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It's good, in spirit, to promote engagement, but as has already been stated by multiple authors here, will quickly spiral out of control and into into what has been described as cartels or collectives of folks review-swapping to artificially bolster their ratings, and standings in an effort to...

Okay. Thank you.

I'm getting a Page-Not-Found (IE: 404) Error for the set of poems that I uploaded. They were originally written by my late-father, and I transcribed them as originally written to share and preserve them (as is my legal right as next-of-kin and sole owner of the single remaining physical...

Okay... had to pull a Rumple with my vote. Couldn't resist. In all seriousness though, I love to engage with my readers directly, and that means theories, fan-characters (OC's), cool fan-made stuff (fanart / fanfics), and all of the above really. If you notice my foreshadowing, great. If you...

Chapter 3 of Aestelle Nocte just dropped. Check it out here: https://www.scribblehub.com/read/2051993-aestelle-nocte/chapter/2213807/ Or get caught up on the full series here: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2051993/aestelle-nocte/ -- I managed to fit both story beats from the chapter 3 poll...

Chapter 3 of Aestelle Nocte just dropped. Check it out here: https://www.scribblehub.com/read/2051993-aestelle-nocte/chapter/2213807/ Or get caught up on the full series here: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/2051993/aestelle-nocte/

1) They're very important, especially when you have multiple characters engaged in the conversation, and engaged in action simultaneously. 2) As for how I use them... well, I'll try to vary them up with dialogue-verbs, paired with whatever action the character is taking at the time, or will...

Finally over Covid. Back to my usual self, and diving full-speed into the writing. I should have Chapter 3 of Aestelle Nocte released by this afternoon at this rate.

Ooo... that is a tough one. I'd need to define Peace for each of them separately. Then would need to address how he/she goes about achieving that peace. For Marius, I will really need to do a deep-dive into his character, and his story, so I have to omit that one for now, save for his...

That depends entirely on the story, and your intent. (If you're writing a choose-your-own-adventure style series, you may want to consider the feedback as a means of promoting additional engagement with the readers). No work of fiction or art will be universally appealing, so there are sure to...

I appreciate the effort and detail you put into answering this feedback request, @FRWriter, personally I didn't feel you owed any apology either, but for whatever it may be worth to you, I accept the offered apology, and with the story's current chapter-lengths the 50k mark would be ~10...

Thank you very much, El. That truly helps quite a bit. I've done some polishing already and came to something that I think will deliver things better, but you're right. I could probably just use the slang term rather than the technical one to cast a wider net. Not sure where this came from, or...

Any form of artistic expression can be good. It comes down to the execution of the work, as well as the skill, and talent, of the creator. Yes. Even harem stories. Most of them just... aren't, and for reasons that have already been brought up a few times. As much as I'd love to stay and chat...

The calendar thing is a way of saying what the date of the first contact is by the calendar we use here on earth, rather than the interstellar one used by the majority of the FTL-capable civilizations in the story, and clarifying that not all of the characters know, or interact with, the earth...

Kind of. I guess. Well... No. Not really. For me, I guess it would be 'trash', but when I really sit and think about it, it isn't. (Aestelle Nocte was quite literally just a fun little side-project to let me clear my head between chapters of Aethara and The Elarian Chronicles). I even picked an...

Well, you've got me there. That certainly is one way to feel better about your own stuff. Just don't let yourself pick up any of those bad habits, and you're golden.

I've finally gotten around to drafting up the (actual) blurb/synopsis for Aestelle Nocte, but would like a bit of feedback on it before I actually update the series with it. Does it deliver the hook well? How well does it set the stage? How well did I nail the five main questions: (Who, What...

There's two more elements to consider. The When and Where of the story. These quickly provide setup for the setting of the narrative, and drop a teaser of world lore to make the world feel more real, and lived-in, before the first page is even glanced at. I personally use this one as my own...

It's already been said, but there are a lot of traps, and they are very easy to fall into. Especially with the badly-written ones. It is possible to write one well though, and I'd like to believe the one I'm writing is being written well, as well as it not being the only one. I'm sure there are...

To be honest, I'm more inclined to read it, and probably would have preferred the original length more. But if you're really worried about the length, post it in smaller parts, as long as you indicate that they are parts for chapters. To do that, just find a good spot in the chapter about...