I've spoken on the topic of fanfiction here a few times already, but I'll say it again: I love it. ^^ And there's no reason to be ashamed of it that doesn't ultimately boil down to bias and ignorance. At the end of the day it's just telling a story with someone else's characters, or in someone els…
yeah they were acquired by kakao a while back
Yeah, it does kinda suck that writing WLW romance might make me less likely to get views, especially if people aren't interested in neuroqueer stories. Oh, well, I'm totally gonna keep writing it anyway.
Oh hello again! Let's see... well, there's a discord now. In fact the dropdown button at the top of the page takes you to the discord, not the forums, which... well, different people feel differently about it. Also it's probably a good idea to join the discord because it's the main way to get Tapa…
Heck, sign me up! So long as there's credit given to me via a 'based on X by' line. There will always be people that may check out the original work if they come across the adaptation. It's all just publicity for the original
Yo, anyone else's Sinnoh loving hearts absolutely singing right now? Like, even if you're not happy about the remakes... That "Legends" game though!
Hi! Is it possible to ask once again to rejuvenate the Binge section of the site? It is important that the completed novels have their own archive and ranking so they can find their readers after they finish updating. Many readers prefer finished novels. Please, please, please, make Binge se…
No, I don't think so, but then I'd probably not recognize such a person nor do I think it likely they themselves would know if they'd maxxed out. Would readers really like a "perfect" character, a maxxed out character? Or would they prefer one that's less than perfect, flawed in ways? This may …
Agreed, look how many times Miss Marple is produced. Each production a little different, yet the same and it feels like your favorite fuzzy sweater on a cold winter's day and is so very satisfying.. Agatha Christie stories are "redone" in France and you have to hunt but at the end of the story you…
It's true, look at how many times the hero's journey has been told and people who aren't writers usually have no idea. I don't think most people want new things. They want repackaged old things that rekindle the feelings they enjoy. People listen to the same albums over and over and over, and get…
Well, you don't always have to go so far as to kill them, but yes, it's common for a character who has reached the end of their arc to get "retired". In Tony Stark's case, as somebody who started out as an incredibly self-centred weapons dealer, the end of his arc being the ultimate sacrifice to s…
If a character becomes "perfect" it can work in a self-contained story, but basically makes it impossible to create a sequel with that character, because they'll have lost everything interesting about them. To me, a character arc is where the character grows and evolves enough to overcome the curr…
I don't believe in a 'perfect' character. I think a character arc's entire purpose is to see an EVOLUTION of the character. Sometimes that can be for the better, like in a hero story, or for the worse. But the most important thing is never making them perfect, even when the story is done. You can…
I'll say again that its not about physical or emotional "perfection" its about character growth specifically. perfection isnt going to be the end goal but instead revealing how the character has changed over the course of the events within a story. as id said it would be of value to look into reso…
personally i see character arcs as a way to resolve whatever personal conflict they may be dealing with. it could be a change in their attitude/personality, their outlook regarding a specific situation, where they stand on something, etc perfection in a character is usually not the goal in a chara…
And to follow up on the motivation concept.... your character's motivation will dictate their actions throughout the story, but that doesn't mean they need to get what they want in the end. It can be just as interesting for them to fail, or to get what they thought they wanted, only to find it wasn'…
Personally I think perfection is a boring character trait. A character arc can go a lot of ways. It can be a redemption arc after they do something bad/are a generally bad person. They could learn something, or find a sense of belonging, etc. It all depends on what your character's motivations are, …
Ah! That must be it; it's not primarily an English site, so the English side of it isn't very popular yet. that might explain how it flew completely under my radar. Hahaha; Neovel is a pretty new site and some of my friends have posted to there, but I don't have any experience with it yet myself…
The thing is, Inkspired's main demographic are Spanish speakers (I'm mexican). They have a writing mobile app, free, that is quite good, I've used it a couple of times.
I've been maintaining a quite comprehensive list of web fiction websites across the internet for a while now, and I've found a whole bunch of websites... But I've never even heard of Inkspired until today. I don't yet track the ones that are app-only, so maybe the website end of this only started re…
The market is so saturated I dare say never hope at all. Anywhere anymore. hahaha
you need to know what you are doing.....it's your story. If you dont know, nobody else will. Instead of just adding things because "it worked for that author" figure WHY it worked under that specific situation. When you understand the reasoning behind storytelling you will be better at telling sto…
I never have but the readers on there seem scarce when I just checked. It seems most comments were just authors asking people to read their stories.
@WillowTree thanks guys. that's something i need to work better on internalizing deep down. because i know that's the real case, it's just that there's somethign deep inside me that can;t accept that for some reason in the same way there was something deep inside me that couldn't let me work on D…
People have room in their hearts for more than one story (and often seek out more stories with similarities to their favorites) - it's not one project vs. others 
. Good luck!!
But what would be gender neutral then? I get it, English language has this strange difference between "beautiful" and "handsome" (even though it's pretty stupid), but how is "gorgeous" exclusively feminine? 
Yeah, I don't know enough the context to understand fully. I was just giving a possible explanation. I do personally consider using any word at random to be at least as neutral as using only neutral words, however I probably would not have felt like that at every time of my life. It is a bit a s…
I have no idea for the specific example, but could it be that it is for people who do not consider such words gendered? As a NB I use them indifferently for males or females unless I get a clear negative reaction from someone; and also like when people use words at random for me. Obviously that work…
Well that's a big mood. I constantly struggle with a burning need to produce things and achieve in order to prove that I'm valid, so I know how hard it can be. I'm currently in the middle of developing a pitch for a print comic for publishers and my own impatience to get it done and need for whate…
A really great teacher I had once told me "everything's been done before, but not by you" which is a quote I don't remember the original author of--but something I think about A LOT. I think there's a lot of pressure on us when we're young to be new and groundbreaking, but the older I get, the more …