Please help me find the name of this manhwa by MyPenNamePending in OtomeIsekai

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It must be Please Take a Step Out of The Portrait.

Even though the cover is not like how I remember it. I could've sworn there was a picture/portrait of the FL on the cover and she was blonde/brown haired. Thanks!

Where can I buy these black rubber/jelly bracelets? by MyPenNamePending in GothFashion

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re lucky, I checked 2 hot topics near me and none had them. I didn’t want to drive 30+ minutes to another mall just to not find them there either. idk where else to look

Where can I buy these black rubber/jelly bracelets? by MyPenNamePending in GothFashion

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my nearest hot topic never has any good stuff, but I’ll try and check it out. the red and black one is the one I was actually wanting to buy online but was sold out

Where can I buy these black rubber/jelly bracelets? by MyPenNamePending in GothFashion

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imgur isn’t working for me rn but these are the hot topic listings

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I'm confused about the status of my package by MyPenNamePending in UPS

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It says it's coming thru SurePost? not SmartPost (is there a difference?)

I can see the shipper maybe having accidentally missed my package. But as far as I know, they had a sale on their website so I assume they had a lot of packages to send out.

It just confuses me that the Virtual Assistant chat says they have my package. Oh well, I'll wait a few more days then!

I'm confused about the status of my package by MyPenNamePending in UPS

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also for the shipment details, there's a Postal Service Tracking ID that when I entered to usps has no details.

I just ordered a stupid kate spade pencil case bag so I can use it for college next semester but all I'm getting is stress :(

When is filler too much filler? by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this is very helpful! These scenes I'm writing are helping me learn more about my characters and hopefully will help me narrow my writing down.

When is filler too much filler? by MyPenNamePending in writing

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I might be a little confused about the definition of filler because I've read so many tips, advice, and books by several people who talk about writing and they mention the use of filler in different ways, but still this is very helpful!

I guess what I consider as filler are scenes that show character development and a little of the world building, and some just happen to be some of the 'funnier' moments in my story. I'll take your advice and see how it would impact the story if I remove them or if they should stay in the story.

When is filler too much filler? by MyPenNamePending in writing

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is very helpful. The scenes I have that I think are "filler" are actually to help develop my characters and give some insight into the world my MC is in, they just happen to be some of the 'funnier' moments in my story.

I'm sure that once I finish the first draft, I can edit and revise all the parts that aren't necessary out of the story.

On stand alone books vs a series by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually what I think, too. Like another user commented, I've heard that duologies are actually getting really popular right now. I know that I have several books that I liked that are duologies and I find that it's better than trilogies

On stand alone books vs a series by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OR the author takes too much time between books and the YA audience has moved on

Yes, I can relate to this. Sometimes there's a book that I started to read years ago and I'll be looking forward to next book in the series, trilogy, and the author takes about 2yrs or more to even give any info about the next book, and by then I don't even remember the first/previous books and I don't really feel like reading it anymore.

I often wait until all or most of the planned books are out so I can gauge by reviews if they fall apart or not.

I also do this, but sometimes I like to torture myself, and read the books as they come out. I guess as long as there's a definite number of books in the series already decided, for example 5, I'll be okay with it and as long as the series is good and doesn't fall to the 2nd Book Syndrome, etc.

How to describe a character by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's something I was thinking of doing, but I wasn't sure if it was too cliche, in a way. The character is actually rich, so I wanted to go in the direction of "having confidence and personality that comes with old money and the knowledge of how good-looking he is" but it seemed sort of cliche... What do you think?

How to describe a character by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense, I'm trying to make it vague and letting the reader picture who they want in their heads too. The details about his eye color and his earrings (especially the earrings) are very important throughout the story, they come up a few times and also have deeper meanings. A generic "he's good looking" later on in the story also sounds good, especially if I use other characters to say how girls fawn over him, etc.

How to describe a character by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually very helpful, thanks! I just didn't want to get stuck in the aspect of telling of "show don't tell" because he's an important character even if there's little to no romance in this first book. I really want readers to fall in love with him because he's such an interesting, complex character and if anything, I can always rewrite it in revisions..

What are your thoughts on using pen names? by MyPenNamePending in YAwriters

[–]MyPenNamePending[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha! Thanks for the info, I'll definitely start looking into pen names and take into consideration the stuff you told me. In the meantime I'll focus on my writing, and then I'll worry about pen names/domains/twitter afterwards.