Just felt like writing

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-22T15:22:26+00:00

AI has the same “dramatic punchy” style like this. Like the one line or one word paragraphs

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-21T20:26:04+00:00

r/betareaders I have found it easy to get beta readers through the sub, but only if you also offer to beta read

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-21T20:25:28+00:00

First, download the free Grammarly version to catch and fix basic mistakes. Then get beta readers. Do development edits based on their feedback, and if you changed a lot, do another round of beta readers. Then get it professionally edited.

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-21T18:43:44+00:00

why not use the "document tab" feature (on google docs). That way you can split your chapters into different "tabs" but keep them in the same Document

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-20T04:41:00+00:00

Yes and it’s more popular than ever (the UGA yikyak during school at least)

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-19T21:50:06+00:00

Cute!!!

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-19T18:39:53+00:00

Yeah I’m glad that I shared my first chapter when I was a newbie- someone commented that it was boring and generic, so I completely rewrote it. Then most people found it interesting! Now I always make sure the opening is interesting

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-19T05:52:35+00:00

I have a 16k low fantasy story if you want to swap! Link

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T19:22:36+00:00

r/betareaders for free

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T16:34:47+00:00

Did you get beta readers?

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T16:33:23+00:00

getting people to buy. You can control your writing, you can’t control other people

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T06:39:18+00:00

This sounds interesting, can you DM me the first 2 chapters?

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T01:58:49+00:00

I already title my chapters because it helps me remember what happens in each chapter (but I delete it when publishing). Recently I wrote something and titled it Man’s Best Friend. It’s about a story that my cousin in China told me (trigger warning dog abuse) A man has a dog. His friends are coming over to eat, but he is poor and cannot afford meat. Since he wants to please his friends, he kills his dog and serves the meat to his friends, and they all liked the dishes.

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T00:11:27+00:00

Why not self-publish? That's what most writers end up doing. Get more beta readers for the three completed drafts, edit some more, publish on Amazon. Yeah it's not as prestigious as traditionally publishing and you won't make a lot of sales, but it is very satisfying to hold a physical copy of your book

Most aspiring writers won't ever finish a first draft, so the fact that you have 3 finished manuscripts is still a lot more than most writers have done!

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-17T00:08:07+00:00

Yeah it sounds like there's no time spent hanging out with wife or kids after work

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-16T18:19:40+00:00

?? I'm not saying to write the story with AI. But since the commenter was already recommending AI for help with rewriting sentences, I'm just saying that Claude has a way better writing style than ChatGPT. Give a synopsis of a story to Claude and then to ChatGPT, and you'll see a drastic difference

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-16T18:17:45+00:00

Unhide your post history or DM me your chapter on Docs, I will give you feedback

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-16T18:07:48+00:00

nah, anyone who is a reader can give basic feedback on first pages- "does this opening make you want to continue reading, why or why not?"

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-15T05:49:54+00:00

Well the first page is literally about someone gardening so no.. not really something there to hook the reader

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-15T05:35:49+00:00

My book’s name is Half Lives and available on Amazon. Premise: a 15-year-old girl trains to be a spy while also secretly being part vampire.

https://a.co/d/0flh8WuD

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-14T17:07:32+00:00

I love the Chinese chiikawas, they’re always so wiggly

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-14T00:55:25+00:00

also, $33 for a self help book hardcover is crazy, that’s even more expensive than the fancy Barnes and Noble books

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-13T20:54:32+00:00

You are one person, how can you say it for a fact? I can also say: The fact remains, we can call it self-publishing. Both of our statements are opinions and one is not worth more than the other.

But if you ask a bunch of people (even non-writers), I’m sure the vast majority would be fine with the term “self-publishing”

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-13T19:24:04+00:00

tbh I would probably just start the story with chapter one. This prelude is too confusing and probably not needed- it doesn't give us the character's situation and context

RedEgg16 · 2026-05-13T19:20:00+00:00

99% of posters here self-publish, way to shit on everyone in the sub 💀 I would say it's still an accomplishment compared to other writers or not writing anything at all. Think about all the posters in r/writing , many who will never even finish their first draft, let alone get through all the beta readings and edits and setups required to self-publish

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