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I won’t show it yet maybe tomorrow but I’m happy with the final result of my Opening Drafts for the novel I was trying my hand at. It’s not perfect and is held back by me being dyslexic and not having flowery words when I want them but it’s functioning well enough for what it is. Interest is in...

Using the feedback and understanding that the original story opening was too cheesy… and not in a good way. It’s not like I hate those type of stories but I feel starting with the MC curb-stomping the villain isn’t the right way. That’s a bit too Xianxia of an opening. No hate to that genre...

Using the feedback and understanding that the original story opening was too cheesy… and not in a good way. It’s not like I hate those type of stories but I feel starting with the MC curb-stomping the villain isn’t the right way. That’s a bit too Xianxia of an opening. No hate to that genre...

I was just working on a second attempt at my opening chapter and realised that the story might be going too slow. What happened was that a five year old Awakened his Gift and was immediately told he has an undesirable power. The MC awakens ‘Blood Ignition’. You might think it’s like Demon...

So while I was building the first novel of my trilogy, I figured out a great way to start with something that would only appear again in the third instalment. It’s called ‘Ultimate Force’ and is basically becoming a God of Destruction. You have to reach an impossible level of refinement in...

So the story I settled on is basically What If the enemy of I Killed The Academy’s Player survived and had a love-hate dynamic the MC. Plotting against him after the regression. A villain who you love to hate and want to lose in the end. No, it’s not an exact copy because I wouldn’t be able to...

Just continuing on from the last one. For those who don’t know I’m just spitballing since I can’t get anything done without writing but also don’t want to write a draft on chapters until I get an idea on the story. Easiest way is to write it down. I tend to change stuff mid writing which...

Just trying to get words on page to formulate a story because the infinite possibilities dont narrow when I keep them in my head. Easier to figure out overall when I write it down to have something with a beginning, middle, and end. Anyway, time to make my first attempt… Jordan Fisher and...

It’s easy to create a character but I find it hard to create villains. When writing, I put a lot of love into the characters… but equal amount into the lives they choose to live. It feels bad to see a character fall from grace or be used as fodder. Anyone else get that feeling? One of my works...

There is a trend I’d like to call a sub-genre of Isekai where you specifically fall into a novel read beforehand. After reading a lot of then I find myself feeling there is always something missing to the format. Hard to figure out exactly what. Normally, remembering this is a novel gives the...

I started to have this thought because it’s hard for me to understand if an Evil Protagonist should even have that option. A lot of stories give karma to evil deeds and bad karma can’t go unpunished. If they ‘win’ in the end then that just makes the whole story morally questionable. I’ve seen...

It’s just a random thought I had but I feel like this is a dilemma every time I’m trying to write a Xianxia story connected to my universe. The hidden rules of the story universe is that no matter what you do, every ‘Ultimate Skill’ can only be five and of a certain strength. Only by adding...

I am considering writing a story and found an idea I want to refine. Even though it’s not 100% of the time I tend to figure something out after sharing the idea on blogs like this. I’m thinking of writing a story about a ‘regressor team’. Basically, 5 time loopers that all start off the story...

I’m not even going to give a rundown because if you can’t enjoy it blind then it’s no use adding more details. Basic academy story without reincarnation, transmigration, novel extra, regression, or any of that jazz is my only note. I’m really unsure about this… so I’m sharing it first...

Recently a lot of things have happened that made it hard for me to write. One which is getting my phone broken among other stuff that just could be boiled into ‘A series of unfortunate events’ (lol). Anyway, I finally got over myself. The only good thing is that I found that plan of a story I...

This isn’t just about the tropes around the Power Ranger story model. From what I learned thanks to a YouTuber called Sir_Superhero who did a whole analysis on the Morphin Grid, most Power Rangers are more called into service than predestined by fate. It’s not about the magic (except in Mystic...

Someone brought up a good question in my first draft that despite the name, there were no real Power Rangers involved. My fixation on story aspects made me forget about that and left the protagonist as someone who only looks the part. I like the ‘Lackey becomes a Hero’ plot line so I guess I’ll...

I initially thought the main draw of reincarnating as a monster was being the monster, but then I started thinking… Rimuru from That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime was much more interesting because the world was interesting. Re:Monster had more faithfully stuck to the gimmick of the MC...

Have you ever read a novel and wondered if you should drop off… then THAT weirdly specific thing happened and you couldn’t anymore. It’s not like others could understand it, but you really felt like it was a dealbreaker of some sort. What experience was that for you? For me, it was in The...

Okay, for some reason I’m only able to actually think about writing when I’m actually writing something. Wanted to spitball the story I wanted to write. I know my weakness of getting ahead of myself too early so this is me experimenting. Just going to get the idea out and see if it’s consistent...