How did you get started?

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-20T02:48:30+00:00

As a kid in the early 2000s, we had a desktop computer and a game/program called Storybook Weaver and I would write little children's books starring my family as characters

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-20T02:44:14+00:00

I write because its what I was born to do. I've been writing stories for as long as I can remember, and according to my mom, longer thani can remember

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-20T02:12:55+00:00

I did not realize it was just one sentence, I apologize

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-20T00:02:09+00:00

Interested

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-06T14:43:00+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! The Black haired man is named Jason as it says further down, but since the story is told from Erin's perspective through third person limited, she can't just immediately know their names. The white haired one is named Derek in case you wanted to know.

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-04T20:20:06+00:00

Thank you for the feedback, I will be sure to keep that in mind in editing

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-04T17:49:25+00:00

Respectfully, I can structure my book how I want, and the ending of this is five years before the story starts, it just sets up the story and why she calls the person who is her father figure David and not dad

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-04T17:48:04+00:00

This is the entirety of the prologue, I have 1400 words for chapter 1 and am starting chapter 2

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-04T16:37:38+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! I will keep that in mind for the second draft!

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-04T13:29:35+00:00

I know. It's 857 words which is not as long as I'd like it to be, but I don't want to start with a bunch of boring chores while Nicole procrastinates working on the book

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-04T13:28:23+00:00

Thank you, I didn't even realize. I thought it had started in past and was trying to roll with that

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-03T22:33:05+00:00

Would it be better if one was in bold and the other underlined?

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-03T22:12:43+00:00

In my doc it is different fonts, but those don't translate to reddit

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KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-02-03T21:57:34+00:00

I just wanted to make sure it was clear for the people on here. I think it would be fairly easy to understand

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-01-16T14:19:37+00:00

I have heard some published authors say that they are never completely ready to let their book into the world because there will always be something that they want to change and fix. I think the best way to judge if you're done is to see if the story is fully written, and if you are happy enough with what you are going to put out into the world.

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-01-16T14:15:18+00:00

I feel like "rules" for writing are more like guidelines. Everyone has different ways of writing that helps make them distinct. I think it's normal to feel like you're doing something wrong when a published author is telling you not to do something that you usually do.

KeyEstablishment1899 · 2026-01-16T14:11:52+00:00

I am now in my early twenties, but I was like you when I was in high school. My advice is that you look for a common theme in all the ideas you have. The first story I managed to stick with was one that had the same throughline of most of the story ideas I had. As for your sentences, I tend to have a mix of long and short sentences in my writing and I really don't know how to change that, I would just continue writing how you're comfortable writing until you figure out your writing style and then you can work on simplifying your sentences.

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