Recent content by OokamiKasumi

Thank you! -- Sense is many things. Common is Not one of them. ☕

Link updated. -- I Googled it myself and everything. The information is on the Nonverbal Studies site -- which is where I got it in the first place. -- Fair warning, the site is Not user friendly. It was set up by college professors, and it shows. Good.

Well, considering 6 of my published books were scraped for an AI, and I don't know how many of my fan-fics, (I'm currently participating in a massive class action suit because of it,) I'm not surprised that my style of writing shows up in a few AI creations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's Not a balancing...

Don't need no stinkin' "SAID!" Whoever started the rumor that the word 'Said' is invisible to the reader, is a Lying Liar that Lies. I notice every single time that insufferable over-used loathsome filler-word excuse for a dialogue tag is used. In fact, I loathe all dialogue tags inclusively...

On this I definitely Agree. -- How a story's Draft is created is up to the individual. -- However the final work needs to be polished to certain standards before editors will accept them for publication. ☕

Writing [Tutorial] From Idea to STORY How do you build a Story from an Idea? Writing [Tutorial] Tricks to Tight 'Sneaky' DESCRIPTION A handful of well-placed descriptive words sprinkled here and there, really enriches an otherwise blank blue-screen imagination -- without beating the reader over...

Don't just SAY it! ~ SHOW IT! How I would write this: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He blinked, eyes wide then gasped. "I had no idea you felt that way about sheep!" He grinned. "Let's start a farm together!" With a sigh, she rolled her eyes then set her hands on her hips. "You are a moron." She leaned...

Best Advice: As long as what's being Said, Felt, and Done is Exciting, and charged with Emotion, you'll keep your Readers interest -- isekai or not. This includes what the POV Character is Thinking. -- Don't spend paragraphs and paragraphs inside the POV character's head. Keep the...

Writing Rule 0: All writing advice is wrong, find what works for you. This is the #1 Excuse people use to Ignore instructions. Also the #1 Reason why editors at publishing houses reject manuscripts. ☕

This is exactly why so many writing tutorials don't actually teach anything. This is also why the tutorials that do teach: "Do it This way to get this result!" get so much b!tching. After all, if there are actual Instructions; "Do it THIS way," some writer somewhere Won't be following them...

How to Paragraph properly.

Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko: A collection of books and light novels specifically aimed at children, typically around 11 years old. Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko, Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, and Media Factory imprints: These focus heavily on light novels and manga, which appeal to teenage and young adult...

Yes Please!

EXACTLY!!!

Ah, but the book markets look for new authors in places like this. -- You never know if you're talking to an established author, or an editor looking for new authors for their publishing house. You are correct, which is why I have been posting those 'vague secret technicalities' where writers...