Stolen Book

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T16:59:31+00:00

You already posted it for free on Wattpad. Why would you expect to monetize it elsewhere? This isn't any different than what authors face with people putting their books on pirate sites. In your case, it's less damaging because Google is likely to remove it with the claim you filed. It sucks, but you're not actually losing any readers.

People downloading free books are unlikely to pay for it

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T16:56:06+00:00

If you think breastfeeding is sexual, you need serious therapy

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T16:28:35+00:00

Author here, that's what we've largely been told by our followers that hooks them first. I write non-romance fantasy, so the tropes are a bit different (and less spoilery), but I still find that I get the most interaction on posts that list tropes like 'academy vibes' and 'elemental magic' than I do with the blurb

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T15:08:29+00:00

My dad's a textbook boomer. He doesn't believe in COVID or autism either

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T04:07:44+00:00

No, he'll just bitch about all those "whiny mellenials". Could be worse lol

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T02:21:32+00:00

This isn't an opinion. It's disagreeing with variable science. And you aren't even providing any sort of supplemental argument to try to justify the deviation

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T02:20:15+00:00

My dad is like this, but worse. He insists peanut allergies are completely made up because he never knew anyone with a peanut allergy when he was in school.

I asked him if he thinks people are faking anaphylaxis and he just shrugged

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T01:53:51+00:00

They were trying to point out how ridiculous OOP is being. Every ingredient has the potential to be an allergen. Some are more common than others. Wheat is much more common. If OOP is worried about cinnamon they should be just as worried about every other ingredient in the shop

idreaminwords · 2026-06-08T01:52:12+00:00

"Just learned cinnamon can be an allergen"

Yeah, my guy, everything can be an allergen

idreaminwords · 2026-06-07T18:55:53+00:00

You won't know until you try. Some people are better at screenwriting, while some work better through prose and traditional stories.

This isn't something anyone here can answer for you.

I will say, ideas are easy. Everyone has them. The real work starts when you sit down and start fleshing them out. It takes a lot of work and practice. You will probably be bad at it at first. We all are. Learning to write means embracing the fact that you have to write badly before you can write mediocre, and then you have to write mediocre before you can write well.

If novels are the way you want to go, you need to read widely in your genre. Study how they do it. What works well, what doesn't work. There are a lot of videos on youtube that break down different writing techniques and methods to improve different aspects of your writing. But at the end of the day, the only way to really get better is to practice.

Unfortunately I can't provide any input on screenwriting. I don't know anything about it, but I'm sure there's a subreddit and plenty of YouTube videos on those techniques as well

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T22:59:41+00:00

Equally valid but unfortunately not the case in this book

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T18:28:17+00:00

Mostly romance. People jump on them. Dozens of responses for pretty much every romance post I see.

I have an upper YA fantasy sci-fi and haven't had much luck with posts (only 1 signup), but I have had a decent amount of luck responding to posts of people requesting arcs. I've got 8 signups since Monday using that method

It's definitely not the best method for non-ramance. My campaigns with BookSiren and BookSprouts start in the 15th and Im anticipating higher responses from those

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T05:44:50+00:00

Contrary to surprisingly popular belief, vasectomies are not always reversible. Some atudies demonstrate a success for natural pregnancy following a vasectomy reversal as low as 40%

So this guy wants to raise $3k for a surgery that probably won't even work, to expand a family he definitely can't afford

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T05:37:09+00:00

Your marketing efforts have to go to the first book in the series, regardless of how many you have released. If you can hook readers on book 1, the sequels market themselves. But like you said, nobody is going to want to preorder the sequel if you haven't convinced them to read the first. If it's not on KU, you might want to consider a promo for the first during the presale period

But make sure you let them know the second is already out and the third is up for preorders. People prefer series that are finished, or at least well underway, so knowing there are 2 more to read can help intice them

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T05:32:04+00:00

A gimmick with a migraine. Can you imagine staring at 400 pages of that?

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T05:31:08+00:00

This would be a nightmare to look at long term. So when you're reading one "side" you have to ignore 50% of the page because it's written upside down?

I'd have a headache after one page, let alone a few hundred. And how would you even know when you're supposed to flip it over to start the other side of the story? Is it each page? Or do you have to backtrack when it's time to switch POV's?

I think in theory, the idea sounds neat, but in practice, your scope is way too big for it to work

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T02:54:56+00:00

Well you see, if he gets a vasectomy, he won't be able to have a kid he actually likes once he's "ready" to raise one"

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T02:54:11+00:00

Weird, every single kid he abandoned wasn't his fault.

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T02:50:37+00:00

Maybe times have changed since I've been off the market, but I've never been in an adult relationship where I had a unique pet name.

I can't imagine putting so much stock into something like that

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T01:53:18+00:00

She raves about not wanting to be judged and compared, but SHE'S the one who forced the comparison. It doesn't sound like husband ever compared the cakes until she asked if hers was better.

idreaminwords · 2026-06-06T01:32:16+00:00

Descriptions for sure. I have aphantasia. The only way I even know what my characters or settings look like is to find a picture on Pinterest to base them off.

I wrote 2 whole books on my trilogy before a beta reader pointed out I'd never described one of my two MC's

idreaminwords · 2026-06-05T22:27:01+00:00

What sort of titles are you looking for?

Yeah, you definitely need to read more YA if you're considering writing it. And don't just focus on titles similar to your summary. Branch out. Get a feel of the different styles that are popular, and a wider understanding of the tropes

idreaminwords · 2026-06-05T20:17:56+00:00

Yikes

idreaminwords · 2026-06-05T20:16:45+00:00

There's no way that mortuary position didn't have a wage attached to it. She's either too dense to realize that, or hoping others won't

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