Recent content by DubstheDuke

I feel that this is two sides of the same coin - as authors, we are always both our biggest fans and our harshest critics. On one hand, if you as an author don't thoroughly enjoy your story, then why are you even writing? You should be writing exactly what you enjoy - anything else is complete...

Here's my two cents. Don't write for the fans. Don't write for the popularity. Don't even write for the money. You want to create something good? Something really good? Write for yourself. Write because you love it. Write because you enjoy it. Write because you're having fun. Write...

So, my opinion on this particular question has changed a bit over time. A couple years ago, I would have answered like this: A good villain is one who isn't just "Evil to be evil". And even today, I still hold this sentiment - to an extent. Here is my new opinion, which is similar but...

I've always used 3rd person for one simple reason - flexibility. If I want people to see the story from my MC's point of view, I can just write third person limited. But it allows me to shift to third person omniscient to show the stories of other characters or to tell additional information...

Something similar happened to me between my first and second series. First one I was writing about 3k a day, constantly uploading and writing. Second one... well, significantly less. What changed? My upload schedule, for one. I started uploading weekly chapters instead of daily - and for one...

Just something I was thinking about a lot recently. I started writing as a hobby in college. At the time, I wrote a couple of series - one of which I ended up going all the way and completing. This was where I gained the basis of my writing experience, with a whole bunch of trial and error...

So many things have inspired my works, but largely Japanese Manga and Light Novels, as well as Korean Webtoons. A number of series that have inspired my stories: -Overlord -Undead Unluck -Sweet Home -Spyxfamily -Re Zero -Berserk -Kingdom -Escape Room -Pyramid Game -Dorohedoro -Usogui -Kaiji...

"To have control over a person is not to take everything they have, but to leave them with just enough so that you still have something left to take away."

If you wait for inspiration to come, it will never come. If you dont know where your story is going, figure it out. Plot. Plan. Prepare. Write. The areas that I have the most doubts is when I dont know what Im building up to. As writers, if we arent working towards a goal then of course its...

The consistent messages that I've always tried to show in my stories? Actions speak louder than words. People will always try to look good publicly, even when they're a horrible person in private. Corruption is everywhere, and the person at the top is always the most corrupted. Otherwise...

I write simply because I enjoy it - no other reason. It's so much fun to create a story, and even more fun to reread it when you're editing and realize that you created something.

My mother works as a school substitute, so I often hear stories about children who have behavior issues. One particularly common theme is that the children who have only one parent or who have irresponsible parents that don't give them attention will act out in order to receive attention from...

Personally I don't think any comments should be deleted. Even the obscene ones. Yes it's true that they can be harsh, or even hateful at times. But I think it's good to remind people of what has been said rather than simply delete it from existence.

A villain is nothing more than the protagonist of a different story.

My main character... uh... well, I havent really written anything involving him for about 1.5 volumes so...