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I can't write a synopsis to save my life. I feel like anything I say is going to spoil it.

That would be a spoiler. That would be a spoiler. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Thirteen years ago I received advice on writing erotica, and I have found it useful for writing fights as well. Basically, you want to...

I made it about ⅔ through and gave up. I really liked the beginning. You painted the scene very well. I felt like I was in the world...

Some readers don't like 1st person. I've never met a reader who didn't like 3rd person, so there's that. I write in 1st because years...

What I just read sounds more like world building than a synopsis. You name three characters, but what do they want?

This is littered with typos: misspelled words, wrong words, poor comma usage along with other punctuation. That's minor and easily...

Here's a combat scene from my most recent chapter: I looked everywhere. I didn’t see her. We passed by a plain of packed grass with...

Wow, you're like me. Here's my shameless self-plug. To answer your issues: There's explicit sex, but not for a while, and it's not...

I got about halfway through the prologue. Even that was a slog. You have [some character] talking to [some character], neither of whom...

One example: CH0021 — introduce mysterious book in the library in strange script CH0043 — MC learns that no one can read it CH0057 —...

And so, another pantser author discovers planning and becomes a planner/plotter author.

Shoehorning [there's probably another word for this but IDGAS] is when the author insists on shoving some piece of plot element in where...

? Song of Ice and Fire chapters length are typically 4000-5000 words. Harry Potter series is about 5500 words. Lord of the Rings is...

Question: what is it about SoL that makes it SoL?