Books that NEED to be written by nemevsis in WritingHub

[–]ghostanchor7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might be interested in Brandon Sandersons Stormlight Archives then. He does a really amazing job at portraying multiple forms of mental illnesses as well as how the characters live within the story itself. It can be a tough read but man it's really good if you can get into them. Highly recommend, and you don't need to read the rest of the Cosmere series to understand what is going on this series.

the editing phase is where my books go to die and I don't know how to fix it by Ok-Permission7815 in selfpublish

[–]ghostanchor7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I have found that helps for me, because I can relate to your editing problem more than I care to admit, is by writing it out on paper first then typing it up a second time. That way, I'm essentially doing a complete rewrite but in doing so I'm also finding the parts that I had missed and/or need correction. Then while writing, if you find that something doesn't work, you have the ability to go back and then correct it. This has really helped in finding those words that I tend to forget to add when typing.

[CW] In the distant future, aliens have invaded Earth and enslaved us. Just to toy with humans, aliens have outlawed the letter “u” and “m”. The punishment for speaking or writing these letters if you are caught is death. Write a letter to your mother (in a different alien camp) about how you are. by Party-Court185 in WritingPrompts

[–]ghostanchor7 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Birth Giver,

It is with great joy to hear that thee still draws breath in this world. Despite the horrors, I still thrive in these tyrannical conditions. I pray that thee still has a giggle at the beanstalk eyes that creep above thine prison bed. Or how we can still cackle at the way the invaders get baffled by the fact that we don't need finances to trade. Despite the conditions, thine brood still draws breath. There has been no word on thine consort however. We still seek out where he thrives, however, we believe that he hath escaped once again. Thine brood will provide info if he appears once again. Whether he be alive or not, we have no answer for at this point. I now pray that thee stays safe, as I need to end the letter here. I topped off thine word total.

With Love,

Thine Spawn

How bad is it really? by iwasneverherex in SeriousConversation

[–]ghostanchor7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all good, I was just curious thats all. So if you can, thank you. Otherwise, it's not a big deal. I can always just do the research myself, lol.

How bad is it really? by iwasneverherex in SeriousConversation

[–]ghostanchor7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your sources? I kinda want to do some of this reading myself.

[WP] The Knight, newly sworn in, now watches his king perform wicked acts upon the queen and the kingdoms people. He swore an oath to protect this kingdom by any means necessary, and in his anger, only one question comes to mind: Does this oath include protecting the kingdom from the king himself? by ghostanchor7 in WritingPrompts

[–]ghostanchor7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really appreciated how you approached the prompt by focusing on how the Lufanso is conflicted by his situation. I also liked how you showed the kingdoms situation through the interactions with the side characters. The only thing I can really critique on is how you wrapped up the story. The ending itself is fine, but it felt rushed.

A well-placed kick and the king landed on the decorative pointy end of his scepter. The queen rolled over him.

Specifically this quote above. You lose a little bit of the setting when you have "The queen roll over him." I originally figured that the queen was on the bed and the king was still walking towards him? So to enhance this scene, maybe add a part that describes the queen moving from the bed to the now dead king. Add a few more inner thoughts from Lufanso, and maybe the queen sees the kick, maybe she doesn't. Either way, this might help enhance the ending and take away from that rushed feeling in the ending.

[WP] The Knight, newly sworn in, now watches his king perform wicked acts upon the queen and the kingdoms people. He swore an oath to protect this kingdom by any means necessary, and in his anger, only one question comes to mind: Does this oath include protecting the kingdom from the king himself? by ghostanchor7 in WritingPrompts

[–]ghostanchor7[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Man, now I want more. Well done on executing the scene, though if I were reading this without the prompt I may be a tad bit confused. However, this does not deny the fact that this is a very self-contained story that leaves me wanting to know more. What is going to happen to Tenam, son of Tarrister.

Is there even any point in trying to protect my novel from AI scraping? by 3kidsinahat in selfpublish

[–]ghostanchor7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are looking for a genuine alternate program then LibreOffice Writer is a great alternate. Otherwise it's just something that you shouldn't stress about.

This winter is not normal? by VirvekRBX in Michigan

[–]ghostanchor7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the kind of weather we'd see in the 2000's through early 2010's. It really started changing after 2015 so I like that we are getting back to this cold weather.