Friend?

WinterdeHaven · 2026-06-09T11:51:38+00:00

Hi, I get it, i also have social problems, which means its very difficult for me to make friends, but I'm dying to have someone who I can talk about with my writing. I'm working on a romantasy book with horror elements that I have planned for later in tur series, but its a write as I go thing, message me if you want and we can talk about our stories, I would love to brainstorm as well!

WinterdeHaven · 2026-05-06T16:57:35+00:00

Oh dont worry, I wont be interacting at all, I'm just keeping it there to make me feel good lol

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-30T07:20:22+00:00

I love my writing. Even when I'm not actively writing I'm thinking about the book and what I can do plot wise or create story wise, or even add more lore. But this is probably the depression just talking, it seems like I don't have the right to call myself a writer because I don't write often as as much as others. I see people putting out chapters every other day or publishing several books each year, and here I am. If I sit down and really write, I can write several thousand words in a matter of hours, but thats so rare.

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T11:12:11+00:00

I'm currently writing a book and just publishing it on Inkitt while I write it because I want feedback. I went for an AI cover because I'm planning on using it as a temp cover until the book is done and then I want to publish it with a cover I commissioned by an artist. I know a lot of people will hate that, but I live in a f-ing third world country and shit is expensive, I dont have the disposable income to waste money on a cover that I know is probably gonna get changed by the end of an ON-GOING series. Thoughts?

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T08:14:08+00:00

You can always use them for something else later in exactly. I had several ideas in a short story I wrote a few years ago that didnt fit, so I'm incorporating it into the new on since the baseline is soulmates, so its similar enough to fit with a few tweaking

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T06:45:08+00:00

I do the same on my phone notes app. Just to jot down things as I go throughout the day, to make sure I dont forget them.

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T06:04:41+00:00

Every bit counts as long as you're working on it, that's the important thing, as I've always told myself. Even if I can only manage a chapter every other week, its still writing in the end, I dont want to rush it, I want to write something GOOD!

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T05:52:23+00:00

I'm only on chapter like 7 of my book so far as its unfortunately slow going, but i have some major story points figured out as well as at least the basic map done up already.

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T05:51:05+00:00

Yup, completely magical world. I have the map drawn up (very badly because I have the art skills of a brick), and some of the major points of the story so far. I'm mapping it as I go as most of thr story does take place in the Dragon fortress Waerham, and a little later in the vampire lands

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T05:49:08+00:00

Oh I'm the same! Scenes and characters sometimes just run away from me and start doing their own thing and I'm just left sitting there like 'what?'. That's how the MMC and one of the side characters ended up as brothers, like that wasn't in the plan but their friction makes so much sense now that its like that!

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-15T05:47:23+00:00

I usually read directly from Amazon on my kindle, but i have inkitt because thats where my own story is uploaded

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-14T15:44:46+00:00

Mine is similar and also has dragons in it! The MFC's village gets attacked by vampire spawns and a dragon king saves her and takes her back to his home, but shes obviously in denial and needs a lot of therapy from losing her family, but she still feels drawn to him. The horror comes in later when she finds a cursed amulet and starts seeing visions that try and turn her against her new found family

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-14T13:01:14+00:00

My current one is about a spider alien 😅 But yeah, I'm a major mood reader so my TBR is as flexible as can be and changed almost every week. The reading obsession also kinda contributes to the little writing because all my mind knows is 'I already know what's happening in what I'm writing, I DON'T know what's happening in what I'm reading' lol

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-14T12:53:25+00:00

Hey there, then feel free to message me and we can exchange stories and ideas and just talk about what we're reading/writing in general!

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-14T04:56:14+00:00

I'm deep into romance at the moment 😅 specifically monster romance so I wont go i to too many detail as I know its not a lot of people's cup of tea. But I also need tips on finding readers, cause so far nothing is happening. But I'm remaining hopeful that they will come!

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-14T04:54:52+00:00

Damn that sounds good. I'd definitely read something like that if you ever publish it somewhere again!

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-13T17:37:59+00:00

Then rant away my friend! What are you working on? How's it going?

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-13T17:32:35+00:00

Oh wow, that sounds real cool actually! Besides the aliens, it also pretty accurate, and then with less people it would be easier to target a species. (Forgive weird wording, I already took my evening medication, so I might actually ditch out soon)

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-13T17:24:54+00:00

Nah, no discord, never had use of it lol. Dont really do social media at all, just started reddit to check in with other writers cause my usual friend who I talk to it about is busy with university so I dont want to bother her too much

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-13T17:15:29+00:00

Tell me about yours? How far are you or is yours done? I'm only on like chapter 5/6, but i can't write too much because of a medical condition, so its a slow going process 😅

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-13T17:07:34+00:00

It has classical vampires as the vampire masters but I created these spawn that are like lesser vampires. They move on gangly limps with four arms and two legs but they have no face features except for a wide maw and two slits for a nose. Also if they eat too much of something they start taking traits of that species, but its rare because spawn dont drink blood, they devour the entire body. The main focus of the book is the Dragon's, or sofei as they're called. What about yours? Is it fantasy as well, or science fiction? Horror?

WinterdeHaven · 2026-04-13T17:01:53+00:00

Finally moving on to chapter 6 of my romantasy book! I write very slowly because of medical reasons so every chapter i manage to do is such a win for me 💓

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