Eldoria

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  Eldoria

• Today at 8:19 AM

I tried to rewrite the lore about the fantasy ideological concept conveyed by the narrator through an info dump into a children's fairy tale narrative through the dialogue of a mother and her little daughter.

But my head immediately became fuzzy; it was so difficult to simplify the complex and dark concept into a simple and child-friendly concept.

Hmm... writing subtext isn't as easy as reading its theory.

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  Eldoria

• Today at 6:39 AM

Critiquing fiction is easy, criticizing narrative is easy, and criticizing our own writing is also easy.

Anyone who reads a story can easily find something wrong with it, whether intuitively or rationally. What's difficult?

Providing and implementing concrete solutions to improve the narrative's quality.

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  SRB

• Tuesday at 10:14 PM

I'm not very good at math but I can give you the value you deserve.

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  Eldoria

• Sunday at 11:53 PM

The emotional impact of fiction is considered successful if it meets the expectations of its genre.

Comedy fiction makes you laugh. Tragedy fiction makes you sad. SoL fiction makes you feel relaxed. And dark fantasy fiction makes you ponder what it means to be human in a dark world.

What's absurd is giving a low rating for deviant expectations.

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  Eldoria

• Sunday at 2:39 PM

Respect others' privacy as we respect our own. Don't get too involved in other people's affairs unless absolutely asked. That's at least basic social etiquette to create a more peace and comfortable social environment.

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  Eldoria

• Sunday at 7:40 AM

What do you think about a children's fairy tale with dark fantasy undertones as an interlude chapter?

For example, a mother tells her little daughter a bedtime story about a wolf, a rabbit, and a princess rose. This story sounds sweet to her daugher.

But, as a reader, you might interpret this story not as a fairy tale but as a dark reality that the mother or other characters in the story might have experienced.

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  Eldoria

• Sunday at 1:03 AM

14 out of 17 respondents (currently) agree that character emotions need to be narrated through showing, rather than telling by mentioning raw emotions (sad, anxiety, etc).

Authors can narrate emotions organically (by showing) through body language, psychological reactions (tears, nausea, etc), action, dialogue, and atmosphere in a scene.

The goal is to make the reader experience the emotion with the character.

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  Eldoria

• Saturday at 5:17 PM

Hmm... I'm seeing a pattern. Thread replies that don't address the topic or are provocative are automatically deleted. Does SHF have a mechanism for checking answer relevance, or are they simply deleted by moderators?

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  Eldoria

• Saturday at 3:21 PM

Rewriting old chapters rarely provides instant engagement. But, rewriting old chapters is also an effective learning tool to improve narrative skills.

You're forced to read the old chapter, analyze its narrative structure, evaluate it, and write concrete solutions. You will understand the gaps between your previous writing and the current one.

You'll be able to see tangible changes in your narrative competence.

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  Fairemont

• Friday at 6:05 PM

How are you doing? I hope youre doing well!

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  Eldoria

• Friday at 10:18 AM

I haven't released a new chapter for 10 days, not because I don't have a new draft. But the last time I released a new chapter, I received a low rating from random readers who happened to be passing by.

Well, my new chapter is indeed entering the dark peak of the story... and it will get darker. Sensitive readers won't be suitable.

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  Eldoria

• Mar 19, 2026

Hmm... I feel this forum is getting quieter.

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  Eldoria

• Mar 18, 2026

Every time I read my old chapters... my fingers itch, wanting to fix them even though the chapters have been edited several times.

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  Eldoria

• Mar 17, 2026

What do you think about yandere villainess as an antagonist to the protagonist?

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  Eldoria

• Mar 17, 2026

IRL, when the name of someone you know is mentioned, your mind tends to conjure up a whole person with appearance, personality, background, and relationships.

But when a stranger's name is mentioned, you tend to tilt your head, without thinking of a specific person.

Similarly, in a fictional narrative, without character introduction, names are just random strings of letters in the reader's mind.

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  Erysion

• Mar 16, 2026

1 out of 626892 work of fiction is worthy of being called art.

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  Eldoria

• Mar 16, 2026

If you are sleepy and hungry at the same time, which do you do: (1) eat first then sleep, or (2) sleep first then eat?

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  Eldoria

• Mar 16, 2026

As an art, most (not all) authors agree that fiction is a form of self-expression.

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  Eldoria

• Mar 15, 2026

Which is more difficult: Writing a new chapter or rewriting an old chapter with a more immersive approach?

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  Eldoria

• Mar 14, 2026

As a reader, someone might use judgment about a character's actions based on their values and beliefs about how actions "should" be performed.

As authentic characters, they act based on the "current state" of their world, based on their personality, beliefs, values, and even their trauma.