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Would you ever work as a ghostwriter?

Personally, I'm conflicted about that idea. I don't consider it shady to ghost write for someone who makes it well know their story idea was ghost written (like the author of Animorphs) but I would legitimately prefer credit and the ability to put the work on my resume in most cases. Ghost writing for a genre I don't care for or write myself would probably not bug me too much if my name wasn't on it, but that's not many genres tbh (I write romance, comedy, suspense, fantasy, sci-fi, historical etc.)

So the point still stands. Would you ever work as a ghostwriter?

This is my first released novel (series) this is romance/slice of life/drama

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Personally, I wouldn't because I'm attached to every story I write and I would like some form of credit.

My question what are your hopes/goals for your novel? My hope is to get mine adapted into a webtoon or some form.

My hope would probably be to get my novel super famous, like a New York Times listed story or something like that and for it to get turned into a movie/movie series/ or a live action series. My editor thinks it could work as a webcomic, but i'm not sure I agree lol.

and yeah, I feel the same way. I'm attached to the things I write and would like to have some credit/be able to brag about it. the exception would be If my piece was written for like...a huge compilation of children's stories, or a genre I don't write like Amish Romance (I legit saw a Ghostwriting job for this two days ago, which is what inspired the thought process.)

Well... it's a lot like love. If you want love, you gotta love someone. You have to be active in the community and support your fellow writers. That way, people will treat you the same way. That and you have to keep putting yourself out there. Notify followers of updates on your social media, participate in contests, make gift pieces and such. No one will find you if they don't see you. Hope that helps.

Which type of scene or subject do you absolutely refuse to write?

Erotica. I do have some stories that will have a lot more romantic scenes/topics than this one, but that's something that I refuse to write.

Smut and fetishes. I don't mind borderline smut but a full on detailed scene is a big no for me.

I'm the same. To be honest, I find leaving things to the imagination is a lost art in general.

often sharing parts of your story and participating in the different marketing game-type threads on the forums is a good way to get people interested in the things you write

Has anybody else ever seen writing jobs specifically asking for you to write trope driven stories? Do you ever go out of your way to write (and stick to) tropes? I know a lot of people (myself included) like writing things that seem like tropes and then diverging from them, but do you ever specifically write stories based on tropes with the intention to stick to those tropes?

17 days later

How do you teach yourself to write mindsets very different from your own?

I often go through a process of justifying my characters' behavior, even if I disagree with it, so I can understand why they would be okay with behaving that way.

This is especially the case in Rigamarole where my lead does all sorts of awful things (black mail, fear mongering and so on) to her little brother, but she feels it's the only way she can save his life.

this is available for free for everyone to read on my Patreon

I've been struggling a lot with this. A large part of my boi Vince's arc is about breaking away from the mindset he was raised in and becoming his own person, but that means at the start of the story he needs to have that unfortuntate mindset. I struggle with writing his POV and emotions a lot, in these beginning chapters. I have to do a deep mental dive into his character everytime I write his POV and then I have to rewrite it a few times to actually get it right.

Yeah, it can be tricky if they are too different from anything you've experienced. I think for me, I have less trouble understanding the character's POVs, or writing in it, but sometimes struggle to make sure I stay consistent and don't accidentally write them doing something that strays outside of their personality without thinking.

18 days later

what is your favorite comment you've received on or about your story?

I've received a couple that I really like, but one of my favorites that wasn't published ON the novel itself was my editor saying "The ebb, flow, reveal were done wonderfully." in the chapter (currently unreleased) of "Damsel in the Red Dress" where the leads have their first kiss.

My favorite comment i've received on the story itself, was someone detailing how they imagined out the scene taking place in the chapter "A Spoonful of Sugar."

26 days later

what is the biggest thing that's gotten in the way of you writing and publishing your stories?

probably entry fees and competitions restricted to people of specific nationalities or age ranges. I started writing professionally at age 15, and some companies wanted you to be at least 18 to write as if that says anything about your skill level lol. Also, quite a lot of places back then wanted you to already have writing experience to be willing to publish you. This is changing now though, thank heavens.

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20 days later

Schedule and time management. I have a full time job that's pretty demanding, and while I enjoy doing my work, it does prevent me from writing as much and as quickly as I need to.

My question to other writers:

Are there things that you enjoy in other people's work, but don't actually like if you have to write it yourself? Or vice-versa?

Question: Just cuz you didn't help someone who's in need, doesn't mean your friendship with them is over right?

My answer: Yeah! At least that's what I thought so until Cillian just Luxana hanging...

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Action sequences. I'm bad at them, so it's never fun, be it drawing or writing it, but i love reading them in other people's stories.

20 days later

What is the most rewarding kind of dialog to write in your opinion? Dialog that gives people butterflies? makes them laugh? or makes them emotional?

I love writing dialog in general, so all kinds are fun for me, but I think dialog that makes people emotional is my favorite, and I feel the same way about narrations as well.

I love dialogue too. My favorite is when my characters say something stupid funny that I wasn't planning on, it just pops out cause I was so in the zone of their mind space lol. I'm not great at comedy so when that does happen it always amazes me.

9 days later

T/F if you start diverging from your plot points you have to keep diverging?

I say yes, to a certain extent, because once you start shifting, you have to diverge at least a bit more to be able to get back on track with what you had originally intended to happen next.

ex: in my novel "Crystal Blue" I had intended for the story to go more or less straight from Mora coming home to having dinner with the George's to her being at school. The addition of a snake and a fainting spell required me to add an extra scene because jumping straight to her at school would have confused everyone and not made much sense.

2: What genres do you write and what works have you released in each?

I write romance, in which genre i have released "Damsel in the Red Dress" and "A Dozen Morning Glories."

I write drama and slice of life, in which genre I published a short story called "Rain Dance."

I also write spec fic, in which I've published a story called "The First Time I Grew Wings" and am releasing "Crystal Blue."

I think I would probably work as a ghost writer, but it wouldn't be ideal? Like I'd much rather write my own story, but if given the option between ghost writing and not writing at all I'd def ghost write.

Happy to give anyone's story a few chapters if you give mine a few (Just let me know if u do)

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As he journeys deeper into the secrets of his past, Argo is forced to grapple with the guild's teachings of isolationism, walking a fine line between solitude and friendship. Every bond he forms becomes a potential weakness, and every connection tests his resolve.

18 days later

Hmm I’m working on a fantasy novel for now before it was mystery and thriller comic. I don’t really have a favorite genre to work on,it just depends on my mood lol.

I’m a huge fan of the found family trope. It’s something about a group of strangers coming together creating a familial bond between them.

Oh forgot to ask a question,:grin: here’s one does anyone have their novels ending in mind. I have at least two so far

It really depends on the payment: Honestly at this point I realized that money is money and art is art... and if doing art will get me to pay for my house than so be it. BUT as I said... that would come at a really high prize. :slight_smile:

Oh, I answered your question and forgot to ask my own question:
How long have you been writing and what made you start?

Also: Here is my story:

Personally, I have no problem with the concept of ghostwriting as a way of assisting the credited author, but I probably wouldn't do it if it required me to contribute more than 60% of the work. At that point, I feel I should receive some credit. I would have concerns about my resume though. I may try to negotiate into being allowed to use it on a resume with contact information for those that seek verification of my claim.

I'm just gonna leave this here now...

"The Not Love Interest", "Implied Love Interest" and "Platonic Life Partners"

Never liked the prevalent idea in fiction that seems to communicate that romantic relationships are the best thing ever or is better/"more" than platonic ones, so I like stories that can show that platonic relationship can be as deep and fulfilling. #aroace

9 days later

does that mean came to you at random or seemed like a random twist? If so, it's the scene where Mora gets poisoned by the scent of bath salts in the chapter "Phantosmia"

A scene that came out of left field for me would have to be my characters Elias and Tholdir already knowing each other. I wanted them to bump into each other by accident but they already had a slight growing friendship

Yes!

Or maybe, it can also be interpreted as "What scene in your book didn't fit into the genre you were writing?"

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