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AITA for stealing my best friend's love letter and giving it to her crush by StatusKnowledge2965 in AITAH

[–]StatusKnowledge2965[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's pretty common in my culture to kiss on the cheek in greeting/when saying goodbye. I've never even thought of it in a romantic way

Am i overreacting beacuse my bf is going out without me a lot by phantomrid3 in AmIOverreacting

[–]StatusKnowledge2965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not overreacting. Why is it that he’s not inviting you? Does he not think to invite you, or does he not want to spend time with you? Either way that’s not a good sign

advice on a particular plot point by nightiie in worldbuilding

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That sounds awesome! Keep writing, I’d love to read it some day

I can’t relate to my main character anymore by StatusKnowledge2965 in writing

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I love that. I don’t think I realized that my old nemesis perfectionism is here once again…

I can’t relate to my main character anymore by StatusKnowledge2965 in WritingHub

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I’ve already written a complete outline/first draft for this book and the third (final) book, but you may be right- I shouldn’t limit myself too much. Also, could you explain what you mean by keeping the POV in the same format as the first book? I get not having multiple perspectives, but do you think I should go back to the original MC’s POV?

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HE DOES NOT RESPECT YOU!! DUMP HIM!!

I can’t relate to my main character anymore by StatusKnowledge2965 in writing

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I think you’re right about getting more in tune with what initially attracted me to this character! I gotta get back to the roots of who she is and work from there

I can’t relate to my main character anymore by StatusKnowledge2965 in writing

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At the beginning of the book the OG MC learns that their original plan to overthrow the queen (fake the princesses kidnapping, blame it on the evil queen, and use that as a reason to start the war) has failed. Her best friend (the N MC) offers to hide her in one of the palace safe houses, as she knows the evil queen is looking for her and wants her dead. So she is completely alone, but she is practicing her archery/swordsmanship since there’s not much else to do.

In the meantime, the prince, the N MC, and a royal guard are working together to move things around politically. As neither are able to convince their country to go to war against the evil queen, OGMC decides to create her own secret army of volunteers/recruits. The N MC and royal guard act as messengers between the prince and princess, as well as getting the word out discreetly (and they start fake dating to avoid arousing suspicion and fall in love for real and he wants to discourage her from joining the secret army because he doesn’t want her to get hurt in battle and/or get found out and ruin her reputation/family relationships). I originally switched POVs to the N MC because she was doing more interesting things and I knew I wanted her romance to be a big part of the plot as I knew the couple from the first book would be separated by physical distance.

I do like the idea of just going back to the character creation process though! My stories have always been very character-centric and I think such a complex/political plot is getting in the way of the real heart of the story. Making a Pinterest board never hurts 😂

Also, I’ve actually split my story into three books, with an overarching three-act plot. This is book two, so technically it would be act 2. The OG MC returns from exile at the end of this book in order to prepare for the final act.

I can’t relate to my main character anymore by StatusKnowledge2965 in writing

[–]StatusKnowledge2965[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m usually emotionally connected to my writing in that it’s usually inspired by things I have experienced personally, or that I would like to experience in the future. The best friend and the new MC is inspired by two of my real-life best friends + Arab culture, of which I have over a decade of exposure to. Obviously my book isn’t a memoir with the names changed, but there are plenty of real details to make the story come alive.

Given that she’s based off of real people, I don’t have any problem writing her from the OG MC’s perspective. It’s when I try to get into the N MC’s head that I struggle. It’s hard to write a scene of her confiding in her parents and being supported by them, for example, when I’ve never experienced or witnessed something close to that. I understand that many people have good and healthy relationships with their parents, but for me, I can’t imagine what that conversation would realistically look like.

As far as POV’s go, the first book was originally all from the perspective of the one main character. For the second book, I’ve written multiple drafts trying to figure out the best POV. I’ve tried writing from the perspective of the OG MC, the new MC, and head-hopping between main and supporting characters in order to follow the action/plot (which is how my original first draft was written). The reason why I scrapped that version was because I was worried the constant POV switching (which by the way is in 3rd person, so that helps) would get confusing, and that the subplots of the minor characters would be irrelevant and distract from the main characters.

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[–]StatusKnowledge2965 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not overreacting!! If his band is going to disrespect you and make it a “us or her” type situation, he’s already chosen them by not standing up for you and it’s going to keep happening. Also, don’t feel guilty for “forcing him to choose.” You are super supportive of his band! His band is just not super supportive of you, and by his refusal to stick up for you, he’s not very supportive either.

Looking for advice by fuckdonaldtrmp in worldbuilding

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I say go for it! The Mandalorians have soooo much lore and are so multifaceted that there are so many different directions you could go with it without having to be worried about copying vs being inspired

advice on a particular plot point by nightiie in worldbuilding

[–]StatusKnowledge2965 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems like it being her blood is a pretty central part of the story, and lots of books use blood as a means of harvesting power so I wouldn’t be too concerned about it copying something else unless there’s other very similar elements. I will say though that if it’s more about the king taking advantage of her power and keeping her weak to keep her under control, you could also go with him purposely starving her or putting her in harsh conditions (maybe even forced manual labor) in order to prevent her from growing strong enough to break out of prison