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I got a DNF review recently. They explained why they had to stop reading, and didn't just trash my story. I am honestly happy. May their review serve as a aignpost to other readers. Maybe they will like what they see. Maybe it will make them run away. In both cases, the reader's feelings and...

I am not working towards making quotable lines. I don't think there is anything close to one in my novel. I am curious about the idea, though.

Grok reveals bonus personal medical information on OP. Grok, do be mindful of who reads your output!

In the Smallville RPG (yes, the one based on the Superman TV show), character creation includes a relationship chart. Everything—skills, events, other characters—is tied together by personal connections. You don’t just fight ninjas. You fight the Red Hand, the ninja clan Elektra came from...

Right. There's a few reason why this works. It's stylistically better here. Alderman uses present tense narration. In literary fiction, especially in close third-person or stylized narration, it’s common to use “says” to create immediacy and rhythm. The idea here is that the dialogue...

The question mark + ask is just a rule of English You don't say "Where is your car?" You ask. As for the exclamation point, you are correct. There is no need to use the shout/shouted dialogue tag. It's implied. For two people shouting, it's best to let the dialogue carry the speaker AND...

As a random tangeant, but Shirtaloon's He Who Fights With Monsters audiobooks made me allergic to dialogue tags. The amount of ", Jason said." and ", Roofus said." back to back in the early books was driving me crazy. Because of this I often use action if I want to tell you who is replying...

You've got an eye-catching and rather striking cover art, so I am not surprised people are visiting to check what it's all about! Grats on 44 chapters and 100k views!

Usually if I use a dialogue tag, I will use a comma. If I don't, I use a period: Elyssia stepped forward. "What do you mean, you're out of mana?" Elyssia groaned and then said, "Please, no dad joke. Never again."

I am noticing a decrease in daily views a lot, compared to say, X-mas break. When did you release your story? I feel like March might be a low-activity month for reading? Taxes and all that.

Surprisingly, I apparently write good romance? And I am ace with no relationship experience. Turns out write people doing people things is all it takes to be good at it.

Depends on the origin of the character. There is a metropolis of trade, where most citizens are afluent. Then there's two more relaxed, pastotal hub, where people in general are comfortable. People living in city deep inside the gloomy forest are pretty austere, but manage. Those living in the...

Yep, I did! I don't make money off my writing, so I can't afford to pay artists for cover art. :)

I picked the protagonist-like talent. I feel with my gamer brain and smarts, if you add a hero's ability and capacity to grow, I would likely outclass by a wide margin. Because I can hyperfocus on repetitive grind and will likely grow far beyond what's needed go "beat the bad guy". After all, I...

I am curious to see how your critique would compare to grok's (or another AI of your choice) https://www.scribblehub.com/series/1360568/state-of-the-art/ I do wonder if I should suggest an alternative starting point? The first book in the series, State of the Art, is very slow paced and sets...

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I love that graphic, I am so going to steal it for future use.

I use them to help me notice typos my eyes can't read anymore. Elevenlabs isn't terrible, but it's far from great, too. Still, for an indie person who wants to listen to my own book on walks as a way to find where to improve my writing? I find it a valuable tool.

Hmm. I am not going to reallly argue the power level relative to each other. But if I had to pick one element for myself? I would probably take water. I just love swimming and hot baths.