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So I classify The Princess Bride in the same realm as a classic fairytale style romance. A man conquers his foe and rides off into the sunset with his lady love. Them falling in love in the first act is important to the rest of the story. Honestly, I'd say look to the structure of the old swas…
But think about it. You can pretty much always tell when the romance is the A plot versus a B or C plot. If we don't have the second act break up - what's the emotional pay off? Yeah, the characters could talk about their feelings and then the story is done. There'd be no moment where he has to dec…
I am really opinionated about romances with multiple POVs, so please allow the rant. Romances are supposed to be really structured. It's a big reason why fairytales end with the prince saving the princess and riding off into the sunset, and couples in romcoms always temporarily break up in the sec…
Honestly, I don't think they're rage-baiting, if they are, they're doing it unintentionally. Likely, Disney is relying on a formula they think will cause them to hit the jackpot. Male leads are taboo nowadays, so they better opt for a female lead. If the movie does have a female love interest, she h…
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There are a lot of times online on how to deal with burnout. I'd highly recommend looking into them. I'd also highly recommend looking into getting one full-time job over having multiple part-time jobs. While it's not glamorous, I found in my own life that having a set schedule does HEAPS for mainta…
Just to start, I've never been a fan of the advice to "write what you know." It's super limiting for most writers. I voted for "understanding." I think there's a point where you stop wanting stuff to be completely "accurate " and allow yourself creative liberties. A small town in rural Idaho isn't…
You have a setting, but no real plot. A story "could" be cool set in a world with multiple mythologies but "saving the world" is too broad of a motivation.
I made the connection to a trope because it is a trope, same with husbands hating their wives. It does happen in real life but the media has perpetuated it into meaning that marriage = misery. So if your only exposure to married life were couples who couldn't stand each other, it could turn someon…
I disagree. One of humanity's basic needs is love. Everyone at some level wants to be loved and loved in return. The downside to "love" is that people only understand romantic love. They don't understand that the other types of love are just as valid, or they oversexualize human connection to poin…
Yes, but no to missing the point. But I definitely could have explained my point better. My point about "strong female character" and the trope generally working better for male characters is really more that the story she's existing in, isn't meant for her. Male lead stories in the similar realm …
At least in reference to your trope "Girl as a Weapon", I think it's just another iteration of the "strong female character". The problem, IMO, with a lot of female-led fiction is that she either forces herself into the role as hero and everyone goes along with it, or she's the mary sue who just hap…
Which makes sense. I offer the writer some grace on top of me not knowing the story, because I know a lot of more "experienced" writers who go overboard on worldbuilding. I also know a bunch of people who take Brandon Sanderson's teaching on writing as doctrine. Whenever I give feedback, I'm reall…
If I'm reading your post correctly, the author is shooting themselves in the foot. Readers, in general, can accept a story that isn't set on Earth. They usually don't accept a world with no semblance of geography or seasons, so a random magical dome that cuts off half the planet makes no sense out…
100% true. Part of the reason why I stopped liking online romance novels is because they all quickly felt inorganic. Enemies to lovers always turns into "two people have a bad first impression of each other when they meet and are competing for something". Not really a true "enemy". Every female lead…
This was one of the newer ones that came across my feed. I did see a trope arrow ad the other day after this thread came out. But for the most part, the ads I see are like this one - book cover, excerpt, matching background.
This is a screenshot of an ad that came across my FB feed. Most of the sponsored ads I see from authors are like this, blurb and a stylized image with the cover. [image]
I seem them pop up every once and awhile in the groups but it's rare if I see one come through as a sponsored ad from a writer.
I don't mean this as an attack on any author who has used them but as a reader, I think they're silly. If you're familiar at all with popular tropes, you can fairly accurately piece together the plot without ever reading it. I'm in a lot of author promo groups with my KDP stuff and that style isn't …
You're allowed to express your feelings. You are allowed to talk about hurdles you've had as you write. That was not the point of my comment. I see a lot of writers lingering in the imposter syndrome mindset and treating it as some big monster they have to conquer on their publishing journey. I've…
I am going to be blunt here. Get over it. I've always hated the concept of "imposter syndrome" in the art world because it always comes across as a common excuse to halt your own progress while attention-seeking. I am not saying that this is what you are doing, but I've seen "professional' authors p…
Literally, just start writing. Put something down on paper and go from there. Especially if you're brand new to writing, focus on getting something out and having fun. You'll learn more as you go
Honestly, unless a person specifically is asking for feedback or you're in a position where you are required to give feedback (teacher, judge, etc.) - keep your mouth shut. And if you do give feedback, it should be in a positive way that will help them improve. For everything else, don't spend your …
People in the Vella groups have been talking about a new platform called Inkspired. It is a serial platform to monetize web novels but they also have an option to monetize comics. I haven't signed up yet because I have a major to-do list to work through before I sign up for anything new but I've bee…
I have been on Inkitt and the biggest drawback aside from bot messages and no good forum space to promote your work - they pretty much own your work if you go premium. I'm on Amazon Kindle and it's been great. They've been investing in a lot of tools to help authors. I always tell people when they…
I've published on a bunch of different sites but right now, my work is on Kindle Unlimited.
The biggest takeaway for everyone is internet safety, and reliable companies don't approach unknown creators to sign them. A creator (author, artist, model, etc) might get approached because they have high numbers so the algorithm distributes their content further. Their numbers "prove" that they're…
Don't sign up. When signing up for a new platform, ALWAYS check the TOS. They say they own everything published there so you'd lose your copyright. It's a Thai site. If you're Thai and/or have connections to Thailand, you could do more research about their reads and payment situation is but 1 Tha…
Tbh The Little Mermaid isn't my favorite. It's a tragedy. I love fairytale retellings/adaptations and even when it's reworked to have a happy ending, it always feels super contrived because the author tends to lean hard into the feminist girl boss angle. But if you want to tell a story about a merma…
So what I mean is is that if you use Houdini or any other real historical person, you are allowed to use them as characters in your story as long as your character is based off history and not inspired by someone else's interpretation. So your fic could definitely be inspired by Night at the Museum …