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So… you know how there was this trend of OP old sages/dragons/etc that got a lot of anime adaptations recently. I originally just thought I’d be disappointed that the OP MC chooses to hide his power or those very bland ‘fights’ again. Then I read one about a sage with two seals and my mind is...

I remember writing 100+ of a novel a good portion of readers mostly disliked because it was being ‘too meta’. This was the opinion I got early on but still continued to write out of passion. It was a post-modernist story planned out. —“Postmodern literature is a form of literature which is...

It’s similar to world building disease but more plot based. Unlike WB disease that can be warded with the words “JUST WRITE THE DAMN THING!”… I’m unable to do that because I keep scrapping my prologue way too much. Example: I had this nifty idea called “Hero Hustle” where the heroes, after...

It’s weird that low-effort Isekai and some power fantasies have this weird trope in their fight scenes sometimes. After giving the MC some kind of cheat, they will play around ‘fighting’ low level mobs before immediately destroying them. Mostly by pulling out the solution really late. Like in...

And no, goblin isn’t in the poll because I already did that. To clarify: This is a monster reincarnating into something else. Not a human reincarnating into a monster. As in they are not bound by human morals or their problems. Thought I might as well make a poll for fun.

The story that originally made me want to ‘get good at writing stories’. Not my first work (as that one was actually really bad but I loved it for what it was) but definitely a work I cannot stop thinking about. There are mixed feelings here. Originally, this work… the ‘unedited’ version of the...

I’m not gonna go into any detail on the story since I believe the prologue should be able to intrigue even without context of a synopsis. Just want to know if this prologue is interesting enough and doesn’t have fatal flaws I failed to notice. Just a work I’ll be posting on RR. ——————————...

‘The One Being Protected [Magical Girl Urban Fantasy]’ will be the first story I’ll be posting on RR after a LONG break. My last novels on there were at least 5 years ago. Just wanted to see how you guys would find the idea I cooked up. After deliberating over many things from the last posts. I...

I’m been trying to find a good base for my story to work off of, but increasingly found that a good number of Magical Girl shows adapted these days are of a darker and gritty variety. Those that are not are kids shows so it’s hard to dissect. If I remember it right: Tokyo Mew Mew (the show I’m...

I was originally going to go for some subversion of expectations… but then realised that creating a ‘Magical Girl’ story for an older audience will already be difficult. Most examples I can think of are not what I’m looking for or just marketing. I don’t want to write ‘Panty and Stockings’...

Even though I’m a dude, I’m fairly certain that I understand why ‘Magical Girls’ were appealing to girls (rather than guys who can sometimes be unable to escape seeing the girls as the opposite sex). Shoujo had its particular trend. Affected by the romance ideas found in novels aimed at teens...

Most people use polls to get data, but I use it to see if there are options I can think up. There were a lot of good ideas for the ‘concept’ to a story. Many of them I’d forgotten, but had likely been at the back of my mind for some time. Regardless of the votes, I was happy that I’d managed...

I had not been able to write my next chapter due to IRL time constraints, but have noticed what I personally perceive as a glaring flaw in my work and wanted to fix it up somehow. The current benchmark I’m setting for myself is as follows. 1. The synopsis should be clear. 2. The story should...

I have this bad memory where I can only remember something after it’s written down. For me, this is both creating an idea on the fly while trying to make the story decent and cohesive. It is gonna be one of those dark/fantasy/ero novels so if that’s not your thing then stop here because things...

Your name is Mr Mascot. You have the head of a stuffed bear and you’re a chain-smoking Magical Girl maker that does not want to watch the world burn. Your ability brings out the fluffy and warm desires in people to weaponise them as transformation trinkets for Magical Girls to use. One...

I am unsure on how to write Xianxia because imagining the world beyond the superficial aspects is difficult for me. Especially with what goes on in the world when the MC doesn’t exist. I see that it is a chaotic world from most Xianxia novels I’ve read, but I find it difficult to imagine that a...

I originally wanted to just rant about how Nano Machine, the Murim Manhwa about a martial artist with a cheat-like futuristic enhancement using tech, and how it wasted my time. The first arc about becoming the Heavenly Demon or whatever was good, then spiralled from there. And the thing that...

Looking for works that fall under the ‘Possessed a character in a Magic Academy’ Trope. It has to be a non-translated work/original work here on SH. Has to at least have one chapter (no “Wait until I post” waiting game). Depending on how I subjectively feel about it I’ll either write a comment...

You are forcibly recruited to be a magical girl regardless of gender (as it can transform you) and your powers work by Care Bear logic (hugs and power of caring). How will you plot your escape from this insane situation? Note: The creature that follows you as a mascot is slippery and immortal...

I’m not sure why but those novels that DON’T reincarnate ’generic nice guy 1#’ are just so much better in quality. Like specifically reincarnating a ‘Heavenly Demon’ into a Sword or Hero into a Prince. It’s so much more clearer. You know exactly what a generic Hero, Heavenly Demon, Prince...