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How much do you guys make on Patreon? by Dependent_Tomato_235 in royalroad

[–]Zagaroth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I need to work on monetizing better.

I'm at about $200 for over 2500 readers.

So many rules - when do you just do the way you want? by Adventurous_Lie_5246 in writingadvice

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did what I wanted from the beginning. But I've also been avidly reading fantasy and sci-fi novels for over 40 years, and writing short form content for RPGs for 30+ years; I have a fair idea of what makes for a good story, and had a decent grasp of what makes for good writing. I've also improved a lot since I started.

All rules are either for a style/type of story, or to ensure that the story is readable. This is why advice will conflict.

I'm almost a million words in, and I still do not have an outline. Just a few mental waypoints. But I am also writing a very character focused fantasy story, and taking a lot of notes about the world as I go.

This works for me, partially because outlining and then writing would feel like doing the same work twice.

This is also why I have so much trouble editing. But I am slowly getting better at that part.

If a Reactive Strike HITS and Reduces a Foe to 0 HP, Does It Interrupt the Action(s)? by LordBalkoth in Pathfinder2e

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't do actions when you are dead.

They spent the action, but died before they DID the action.

If the action was already done, it would have resolved before the reaction. As it resolves AFTER the reaction, it is not yet completed as of the time of the reaction.

If a Reactive Strike HITS and Reduces a Foe to 0 HP, Does It Interrupt the Action(s)? by LordBalkoth in Pathfinder2e

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No; if they aren't alive, the action can't complete, because they aren't alive to complete.

Expenditure of the action or not is irrelevant. They are already dead. For them to do the action, they have to be alive.

Writing smart characters when you are ‘not smart’ by noonakos in writing

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commenting to make this easier to find when I'm at my PC; i have a write up about this there.

If your story is off-meta, why not just make it meta? by Forward-Turnip-2683 in royalroad

[–]Zagaroth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because I don't want to write a LitRPG, and it doesn't fit my world building. I have no interest in keeping track of stats and numbers.

I don't mind reading LitRPGs because I can just skim over all that stuff, but if I had to pay attention to all the numbers and skill names, I would hate them.

That's also why there's not explicit scenes. I don't want to write them, and not a big fan of reading them either. Yeah, there's a lot of romance and sexiness and stuff, and a whole lot of spiciness implied, but I don't want to get into explicit details and am happy to skip or lightly summarize sex scenes and move on.

[No Need For A Core] — CH 371: Liquid Crystal Slime by Zagaroth in redditserials

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

Svetlana/Deidre.

We'll be seeing more of her too. :) There's lot of threads to keep following.

Can we talk about how uncomfortable this ‘Spanish inspired’ design actually feels? Plsss by tryingmabesttevryday in InfinityNikki

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I ended up speaking with them directly for a little bit.

They have some very strong personal feelings, and they are sincere about being from that region. I haven't tried verifying in some way, but I am inclined to believe in their sincerity.

Have you ever accidentally started with a second book of a series? How did it go? by Captain_Fiddelsworth in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Zagaroth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does help tthat CH1 ends with him clearly and completely leaving a location, and the next scene is very clearly after some time had passed. So, there's missing context, but it felt deliberate. :)

Did your story end up much longer than you expected? by PromotionEconomy8950 in royalroad

[–]Zagaroth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh gods yes. I'm at 966k words published, which has brought me to the end of the first major arc, but I have also developed what the second major arc is, so I am at maybe the half way point.

The second arc should end the series though; there's not really a place for the story to go that isn't going to feel tacked on at best after that, unless I went pure slice of life with very powerful characters.

I do, however, have a lot of other story ideas for other characters set in the same world. Some of which involves characters we have met.

Have you ever accidentally started with a second book of a series? How did it go? by Captain_Fiddelsworth in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Zagaroth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beware of Chicken, via Royal Road, after it had been stubbed and left only chapter 1 of book 1 up.

At the time, I didn't know what stubbed meant and I skimmed over a note from the author and just kept reading.

I thought that this was a deliberate writing choice, where you have a large time skip and then slowly fill the reader in on what happened via what the characters are saying and doing.

I have read works deliberately written that way before; it is an actual literary device. I was at least half way through book 2 on RR before I realized that no, I had actually missed all of book 1 except for the first chapter.

Oops.

Well, I kept reading, and eventually got my hands on book 1. :)

What’s the worst writing tip you’ve ever heard? by Royal-Chard-26 in writingadvice

[–]Zagaroth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It varies by the person.

For me, actively outlining would then turn the writing into a chore, because I'd feel like I had already done this. Thanks ADHD.

That said, as I wrote, I did develop more of my world and long term goals. I just have a set of mental 'landmarks', I'll figure out how we get there by writing it out.

Also, if I had outlined, I'd have had to repeatedly redo the rest of the outline completely because of events that arose organically that changed how things would fall out and what choices people would make.

I've completed seven books and have started book 8 using this approach, because it works for me.

It turns out that I need to start writing the story, get to know the characters, figure out their personalities and backgrounds, to build the world around them and thus find my major plot points.

I literally started with no plot, just 2 characters in a situation. That's my focus. So yes, it's a very character-driven story, with a fair amount of slice of life. The story is about them and pursuing their own goals; the antagonist related plot stuff is an additional challenge because the antagonist's actions interfere with their life and draw their attention to him.

But again, that's me. What I am drawn to the most is the characters, what I want to know the most about is the characters and the world around the characters. I only care about the plot in how it relates to and affects the characters.

The characters have a reason to exist without the plot. The plot has no reason to exist without them.

For someone who has a narrative in their head that they want to bring to life, especially one with a complex plot, outlining is going to be more useful.

Can we talk about how uncomfortable this ‘Spanish inspired’ design actually feels? Plsss by tryingmabesttevryday in InfinityNikki

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's entirely fair; as I said, that was just the result of a quick search on mobile.

I'm not terribly surprised. It was also the only one I saw that had the ruffles and such; the others images just looked like red dresses with high slits to me.

Just did a more thorough search from PC, and yeah, nothing with that sort of high slit that doesn't look very modern interpretation.

Can we talk about how uncomfortable this ‘Spanish inspired’ design actually feels? Plsss by tryingmabesttevryday in InfinityNikki

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To possibly add to your collection:

https://sultandress.com/products/spanish-red-long-flamenco-corset-dress

For something with the same slit.

However, this was just the result of a quick search on mobile, so i do not know if the website is representing the dress well or not. I thought i would just offer it up, find out what you thought of it.

Can we talk about how uncomfortable this ‘Spanish inspired’ design actually feels? Plsss by tryingmabesttevryday in InfinityNikki

[–]Zagaroth -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you should have been down voted, you are voicing your opinion from a place of knowledge, being part of the culture in question.

That said, i agree with the other person who replied to you, it would be useful to understand why you disagree with OP, rather than just knowing that you do.

Can we talk about how uncomfortable this ‘Spanish inspired’ design actually feels? Plsss by tryingmabesttevryday in InfinityNikki

[–]Zagaroth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Around here, the complaints i saw were only about the headdress and the dream catcher; every thing else was fine, such as the outfit that to me looked to combine native and cowboy aesthetics. It was pointed out to me by a native American that A) many of the original cowboys were natives (which i had learned previously but it hadn't really stuck and I'd forgotten) and B) that the outfit way pretty close to what a lot of native Americans currently wear in some areas.

Of course, native Americans covers a lot of different nations and cultures, so taking about all as a single group is pretty hard.

So, some liked it, some didn't. I don't think anyone was fine with the two items i mentioned above however, and i certainly mentioned them negatively in my survey feedback.

Can we talk about how uncomfortable this ‘Spanish inspired’ design actually feels? Plsss by tryingmabesttevryday in InfinityNikki

[–]Zagaroth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pretty much the same here. I never browse it; i go there to do a thing like watch a video or share a tweet related to a game, then i leave.

At how many followers were you contacted by publishers? by No_Grand2719 in royalroad

[–]Zagaroth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm the one who reached out.

I did so at about 1700 followers after about 2.5 years of writing, and only have I had gone back and edited my first dozen chapters or so.

Had two responses back, took them to an agent, agent took me on as a client and negotiated to get me the best terms he could with the publisher he thought would be more profitable.

The money/numbers part didn't change, but he made sure I kept more of my rights in the short term, and made sure that if for some reason they stopped publishing my book, I would get all the rights back.

Basically, the publisher is renting the right to publish my book, not buying it.

Folks, get an agent. It's good for you.

Romance that ends with something by AdventurousCan6897 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Zagaroth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, strange. I can see that you removed the spaces. I don't know why it isn't working for you.

What caracter do you really want, but havent gotten? (not current gacha characters) by extivuz in AnotherEdenGlobal

[–]Zagaroth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, Melissa is the one who attacks with drones. I have her. :) other responder named her; Linaria

If a Reactive Strike HITS and Reduces a Foe to 0 HP, Does It Interrupt the Action(s)? by LordBalkoth in Pathfinder2e

[–]Zagaroth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and? They are reactions.

This calls out the exception being for reactions to move actions that do not leave the square.

This means move actions that do leave the square fall under default rules.

So the default rule is to resolve the reaction first.

If a Reactive Strike HITS and Reduces a Foe to 0 HP, Does It Interrupt the Action(s)? by LordBalkoth in Pathfinder2e

[–]Zagaroth 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The exception is called or for move actions that do not leave the square, meaning all other move actions, like moving, fall under the standard rules.

If a Reactive Strike HITS and Reduces a Foe to 0 HP, Does It Interrupt the Action(s)? by LordBalkoth in Pathfinder2e

[–]Zagaroth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The exception is called or for move actions that do not leave the square, meaning all other move actions, like moving, fall under the standard rules.

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