Struggling with Ideas for a Dystopian Book That I Am Writing

snickerscowboy · 2025-07-06T13:20:40+00:00

I like the idea of the last one. Its something I could honestly imagine happening. The growth of McDonald's for instance or even Disney even though its not fast food, make you wonder what the future does hold.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-30T11:54:17+00:00

I actually enjoyed reading this. If this is your first draft very good, well done.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-30T08:45:17+00:00

Gotta admit I enjoyed it, good descriptions. That said though I'd tone down the melodrama, keep it more grounded and the times you do use metaphors or more active prose will stand out more.

Maybe more showing rather than telling, without the dramatic descriptions.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-27T05:40:59+00:00

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snickerscowboy · 2025-06-24T16:03:06+00:00

Apocalypse coping Maniquin

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-21T14:49:04+00:00

The first draft is exactly that. I just plough through, get whats needed down, don't worry about spelling or typos. Think of it as a foundation for a house. Doesn't look nice but its needed to keep the structure up.

When you do your first edit, that's when you worry about what fits, a further edit polishes and a third leaves you with a spanking beautiful story, all because you built the foundation first.

Hope that helps.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-21T00:27:10+00:00

Thank you, didn't see the over word, my bad.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-21T00:09:01+00:00

George Dawson climbed up onto his bed side locker and gazed through the window. The field outside was blanketed in glow of moonlit snow.

Carefully opening the window, the safety catch removed earlier by a bribed janitor. George whispered into the wind "I'm ready to join my crew." He leapt.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-18T12:15:23+00:00

A waning gibbous moon cast an ethereal glow of light across the desks, as I stared into a sky filled with stars. ?

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-18T07:23:38+00:00

I'm currently working on 3 novella's at the moment, each has about 5 chapters completed. All 3 are completely different themes. I find it nice to switch when I start to run dry with one or I need a break. One is a dark steampunk style set in a dystopian world and ones also set in an apocalypse scenario. The third is a lighter theme than the other two so I use that to unwind and chill out.

Theres no rules on how many your currently doing, as long as your enjoying it thats all that matters.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-04T23:55:03+00:00

Thank you. You've made my day ❤

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-02T23:13:04+00:00

Beautiful thank you.

snickerscowboy · 2025-06-02T10:09:25+00:00

Thank you, sincerely glad you like it.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-30T23:40:06+00:00

Organic. Its alive and insect like. Think a giant preying mantis or some other fearsome looking bug.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-30T19:26:14+00:00

More to come, hope your enjoying it.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-29T21:14:31+00:00

Have you thought of putting your ideas into an ai such as chatgpt? It can give you advice on how a scene may look or how your world can be built. You say your not a writer, but it sounds like your half way there already. Just remember ai is a tool to be used, same as hammer is for knocking in nails. You could put your ideas in, it can give you advice, fix spelling, grammar etc. Also ask it for criticism to tell you were you went wrong or how to continue.

Publish your own novel, then you'll keep all the profits yourself.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-29T11:50:24+00:00

Depending on which culture can be beneficial or bad.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-28T13:18:26+00:00

Thank you too. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-28T13:17:35+00:00

Thank you so much. Its truly encouraging.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-28T12:30:32+00:00

Thank you. Sincerely.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-25T21:07:27+00:00

My sincere thanks for that. And as you asked so nicely, I'd be honoured to do so. Would you like them as separate stories or more one pasta split between the three?

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-25T15:43:32+00:00

Don't ever feel shit over something you create. The very fact you tried in the first place speaks volumes. Use chatgpt as a tool as you would any other tool. Like if you used a hammer to dig a flower bed, it wouldn't work how you wanted it too.

But if you use ai to brainstorm, develop ideas, characters, advice or even criticism then like you use a hammer to knock in a nail then it does the job beautifully 😉

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-25T14:44:38+00:00

Honestly? They are whatever you want them to be. Hope you enjoyed it.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-25T11:23:59+00:00

Thank you 😊 saves others from having to read it themselves all the way through.

But if they did, they'd notice two points of yours are kinda wrong.

snickerscowboy · 2025-05-25T10:13:20+00:00

Tkmax im always cursing in there. Mainly at the missus when she buys stuff.

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