Good evening, hope all is well with the fine folks here. A kind member recently volunteered to be an editor of one of my stories. He can see...
It's not that serious, use whatever name fits the character in your mind. How you build the character will trump most names' stereotypes, and your...
i'm a dude, I write dude POVS. if queer/trans/+/etc like it, great! But... what the fuck kind of mess is happening in this thread?
your initial idea was, in my opinion, the best. taking a very traditionally "male" name and altering it (truncating, extending, or otherwise...
Think this is a good question. The modern term 'Bad End' has a newly sexualized rendition of "It's good to lose / the scenarios in which the...
It is good that you (and almost everyone else here) have high expectations for your writing. This is the biggest area to take pride in, as writing...
I like the storyline you have that goes further , the "chronicles". However, just as a first impression, it was disconcerting to click on the...
This is exactly the kind of writing i enjoy: you do a great job blending dialogue with traditional description. You have long, arcing scenes that...
This is somewhat of the opposite of Almax's "Do Scattered Story Maps Turn You Away" thread...
this! I greatly enjoy seeing what paths readers go down, especially when they like a few different parts of the story. very good comment as...
Your writing style is really good, my man. You do a great job with descriptive detail and dialogue, and there's enough humor and detail without it...
The variety on this topic has been illuminating. I think there're many pros and cons to having favorites in your characters!
I found your story via: recommendation of Midbossman, in reference to a good example of 'how to do difficulty right but still keep it fun'...
I only started this recently, as I had come across it when browsing months ago but not checked it out. I recalled your very good thoughts about...
I came to see what people's thoughts were on topics like this, and I was glad to see your clearly stated example about the Oxford Comma: It links...
I haven't published anything here yet, and it's been a few years since I've been active posting anywhere, but... When I was young and first...
Your initial thoughts were mine, but your second point gives me pause. I was intending on using the 'bad ends' / dead ends as a (Go back and try...
Do you think that there should be 'bad ends' / 'dead ends' and rejections in a story? For me, I grew up on "Choose your own adventure horror"...
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