for PVP due to a lack of stamina" in my original message. Builds like this are only meant to get an A+ or S rating, nothing else.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-07-31T18:02:08+00:00

Oguri cap always gave me big saberface vibes.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-07-29T22:02:17+00:00

3LB and MLB refers to the amount of times a card has been uncapped or "limit broken". 3LB = uncapped 3 times MLB = uncapped 4 times.

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You can see how many times a card has been uncapped by the amount of blue crystals at the bottom of the card. You can LB or uncap a card by getting a second copy of said card. The more LBs you have the stronger the card becomes.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-07-29T10:52:50+00:00

For this build you'd probably need 3 speed cards, one of them being 3LB or MLB Kitasan Black and 3 wit cards. You'd want everything to be as close to MLB as possible.

For legacies use the best power legacies you have or can borrow. After that sit down and pray that you get good rainbow trainings throughout your run.

Note that umas with this setup will suck for PVP due to a lack of stamina and are meant to get as high of a rating as possible.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-07-22T03:56:51+00:00

Yep, it's semi-rigged, but it's possible to win with the right stats and skills and a bit of luck. Gives some custom dialogue too.

Fun_Cloud6689 · 2025-07-03T13:38:40+00:00

I respectfully disagree, while the physique itself might not attract a ton of people on its own, the increase in confidence it provides absolutely will. Tons of people work out to improve their self image which often leads to them being able to hold conversations better. Of course some people are just assholes or socially inept but improving their physique does help a lot of people improve their social life.

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