Give advice for new writers

[dummycake]

I'm a new baby little writer and I wanted to know what wisdom you grey-haired writers could share

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Do you want advice to reach trending or advice to be a better writer? Or just general advice?

 

[RepresentingPride]

I'm a new writer too but there something I would have liked to know before publishing my story.
If you have a lot of chapters stockpile and you want to publish like 30 chapters when you start publishing, do it one/two chapters a day and each day, that let your story appear more on the last update section. I've made the mistake to publish 39 chapters in a row instead of doing that.

Other things I could say is to write your story about what passion you, not what are trending now. If you can don't write a story long (like 500chapters) it can be a burden at the beginning (I've also loved to know that before).

 

[dummycake]

Do you want advice to reach trending or advice to be a better writer? Or just general advice?

general, please.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Don't write a hardcover if you decided and want to write a web novel.

 

[dummycake]

Other things I could say is to write your story about what passion you, not what are trending now

I think I made a story too much "for me"
I don't plan publishing and being a professional writer or anything, maybe making a Patreon page, but my fear is making a story that only I want to read

 

[RepresentingWrath]

I think I made a story too much "for me"
I don't plan publishing and being a professional writer or anything, maybe making a Patreon page, but my fear is making a story that only I want to read

Yes, it can happen.

 

[RepresentingPride]

I think I made a story too much "for me"
I don't plan publishing and being a professional writer or anything, maybe making a Patreon page, but my fear is making a story that only I want to read

I had that fear too but what can you do about it? Just publish it and you will see. There will always be one who try to read it and if you publish chapter each week you will appear on the last update section and get some attention. You can't satisfy everyone, some will like your story while other will don't like it that how the world work. You can't know before you try it.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Write what you love to write, and do not be swayed by commenters trying to tell you a direction different from your goals. It is such obvious advice, but it is easy to forget why you write.

You were given the words to tell your story. Tell it the way you want to.

 

[Succubiome]

I think I made a story too much "for me"
I don't plan publishing and being a professional writer or anything, maybe making a Patreon page, but my fear is making a story that only I want to read

Don't fear this!

If it's not an income stream, you have zero reason whatsoever not to make a story just for you.

The more you make a story just for you, the more it'll resonate strongly with a few people, because you're writing something other people wouldn't write.

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My other piece of advice would be "write a lot, and write often". This both helps you with the Scribblehub algorithims, and will make you a better writer.

There's other things you can do to become a stronger writer, but you can't actually take advantage of them if you don't write.

Writing is paramount.

 

[dummycake]

Thanks everyone!! I'll take your advices to heart and keyboard

 

[Rhaps]

I started off as a DM, so I am quite used to writing. I don't have any good advice, just the common ones:

Proof read, to see if it make sense.

Always write the ending after the prologue, you can adjust it later if you so desire.

CHECK GRAMMAR, use Grammarly or any grammar website/applications.

Make sure you have fun

When in doubt, just "Fuck it we ball".

 

[J_Chemist]

Have fun with it. Screw everyone else. Write the story you want to write and the way you want to do it.

 

[Mortrexo]

For web novels, consistency is king, whether it is one chapter a day, every other day, or one a week. Give your readers an hour for them to know that your chapter will be there. If the novel is long, you'll slowly build a reader base.
The thing is, if you like your novel, there will be other people who like it. So... Don't be afraid of writing something "strange" that nobody will like. As long as the author likes it, more people will like it.
Also, listen to feedback but don't be guided by it. Read them and be critical in your thinking. Finally, accept that there will be people who won't like your novel, and when the negative comments arrive, don't focus too much on them. Read them to see if there are things they are saying that are the truth, but do not enter a negative cycle.

 

[dummycake]

When in doubt, just "Fuck it we ball".

That should be how we live life

 

[TheMonotonePuppet]

I'm a new baby little writer and I wanted to know what wisdom you grey-haired writers could share

LOL! It'd be really funny if I was, in fact, younger than you.
Anyway, random bit of general advice is to don your character's skin. Imagine yourself entering the world you wrote as your character, feeling the restrictions of the body you gave your MC, moving around with genuine wonder. Note down everything, every emotion you feel at every scene, and experience it with more vividness and realism than the real world itself. This will truly help write a world that will bring the reader with you. You need to cover how hands move around by moving yours within the world, how things feel to your touch, and how you react to touch. Are you pressing your fingers into your tender arm with stiff, frenetic scratches, or are you lightly squishing your skin with a comforting grip because you are embarrassed as all get out by a crush? Don't forget to cover how the world actually looks and make it impact the world. Buildings and how the MC describes them (negatively, positively, curiously, etc.) can influence how the reader sees their personality, flesh out the world, and increase culture. This stuff applies to the other three senses, but I think you got the gist.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

LOL! It'd be really funny if I was, in fact, younger than you.
Anyway, random bit of general advice is to don your character's skin. Imagine yourself entering the world you wrote as your character, feeling the restrictions of the body you gave your MC, moving around with genuine wonder. Note down everything, every emotion you feel at every scene, and experience it with more vividness and realism than the real world itself. This will truly help write a world that will bring the reader with you. You need to cover how hands move around by moving yours within the world, how things feel to your touch, and how you react to touch. Are you pressing your fingers into your tender arm with stiff, frenetic scratches, or are you lightly squishing your skin with a comforting grip because you are embarrassed as all get out by a crush? Don't forget to cover how the world actually looks and make it impact the world. Buildings and how the MC describes them (negatively, positively, curiously, etc.) can influence how the reader sees their personality, flesh out the world, and increase culture. This stuff applies to the other three senses, but I think you got the gist.

You also do Method Writing?

 

[TheMonotonePuppet]

You also do Method Writing?

Method writing?

 

[dummycake]

LOL! It'd be really funny if I was, in fact, younger than you.
Anyway, random bit of general advice is to don your character's skin. Imagine yourself entering the world you wrote as your character, feeling the restrictions of the body you gave your MC, moving around with genuine wonder. Note down everything, every emotion you feel at every scene, and experience it with more vividness and realism than the real world itself. This will truly help write a world that will bring the reader with you. You need to cover how hands move around by moving yours within the world, how things feel to your touch, and how you react to touch. Are you pressing your fingers into your tender arm with stiff, frenetic scratches, or are you lightly squishing your skin with a comforting grip because you are embarrassed as all get out by a crush? Don't forget to cover how the world actually looks and make it impact the world. Buildings and how the MC describes them (negatively, positively, curiously, etc.) can influence how the reader sees their personality, flesh out the world, and increase culture. This stuff applies to the other three senses, but I think you got the gist.

I really like to write the habits of my characters. My MC has anxiety so she often does those things, you know? I don't know the word.
It's something we do but don't really pay attention, like tapping our feet, tapping on the table, etc.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Method writing?

I don't know If that is the actual name, but it is a style of writing like you described. You become the character, so they are easier to write about. This is a type of writing style not everyone can do, but I also do it.