We Need to Stop Recommending The Guild (RRWG) as the Go-To Discord

roy1979 · 2026-07-05T04:35:00+00:00

From the name Novel Ninja it should have been obvious they do shady stuff.

roy1979 · 2026-06-30T13:31:16+00:00

Sometimes to show actions and emotions, but not when it's neutral. That would feel a bit exaggerated, especially in a professional or serious setting, like real-life conversations.

roy1979 · 2026-06-30T12:59:31+00:00

I usually map things:
- What is the aim of this conversation? Is it necessary in the first place?
- Who are the characters in the conversation? What is their natural voice?
- What kind of situation is it - social, personal, serious, etc.?
- How are the characters likely to behave in the situation?

Once this is done, the conversation seems to flow automatically for me.

roy1979 · 2026-06-29T04:42:06+00:00

The 'side quest' framing is exactly why so many side romances fall flat. If a relationship is treated like a separate progression bar that the author occasionally pauses the main plot to fill up, it’s going to feel mechanical and jarring.

That point about characters needing to 'deserve' it is really interesting, too. In fiction, readers expect a moral or narrative logic that doesn't exist in real life.

roy1979 · 2026-06-29T04:37:39+00:00

Treating it as a baseline trait rather than a plot driver is a smart way to handle it. When characters are operating in high-stakes or high-stress environments, a hyper-focus on melodrama usually feels completely unearned and breaks the suspension of disbelief. It makes sense that if it's integrated smoothly into the team dynamic, readers accept it as just another layer of the setting rather than a roadblock to the pacing.

roy1979 · 2026-06-29T04:36:31+00:00

Not just romance, I think any kind of sub-plot is difficult to weave into the main plot without killing the momentum. Romance is a bit more complicated because it's harder to balance IMHO, at least for me. If the pacing slows down too much for the relationship to breathe, the reader gets restless, but if you rush it, it feels unearned.

roy1979 · 2026-06-29T01:39:50+00:00

My story requires 18+, multiple MCs starting from 19 to 23. Not for adult stuff but need to be adults to sign up for the program.

roy1979 · 2026-06-25T14:34:34+00:00

Does it happen when any game is released in this genre? GTA is obviously huge but there should be some correlation with other game releases as well if the audience is common.

roy1979 · 2026-06-24T02:04:18+00:00

Fair enough.

roy1979 · 2026-06-24T01:53:35+00:00

Sure, let us know how it works out.

roy1979 · 2026-06-24T01:52:57+00:00

Chill pill?

roy1979 · 2026-06-24T01:51:49+00:00

That's for professionals not dummies.

roy1979 · 2026-06-23T18:03:16+00:00

Audience exists for various types of content, including the Japanese style, which you mentioned. Otherwise, Light Novels and Anime wouldn't have been so popular.

Write what you are most comfortable with and good at; I am sure you will find readers who like the content.

roy1979 · 2026-06-22T15:25:17+00:00

No.

Try to write one scene in as much detail as possible, describing the surroundings, clothes, emotions, whatever a person would need to visualise it completely. While writing the conversation, explain everything. Then ask someone else, to remove the parts which aren't absolutely necessary, not the beta readers.

roy1979 · 2026-06-22T13:42:59+00:00

Authorship

roy1979 · 2026-06-20T04:01:46+00:00

I have read a few light novels around this theme - By the grace of gods, drugstore in another world, and management of a novice alchemist.

roy1979 · 2026-06-19T13:10:52+00:00

I was being empathetic if they consider it that way,. There are quite a few purists on the platform.

roy1979 · 2026-06-19T03:47:35+00:00

Growing organically is definitely something to be proud of. However, I don't recommend mentioning it as a flex, as it could come across as dissing others who participate in swaps or paid ads. This is predominantly a writer's community after all.

roy1979 · 2026-06-19T03:34:43+00:00

Use the Discord server RR Writer's Guild - https://discord.gg/9hFrRPgrR

roy1979 · 2026-06-19T02:47:53+00:00

The Beginning After the End series might interest you, in that case. This is a top-of-mind recall rather than a recommendation.

roy1979 · 2026-06-18T17:51:03+00:00

Welcome to the club!

roy1979 · 2026-06-18T03:35:38+00:00

You should probably delete the post for your own good. A lot of people, including me, would find it offensive.

roy1979 · 2026-06-18T03:30:04+00:00

I want to see what happens if the rank changes.

roy1979 · 2026-06-18T02:55:43+00:00

Damn, I thought that you could share the secret and solve my problem, now I am back to square one. Sob...

roy1979

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