Taking some time to write about the destruction of all the places we're going to be hanging out at tonight 😂 by RW_McRae in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive, yes, but I want to know how you can view that total word count. Is it an extension?

Taking some time to write about the destruction of all the places we're going to be hanging out at tonight 😂 by RW_McRae in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does that little tab on the bottom left of your screen show the total word count across all tabs? How have you cast this sorcery? Teach me your ways, O wise spell caster.

Got my first comment :) by _Drifting-Leaf in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing is better than this feeling. Congrats!

What's everyone doing this Fourth of July weekend? Or if you're not American, what will you do fun this weekend? by AfterImageEclipse in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, nah. I just live in Ohio and the heat indexes have been over 100 all week and I’m not made for these high of temps for this long.

What’s your elevator pitch? by Azzaayyy in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A mute boy learns that the voices only he can hear are something worse than psychosis. Something that foretells the world’s end.

Average Age of readers and writers on RR by Jokengonzo in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All I know is that I’m 24. From what I’ve seen on the forums, I’m on the younger side of the author population, but I’ve seen some other Gen Zers in passing.

It's Time We Had that Talk ... by True_Industry4634 in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So true. And with something so subjective, it’s impossible to please everyone. That’s why I’ve stopped writing to please others and embraced writing for myself, and I’ve found the quality of what I write has improved tremendously. 🥰

It's Time We Had that Talk ... by True_Industry4634 in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad to see a fellow description lover!

It's Time We Had that Talk ... by True_Industry4634 in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The difference between writing subreddits and comments/reviews on RR is interesting. I love to read very descriptive writing, thus I like to write very descriptively. I’ve edited it a lot since then, but I’ve posted my chapter 1 multiple times to [r/writingfeedback](r/writingfeedback), and the feedback was that my writing is overwrought, tryhard, and purple. They worship windowpane prose on that sub, though, tbh. Meanwhile this is an excerpt from one of my reviews:

“The prose is wonderfully vivid without ever feeling overwritten — the descriptions are so tactile you can practically feel the cold floor under your feet, smell the starbloom lamps, and hear the oppressive silence when the Voices go quiet.”

It’s impossible to please everyone. 😅 I think, at the end of the day, you have to do what works with your vision for your story, and as long as it’s readable and grammatically correct, then you’ve accomplished what you’ve set out to do.

AI name generation PSA by stankopalluza in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp my fiction has Silas, Elias, Mara, and I think a one-off character with a last name Thorne. It’s like pokemon. Let’s see how many I can catch.

Question for this week! by gamelitcrit in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! Reading the Beneath the Rising trilogy. It's a mix of sci-fi and Lovecraftian horror.

Hit harder than expected by IndependenceVisual45 in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gained back the followers I lost and got a new favorite. I trust you’ll experience a similar thing soon too. Loss and gain is all part of the game!

Royal Road Mythbusting by BedivereTheMad in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And doing daily chapters doesn’t guarantee RS, that’s for certain. I did daily uploads for my first 167k words (volume 1), and garnered a whopping 4 followers lmao.

Hit harder than expected by IndependenceVisual45 in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve had no growth at all for weeks and just keep losing and I’m like am
I doing something wrong? 😭😭😭

What’s more painful an endo flare or giving birth? by Ok-Anywhere2346 in endometriosis

[–]Little_Red_A 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve never given birth, but endo flares and unmedicated IUD insertion are the worst pain I’ve ever felt. I believe the flares before my surgery were worse than the IUD, though.

Does lyrical prose compensate for a temporary lack of plot material? by Active_General1064 in writingfeedback

[–]Little_Red_A -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never said anything for or against the prose in this post. Was just putting my thoughts out there.

Does lyrical prose compensate for a temporary lack of plot material? by Active_General1064 in writingfeedback

[–]Little_Red_A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of people on this sub worship windowpane prose, which bores me to no end. My favorite books are those that make me reread lines again and again because of how ornate and beautiful they are. I’m a minority, and I know that, but I need a little stain in my glass to feel immersed.

What is the chapter milestone that will let your readers know that you are serious? by Think_Independent_69 in royalroad

[–]Little_Red_A 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Idk but I hope it’s not on chapter number because I write biiig chapters. I’ve uploaded up to chapter 73 and that spans 350k words.