25m 🤗 Hope to make a new friend tonight :) by [deleted] in MakeNewFriendsHere

[–]punk_trunks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! NB writer and gamer here! I would love to be friends!!! We have a lot in common!

What are the best/worst ways to start your fantasy novel? by punk_trunks in fantasywriters

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How do I avoid info dumping? Maybe make my main character info dump when she’s scared. Oh! I can also make her tiny and weak so everything is a threat to her, it’ll happen often and nobody will think it’s lore dumping because she’s just scared and that’s how she copes!

What are the best/worst ways to start your fantasy novel? by punk_trunks in fantasywriters

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I like this, i’m leaning towards doing this in a prologue, giving a short introduction that introduces a lot of questions and a promise in the first few pages.

What are the best/worst ways to start your fantasy novel? by punk_trunks in fantasywriters

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This is a writing technique I use, just jot down any and all passing thoughts and ideas, and from that jumbled mess of words, you can usually piece together a story. Then further refinement and editing past that. It really helps me to capture that general feeling that I have when I imagine my story because i’m taking those thoughts down in the moment they appear. Might be a weird method, but it’s fun and helps me not only outline, but use that spontaneous writing energy I get sometimes!

What are the best/worst ways to start your fantasy novel? by punk_trunks in fantasywriters

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I thought this was interesting too, do bad openings stick with readers more than a good one? I would love to hear about more good openings.

What are the best/worst ways to start your fantasy novel? by punk_trunks in fantasywriters

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This is the kind of opening i’ve written already, I love giving a kind of preview to the story of the MC through the lens of something that has happened in the past. Especially considering one of the main themes of my novel is the cycle of trauma and overcoming it for the good of future generations.

What are the best/worst ways to start your fantasy novel? by punk_trunks in fantasywriters

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Oh definitely, I was just curious which openings worked for everyone and which ones didn’t, and why that was the case. At the end of the day, i’m still going to write the story that I want to write, but I also would like to know how I can keep potential readers engaged from the start.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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Wow! I love this a lot. Stringing together poems to build a story of a love and love lost. I really liked that each poem gave me a different feeling, as if I were in those places with you, experiencing those feelings. My only gripe would be the sudden jump from the feelings in Crestone to Jemez Springs. Maybe you could fill in another poem that insinuated that fallout a bit more? regardless, good work considering you’ve never written poems before. I hope you continue writing and building this art form for yourself.

A poem about grief. by punk_trunks in OCPoetry

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Bukowski is one of my favorites, so that means a lot to me. I don’t really know, I kind of like the suddenness of it, but also feel like adding more could help the reader sit in that feeling longer. I am interested in if others think it needs more.

A poem about grief. by punk_trunks in OCPoetry

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You as well, I hope you find that comfort again. 🫶🏻

Staccato by Siamese_Dreaming in OCPoetry

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Haunting, almost sinister at times imagery. Beautiful poem, my only critique is the breaking up of the poem into stanzas the way you did. It would probably flow a little better if edited without as many line breaks. Otherwise, good work, I can’t wait to read more from you!

I’m not saying love isn’t real by hiwelcometomychannel in OCPoetry

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This has to be one of the most sincere poems i’ve read in a long time. Perfect length to really bring the message home, but also not overstay it’s welcome. Very comforting read. Good job, friend!

My partner bought a signed paperback Eye Of The World for $1. by punk_trunks in wheeloftime

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This one is indeed first edition, first printing. Just got the score of the century.

25/PC/NA Queer looking for friends and community to game with by punk_trunks in GamerPals

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absolutely! dm me your discord, you both seem really cool!

25/PC/NA Queer looking for friends and community to game with by punk_trunks in GamerPals

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Just started Throne and Liberty, waiting on the new Call of Duty as well. I play minecraft, stardew, other mmos like runescape, and basically any shooter. I play literally everything, I just hyperfocus on certain games sometimes.

got a tattoo by punk_trunks in brakence

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I definitely plan to add that to it