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Yep! If I can find the time, it's one that would genuinely interest me to see how it plays out. I like some magical girl stuff and, even removing me feeling it was the best out of what I read that day, you show a lot of genuine skill that made me go "Alright, this seems trustworthy."

I'm going to assume I was meant to start at the prologue since that's the first chapter I'd read. With that in mind, thumbs up actually. There's little tiny touches to the grammar I can see needed done, like... Here, I'll do the first paragraph: --- The pounding of horse hooves echoed into the...

The one thing I could maybe suggest for the opening would be The Rule of 10, to help break things up. In that, you make the first scene something genre-focused that scratches the itch for people and allows you to slow down in the stuff that follows in their own chapters. In your case, I imagine...

To quote the first part, the question I ended off on that went ignored: "So what practical reason is there to not just give up on one's own ideas and just exclusively serve others?" I gave the reason WHY I was considering throwing it away, but also made clear I wasn't there yet either and more...

Not really into it. I found it bland. The emotions are surface-level, there's a lot of telling instead of showing, it lacks in descriptive detail to create sensory details or an atmosphere, and the vocabulary is eh. The lead didn't really grab me with anything to make me immerse into them and...

K, thanks for the attempts all. I don't feel most of these responses managed to address my actual concern (on why not give up on one's own passions and just write to market) -- if anything, a lot of stuff encourages chasing external validation -- but I did remember why I choose to follow my...

Read this.

Character writing! I've gone on and on about how important character is, this time I've shown how you can use one of the 9 Enneagrams as a framework for creating characters while including a legion of fictional examples. Hopefully it can, especially when you notice the patterns of so many...

I'm sure you have. I'm curious what worked for you when you were in those moments of low, when that stuff wasn't there.

That isn't something you're experiencing if you're actually at a low as a creative. ? Those at a low don't receive external validation.

I've been feeling somewhat nihilistic recently when it comes to writing since I'm in a phase where it's harder to see the point in sharing anything I'm genuinely passionate about as a creator. I'll never stop writing or creating because I love it, but a part of me wonders what motivates others...

Another chapter is up for those who wish to give things a try. The Scribblehub copy.

I'm not, I know what you mean since I haven't forgotten your reason for it. :ROFLMAO: It just can easily be misinterpreted as the video being boring as opposed to you finding my voice soothing, that's all. I mean, if someone DOES find it boring, I can understand.

Just so you know, saying this across multiple threads never comes off like a compliment...

I ended up discussing flat character arcs this week, which led me down a hole I wasn't expecting. If you have any questions, comments, or whatever, well, it's here. I have been using this more when not doing positive arcs. In fact, I put this into practice in the opening chapter of my new...

It's still on. I'm just slow because I juggle this, personal life, running my YouTube channel, and writing my own story. Of the four, this is my lowest priority, but I do still enjoy doing it.

Hmm... I've been thinking about this one... I have an entire book that helped me learn all this called Make a Scene by Jordan E. Rosenfeld. I've just not been sure yet how I'd weave it into everything. But this has me thinking...

The first chapter of my second novel is now out! So for those who want to give it a chance, you can now. And if you don't have time to read, you can listen to the audiobook. For those wondering what this is, it's a mystery/thriller story. Read the chapter! And for those who'd like to listen...

I don't have a magic system I'm actively writing (though I have made them before), but I do have something that can make this way easier for you. Use this to figure out what type of magic system you want to make and build around these basic things. This can serve as an actual foundation for you.

Here's my process for creating the foundation for making stories. It's my way of trying to help those getting started or maybe dealing with writer's block. If you're interested in taking the framework I use, here you go. Adopt the whole thing, aspects of it, ditch it, do whatever since it's your...