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I'm an ass-backward planner in that it takes me 20k to 30k words of winging it for me to have some idea of where I wanna take the story. Then I go back to rewrite / revise what I've already written to set things up for how I think things might end up, and then fudge it in the next 20k to 30k...

Okay, after much deliberation with myself, I've decided to split my chapters of Days of Blood and Roses: A Magical Girl Thriller up into smaller sections for easier reading. They're still fairly long with around 3k to 4k per section, but hopefully the reading won't be as intimidating as before.

Hehehe. Writing that involves the passions often does that.

To each their own.

Yeah, I see what you mean, but I'm not really that kind of writer. I can't really plan things out a priori and then write it out. I have to actually see it in writing for me to see the patterns of what I'm trying to write, then use revisions and rewrites to get these details (how much is needed...

My chapters are insanely long, ranging from 5k to almost 20k, but for SH, I'll post them in hopefully no more than 4k per part per post. It's still on the long side, but this is as much as I can do right now.

Just posted my 6th installment of Days of Blood and Roses: A Magical Girl Thriller! https://www.scribblehub.com/series/198363/days-of-blood-and-roses-a-magical-girl-thriller/ Check it out, fellas! You know you want to!

Ah, I think I see what you mean here. The plot needs to be flexible enough to allow your characters to 'breath,' as you said. I tend to do something similar, which involves going back over what I've written and spotting dangling scenes that don't connect with other scenes, and that usually...

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Don't worry. It's a process. Try imitating the writing styles found in other writers' stories to give you a feel for the nuances of the narration. I find that imitation and emulation (writing it in your own words) is a good way of going about it.

Yeah, I've come across readers like that in the past. I remember one reader who was so used to reading/writing in 1st person that she didn't really appreciate any of the emotional nuance in my 3rd person written story, so I rewrote it in first person, which got her angry at me, b/c it seemed...

Adapting the style of CNs and LNs is kind of a balancing act, I'm sure, though I haven't written those kinds of novels. But I get you on the repetition part. The only time I make scenes repetitive is when I'm doing it on purpose, but even then, I add in variation in the details / flow of...

Ouch! Damn, I've never had readers like that before, but from what I've seen, it is understandable. Since there's so many chapters spread out, remembering all the details will be difficult, but it leads to some seriously repetitive writing. There's only so many ways you can vary how the same...

Then you're in good company. I tend to do that as well.

Oh, I know what you're talking about there. Writing what you want instead of what you think other people want will carry you a long way, trust me. It's a good way of thinking about it.

Ah, gotcha. You need not conform to a specific style when writing what feels natural to you can go a long way. Especially with varying your sentences. That's pretty much what all English teachers say, actually.

Writing the way you talk is a good way of going about it. Adds voice to what you write. And thanks! Merry (early) Christmas to you, too! ?

Oh, wow, I see you like using fragments to add more nuance to your writing. And balancing it out with simile in longer paragraphs is a cool way of getting into people's heads. Don't sell yourself short. It's very nice, actually.

I've read, and I see. I see! Saying a lot with a little is a powerful way to doing it.

Gotcha. Heavier more serious works tend to have more nuanced writing style, especially when there's a psychological aspect of getting into the characters' heads with emotions and thoughts. For example, characterization of the setting can show the narrator/POV character's emotional/mental state...