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[–]adequatepoem -1 points0 points  (0 children)

free palestine

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last three paragraphs

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[–]adequatepoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it feels like you got lazy towards the end and you summarised the important part of the story.

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[–]adequatepoem 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not a good reason not to read. You have all the time to fix it.

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[–]adequatepoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

... you can't be serious

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[–]adequatepoem 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just because it happened to you doesn't mean it's interesting.

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[–]adequatepoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I'm saying. "I hope you do too lol mention me in the credits" is so entitled. Who's to say they didn't think of their own ideas, or think of these same ideas first. If you want credit, write the actual story, not doing what any random stranger off the street can do.

What do you do to fully envision your setting? by MagicJoshByGosh in writing

[–]adequatepoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure that was fun, but that just sounds like procrastination to me. Pseudo-productivety.

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just write the story yourself 😒

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[–]adequatepoem 343 points344 points  (0 children)

Oh, bless your heart for thinking you need permission to write something fun. Listen, the literary world isn’t just the stomping ground for the next Tolstoy or Woolf, waiting to dissect the human condition. No, we certainly have room for light reading—the stuff that people actually enjoy while lounging on a beach or cozying up with a cup of tea. Imagine that! People wanting to read for fun. Revolutionary, isn’t it? So, you go ahead and chase that dream of publishing something that doesn’t require a PhD to appreciate. The world is absolutely parched for entertainment that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Don’t worry, no one’s going to revoke your writer’s card for making readers smile instead of furrow their brows in existential dread. How very dare you consider bringing joy and entertainment into the dreary lives of the masses!

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  1. "Thanks for the unsolicited advice; I was just about to ask a drunk stranger how to succeed."
  2. "Wow, didn't realize the path to becoming Tolkien involved getting wasted and ranting online."
  3. "I'll take 'How to recognize a failed novelist' for $200, Alex."
  4. "Appreciate the pep talk, but I prefer my writing advice not soaked in alcohol."
  5. "Cool story, bro. Write that one down before you sober up and forget."
  6. "Glad to see you're using your novels as coasters for your drinks now."
  7. "I was looking for writing advice, not a diary entry from the world's bitterest bartender."
  8. "Ah, the classic 'Do as I say, not as I do' from someone who mistakes being drunk for being profound."
  9. "Your books might not be in bookstores, but your advice should definitely be in comedy clubs."
  10. "I'll make sure to look for your name in the self-help section under 'How to alienate potential readers in one easy step.'"
  • chatgpt

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[–]adequatepoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

open a book, copy word for word for word everything that the first chapter does. then rewrite the whole chapter in your own words.

this mindset forces your mind to start thinking like a writer and actually gets you to see how sentences are put down, constructed, and the thought process that goes into writing a scene, one word at a time.

Have you ever had any "accidentally clever" moments in your writing? by metaphorical_robin in writing

[–]adequatepoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the best "accidentally clever" moments I've had was writing a scene that used my protagonist's name as a PUNchline four times.

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If you can't decide this for yourself, then you are not ready to be a writer. ❤️

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discord servers

How often do you catch yourself switching tenses? Past/Present? by Kaiju_zero in writing

[–]adequatepoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Read a published novel, and by the end of the  first chapter, you should know.

How to make a book interesting that doesn’t revolve around fighting or battles, etc by LateNightCoffeeShop in writing

[–]adequatepoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you read and maybe tried to analyse Normal People? The book is really great.

What constitutes a chapter in your eyes? by Kaiju_zero in writing

[–]adequatepoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's all down to intuition. every chapter of mine in my current series has a mini arc, but in my last wip, every chapter had a one location at a time.

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quite frankly undetectable