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I was thinking of having my characters engage in a little bit of detour where one of the heroines, who has been kind and loving until that point, meets a man from her past. He has a family and seems like a nice person but beforehand he'd done some nasty things (ran a cult, brainwashed children...

I recently received the criticism that my writing doesn't read like I'm someone who enjoys writing. When I asked the person to explain further, they hemmed and hawed about they were just offering constructive criticism and that I shouldn't be so argumentative. (I took this to mean they were...

What makes a prologue a prologue as opposed to just chapter 1?

The world my story takes place in is divided in two parts: one that gets a lot of sun and one that doesn't (there's a whole thing about how this occurs, none of which is explained in the book as it ties to that world's creation myth, which isn't explained until well into the second book). I've...

Now what should I do? What did you other writers do when you finished?

I've seen multiple people criticize the The Rings of Power series for having characters say "okay." They argue that it's a very modern vernacular (it dates back to the Victorian Era) that destroys any audience immersion. (I suppose they'd feel it more authentic if there were lots of "thees"...

I just finished revising the final chapter of my book. Tomorrow I'll schedule the last few chapters for posting and then ... and then ... it's all over?

I just finished revising the chapter that was the ending in my first draft. The protagonist uses a spell that renders him unconscious but he hopes will deal a mortal blow to the enemy. Then I picked up in an epilogue where apparently much went on while he was out, only some of which is...

I've been told that my current cover, with the battle plans text and building on it, is too bland to draw in readers. However I felt it was a good indicator of the humor and tone of the story. I was advised to emphasize waifus, but there's only two women in the book and neither is presented as...

Big shock that I draw raccoons.