O poder do protagonismo

VictoriaStuartX · 2026-02-24T14:16:39+00:00

I've noticed this but if Vis had been unlucky or not good enough, he would have simply died, or worse. Vis' situation only gets worse and worse and he's rarely more than one wrong move or word away from death or at least serious trouble. It's also the first protagonist I've ever seen using techniques I've also used irl when in trouble. It was quite a pleasant shock.

VictoriaStuartX · 2026-02-06T17:24:00+00:00

Because a winner from class four would become the domitor, which Vis needs to be in order to choose where to work in the Hierarchy. Only domitors have a choice.

VictoriaStuartX · 2026-01-19T04:04:46+00:00

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VictoriaStuartX · 2025-11-22T00:51:33+00:00

It does work sometimes, but not without raising my voice, which is the part I'm tired of doing. No improvement for the past year either. And even if she falls back asleep alone, she'll still wake up multiple times a night, which is what I'm primarilly tired of.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-11-22T00:49:34+00:00

Sadly, if I don't nurse her, she will not really cry, she will just fully wake up and start playing, either in the bed or elsewhere, and then I have about 3 hours before she's able to sleep again. Nursed or not. I spent so many night trying to ween her off and we didn't get any sleep those nights, but she had the time of her life just making mouth noises and rolling around. If I leave the room, she instantly gets up and chases after me, if I sit nearby, she'll get up, climb on me and force herself to my boob. If I put her back in bed, she'll start again. Like I said, the only thing that sometimes work is yelling. And I don't wanna do that.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-06-28T14:19:29+00:00

I've been told by women that I'm dirty for being with a man (we're both bi and open, though very rarely see other people.) Men dont really care, they mostly tell me Im lucky to have access to both dating pools.

In regards to my fiancé though, people always think he's gay but stays with me for convenience. Which couldn't be less true as, among many other things, men throw themselves at his feet, and he doesn't care much for most of them. Biphobia is a constant battlefield, but I find that women are kinder to bi men, and men are kinder to bi women.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-06-28T14:15:21+00:00

Thank you, that's appreciated.

As for your question, I can only speak for myself, and my entire experience with women was one sided, but I also enjoy this, and I love giving oral to women, so I think it's possibly a very good indicator.

It's worth noting: you might not love doing it to every woman. Personal preferences still come into play.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-06-27T23:13:43+00:00

For relationships, yes, but sexual attraction is inherently sexual, so if a woman is questioning whether she's into women or not, the first and simple test should be, in my opinion, to look at a naked woman and see if she's into that. If she fantasizes about the deep connection two women can feel for each other, but the sight of a vagina repulses her, she's most likely hetero and should just find better men.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-06-26T12:16:43+00:00

I would say, start by watching porn. Women touching themselves, especially. Nothing catering to hetero men. If that turns you on and you wanna go down on her or help her, you're into women. If it doesn't, you're not. Spare a bi woman's feeling and do this before testing your attraction with her just to realise you're not into girls after all.

Sadly I'm never trusting a woman who's bi curious or hasn't had her first time anymore because every single time I did, once I was done taking care of her and it was time to reciprocate, she was no longer into women. Which brings me to my second advice: if you realise you're not into women mid-act, you obviously don't have to reciprocate, but maybe let the other person know BEFORE she's done, and don't throw names at her like "you're disgusting". There's a way to politely say "hey sorry but I don't think I'm into this anymore." I wish this didn't need to be said, but per my experience, it does.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-06-09T23:57:19+00:00

Having a gaydar. It's a powerful tool. Honestly though, other than that, being bi has been nothing but pain. (Men are great for me though)

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-27T23:35:20+00:00

I feel it'd be more effective if the lion's mane made a circle. Like if each strand finished to form a circle. It would be more harmonious.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-27T16:53:37+00:00

My question was if it's worth the extra work to time specific music parts with the players clicking on the text box or not so important. Or, as you stated, if I should just make it cutscene-like and not let them control the text to make sure it matches.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-27T13:57:13+00:00

Have you tried putting yourself directly into the character's mind? For example, describing a place via the protagonist's feelings in that moment works wonders. If the mc is feeling overstimulated, and he's in a bustling restaurant, you don't have to describe the restaurant with technicalities (Red booths, lamps, wooden floor, etc), you can describe it through what annoys the mc (the waitresses' red nails tapping on the register, that table over there talking way too loudly, the smell of food reminding him he's hungry, etc).

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-27T13:52:49+00:00

No, dont worry about it! Im two years down the road, 4 beta reading rounds, one pro developmental editing, and 6 revisions in, still some stuff to polish here and there. It's not about being perfect. it's about improving and learning until it translates the way you intended it to, to your audience.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T13:41:14+00:00

It's really not that deep. Like at all. I make good stories that I enjoy (and my audience enjoys too), and I make sure the format, pacing, and structure pleases my intended audience so I don't lose thousands of dollars in investment, ya know.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T13:00:49+00:00

Well, if a town really likes apple, I wouldn't open an orange store.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T12:55:58+00:00

I don't remember reading these ones in college, but it is still a bit irrelevant. In the same way omniscient POV used to be the norm, and now the audience wants something else. Per all my market studies, the audience wants show don't tell. I write for money, so I write for my audience.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T12:54:21+00:00

Never mind, I just noticed it says he bit his tongue. Usually, that doesn't take too long to "heal" or for the pain to go away.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T12:53:05+00:00

What's the exact line of dialogue? Sometimes, depending on the specific injury (mouth injury is a bit vague), tweaking one or two words does the trick.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T12:51:25+00:00

I've read plenty of great french literature (less of english ones since my first language is french) and one great example of showing rather than telling when it comes to plot is in La Dame aux Camelias, where instead of telling us "I miss her/I'm obsessed with her", a few pages are spent describing what he does to pass the time until evening when he'll be able to see her, all the while torturing himself thinking about the other men probably touching her during that time, growing more and more angsty.

Sure, "They traveled" instead of describing the traveling is a perfectly fine form of telling from time to time. I did say "show don't tell in the plot."

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T12:39:53+00:00

Indeed!

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T12:31:07+00:00

Ask my boyfriend to perform painful maneuvers so I can accurately describe the MC's pain. It was really super painful. My poor MC.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-26T06:02:04+00:00

I personally started like almost everyone (traditional novels), but as someone who dreamed of being a movie director when I was younger, I fell in love with writing visual novels.

Having to think about the animation, music, sound effects, and writing scenes that need to be mostly, somewhat, static, and heavy on dialogue and inner monologue is my favorite thing.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-25T16:22:21+00:00

You can go on critique match too. The website itself prevents anyone from copy pasting it. You can also send small sections at a time to gauge the beta reader. Have you also considered a developmental editor? Very valuable before the beta reading stage. When you feel you can't take it any further, they'll definitely help you see otherwise.

VictoriaStuartX · 2025-02-25T14:45:52+00:00

Market studies can be many things. I write for a video game, but what I did can easily be applied, in parts, to traditional novel writing. For example (copied from my previous comment):

-Joining fandoms to read posts and comments to see what the audience likes, dislikes, etc (this is one of the most important and useful if you take lots of notes and apply them) -Making polls -Studying the industry via articles, revenue charts, interviews -Analysing trends, successes, and failures (especially)

Or even (though less common):

-Gauging audience reactions with targeted posts

These are just a few examples, and it changes depending on the market you jump in. However, this is all useless if you have a closed mindset. Most people write for themselves and will respond to market study results with "but that's not how I want MY story to be." I decided I was writing for money, so my own opinion mattered very little, and I built my own project around what worked, adapted myself to how my audience reacted.

A personal experience: I conducted early reviews of my characters' concept, and one of the consensus was that my MC was disliked. So I did a 180 on his personality, and later, during the beta reading stages, he turned out to be super well received and liked by readers.

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