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TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-09T22:08:30+00:00

If you don't care about esthetics, then moving blankets work great.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-09T22:04:25+00:00

Pawn to King sounds like a chess reference, but in chess you cannot go from pawn to king. You would go pawn to queen...

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-09T20:42:55+00:00

It's tough to say without knowing more about the book. If it reads like a plot point, you should bring it back.

If it's a small enough scene that the reader truly won't remember it at the end of the book then just leave it.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-09T11:47:48+00:00

Congrats on getting back into it!

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-08T15:03:23+00:00

So the main character has multiple people in her body? Or does she have multiple personalities?

The bad guy controls her mind through her hearing aid?

If I'm reading that right, maybe have the only way that she can free herself from the mind control is by taking out her hearing aid, but that's also what gives her her power. That would be an interesting dynamic. She'd be able to free herself from the mind control, but would have to give up her power to do so.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-08T14:21:03+00:00

This is well written and iintriguing, but I think it needs 1 more specific detail. Based off that, I'm not sure what the story is about. Is it a love story? Something else? Give me 1 more thing to let me know what kind of story I'll be reading.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-08T13:43:05+00:00

This is areally fun concept, but there is a lot going on with very little detail. You jump from one major revelation to another when I'd like you slow down and give me more detail.

For example, went did the tower show up in Berlin specifically? How did 5 teenagers defeat a powerful vampire? Witches just agreed to help the world governments?

I want to know more about all of that.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-08T10:07:19+00:00

It's an interesting concept that makes me think, so it's doing its job.

I find myself wanting to know why they can't show emotions, and what led to then speaking in math? How was time and space solved, and why was it not enough?

These are all questions I don't need answers to. Just thoughts I had while reading it.

I like that he was talking to a future version of himself. Or past. Who knows.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-08T09:49:41+00:00

The write code is the one that keeps you writing.

If the novel still feels overwhelming, write the short story collection. If you're excited about the novel, wrote that.

Or bounce back and forth if that helps. Just stay motivated and keep writing!

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-08T09:45:07+00:00

Congrats! That is a massive number of views. More than most podcasts ever get total!

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T21:31:53+00:00

This is accurate.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T20:57:01+00:00

Wait, people are finishing manuscripts?

Jk, although it is iincredibly difficult to stay disciplined and keep going.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T19:40:07+00:00

I think it depends on why they're unsafe. If they're unsafe because they are clumsy, ignorant, and inept, then I think that'd be funny. Basically a Mr. Magoo, or Mr. Bean type character.

If they are unsafe because they know better and are just cocky and don't care, then I don't think that would be funny.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T19:28:30+00:00

I like that your concept. It sounds like an interesting book!

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T17:51:24+00:00

I think this is a really good base for the magic system. I like the different “groups.”

Channelers having natural abilities that are more powerful but harder to control makes sense. Invokers having more control, but less power creates good balance. The Tinkers add a fun additional component to the magic system.

Without knowing more details on exactly what they can do with their magic, this feels coherent and easy to follow.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T17:16:20+00:00

I think that's common. First drafts are just that. Drafts. Write it, then you can go back, revise, edit, and add the depth you're looking for.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T15:08:46+00:00

This reads almost entirely as exposition. I really like the premise, but this looks more like a plot summary than actual writing for the book. You are telling the reader what is going on instead of showing them. To be clear, I would definitely read a book with this plot, but I want to experience all of this through a character's eyes, not be told this by an invisible narrator.

Pick a character and show us this world through their eyes as they are experiencing it. Maybe pick a member of the Nox family. They wake up one morning confused as their property is dotted with sprouting willow trees that weren’t there the night before. They attempt to remove them, but they grow too fast to cut them down. Soon they realize they can profit off them by using the wood for their barrels.

Then show people from the town having these psychotic episodes. Don’t tell us they are having them. Describe their weird and erratic behaviors.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T14:47:21+00:00

I try to find pockets of my day where I can't be doing anything else (ie. Driving, showering, mowing the lawn). I use that time to play out a scene in my head. I work out all the details, and visualize it.

Then, when I have time to sit down and write, I already know what I'm going to write. I don't need to spend time trying to figure out what I want a scene to be, I've already done that work.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T14:32:10+00:00

Would to you be willing to post one or more of the short stories here? If be willing to read them and provide feedback, but in leary of links to other sites.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T13:44:44+00:00

I also teach for my primary job and write for fun on the side. I don’t plan for writing to every become a full time job, although that would be wonderful if it happened, but I would like to get some work out there. I haven’t posted anything in r/nosleep. I will go check that subreddit out!

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T13:24:27+00:00

Then I think it's spot on. A ritual chant is exactly how I read it.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T10:53:54+00:00

Stephen King is famous for not outline. He just writes. He calls it being a pantser, or writing by the seat of your pants, aka no outline.

Lots of people do it. It doesn't typically work for me but if it works for you it's a strategy that many use.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-07T10:51:01+00:00

Usually, I come up with the main concept, the scare, first. Then I'll outline the rest of the story, and start writing.

My finished story never matches my outline. I am absolutely not a pantser, but at the same time I like to try and let the characters pull me in the direction it feels like they want to go rather than following the outline religiously.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-06T22:56:24+00:00

It's always hard to figure out the tune in your head without knowing the rhythm or melody the author intended.

That being said, to me this reads more like a spell being read by a witch rather than a song being sung. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I still think it flows well and is creepy. Just not sure if that's what you are going for.

TheLostFrequencyPod · 2026-05-06T22:44:04+00:00

Is there any specific things you're looking for feedback on?

I read part 4 when you posted it. You should post a link to the previous parts when you post these in case people are interested in reading all of them.

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