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  1. okashihime

    Thoughts on someone leaving harsh reviews on your novel?

    As someone not thick skinned enough to deal with harsh criticism, my approach is to read the review, see if it makes sense. Thank the reviewer if did, ignore if didn't. Don't see a point trying to convince the reviewer, most of the times. Better learn what we can if the feedback makes sense...
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    Where do you save your outlines, plans, plots, etc.? + a small apology

    Ok, did a small search on the authors name. I think the issue there is straight up accusing the person. There's also the cultural factor. Up until recently, age of consent in Japan was 13 and some three years ago was raised to 16. Still too young, but that's their culture.
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    Where do you save your outlines, plans, plots, etc.? + a small apology

    Have the folders from Scrivener and Plotrr set up to be sync with Proton Drive automatically. That way, even if I lose something, I can just sync it back from the cloud server. On the other topic, I don't even know who that author is.
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    Writing Writing rules (other than show don't tell) discussion.

    But your waking up is not an ordinary waking up, which again points out the "rule" is there to help people avoid a boring start. Like others have said, rules are guidelines. Break them, it's more than fine, just be sure you're doing it intentionally and for a good reason. xD
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    Writing Writing rules (other than show don't tell) discussion.

    I try my best to avoid. My issue is not really using "as" in that scenario. It is that more often than not, when writing it, the order of events is inverted, and the "reaction" happens before the "cause". Here is a example: It is mostly fine, but the "grin" is in response to seeing the...
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    Writing I just wrote the chapter 2. did i become better?

    Heya. Here is some advice from my own writing process: Before I start a new scene, I try to visualize the place in my mind. Here's an example, when I started, I used to just write down everything that came to mind, then use the whole part to describe the scene I wanted: It's a room. The...
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    Writing Writing rules (other than show don't tell) discussion.

    It's more like: "Don't start with MC waking up from a normal sleep to a normal morning routine." Now, if you want to have the MC wake up hanging upside down, tied to a tree, while a group of cannibals prepare a cookpot and shapen knifes. That's more than fine, I guess. For me this is more of a...
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    What Blurb sounds more enticing to you?

    I read the first one in full, Stopped at "In the beginning, six grand consciousnesses"
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    How did you improve your descriptive writing?

    Heya. Not sure if this advice will help but here is something find helpful: Before you start writing, try to visualize the image in your head in full details: Is it a forest? How tall are the trees? Are they packed close, is the canopy blocking the sun, are there vines? animals? insects? What...
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