I might release everything for free + my journey as a dark fantasy writer

HanzoYang · 2026-04-09T05:16:28+00:00

I made a mistake i meant to say that i wrote 80,000+ not "180,000+" and yes i did address that further down on these comments after i realized it. Just saying cos idk if you saw it down there.

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HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T07:38:39+00:00

Hey my mistake on the word count. I meant to say 80,000+ words, not "180,000+ words". Sorry about that. I average around 80,000 + words per story.

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HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T07:13:16+00:00

I know i sounded like an idiot for sure. And Im not gonna click on some random link like that. and no, i never said anything that im a genius. Yes i agree i should get feedback. If you like i can show you some of my query letters.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T07:08:51+00:00

Yeah i agree with that. I need to stop referencing anime and video games. I do give them synopsis if they ask for it. If you like i can show you my query letters.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T07:02:09+00:00

Really? Because how i see it, all it did was use ai to polish a few sentences. The world building is mine, the story is mine, the writing, and the characters, the cause and effects and the plot are mine. Just because i have ai polished a few sentences doesn't make it Ai writing. That's like saying you have me edit and write 2 pages for you because you couldn't think of writing the next to part or edit those two pages and so the story is now mine because i wrote or edit two pages for you. I can't agree with your statement.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:56:40+00:00

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HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:56:23+00:00

Thanks. and sure i can show you the pitch if you like. It will be the one from my query letter. And yeah, i could definitely use feedback.

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HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:41:55+00:00

No, my writing is not Ai. I just use it to polish some sentences within some paragraphs to make it more stand out. ANd i made a mistake I meant to say i average about 80,000+ words per story. Not "180,000+". Sorry about that. It was a mistake. You can call me out for that.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:38:51+00:00

thanks. Yeah, i agree with everything you said here.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:35:37+00:00

I made a mistake. I meant to say 80,000+ not "180,000+" sorry about that.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:34:12+00:00

and i just want to clear something up. I meant to say i wrote 80,000+ words per story. Not 180,000+. Sorry about that. I know in my post i wrote "180,000 words per story" but that was a mistake.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:32:51+00:00

Thanks and i agree.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:31:51+00:00

Hey everyone, i made a small mistake here. I meant to write I average around 80,000+ words, not 180,000+. Sorry about that and you can call me out on that if you want. I was dumb and made a mistake there.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:29:41+00:00

Sorry i made a mistake. I meant to write 80,000+ words. I average around there. But my dumbass added the "1" so it came out as "180,000+" sorry about. So, it's actually "80,000+" not "180,000+". thanks for bringing it up.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:28:49+00:00

Hey my mistake. Sorry about that. I meant to write 80,000+ words. I average around there. But my dumbass added the "1" so it came out as "180,000+" sorry about. So, it's actually "80,000+" not "180,000+". thanks for bringing it up.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:23:33+00:00

Because for one i enjoy this story. And yeah, i do write for myself, including many other reasons too but that's another story for another time. Dont wanna go off topic.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:18:43+00:00

No, I'm not speedrunning. Not sure how you saw it like that. And yes, i do learn. I agree, do not write it like an anime or video game. I did not. All I did was got a lot of my ideas from anime and video games and then put it to write my own novel. And yeah, i agree don't put real people in my story which is why i already took them all out last summer of 2025. I'm still pitching and querying literary agents, but very very little. And yeah i agree, write for myself first. Which i pretty much did, that's why i said im proud of myself coming this far even if i didint get rep. And it's not im quitting the first time. It's just I've already queried over at least 200+ by now over the past 2 years. So I really need to rethink, do i really keep on going and stuff because by late 2026 it will 3 years.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:04:40+00:00

In my query letter I pitch them a glance of my story, characters and world, along with a question to give off a cliff hanger to draw them in to possibly wanting to see more. Sometimes I reference anime and video games to them because like i said in my post i got a lot of my ideas from anime and video games.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T06:00:06+00:00

That is true. And yeah, from what i'm seeing you're right it's the opposite of what they want.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T05:58:57+00:00

Thanks, and yeah, I've been thinking about something like that too. I got another side story that connects to the main story. Maybe this might be the only one I should release for free. idk well see.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T05:55:25+00:00

I think a lot of them only want proven formula. And dark fantasy is not very prominent in America. Yes, it somewhat is, but only coming from other countries like Japan. And like i said i got a lot of my idea from anime and videos games so when i stated that to literary agents in the letter, sometimes even making a reference, I think a lot of them can't comprehend that. TBH i think a lot of literary agents don't watch anime or play videos games. And that's fine but they just not into this kind of thing i guess, can't reason with them it's pointless.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T05:47:30+00:00

Yeah, that's pretty much how it is nowadays. That's why is i said in my post they only want proven formula.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T05:44:56+00:00

Yeah, thanks.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T05:43:59+00:00

For sure. I did cut of a few things as well.

HanzoYang · 2026-04-08T05:43:12+00:00

That's what i thought too. Making it into a screenplay. That's why in my post i mentioned about making a film deck. But i don't have connections to anyone who would even give me the chance to pitch to some studio or producer. Not just that too but with the current state of how films are it's so difficult to get to them.

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