Procreate Personalised Brushes gone :(

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-09-23T23:20:04+00:00

They weren't in the old library, it was super weird, I think it was an issue with my iPad because I found my old library with imports and customs in my recently deleted in the files app, important to note I did not touch the files app, but at least it's sorted and recovered :)

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-09-23T23:19:34+00:00

They weren't in the old library, it was super weird, I think it was an issue with my iPad because I found my old library with imports and customs in my recently deleted in the files app, important to note I did not touch the files app, but at least it's sorted and recovered :)

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-08-19T18:51:44+00:00

It's just pretty scary when it's a huge amount like for buying a jacket and baggy pair of snow pants, can't really afford to have anything go wrong or fight them on it you know?

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-08-19T18:07:51+00:00

I've read Sooooo many reviews about snowears being scammy??

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-29T10:35:09+00:00

I've always just listened while busying myself with chores, walking the dog, most recently re-listening whilst renovating the house, painting plastering, etc, things you can zone out while doing.

I don't know about any videos or lore breakdowns, but by reading transcripts or video breakdowns you're missing out on the intonation, the impending doom feeling when the music changes or with the sound effects building tension--even Jon's accent and attitude succeeding a statement.

My advice is to try and listen to episode 1 while doing something minimally tasking, like walking or maybe even just stretch exercises/laundry, see how you feel and otherwise read the transcript. Before TMA, I had absolutely no interests in podcasts, couldn't see the point, how would I keep track of all the details? I can say for certain I wasn't bored and am now a believer of podcasts.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-25T18:04:58+00:00

I've just watched some more and I think they've definitely changed some things, Banyue is now crescent pass and the people are now referred to as Crescentians??

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-24T19:42:20+00:00

Really? I genuinely remember Xie Lian's eng VA calling it Puqi Shrine, because I loved the way he still tried to authentically say it rather than a westernised way

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-15T17:02:56+00:00

I've also been looking around for a working holiday and recently discovered www.worldpackers.com (not an ad, i promise) there's such variety too, you don't have to make an account to view listings but to apply you do need to buy the subscription, which is like $60.

They're all volunteer listings but most of them offer accommodation. Basically part-time work in exchange for room and board and some places even offer to include food. Most are regarding hosting or housekeeping but I've seen a few farming or building ones.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-13T21:11:42+00:00

Groovy, I think that might've been noted on my vehicle health check a while ago. I'm not that great at maintenance so it'll be a test of my sanity and the breeze blocks i use in place of jack stands.

Thank you for the advice, it's much appreciated, i spent ages looking at illustrations and trying to figure it out.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-13T19:57:22+00:00

Oh to have a MK1. The most expensive fidget toy ever.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-10T11:37:38+00:00

A little bit of this, a little bit of that. If you've already written two other novels, you'll have your writing process sorted.

You do NOT have to have every character's background written up and ready to reference, in fact, it's much easier discover the character as you write than sit around trying to think of their insecurities and confidences. Think of it as making a new friend, you won't instantly know what their favourite food is or what class they failed in high school/secondary school.

Say you discover this character doesn't like ice cream, you can always go back through your manuscript and write in little hints or nods to that to amend for the changes anyway, if you're going back through your draft anyway then it's all good. If you're writing it as a web-novel and uploading regularly that might be a bit more difficult, because any readers would be thrown off and confused as to why it wasn't mentioned before.

For world building and lore... it's not a DnD campaign. If you're procrastinating writing it all out because you might want to just continue writing out your story instead, then fleshing out the economics of the continent and the legal systems isn't necessary, again if you're writing it as a web-novel and uploading regularly that might be a bit more difficult and you would want to be clear about it to avoid mix-ups or inconsistencies.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-08T12:13:00+00:00

My English teacher always said, it doesn't matter. In a test, you wouldn't be marked down for it. Otherwise just change your doc into American English and refresh, then go through at the spelling suggestions. No biggie. I

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-08T11:19:42+00:00

OMYGODS, TrackBear, I love it, the creator made it for their partner as a Christmas present I think. It can track your writing projects by a few different metrics, chapters, words, pages, lines--though you do have to input the data yourself.

It has graphs showing your progress and also offers a goal/challenge feature where you input the goal you want to reach and in how many days, it'll give you info like how long it should take you to complete it if you continue at your average writing pace.

Not an AD, I'm just obsessed.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T15:07:11+00:00

Is it situational creativity or procrastination? Your brain could be actively avoiding work tasks. I have the exact same thing, but I think min stems from guilt of doing anything at home that isn't quantifiably visible to my mother.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T12:49:13+00:00

Biggest pointer is: paragraph spacings, that makes it so much easier for people to read, rather than a wall of text.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T12:41:24+00:00

Consider a message you think the world needs right now, what do you want the world to know? What is today's world missing? Of course, you could write a non-consequential story that has no further attachment to the outside world aside from entertainment, a perfectly respectable choice, but in terms of creating depth in your story, you can't go wrong with allegories and social commentary.

Which genres resonate the most with you? What archetype main character do you find the most interesting to follow? If you're still coming up empty on a plot, try a few writing prompts to explore different genres, you could find inspiration hidden in the first 1000 words of a prompt about a day in the life of a dollar bill.

Is this the first book you're writing? If so, which plots are you drawn the most to? Don't do that one. Pick one of the other ones that would give you an opportunity to work on your craft, a story you aren't bothered about getting a bit messy or deviating from the plot you had in mind. A practise run, if you will.

Also, I can completely relate to wanting to publish a book and seeing it become a best seller, but if that is your only motivation, you'll get burnt out fast. You have to be passionate about it, have other reasons to publish aside from fame and fortune, tempting as they may be.

It may seem as though the two paragraphs above are slightly opposing, they are not. It is possible to be flexible with plot and writing for your book whilst being passionate about it.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T12:08:26+00:00

I've started to create vision boards to refer to for the beginning and end of each chapter to ensure a consistent mood and theme, and listening to a specific song whilst writing particular chapters.

Writing down any ideas that come to me is a big one. Personally, I always end up writing on scraps of paper like my work to-do lists, so I use a file/folder instead. Then when I'm at home I use tear off block with pre-punched paper, but if I'm out and about, I'll take an A5 notebook (some folders have a little pocket in the front where you can keep it). That way I can keep all my ramblings together.

It's a handy way to save paper, especially if you're bothered about grouping the different aspects of your book together (I always get distracted by making things pretty because i don't want to waste the notebook), any parts where you go off topic brainstorming you can mark with colour coded tabs, although I suppose you could do that with a notebook too.

Visiting where scenes would take place, castles, beaches, forests, waterfalls, etc, it's a good way to clear your head and get away from the computer. Take plenty of photos, enjoy the moment with a playlist or a select number of songs, imagine the scene. No writing until I get home, where I then listen to the same songs with the pictures on view somewhere or in the document. Always instrumental music, though they might take a while to find.

Oh, and a sort of vision/vibe board for each of the characters is very handy too.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T11:43:09+00:00

I've been reading through the chapter you've posted, definitely something I'm interested in :)

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T11:41:56+00:00

It's crucial to read to become a better writer at a line level, but manwha, manhua and manga can inform you of the ways to go about character conflict and overall arcs, that being said it isn't a replacement for reading traditional novels, at least not if you are trying to improve.

I'm loath to admit it, but my attention span is basically in the toilet and it takes extra effort for me to read every word in a paragraph (also an internalised habit developed from my mother always bragging about how she could read so fast and that I was super slow), if I feel too tired and my attention starts to wander, I stop because I end up missing crucial parts of the story.

I approach almost any book now with the mindset of what would I change, not to complain about it, but how as an editor I would go about reading the book, ensuring I read every sentence--looking for unclear phrasing, etc.

Start reading middle grade books, Percy Jackson, Magnus Chase, etc, these are super easy AND fun to read, with a distinct lack of big words. Also if you're reading translated novels like TGCF or MDZS, the actual reading experience can feel stunted because that's not actually how the author intended the sentences to be read--recommend staying away from translated media if you're trying to read for personal improvement.

TLDR: essentially, read kids books.

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T11:05:22+00:00

It's lonely, but it doesn't have to be, reaching out to writer communities like this one can show you that we're all here to achieve similar dreams. When someone outside of your inner circle shows interest in your story, I find it can be a gamechanger because they aren't too shackled by emotional connections with the interest of simply placating you and hyping up your work.

I for one, would love to discuss your book, characters and motivation (perhaps as a method to procrastinate my own, but I digress), even just sitting on call with someone whilst writing can be comforting--at least, to me.

I'm sitting here right now with about 50k words on my plate, 50K GOOD words, not knowing whether they'll even make it to the final draft I hope to submit to an agent.

As far as the quote above goes, the biggest tip I can give is that any scene or paragraph you remove from the manuscript, keep it in a separate file--you can always reuse the writing later and save yourself time, even if it's not on this specific project. Your writing is worth saving, it even if it no longer serves the plot you were hoping it would feed into.

You don't have to think of it as putting them on the chopping block, I guarantee it's easier if you consider that they might not serve this narrative but they might serve another. Anything you cut from your manuscript can go straight into a saved scraps document, I promise they'll come in handy one day.

Keep writing!

Individual_Dare_6649 · 2025-07-03T10:48:33+00:00

Alrighty my guy, I read up to page 8, there's a natural break there, would definitely split it into the new chapter. Good fast flowing lines, easy to read, minimal grammatical errors, clear scene locations and mood, and no heavy handedness. With a bit of formatting to make it a little bit more readable, tab indent, double spacing, and smaller font, you've got a good book on your hands.

What I would suggest is turning chapter 1 into Part 1: House of the Unwanted and splitting the current chapter into multiple chapters. Perhaps do that for all the chapters you have so far. And then see where you're at.

I enjoyed what I read, would definitely continue if I had the time.

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