Recent content by JordanIda

I've come to realize that I've been naive. For me, fan fiction creation is just a hobby. And to me a somewhat repugnant one, as I consider fan fiction theft and don't read it, myself. How strange, that contradiction. Too many people are monetizing it. I've encountered too much anger and...

Sure, that's a way of looking at it. Prose is more than just lines. It is bigger than that. Don't want to make this about me, but maybe this will help: when people offer to read three of my chapters and write me a review, I kindly tell them not to go to the trouble on my account. How the...

These lines aren't bad. There's some forced diction that is merely distracting. And your imagery is neglecting one or two senses. But good lines on the whole, a good start. That said, you're asking the wrong question. This isn't prose. These are lines. To be prose, it needs what comes...

I don't mind depictions of suicide in mainstream dramatic novels. Suicide really happens. Realistic portrayals of fictional events may sometimess require it, if the story demands it. And if the story is giving a realistic portrayal, it must inevitably contend with surrounding events and the...

Easier to do badly, then. It's exactly how kids tell stories. "I'm rolling down the hill, and I'm going faster and faster, and the brakes aren't working, and I'm like, oh no I'm gonna die." First person accounts are easier in the sense that it's the way we first learn to tell stories. It's...

First person is easier. Third person is more flexible and hard to do well. First person paints the writer into corners, particularly in long work. Third person is typically underutilized by new writers. Beginners think in terms of action and see the benefit of third person as allowing them...

If only Patreon would crack down on intellectual property theft, this whole back channel might be crippled and the legitimate publishing industry might experience a resurgence. But it won't happen. Theft likely accounts for 90%+ of their revenue. @RepresentingWrath I'm posting fan fiction...

My books are very long, and I won't ask any of you to read them. Romance isn't big here, and I know it. But the series (despite being fan fiction on its face) goes way beyond trite Twilight canon. It explores the interdependence of human and vampiric origins, the false allure of immortality...

@TinaMigarlo So yeah, I did come here! :) Yesterday. Four chapters up. I'll post a couple more chapters today. The book is complete. But I'm really not asking anyone to read it. I've only decided that I'm going to drop the book from R R the moment they let me back on the site. Which...

Thanks for the warning AnonJohn, lol! No worries, I never ask for reviews. My book got approved a little while ago, so it's up. I'll post a few chapters every couple days until it's all up on the site. But I'm not asking anyone to read it. A long non-smutty romance. I honestly don't...

@GearMagical good post and interesting take! So I agree but only to a point. I grew up on Twilight, so I'm not that old. And yes, I think most of the writers on the forums are a little bit older than they are trying to appear. But on the other hand, you gotta remember that my books aren't...

What I'm doing is similar. This is not an advert, at least not intentionally. I started with Twilight as a vehicle, because I liked the story but hated the book. And I wrote the first volume of my series to loosely align with canon, because lots of my friends were into it. But it veers off...

Well lots to think about. I might just kill it.

I didn't know that. So, it's hidden by default and they can't even see it on lists? If that's the case, there's not much point.

Never look back. It takes a long time to not be embarrassed by the stuff one's written five years ago.