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I was going to ask why someone on SH was asking questions about the rules on a different story post site, but I've noticed that there seemed to be a lot of cross-posting on the two sites. Personally, I am not fond of RR, even though the quality of writing is a tad bit better on RR. It's not a...

That's a relief! That was the point of the essay. -- To show what the word 'Critique' actually means to the writing industry. I noticed. -- However Critique Does Not mean: "give me your honest opinion, and does anything stand out as problematic?" in the writing industry. And that is the...

Never mind.

It takes literal Hours for me to critique just one chapter. This is because I'm not just pointing out the mistakes, I point out how to Fix those mistakes too. The most frequent mistakes are addressed in this tutorial: [Tutorial] The Secret to Proper Paragraphing and Dialogue I won't commit to...

Thank you! -- and...DONE!

It can be. It's not too detailed for those of us that get asked for critiques and reviews multiple times on the daily. When you're reviewing a story, you can skim the work and just talk about the characters and plot. When you're doing Critiques though, it's a Lot more involved. It's...

So you want a Critique? WARNING! Incoming Rant! A Critique...? Really? Are you sure that's what you want? From the responses I've gotten on many different forums, and the responses I've seen others get, plus the resulting peanut gallery commentary, I'm not so sure a Critique is what some of...

There's these too:

Yes, writing a story as it comes to you, until you just can't write it anymore is called "Writing by the Seat of your Pants." Such writers are called Pantsers, for short. Those of us who plan before we write are called Plotters. This is one of the simpler ways that I Plot stories: Link -->...

For scene breaks in my published works: * * * * * or * * * between lines. For my fan-fics I use: ~ * ~ between blank lines, or the initials of the fiction I'm fanning: ~ ZL ~. I've also been known to use an emoji between the tildas: ~ ? ~

Just because that author was idiot enough to publicly expose their stupidity doesn't mean I have to.

This is how I do it: [Tutorial] How to Make THE END <-- Link

I'm a lot older than I seem. ;) I've experimented and experienced many, many things. Every bit of it enriches my work. Nope. There are far too many embarrassing mistakes in my life that I want to forget about. I was very hot tempered when I was younger. Besides, the only memoirs a publisher...

I'm always glad to help. -- Because I remember when I just starting out as a writer, and how much I desperately wanted help to make my stories Good.

[Tutorial] Fixing WRITER'S BLOCK < -- Link!

This is a question you should ask an older experienced Cop, a retired Soldier who has seen action, or an older experienced black-belt level martial artist because there is a very complicated answer to this. It starts with how fighters are trained, and ends with the psychology behind fighting for...

The best time to post chapters, is when you've already written the Next chapter. -- This gives you plenty of time edit the chapter and catch all those misspellings and typos that like to sneak in when you're not looking. ☕

To trigger HyperFocus, I start by removing all possible distractions. -- I make sure to go to the toilet, set a fresh cup of coffee on my desk, have two bottles of water, all reference materials needed within arm's reach, an extra pack of cigarettes ready, phone muted or set on Do Not Disturb...

I Agree! But it was the only one I could find. If you find a better example, post it! I'll swap it out.

Advice for ADHD Writers Feel Free to add Yours! There are certain problems that those suffering from ADHD have especially when writing fiction. Problems that can make Writing a terrifying, anxiety-ridden, destroyer of self-esteem, and an absolute destroyer of any stories trying to make their...