At12MN
At 12 Mn
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Hi! Sorry for the very late reply. Yes, it is decent, and the site admins are helpful if you have questions, etc. 
I feel you about the language. I'm not a native speaker myself so, sometimes, I have to stare real hard at my sentences and see if they make sense or if I'm able to tell what I want to say. 
And wow, so many varied replies. It's interesting to see how everyone works. Like what @kmlangleyauthor sai…
Ah, sorry. I didn't mean the actual typing speed. I meant, the combination of thinking of the right words and then typing them. I imagined that if I take too long to think of words, in addition to slower typing speed, it'll take me more than an hour for a handful of words.
That's great advice. T…
@neardrive I see. Thank you for sharing that! It's like having a bird's eye view of your story. A very handy guide for writing your chapters.
@RainbowCat This is so me. 
Though lately, I've been using Freeplane to write a rough outline. But most of the time, what I ended up writing is different …
Like a very detailed outline?
@sii Thanks to your reply, I realized that it's not the writing that frustrates me, but it's the editing. I edit 3-5 times before I'm satisfied.
@neardrive Wow. It always amazes me when other writers write really long chapters. I can never do that lol. Best of luck on your novel!
@RainbowCat wr…
I'm getting quite frustrated with my snail-speed in writing my chapters, and they're only 500-800 words long. 
Now, I type and write fast, like about 1000 words per hour, but polishing it until I'm content takes me hours, sometimes days. I feel like I should speed up the process more.
So I'm curi…
Sort of. Mainly because my family and friends never fail to remind me that in a few years, I'm turning 30. I feel like I should be doing all the I can now or at least, finish some stories.
No. I don't think publishing is age-related. Just go for it.
I was just thinking about this last night whil…
Intimidation
I'm really shy and easily intimidated. I consider myself a baby, while the other creators are all adults, and that difference makes me want to just stay at the back of the imaginary room. I'm content being the silent fan of the bigger writers. So no, I haven't overcome this part. 
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Hello! Didn't realize that this is back. I have a lot of backreading to do. 
I try not to focus on numbers. Of course, I'm grateful to the readers, but I get performance anxiety. I'm not good at handling the pressure. When I start a series, I always tell myself that it's okay even if there's on…
Everyone's been busy. 
Meanwhile, I'm just reading lots and putting up a backlog for my blog as I'm taking a break from fiction writing. I don't want to see this as writer's block (because I don't believe in it), but I'm stumped with one of my novels and want to restructure the plot from the very st…
A bit late~ Show Don't Tell What do you think this advice means? I see it as showing the readers how the characters act and react, and then let them have their impressions about it. This allows the readers to imagine and complete the picture. I really like @CodeMonkeyArts and @joannekwan take on …
Yes, that's true. 
Even as a reader, I tend to have good impressions on series that have my favorite tropes. I see tropes as a common ground between the reader and the series/author. It's easier to warm up if I already have something common with them.
What do you struggle with personally most…
What is the hardest thing about character creation for you? The hardest for me is knowing their detailed physical looks, determining their internal and external goals, and thinking of the love interest as the antagonist. While I do have a vague idea of how they look and present themselves, I find …
I know that shaky feel! I guess I'm more of a contemporary writer. I love writing contemporary because I find it easier to write the backdrop. (though I have to keep up with the latest trends 
) Historical fiction is challenging for me because of lots of research needed, like double compared with con…
Personally, I think the purpose is to show the progress/change in the story and its characters, whether the end result is positive or negative.
It is popular because it keeps the reader engaged throughout the story.
Those are the things that I can think of at the moment.
Hello
Preferred Name: Em Pronouns: She/Her Genres you create: Romance (with MM/MF pairings most of the time), subgenres: Contemporary, Historical Where you plan to take your writing journey: At this point, I just want to write as many as I can and see where that takes me. I've only started writin…
Other than Tapas, I also post my novels on Webnovel, Wattpad, TapRead, and Rogue Animal Publishing. My novels have decent engagement in those sites. Like, my BL story has more readers/comments/subs on Tapas and Webnovel, while my transmigration w/ FL story has more interaction on Wattpad. Both get e…
Yes, there's no dashboard. I only rely on the My Stories page to check the stats. The site is still pretty bare.
Aside from the ones mentioned above (Wattpad, Webnovel), I also post on TapRead and Rogue Animal Publishing. They're both pretty new sites, started this year I think. TR is like Webnovel, both have translated Chinese webnovels. Though TR is still pretty small compared to Webnovel. Their Originals se…