What was the biggest problems you had while writing your novel? + Promote!

FlorenceV 2021-08-26 23:09:26 UTC #1

Because I knew the story would be too long and I had no previous writing experience, I suddenly started writing scenes that I hadn't thought of to introduce the characters, the world and the power-magic system, and I don't know if these scenes are good or bad.

I hope you like it.

N1ghtm4r3 2021-08-27 02:41:42 UTC #2

figuring out how to make it exciting yet readable , a lot happens during some parts, and it can become a massive cluster ,so to try and focus in was needed

jenessamdsilva 2021-08-27 04:08:32 UTC #3

Since mine is a romance thriller, it would be how many hints to give out as to who the killer is. Hope I did a good job.

Crippling_Anxiety 2021-08-27 05:49:48 UTC #4

Mine is motivation because I always get in a huge slump then don't know what to do about it and wont post for awhile lol.

Crimson_B 2021-08-27 09:53:09 UTC #5

The build-up to the ideas I had already previously come up with. It was so tiresome having to draw the chapters out so that the story would make sense until the point where I wanted it to be.

fleurravenbooks 2021-08-27 10:53:04 UTC #6

Ill be honest, in my head everything flows so nicely, and by that i mean EVERYTHING, but as soon as i open my laptop to write... i think every word is wrong choice...so sometimes i end up writing "worse" version

chestnutriceeee 2021-08-27 10:55:21 UTC #7

Sine my main character is the most powerless character in the novel, he has to use his wits a lot. Those schemes are tricks fairly difficult to come up with, but I like to think I nailed it. Think...

Tired_Spider 2021-08-27 11:04:05 UTC #8

Easily the worldbuilding, cause I would always say 'it's gotta be scientific' but then I would always remember that there's a reason why it's called sci-fi. But the actual plot was a close second, cause while I have the general plot set out already my brain becomes indecisive and may add on or remove from the story. Otherwise, I would say I'm fine so if you do take a look at my work I hope you enjoy it.

Aeneas1 2021-08-27 17:35:07 UTC #9

Two of the problems I faced were
A) Creating a fantasy world devoid of living humans in a way people could take seriously
B) Trying to juggle the lore I’m constantly making up. You know how writers advise people not to get distracted by smaller details? That has happened to me.

hcollinsziviski 2021-08-27 20:51:43 UTC #10

Well for me, it's the background. Before starting, I kinda have little to no experience when it comes to it. I also try to be as accurate with the biology and zoology for the characters looks, height, ect and try to fit it into the story. I wanted to be creative when it come to both scenarios and jokes. Oh, and try to make it make sense with poses, bubbles and scenes but I think I got it cover now.

Saint01 2021-08-27 21:11:38 UTC #11

For me, It's working around the character limit since I type this stuff up in word so I won't have to rewrite everything multiple times on other web novel sites thus my character limit goes way over and I end up having to find a good place to cut an episode on word before pasting it over. Also figuring out the in-betweens to get to the next big thing in the story.

samvv000 2021-08-27 21:28:13 UTC #12

between the ants in my apartment building and the existential dread slowly creeping across everything and anything i do in my free time, inevitably expanding to such questions as "why am i even doing this" and "is any of this even good", i must say the ants are indeed very distracting in the overall process

sevenstarsofeightIam 2021-08-27 21:55:58 UTC #14

My problem is that I do not get to write regularly. The rule is, if I don't get to write it in the morning, when my mind is fresh, I do not get to write at all. There are mornings where I am called on to do things like shop or pay bills or cut grass or shovel snow.

EchoMan 2021-08-27 22:15:34 UTC #15

Definitely the world building. Creating a cyberpunk megacity is not easy. Coming up with the different names for the districts and their little histories was time consuming in the extreme. Still, I think it went okay.

Feel free to check out my novel and subscribe if you like it:

vholdfield 2021-08-28 09:15:40 UTC #17

One of my biggest problem that I had while writing was making one of my main character believable. Nazar is blind so it was a challenge to write from his perspective

Leyelle 2023-12-29 20:54:51 UTC #18

Because I started the #TrueLoveOnTapas pretty late, I had to come up with the whole plot in about two days and figure out the progression as I went, about a chapter a day to meet the deadline. I'd also never written a full-length novel before, so it was rather daunting, but fortunately, I have had a lot of experience in writing story progressions and bringing back earlier details to create depth so it's turned out really well.

skidiggy 2023-12-29 21:56:51 UTC #19

Hoo boy... Definitely how often I decided to upload. Not gonna lie, the pace is grueling for me some days. That, and sometimes my characters don't want to cooperate with me. They evolve over time, which sometimes has me in a narrative stalemate with what they would do in a situation, versus what would be ideal for them to do in a situation. Wrangling the three roommates plus my main character is pure chaos.

skidiggy 2023-12-29 21:57:49 UTC #20

@Leyelle subbed looks amazing!

rainwang 2023-12-30 13:55:11 UTC #21

Hi there!! :))

Chasing Grief is a story about a woman who lost her love and is trying to deal with her feelings of loss and grief. She does this by going through life, death, and everything in between to get answers to her questions, and maybe reconcile with her heart. This story is in poetry form, so it is full of imagery, emotions, and feelings :)) I hope you like it!!

The biggest problem I had while writing this is keeping everything concise, while still making sense, having a good rhyme, and still delivering the story with all the feelings.