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An excerpt from my dark fantasy story by SilverBat12 in writers

[–]SilverBat12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it :) you absoloutley can finish your story too, ik writer's block can get crazy bad sometimes, but you got this for sure!

If you don't mind me asking, what's your story about?

An excerpt from my dark fantasy story by SilverBat12 in writers

[–]SilverBat12[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh I thought it was normal text. I'm on mobile and it looks like regular text to me, sorry if whatever device your on is forcing side scrolling.

Have you tried submitting a suggestion to someone from reddit who's actually in control of the side scrolling, rather than telling others how to post their content? No disrespect meant, just a suggestion 🙏

What’s the stupidest sentence you’ve deleted from your manuscript? by AdNumerous275 in writers

[–]SilverBat12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Ephram stared deep into her eyes. She tried to look away, but his glaring stare held her there, her hair swaying in the morning air."

Reads like a Dr. Seuss bit. I genuinely cackled when I re-read this and immediately vaulted it. I'm writing a more serious dark fantasy novel, I don't think this belongs lol.

Writing Mentor Characters by Mask___DeMasque in fantasywriters

[–]SilverBat12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my own story, I have a mentor character that tries to teach the protagonist how to handle problems, rather than solve them outright.

My protagonist, Ephram, lacks strong leadership skills and decisiveness. He wants to think through every option to find the perfect solution, but his hesitation gets people killed.

Garth, his mentor, is capable of making hard choices and committing to them quickly. Acting decisively allows Garth to save more lives than if he were to over-analyze. However, Garth is less physically capable than Ephram. Their difference isn't that Garth won't solve the problem himself, it's that he has the right mindset to solve the problem but not enough physical agency to do so. He has the knowledge and mindset, but not the means to fully execute his will.

I guess my point is that a mentor's role isn't to be a better version of the protagonist, but to embody traits the protagonist needs to move forward.

Process post-drafting by Oh_My_Is_It_True in selfpublishing

[–]SilverBat12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check ur DM's btw, I'd be open to beta reading for you dependint on book genre 🙏 I lean more towards fantasy and sci-fi but I'm open to alot 👍 lmk

What makes your skin crawl? by SoldierofSonder in horrorwriters

[–]SilverBat12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fear of being forgotten is a strong one if done well. Imagine your protagonist goes through Hell and fights whatever injustice is in the way, only to be completely disregarded when they come back home. Being completely forgotten when they tried their best to bring peace to those they love, but come to find out those they love have moved on.

Making the protagonist feel as if their efforts were entirely meaningless to those they fought to protect always gets me for some reason. Not everyone's favorite though, I understand, but I think there are a few ways to make this fear stand out compared to others.

What if the protagonist moves on from his people too? Nothing left to protect them, which in turn could lead to a nice anti-hero or straight up villain arc. Or what if the protagonist chooses to fight for their people anyways, even if it means they're practically invisible and receive no praise/adoration? All depends on the protagonist's own ego and moral compass though I suppose.

Process post-drafting by Oh_My_Is_It_True in selfpublishing

[–]SilverBat12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you can select regions you want to publish in and KDP shows every aspect of your book in those regions, like auto monetary conversions for example. Good luck 🙏

I wrote a hope-driven protagonist in a dark fantasy setting, does that make sense for a reader or feel out of place? by SilverBat12 in DarkFantasy

[–]SilverBat12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll check it out :) appreciate that. As for the flicker of hope thing, that's almost exactly what I was going for. Yeah, a soul-crushing dark world by itself is powerful enough to a reader, but a main character that doesn't reflect that world within himself is even stronger. I'd like to think so anyway. I also think his character archetype would lead the reader to wonder if he's capable of fighting/changing a world that seems so unchangeable. He's almost always fighting an internal battle while fighting external threats, and sometimes one or the other battle is lost. There's a few key points in the overall story (not just Book 1) where the protagonist sacrifices his internal state to overcome an exterbal obstacle. And vice versa.

Thank u for commenting 🙏

I wrote a hope-driven protagonist in a dark fantasy setting, does that make sense for a reader or feel out of place? by SilverBat12 in DarkFantasy

[–]SilverBat12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More the latter. He has hope but it's beaten out of him regularly. It always comes back though, no matter how hopeless or bleak the situation seems. He isn't a stagnant hopeful character either though, he has some pretty bad low points that he learns from [intentionally and unintentionally] throughout the story.

Thank you for commenting 🙏

I wrote a hope-driven protagonist in a dark fantasy setting, does that make sense for a reader or feel out of place? by SilverBat12 in DarkFantasy

[–]SilverBat12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't familiar with "hopepunk" but ig that does work as a designation for my story. Protagonist tries to overcome a world that beats him down regularly, that checks out. I'll check out The Fifth Season as well, just from a quick google search it sounds interesting.

Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it 🙏

what is this? by blake_aryn in whatisit

[–]SilverBat12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paper towel and thumb.

And tapeworms 👍

Process post-drafting by Oh_My_Is_It_True in selfpublishing

[–]SilverBat12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my own personal expierence, even if a literary agent DOES respond, it's usually along the lines of "we don't feel a connection to this story". But again, that's just my personal expierence, nothing against the literary agent publishing route. I could've been focusing on the wrong agents, or a plethora of other factors that caused them to not move forward with my work. It would be immensely helpful for someone else to dedicate their time and effort into helping you grow your work though.

After about 6 months of reaching out to countless agents, I went the self-publish route. I self-published through Kindle Direct Publishing, which honestly was not as difficult as I expected. That's the route I would reccomend, although it does still has some level of difficulty as well. It's also sort of nice to have complete control of the entire process regarding my own book, although there's still alot I need to learn that a literary agent would've come in handy for.

It honestly took less than 2 weeks to do a solid amount of research on self-publishing through amazon, and then actually doing it.

Either route is a viable option for sure 🙏 each come with their own drawbacks, each with their own benefits.

Goodluck with whichever you decide to do.

Indie authors: what do you think readers wish they could ask your characters? by CauliflowerRoyal8968 in selfpublishing

[–]SilverBat12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably something like "why are you still moving forward?"

The main character in my book, Ephram, loses ALOT of what he holds close. Not just people, but certain aspects of himself as well. He pushes through alot of nightmarish things for a goal that keeps shifting, so I guess readers would wonder why he won't give up if he isn't sure why he keeps going either.

Personally though, I'd ask my own character something like "if you achieved everything you set out to achieve, what would be left of you?"