Recent content by LeslieLevendale

Thank you for taking the time to read the synopsis and share your thoughts. I appreciate your candour. I realise my style isn’t for everyone; some readers prefer something bold and dramatic, while mine seems to have wandered in wearing a beret and mumbling existential poetry under its breath...

As I'm absolutely a novice to all this I really appreciate your thoughtful perspective. You make very good points about the differences between traditional novels and the web‑novel format, and I completely understand where you’re coming from. For me, posting The Shape of Kindness on SH is...

Dear fellow readers and writers, I’d be very grateful for some constructive feedback on the opening chapters of my novel The Shape of Kindness, which I published here on Scribble Hub on 8 March 2026. Here’s the link to the series: The Shape of Kindness | Scribble Hub It’s a...

Ah, okay. So I must directly ask for feedback and link my story in my forum post. You've been very helpful. Thanks ever so much.

Thanks. Yes, it does feel that on SH other genres do much better. Having said that, I've heard that on SH readers are gentler and more supportive in their comments. Haha

Many languages have a much larger vocabulary than English. If your mother tongue is one of those languages you'll struggle finding the right words time to time. Especially when you still think about your story in your own language and try to capture the atmosphere of a particular word in...

You probably have heard about the most famous case: The sorrows of young Werther by Goethe. After it had been published in several European cities young man dressed like Werther and committed suicide in a similar way as Werther. Y You might also be familiar with some examples from the world of...

Hi Folks, Do you think there's any appetite for contemporary fiction?

Just out of interest, how long did you, Folks wait for your first feedback after you had published your manuscript? and how did it feel waiting for it?

Ah, okay. It's the boy love dramas I saw on streaming platforms were almost always about young men. Thanks for educating me.

Yes, of course. Why not? This is my pen name. But can you tell me what made you want to name your character like that? And will the character be a protagonist or an antagonist, or just someone who appears briefly in the story? Just out of interest... :s_smile:

Ah, okay. It makes sense. How silly of me. Thanks for helping me out.

I could not find 'gay' tag. Do authors use Boy Love tag when it comes to stories featuring male same sex relationships? My protagonists are past their boyhood... Haha

One can of course do so, but I'm a softie for all my sins :s_smile:. I prefer laughing with people and not at them.