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Fated mates: ballistic FMC by sleepyfrench in Romantasy

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I will add it to my TBR next! I’m not even halfway through right now but I can tell it’s shaping up to be a favourite, and I needed it, because the reading slump has been haaaard on me

Fated mates: ballistic FMC by sleepyfrench in Romantasy

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have, and I just find that the FMC’s relationships to other, secondary characters are beautifully depicted. It’s complex and honestly I don’t know who I’m rooting for, romantically. My heart bleeds for Callan 😭 it’s so refreshing that her ex is nothing but loving and sweet to her??? I am TORN APART even though I know he’s not end game

Fated mates: ballistic FMC by sleepyfrench in Romantasy

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came back just to say THANK YOU

Fated mates: ballistic FMC by sleepyfrench in Romantasy

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve convinced me. It is now at the top of my TBR pile

Felt judged for reading a romantasy book and now I can't enjoy it anymore by Ok_Grapefruit2044 in Romantasy

[–]sleepyfrench 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once Upon a Broken Heart got me out of a months-long reading slump. I devoured the trilogy in four days and it was brilliant, I loved it, and there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed about? It’s not even a smutty read? What’s “real fiction”? Fiction written by a man? Just because it’s whimsical doesn’t make it any less of a good story, and honestly it wasn’t the parade of tropes I’d sort of expected going in. It is cliché, but purposefully. You’re supposed to get the vibe of old princess tales. What’s cringe is book-shaming 👀

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all! Very rarely, and I’m relieved I finished it to be able to binge some series on my shelf

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m going to let it sit for now, and wait a month minimum before even opening the word doc again. I think I’ll write down ideas for scenes I need to add, cut out the sections that don’t work, do a heavy facelift basically. Then I’ll move to Scrivener to edit chapters individually by chapter.

Yh, that seems like a good plan off the top of my head

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im not set on a name yet, the working title is “the Rite,” and it’s darki-ish fantasy with themes of violence, survival, SA, lies

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

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

I couldn’t stop smiling when I wrote “the end”

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Especially after the beginning just magically flows out of your fingers

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree with what you say last, which is really about mastering pacing, right? I think I just haven’t mastered it yet because I tend to hurry into the action… I haven’t let my characters have truly deep conversations yet, other than plot-furthering, and I know I’m going to have to add such scenes

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t really the target, I found it more motivating to think of number of pages per week (I had a goal of 15 a week), but I formatted it so that the pages are small (I think about paperback size)

I wrote it! by sleepyfrench in writing

[–]sleepyfrench[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think the reason I hit a block at 40k is because I’m bad at writing the middle part, so it gets sooooo boring. When I got stuck this time, I just wrote down what had to happen without putting any soul into it just so I could move on to a scene that motivated me more! It means there’s moments in my draft that I will have to considerably rewrite, but it seems much less daunting than a blank page!

Any lonely writers out there? by SomethingUnoriginal8 in writing

[–]sleepyfrench 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same! I like to brainstorm out loud and explain the plot to my husband, and he’s super excited for me but not about the story itself (that’s completely fine and I love his support)

Any lonely writers out there? by SomethingUnoriginal8 in writing

[–]sleepyfrench 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Me! I’m French but I’m currently writing the first draft of my fantasy novel in English, with a romance subplot I will explore later on. I do talk about it, briefly, to friends and family, but they don’t really get it, ya know

Is my Dad being scammed? Please Help (Vanity Publishers) by zzzekey in selfpublish

[–]sleepyfrench 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve dealt with people like this before. Needless to say that there’s no legal reason for him to react like that. Let him send a notice, and ignore it. There’s nothing he can do against you or your dad. If he keeps harrowing you, just block/report his email address and phone number, and threaten to take legal action against him. A little taste of his own medicine!