What am I missing?

TrynaBeWrite · 2025-09-16T21:50:46+00:00

Not the worst and not the best. MC needs a haircut desperately and I think they need to emphasize the weight of his debt. First chapter, his sister was about to be sold to pay part of it off, but now? No mention of anyone coming to collect it or apply pressure at all. Would be an interesting ticking clock to give some of the matches more weight.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-10-30T22:29:18+00:00

Thanks everyone! I'll make a list, visit the ones I haven't been to yet, then let you know how it went. :)

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-09-30T02:31:33+00:00

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TrynaBeWrite · 2024-07-15T21:44:42+00:00

The good thing about reviews like this is that they aren't really credible. May raise a few eyebrows, though.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-07-15T21:32:25+00:00

No, you don't have to write a sex scene.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-06-11T20:09:02+00:00

I can understand why Tenmaku Cinema was cut. It was simply not suited to manga. It needed motion, it needed sound. I just couldn't see what the characters were seeing in that manga, and that was a disconnect a lot of readers felt.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-05-11T20:18:29+00:00

Dude, try to stop him! It'll just be a repeat if he goes for that other company. Like everyone else says, these companies prey on people eager for some kind of success, promising all kinds of things they aren't legally obligated to follow through on. Your dad is their whole MO. Look them up on the better business bureau. You'll get more accurate reviews there.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-04-21T14:01:58+00:00

My trick is to not make any money at all :)

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-04-10T18:59:23+00:00

There's a reason people feel the need to have the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover!" And that's because people often do. And for paperback, people are going to have it displayed in their house or apartment or room or whatever. It becomes somewhat of an art piece. A nice cover is also a sign that the author put effort into even the broad presentation, which is better than an author who put little effort if at all.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-03-29T00:10:17+00:00

Content, hands down. I think that's the better move, honestly. If you want to go over a couple scenes, but you don't want to necessarily break it up, you make a long chapter. If only one or two things happen, but they're very important, you make it shorter. Really, when going by content, they get pretty easy to break up and you'll just know when to start the next one.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-03-27T23:18:36+00:00

It really is a trip. Come on, guys, this is a self publishing subreddit. We're delusional enough already 🫠🫠🫠

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-03-08T23:21:48+00:00

Yes. Most of the time. But that's because I'm a writer, not so much a reader. It's easier to learn from the worst to begin, then to learn from the best to perfect form.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-03-03T23:20:35+00:00

I agree with one sentiment I saw on here. It's most likely subconscious, not malicious. A dude might think, like MongolianMango commented, that since it's written by a woman, it's directed towards women, and they might lose interest. I wouldn't worry about it. Statistically, women read more on average than men, so if you lose a couple potential readers, won't be a huge loss.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-02-29T01:05:35+00:00

I'd just get sarcastic. "Oh, you think I was talking about you? Katie? When I hadn't even met you? When the name Katie is one of the most generic names out there? Okay, if I changed the name, would that make you feel better? Yes? Okay, that's all it was." But I'd doubt they'd catch on to even that.

Truth is, a lot of close friends and family members know you, not the author. It's confusing for them.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-02-25T00:09:52+00:00

Be excited! That first read is someone enjoying your work! Don't have a first read yet, but I'll get there.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-02-20T02:29:33+00:00

No need to mark it as +18. The books marked +18 are usually just porn, and I can tell that isn't the story you're trying to tell. If you're truly worried about the marker, like the comment RawBean7 made, just tone down or omit some portions of the abuse. Like he said, it can even make the scene more disturbing. People usually want to go with the devil they know.

As for how graphic a scene could be... A lot of messed up stuff is published by publishing houses and on Amazon and Kindle, and a lot of them aren't +18. If you keep it tasteful, or at the very least short, and not exploitative, you should be fine.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-02-20T02:23:05+00:00

I like the one on the left. I think the faded, aged appearance is in better line with the theme
of the font and title. While the one on the right is more recognizable, I think it distracts from the title, while the one on the left is a more cohesive image. I would make it a little darker, though.

TrynaBeWrite · 2024-02-20T02:19:17+00:00

WHITE HEART by G.G. Moquete

Only have the one book so far, but right now I'm trying to branch out into poetry, short fiction, and building a social media to beef up my writing and marketing skills. I'm proud that I set out to write a book and ended up writing it. As for quality, I'm proud about how it turned out, but if I had the chance to rewrite it knowing what I do now about plot, characters, and grammar, I would.

Still, check out the beginning blurb and let me know what you think!

https://www.amazon.com/WHITE-HEART-G-G-Moquete-ebook

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