Eldoria

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  Eldoria

• Feb 13, 2026

If you want your work to become popular quickly, follow current trends.

If you want your work to be well known, build a brand with a unique characteristic.

Tolkien needed almost two decades to be well known after the release of the first work... and it took almost a century to dominate the fantasy world.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 13, 2026

A good narrative is not a narrative that makes the reader remember all the characters in one reading, but rather makes the reader understand who the MC is, who the antagonist is, who the supporting characters are, what they are doing because of the related conflicts in their world.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 12, 2026

Okay, I'll write tomorrow. I'm going to bed now.
No, I'm not in the mood... maybe I'll write tomorrow.
Not this time, I'm going on vacation.
...

Spoiler: A few years later...

Let's see how far my narrative, "The..."

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  Eldoria

• Feb 12, 2026

In limited third POV, the narrator follows the MC and shows what the MC is experiencing 'subjectively'. The reader can feel the MC's breath without becoming the MC.

In omniscient third POV, the narrator acts as a camera that shows the scene 'objectively' like a film director who directs what the audience can see from a scene? The reader feels like a cinematic film audience.

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  Envylope

• Feb 11, 2026

I will answer your thing later, Eldorito. I am busy, at the moment.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 11, 2026

In a traditional novel, a reader starts to read from page 1. In a web novel, a reader can start from any chapter. The implication?

A author can't always rely on the context of previous chapters. Every chapter should be able to stand alone or be thematically connected in a series if it's intended to be reader-friendly, especially for causal readers.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 10, 2026

Without a unique identity... name is just an empty label. Can you distinguish a character just by their name if there are five similar names in a chapter?

Unique character identity leaves an impression on the reader's perception.

The identity of a cunning pirate with a toothless who laughs "zehaha..." is easier to visualize and remember than the mere name Marshall D. Teach.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 9, 2026

The author knows everything (about their story)... but the reader only knows what narrative the author provides.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 9, 2026

It feels weird almost every time I drink coffee... instead of being awake, I feel sleepy.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 8, 2026

Accepting feedback like a newbie who continues to learn to improve narratives... and write narratives as well as possible like an experienced author who uses all their narrative skill to narrate fiction that is worth reading.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 5, 2026

There are two types of fiction: (1) fiction that tells what happens to the characters and (2) fiction that makes the reader feel with the characters.

The first type of fiction simply asks what happens next? (linear storytelling).

The second type of fiction asks how does the scene captivate the reader? (immersive storytelling)

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  Eldoria

• Feb 5, 2026

Someone adopt in a cat that was accustomed to eating leftover fish. She cared for the cat well and gave it new nutrition, "cat snacks".

For a whole week, the cat ate the cat snacks.

One day, the snacks ran out, she was forced to give the cat the fish. The cat sniffed the fish for a moment, then...

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  Eldoria

• Feb 4, 2026

My fiction was entering the trending niche fiction (not a general trend). Finally...

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  Eldoria

• Feb 4, 2026

Save the cat, please...

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  Eldoria

• Feb 4, 2026

Paradoxical Creatures
By Eldoria

It's a paradox...
To ask for empathy,
But refuse to listen.

It's a paradox...
To ask for criticism,
But angry at correction.

It's a paradox...
To correct a misunderstanding,
But instead be accused of blaming.

Humans are truly...
Paradoxical creatures.​

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  Eldoria

• Feb 3, 2026

When the author (narrator) disappears from the narrative... leaving only the breathing text, there is no longer any barrier between the reader and the character. So, you can feel the character' breath in your mind.

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  L1aei

• Feb 3, 2026

Just so you know, I wasn't calling you out on humblebragging; that other fella who we responded to had that vibe.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 2, 2026

Oops... SH database error again. I need to back up my fictions.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 2, 2026

One voluntary review or feedback from someone who truly cares about your fiction is a true trophy. Why?

Because someone sees your work and acknowledges it honestly and sincerely. You are seen as a wordsmith who impresses the reader.

And that's worth more than 1,000 empty compliments or 100 cosmetic reviews.

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  Eldoria

• Feb 1, 2026

After eating, I'm sleepy...
After taking a shower, I'm sleepy...
Maybe I should—