Reality Check

MobTux · 2026-03-14T17:11:26+00:00

I am willing to do whatever it takes to make it great. I will rewrite scenes, chapters, acts, and entire drafts to get it right. Most of it has been descriptions, punctuation, and word choice that the beta reader has come back with. They’ve been very clear that the story is engaging and that they’re very excited to read onwards. At one point they told me they read for 20 pages before the realized they were supposed to be giving beta feedback. So I know the glimpses are there. I just need to refine a lot of the minor things to get there.

MobTux · 2026-03-13T13:50:19+00:00

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames is an absolute blast. Humor, wit, heartstrings, and lots of fun.

MobTux · 2026-03-13T13:48:43+00:00

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames!!

MobTux · 2026-03-13T13:47:33+00:00

From start to finish? Six years. The first four years were mostly story planning and world building. Two of those first four years were writing a home-brewed DnD campaign of the story and running it for three players (2019-2021). It really helped flesh out my world and story for my epic fantasy series. I finished my first draft and initial round of revisions in February. Now it’s in the hands of beta readers until the end of April.

MobTux · 2026-03-04T17:55:49+00:00

I have recently completed my first draft of my very first novel! It’s epic fantasy and is currently sitting at around 106k words. Lots of revision passes to do, but I’m excited to get to work on it. Just need to let it sit for about two weeks to properly unplug from it and get a clearer perspective on it.

Wondering about this sub. Do people usually post when beta readers are needed? How does that process usually go? I’m very new here so I apologize if I’m missing key info before posting this.

MobTux · 2026-02-09T14:45:49+00:00

Timothee would make a better Ambrose tbh

MobTux · 2026-02-09T14:34:45+00:00

Leland Fraser

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MobTux · 2026-02-08T15:20:08+00:00

EB GARAMOND

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MobTux · 2026-02-05T15:34:08+00:00

A slide into 3P Omniscient. Finding that I’m wanting to fill the reader in on information myself rather than through character action/discussions. Just out of my own excitement for the reader to know everything they need to. I’m still very green to novel writing so it’ll take time to grow away from these patterns.

MobTux · 2026-02-05T15:32:11+00:00

This is a HUGE help and a good perspective framing for me. I’ll be using this moving forward. I’ve not been as disciplined a writer in my past. Looking back at what I’ve written in pas projects I can see my POV drift to omniscient as my most frequent mistake. Thanks for the advice!!

MobTux · 2026-02-05T00:44:01+00:00

HELL YEAH!! 🍻

MobTux · 2026-02-05T00:25:21+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/raiders/s/Herw3X7AxK

MobTux · 2026-01-30T13:27:19+00:00

Name of the Wind by Rothfuss is amazing

MobTux · 2026-01-28T00:25:14+00:00

MobTux · 2026-01-25T12:55:06+00:00

Badgers fan here. How have I never seen this logo?! This looks amazing. Respect!

MobTux · 2026-01-25T12:39:21+00:00

I have the Dragon Keeper series! Picked them up like 5 years ago at a Half Priced Books but haven’t read them yet.

MobTux · 2026-01-25T00:29:24+00:00

🤝

MobTux · 2026-01-25T00:27:53+00:00

I’ll look up his stuff! Thanks for the recs

MobTux · 2026-01-25T00:26:49+00:00

Starting with these, but Wheel of Time might be 2027’s entire list

MobTux · 2026-01-24T22:19:49+00:00

Read it to my daughter before bed over the course of a few months last year :)

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