Why everyone likes your story: Tell me why!

[foxnflames]

horror is my aesthetic. I've been wanting a find a good cosmic horror. And add a little romance for razzle dazzle.... Gimme! And ooh Chicago I'm from MS so you know, great migration and all that, I have fam up there.

I need more of what you're putting out in my life

[Jenny-Toons]

Hahah, I gotchu fam!

Honestly, Our Universe is kinda a peek into a relationship between a young woman and her lover (a beautiful lady with stars in her eyes). It has a storyline, but nothing too linear -- just showing the love between Brenda and her non-human wife. Definitely dives into cosmic horror in the 2nd season when the human MC meets the fam.

I've mostly just wanted more cosmic horror romance since I see so little of that. My thing is -- if monster romance is big, cosmic horror romance has got to be a subgenre of that. And then I was like "why not have more of that in my other stories???" Added Chicago into the mix because that is the city I know the most, and I figure I write from what I know XD

So here we are. And I think people ended up liking that because I was out and about with it, I added some fable and Renaissance aesthetics, and gave people time to ease into it.

If you like cosmic horror and romance? I'm your gal.

[foxnflames]

Yeeessss to all of that! I'm about to sub neow

[MoseyP]

I just got a comment that someone would have read more of Vehementia, but the newest chapter was still on queue! That made me feel so happy. I'm glad that my audience feels captivated by my work!

[DasIstWunderblyat]

I do think some of my description are too heavy on the visuals, and some people are right on it.

It's also matter of taste I think, many web novel readers prefer fast-paced stories and those which less attention span is required

[MorganaMevil]

People seem to love the introduction to my novel The Longest Spring Break in NonHuman History and the matter-of-fact humor in it.

[foxnflames]

I kept meaning to sub to your story (I'm glad I saw it today). Congrats on the staff pick and feature!!!

[linaket]

People seem to really into my characters and their dynamics, which is excellent since I'm writing a character-driven novel. I've gotten compliments on how my dialogue seems natural and that each of the characters has a distinct and recognizable voice. People also seem to like my fight/action scenes, descriptions, and random dramatic lines I scatter in the work.

My favorite thing to write has become the scenes where the entire cast, or at least a chunk of them, is interacting. The back and forth banter is wild, but unfortunately I tend to make a witty joke in there and I have to stop and laugh at myself for a little bit every time. I also really like writing the scenes where I can slow down and dive deep into detailed (and dramatic) moments with my romance characters.

[foxnflames]

I love some good witty banter. The kind you hope someone dies laughing as much as you do writing it

[linaket]

Right?! I keep getting a little carried away then I'm like "oh wait, the plot."

[foxnflames]

Right! I wrote ~6k words of two of my characters goofing off then I was like oh no I went too far

[cherrystark]

Most of my readership have been silent readers, so I'm not really sure what they've liked. A few people have told me that while my series isn't perfect (nothing ever is) it reads like a published novel. They can just sit down and enjoy the story without being weighed down with tons of problems like spelling/grammar errors, dull characters, etc.

[foxnflames]

What part have you liked writing so far?

[KiabIce]

Interesting thread!

I'm only on page 10 of my comic called Open Flame so far. But people who have read it have told me the best part is when the protagonist's room mate tells him to grow up and that he can't wake him up for class all the time. That and the most comments I got I think are from when the protagonist walks into the class room and the professor embarrasses him in front of all his colleagues shaming him for not having his paper. People just tell me they can relate.

My favorite part to write so far is the very first page of the story, when the protagonist is enjoying his shower and is blissfully humming with no care in the world.

Thanks for this thread it was fun to write my comment

[HGohwell]

Basically everyone here for the giant robots or to see where my constantly spinning wheel of style that is chapter 5 will land next.

Louis is weirdly (in a good way) popular too. Like, I knew he was gonna be one of the main characters and so should be up there by way of getting more screen time and development, but I was really pleasantly surprised by how well received he is given his early job description is basically know stuff he shouldn't, say that stuff when he definitely shouldn't, and look pretty. It's makes me so happy that he's so well liked given how little of him we've actually seen so far and I just hope this holds as we get into his actual character arc. And I love writing him because he's an awful shameless brat who knows far too much confidential stuff but only deems to give it out when most dramatic and unhelpful.

(Oh and the obligatory shower scene every few chapters)

[foxnflames]

@CrystallikeICE You're welcome. I like seeing people talk positively about their stories, hoping remembering why they wrote it in the first place and remembering the things that are great about it.

@HGohwell shameless melodrama is always a mood

[KiabIce]

Thank you for that! It gets people in the right mindset and not to stress about it too much.

[cherrystark]

I've really liked writing "Cirque de Halliwell". Since I'm using an episodic format for my series, I can stick with the "highlights" of their adventures. Like three of characters are what I call "insta-siblings", they have inside jokes, they fight, they tease, they're fiercely protective of each other. Instead of describing in detail how their friendship developed over the course of the novel and develop their relationship, I can just establish that "boom" these three are friends. I can use their dialogue and behavior to "show" their established friendship.

Part 3 has also been fun because I can really start to flesh out the characters. I'm starting to explore more of Jamie and Cole's shared history and give the other characters' subplots of their very own.

[MorganaMevil]

Thank you so much! I’ve been so excited by the increase in readership. I hope you enjoy it!

[foxnflames]

I can't wait to get to it! More into your series @cherrystark and to start yours @MorganaMevil