Recent content by Roseofblades

There's no reason not to post it. At worst, you'll do it and get very little feedback, and you can focus your attention more on RR. But on the chance that it gets a good reception, then go for it. If you are afraid of potential critiques... well that's a separate issue.

Aloof and clueless MC's who STAY aloof and clueless in every way to the detriment of plot development. Especially in romance stories. I've stopped a few things I was enjoying simply because no matter how much the plot progresses around them, they are completely static and unchanging in the...

I'm more of a "run the cow by my table and I'll rip off a piece" kinda girl. The rarer the better. ?

I name my chapters for a few reasons. Sometimes its to hint at the content of the scene. Sometimes it's to make an obvious reference to the various Anime I enjoy. Most of the time it's to make an either sarcastic, ironic, or simply hilarious joke. Like... The titles of one of my chapters is...

I actually feel the opposite. For me writing in 1st person allows me to fully delve into the mind of the narrator. I can justify bombarding the reader with exactly what my character is thinking and focus on writing the story solely from that character's point of view instead of having to give...

After reading your post, it's very easy to tell you've majorly burned yourself out. I agree wholeheartedly with you about the vicious cycle of craving views and comments for some sort of gratification or justification to why you are doing what you're doing. I myself am no stranger to that same...

The term is "Cinematic Fight Scenes." Which is... fights that look amazing on camera (or in a story) but are in no way realistic. Real combat is bloody, brutal, but mostly importantly... it's fucking quick. That's the whole point. The point is to kill or incapacitate your opponent in the most...

I write my stories in Arcs. I wrap up each Arc when I feel the entire focus on what my MC is doing shifts. Think of a game of D&D: Get the quest for the thing. Travel to do the thing. Do the thing. Climax about the thing. Aftermath after doing the thing. Traveling back from doing the thing...

I fucking knew it. I knew it was going to be that... and I still clicked it. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Just chiming in, I do the same as these two. But... like Matcha, I don't understand the concept of "Ending." For me it makes my characters feel more authentic and relatable. Often, if I try to get my characters to do something that they themselves "didn't come up with," they will get mad and...

Out of my 11 patrons, I have only 3 who have interacted with me in any way. And I'm totally OK with that. I'm not doing it for just the money, but it is definitely a major draw for me. Especially since I'd love to make it my primary source of income. If that wasn't obvious, I picked the money.

Apparently Goddess is also #6 on trending today too... I'm taking it from the plethora of other comments that this isn't normal for such "new" stories?

Edit: I reread your original post. I realized you didn't want advice. :P It truly does depend on the reader base. On here Empress is doing awesome, albeit for a few trolls. On Royal Road, however... it has pretty much bombed. I am still posting chapters there once a day, but I don't spend...

"Swearing" is just another way to express one's self at any age. I grew up in a super religious household, so I wouldn't have even dreamed of uttering so much as a "Damn." Now that I am no longer part of any of that bullshit, I "swear like a sailor." I stopped caring about it offending other...

Yes! To me, sexual orientation, gender, and race are things that would appear on a bio sheet next to height, weight, eye color, hair color, right handed, left handed, etc. It's a trait of that character but never done with any intent beyond telling who that character is as a person. Now, the...