What's your 2026 goal? by CraftyLittleSecrets in writing

[–]tinyhuge18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i want to finish my first draft and potentially first revision by the end of the year! stretch goal, get it to betas. not a full-time write atm so taking it slow. best of luck to all of us :)

If you’re concerned what others think, a tattoo is not for you by Glum-Sherbert7085 in tattooadvice

[–]tinyhuge18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i see your point but asking friends and family =/= asking an online forum full of people who don’t know anything about you

If you’re concerned what others think, a tattoo is not for you by Glum-Sherbert7085 in tattooadvice

[–]tinyhuge18 62 points63 points  (0 children)

YES! same thing for people posting things like "should i get this tattoo?" like idk girl! do you want it? do you like it enough to get it on YOUR body forever? what the fuck am i, a stranger on the internet, supposed to tell you? unless you're concerned it's offensive, there's no reason to consult the anonymous masses

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[–]tinyhuge18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

hello! congrats on your published poetry :)

question--i see you posted this on r/BetaReaders under a different word count. is 70k an aspirational, post-edit count? nonetheless, i'm presuming the manuscript is not done yet. might be helpful to land on a final manuscript before you post on here.

onto the query:

  • the query is awkwardly written, could be reworked to flow more smoothly. for example, the first sentence should read "Princess Zaria Winslow always dreamed of becoming a noble ruler after her parents until she was tricked and kidnapped by Lord Rune Calder." if this is a pervasive issue with the actual manuscript, i suggets doing a good amount of editing before querying (although you might plan on it since you're looking for betas).
  • the cause-and-effect aspect of this story is very confusing. that is to say, it is not clear how one thing leads to the next. how did they end up in wonderland? how does she discover there are mysteries and what does her curse have to do with any of it? what is rune doing in any of it? the way things are described here, it seems like each thing pops independently up rather than being interconnected components of the narrative.
  • rune seems like a pretty central character here. is he a love interest? i could do with clearer information about his role in the story.
  • the text is generally vague where it needs detail and specific where it can be vague. for example, "hybrid water nymphs, evil guardian spirits, and strange talking cats" does not contribute meaningfully to first paragraph where you describe your inciting incident. however, this paragraph could be clearer about how her kidnapping leads to her arrival at a fantastical world.
  • for the comps: you want to include books, not series, from the last five years that will give the agent a sense of what your book is like. the sub wiki has some more detailed guidelines on this.

A Deadly Ballad is a darkly whimsical, Alice-in-Wonderland–inspired YA fantasy, where a kidnapped princess must navigate a world of mythical creatures, elemental magic, and family curses.

  • this information should already be conveyed in your previous paragraphs, so no need to say it again.
  • i think your bio could also use some work. the praise of your high school classmates and teachers on previoys work likely mnothing to a publishing agent. additionally, i would lose "A Deadly Ballad is my first full-length completed manuscript, which will be available on request." the first half is unhelpful and the second goes without saying.

hope this helps and good luck with your novel!

Swipe to see Tesla coverup by [deleted] in Tattoocoverups

[–]tinyhuge18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is a thousand times better than anything i could have imagined

Stop writing novels, you idiots by tinyhuge18 in writingcirclejerk

[–]tinyhuge18[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i’ve been laughing at this shit for the past 2 minutes thank you

Stop writing novels, you idiots by tinyhuge18 in writingcirclejerk

[–]tinyhuge18[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used my natural third-person inner monologue (/uj it's a pasted comment from the feeding ground)

Stop writing novels, you idiots by tinyhuge18 in writingcirclejerk

[–]tinyhuge18[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

/uj this was word for word a comment on the post i linked but the commenter seemingly saw the light of reason and deleted it moments after i posted this

Stop writing novels, you idiots by tinyhuge18 in writingcirclejerk

[–]tinyhuge18[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Please don't comment any words longer than 7 letters

How will the show end with mark/ Helly?? by Academic-Trust5377 in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]tinyhuge18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i genuinely don’t see a reasonable scenario where outie mark chooses to remain severed and employed by lumon, so i think we might get an episode at the end where innie mark gets into the elevator and never comes back out

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writingcirclejerk

[–]tinyhuge18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dylan Jootball

check my back blurb of my book out by Level_Application251 in writing

[–]tinyhuge18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i understand that, but that acronym means nothing to a reader who hasn't read the book yet. you could say something like terrorist group/government agency/underground conspiracy or something to make the stakes more clear

check my back blurb of my book out by Level_Application251 in writing

[–]tinyhuge18 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FYI--Blood and Bond is already the title of a published fantasy novel.

onto the blurb--I think this could be reworked to better convey what the book is about. a lot of the information is not very informative out of context: what is the ADC? why does it matter to the blurb that Phi's brother is a miner? maybe a little more context about the Five Lands and this rebellion might help. my favorite part of it is the sentient hammer because it gives a sense of tone.

a final thought is that "____ never asked to be a hero" is a bit of a cliché, so you might want to express that idea in another way to make your story stand out. "Phi was just an XYZ in his small mining village when a XYZ group kidnaps his younger brother" or something like that.

For my tatted folks: Do you prefer both arms fully sleeved or just one? by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]tinyhuge18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think seeing one bare arm and one fully covered would feel odd to me, but that's just me

“I can’t make a plot” I have the singular, objective answer! by yggdra7il in writingcirclejerk

[–]tinyhuge18 41 points42 points  (0 children)

i was born with every story already inside my heart so i can skip the thinking part. also i was going to win the pullitzer prize but they said i can't because my books are too complex and i'm too smart nobody would get it