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The best validation comes from personal motivation. Readers can complain and leave like guests. But you, the author, the host, survive and continue writing your story. My question is, how do you appreciate your own work, regardless of whether others care about your fiction or not?

Narrative Style Writing fiction is like developing a personality. Your writing has a certain feel to it that you prefer. You might prefer the first POV over the third... or you might combine the two. You might write more cinematic action narratives than descriptive narratives... or you might...

What is the Premise of Your Fiction in the Form of A Thesis Question? Can you wrap your fiction around your thesis question as if you were answering a speculative-fictional question? This way, readers can understand both the conceptual outline of your work and the narrative promise of what your...

Which Gore Scene is More Terrifying, Subtle (Implicit) Violence or Graphic (Explicit) Violence? Subtle violence is a gore scene that is not shown, but the narrative provides implicit signs that can be directly interpreted by readers. Example: A shrill scream was heard from the house across the...

Are you the type of author who struggles to muster the energy to write but can't stop writing fiction before becoming physically and mentally exhausted?

What battle results do you feel satisfied with? The protagonist wins completely; The protagonist wins the duel, but loses in the war; The protagonist wins but is badly injured; The protagonist loses, but is saved by an ally; The protagonist loses completely and is captured by the enemy; The...

What Clichés of Talk do You Avoid in Your Fiction? Me: "Are you okay?" Even though she/he (usually the protagonist) sees that her/his interlocutor is already dying. Reason: Unempathetic words that show an immature character. Instead of asking what she/he already knew (the person she/he was...

Epic Attack In fiction, especially fantasy and action genres, epic attacks from characters (usually antagonists) are often the most memorable moments. I still remember Pain's (Nagato) epic attack with Shinra Tensei destroying Konoha into a crater; and how the epic attack of the Gura-Gura no Mi...

One Universe with Multi-Series, Which Meets in the Main Conflict of the Main Series? Imagine writing fiction with one large universe. There, many countries, complete with their own historical, cultural, political, social, and power systems. You take characters from each country as protagonists...

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Methods for Avoiding Plot Armor Plot armor is a narrative device in which a character (usually the protagonist) miraculously survives a danger that would otherwise kill her/him, simply to advance the plot. Plot armor acts as a narrative shield that allows the character to continue progressing...

Mother Protagonists I love mother protagonists, because besides being rarely mentioned, mother protagonists are also relatable to real life and provide authentic family drama. So the focus of the story is not only on the outside world but also the inner world (family). Two mother protagonists...

I mean, as authors, we certainly have moral/human values that we uphold in real life. However, when we write a conflict narrative through villain antagonists, we're forced to depict acts of crime or immorality that often run counter to our ethical values. So, how do you feel about it?

What makes you love your fiction? Me: This is a long-held desire of mine that I've only been able to fulfill after years of being merely an observer/reader. I want to write fiction that represents my conscience.

Unique Eye Skills We know of many supernatural eye skills, such as the Sharingan, Rinnegan, etc. However, I'd like to explore whether other authors have developed unique concepts for supernatural eye powers that differ from the ones commonly found in mainstream fiction. So the question is...

From NPC to MC? Have you ever written a character who accidentally grew into a protagonist? I mean, maybe you initially wrote a character as a sidekick, an NPC, etc. But the organic development of the narrative allowed that character to receive a lot of attention in the story's conflicts. So...

Advertising fiction (paid): Have you ever advertised your fiction on RR? Was it worth it? How did it go?

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Original story: fiction whose story elements (worldbuilding, characters, conflicts and plots, and moral values) are completely new, unique, and never before told. Example: LOTR is known as a pioneer of high fantasy fiction. Mainstream story: mainstream fiction whose story elements re-narrate...

Sometimes I see authors complaining about the lack of reader interaction. So, I immediately thought, why not create a YouTube channel dedicated to fictional storytelling? You know... YouTube can provide good engagement. Viewers love to comment on any video content. If authors use YouTube as a...