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There's a lot to be said about how much you say. I know that it's a convention of shounen (and prose in general that's styled after...

Vanity publisher. You pay them to publish your books. You'd be better off registering with a print service and putting your books on...

If they contact you through DMs, always be suspicious. Companies, especially old-fashioned ones like a book publisher, won't do that...

There's no downside for them. They do it to protect list placement and positioning. There's a huge downside to anyone else who wants...

First of all, I'm a planner-type author. I was formerly a pantser, but realized I'm not progressing with how I do things, so I switched...

I’ve had a few ‘This is good!’ comments, but ultimately, the best feedback I’ve ever received was on a short story I wrote, where my...

yet, they can be... filled with insidious deceit trapped in the throes of deep infatuation because -ly words are overdone.

I'm a big fan of old, obsolete or archaic words like rivelled or wan. I think they're fun. Right now, I'm having an especially good time...

I try to pick something central to the chapter that is different from what the chapter's actually about. In my most recent chapters, The...

That's mostly just what it's like these days. Most grammar tools have tried to integrate LLMs into their services even though I have yet...

I don't have much to say--it's really difficult to give any kind of helpful feedback on an outline, especially one for a single chapter...

I feel like each time I delve into more sensitive topics in my stories, there will be SOMEBODY out there who thinks I like what I'm...

When I first really got into the weeds, I wrote whatever I wanted, regardless of audience or purpose. It took a while to realize I was...

:meowsip: Using names is the most effective method that I have found. Sometimes clarity is crucial.

This is something I wish SH had more options for. I know it’s a niche feature that likely makes an unnecessary mess of chapter indexing...