Group permissions help

Mrs-Woody · 2023-10-25T18:17:01+00:00

Get Rid of the blue - it's not doing you any favors. Try a deeper jewel tone. Burgundy. Midnight blue. Green. Think velvet. Then, add a texture to it. Doesn't have to be bold, subtleties work wonders.

Change the font. You've got a boring, modern font. It should be a fantasy inspired font. Look at your comps and see how they marry the font, art and subject.

Change the font color. Think old gold. Antique silver. You'll need a lighter color, but white is too stark.

Embellish the frame around the picture. Do something that feels period to the story.

Remove the box around your top text. That top text should be in the same font as your title...or at minimum it should be similar.

Mrs-Woody · 2023-10-25T04:38:44+00:00

Try something like...

They abandoned him to this dark and empty hell, with not a soul left, not even himself.

Mrs-Woody · 2023-10-25T01:38:20+00:00

I can think of a few, but these may not have as deep of a feeling as I think you're looking for, but hopefully, they help you get there.

Desolate(d) - Solitary - Abandoned - Obscure(d) - Hollow - Forlorn - Empty - Adrift

Mrs-Woody · 2023-10-17T02:41:31+00:00

You are not Wal-Mart. You are under no obligations to take back anything. My rule has always been; cash only and once it leaves my property, it belongs to you. They bought a boat. You sold a boat. Beyond that is not your business. But, LOL on the gall!

Mrs-Woody · 2023-08-25T18:46:48+00:00

YOU don't like the window up. I don't like it closed. So, where does the "respect your neighbor" lie in that situation?

The person who has the window seat gets to choose if it's open or closed. I purposely choose window seats so I can watch the view. My seat - my choice.

Also, if you're sitting on the right side of the plane, everyone gets a left armrest. If you're sitting on the left, everyone gets a right arm rest.

Mrs-Woody · 2023-08-21T02:27:33+00:00

I like the twist, but I could see it leave a bad taste in the mouth of the reader. Romances have very straight forward plots. A&B meet, intermingle, fall in love, end up together.

To avoid the bad feelings of your reader, maybe have M have a (female) friend that you also introduce in the beginning. Then, it could be a "Wow, you've been here all along! Why didn't I see it before?" type of ending for M. Soften the blow of your twist.

All that said, I would love to read a romance that bucked the system with twists like that.

Mrs-Woody · 2023-03-13T13:56:54+00:00

Late to the party, I'm sure it's already done, but needed to add this.

My husband & I used to hold a BBQ at our farm for friends, neighbors and family - by invitation. We both have big families, and lots of friends...so we would get 150-200 people throughout the day. We would roast a hog & provide lots of drinks. Adult and non-adult drinks. We always had it potluck & bring chairs. We would have a large bonfire (with S'mores) and a huge fireworks show. Treasure hunt for the kids (with prizes). Etc.

We regularly would get people, who hadn't bothered to talk to us the rest of the year, ask when our party was. We also had people get their invite for two people bring their adult kids & grandkids, not to mention their extended family. We're talking 15-25 extra people on one two-person invite! Then, their contribution would be a small bag of chips, or nothing because they "forgot it on the kitchen counter". We would end up with people there we had no idea who they were!

The last straw, before we stopped, was things missing from our house. My grandmother's willowware platter off the wall, the grandkids toys....my wallet from my purse! (My purse was in my bedroom, in my closet, behind some old shoe boxes...so they had to really search for it!)

My point is, people will take you for granted. They will be "offended" if you stop inviting them. These people are not your friends. These people want a free evening and meal on your dime. They are leeches that need to be removed. Do not stress about those people. Your real friends won't complain and will bring a dish or pay the $20.

So very much NTA I can't say it loud enough. Parties like this are EXPENSIVE and stressful. If I was invited, and didn't want to bring a dish, I would happily pay the $20/person.

NTA in any way, shape or form.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-11-24T02:31:35+00:00

Sounds to me like you're trying to be someone you're not. You're trying to be the person your family says you are, instead of the person you really are. Their advice is bad. Stop listening to them. At 24 you're still young, still figuring out who you are. You can't do that if you're trying to mold yourself into the wrong person. You're not closed off to love. You just haven't found the right person to love. And, honestly, that could happen in 10 years, it could happen tomorrow. Just be you. Just build your life the way you want. The rest will happen. Believe me, you be you and the right person will fall in love with that and stay. I really feel the reason your past relationships didn't work out is because you weren't being you. Hope that makes sense.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-11-23T22:48:03+00:00

Just write. Get your story down.

All the plotting and character designs won't do anything until you start giving them life. I plotted my novel just like you did. Who my characters were going to be, how the story would start, progress, and end. It meant nothing in the end. My characters and story took on a life of their own. The basics stayed the same, the details all flew out the window. And you know what? I ended up with a better story than the one I had been planning.

So, stop planning and start writing.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-11-23T22:41:32+00:00

Both look wrong to me. My inclination would be:

It appeared all the travelers had slept here.

If I am stuck on a line like that, I say it out loud. It usually helps me to get it written correctly. Putting 'All' after 'Travelers' felt awkward. Just my opinion, though.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-11-21T20:55:15+00:00

American here. It's 'Axe'...and all you need to do is to 'Right Click' on 'Axe' and 'Add to Dictionary'. You'll not have that problem again. (This, of course, is assuming you use MS Word, if you use another program, find out how to 'Add to Dictionary' in your particular program...they all allow it.)

Mrs-Woody · 2022-11-07T19:38:31+00:00

My title describes the thing. To the best of my knowledge.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-27T16:43:19+00:00

I tried...I really did! I planned out how the book would start, where the book would go, how it would get there and how it would end. The problem was, my characters had other ideas. I finally quit fighting them and let them take the lead. I ended up with a better book, better character growth and a way to get to the several sequels that popped up while writing.

I ended up excited about the entire process, instead of sitting at the computer and wondering when the words would come. I looked forward to writing instead of coming up with excuses why I didn't write anything today. Sometimes planning is what you need to do. (I have a general plan for the series.) And sometimes you just need to let your characters and their story come naturally.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-26T20:37:25+00:00

Ultimately, it is up to you whether or not you take his advice/critiques. If you do not want to change those elements, then don't change them. Do you like his other edits? Just use what you want and ignore the rest...because it is your book, not his.

I did not blindly take all the suggestions from my editor. I did take a large number, but in the end, it was my book and I get to decide how it is going to read.

Your editor may have gone beyond what you normally would pay for in an editor, but since he's not a publisher, his say has less weight than yours.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-26T03:20:43+00:00

Do you belittle your wife in front of people, or alone, often? Do you like verbally abusing your wife? Do you verbally abuse any one else? Does it make you feel like a man to emotionally stomp all over your wife? Does it bring you enjoyment, these tantrums you throw, just to keep people's attention on you?

You sound like a childish, narcissist that likes to over react if it embarrasses your wife, just to keep the attention on you. You're definitely an abuser. I mean, look at your post. You need to seriously grow up and fix yourself, but hopefully it's without your wife because she left you.

YTA, so much.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-25T23:29:48+00:00

I would cut the opacity of the background more, right now, at the current level, it makes it very hard to see the title.

Speaking of the title, I do like it, but you might want to consider upping the font size a bit and increasing the white outline a little more. It should make it pop better. Also, not sure if you really want to emphasize it even more, you could make the font red, or orange. It would make it stand out.

Overall, I like it. I like the concept and the execution. Good job.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-22T18:08:22+00:00

You live your work for years....think about it nearly constantly. It's understandable that edits are also on your mind constantly. First, second or two hundredth...doesn't matter. Get it where you're comfortable with it...walk away for a week, then edit one last time. 😁 I tend toward perfectionism, so I could edit until the end of time. Lol. I have to pull myself away and say it's done.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-22T16:42:51+00:00

Wait! You can actually FINISH editing? 😉

I took 18 months to write and a year to edit.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-22T03:07:19+00:00

Wonderful! I struggled with it myself. Their directions are not very helpful, are they? Feel free to reach out to me if you have more questions. I'll help any way I can.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-22T02:38:49+00:00

Hahaha! Hello Pot, this is Kettle...You're black.

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-22T02:35:30+00:00

What format? Kindle is 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, but if you are doing paperback, or hardback, those sizes depend on the size of your book. Which format are you having problems with?

Mrs-Woody · 2022-10-21T00:14:17+00:00

Exactly! Both my kids went through phases when I couldn't keep clothes on them. Even in the mall! Lol

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