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    Mixed tenses in Japanese novels

    It was always obvious to me that actions should be written in past tense, but thoughts in present tense (I mostly write in 3rd person tho) Example: "She threw a grenade and rolled under cover. However...this can't be? The grenade didn't explode!" But people were pointing this out as mistake...
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    Dialogues or blocks of prose?

    I meant second 1
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    Dialogues or blocks of prose?

    prose, too much dialog written like a text chat makes me roll my eyes
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    Is it me or does everyone put on a song for the mood of the book

    Just listen to attack on titan opening(guren no yumiya), supposedly it goes with literally everything
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    Which element do you like the most in the story?

    I like well thought out storylines with unreliable narration and multiple PoV where no one has plot armor and the genre is tragedy. I've read visual novels "higurashi no naku koro ni" and "umineko" a decade ago and haven't found anything quite this good ever since; including the later works by...
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    What do you think of “Show, don’t tell” rule?

    I tell not show all the time *dabs* every single writer forum has this thread at least once a month, and some people came to such proficiency in discussing this topic, that they reuse the same arguments through the means of copypasta
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    Thoughts and feedback on my light-hearted lewd comedy story first chapter?

    Why is Professional Pianist spelled in capital letters, is it litrpg and Professional Pianist is a class name?
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    Feedback + suggestions (Closed)

    oh, I watched that too. I liked how he started with description of a cover, which included the OO and led me to believe it's somewhat more obscene that it really turned out to be; disappointment followed
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    Writing Prompt Give your MC a "reason you suck" speech

    most of these "reason you suck" speeches only reveal stuff about the speaker, not the one who is being spoken about. basically, the person ranting lays down all the insecurities and jealousies and other nasty feelings they have been suppressing within themselves using their perception of another...
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    Do you listen to some musics while writing?

    loop this for heavy parts
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    Feedback + suggestions (Closed)

    I love reading this thread, even though I haven't even read the fictions analyzed here.
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    What to do with my ever increasing hate on silent readers

    keep commenting "amazing..." (don't forget the three dots) under every chapter and see how the authors rage and think you're passive aggressive
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    What to do with my ever increasing hate on silent readers

    The hatred is making you powerful...it makes you stronger.....gather your anger and weaponize it! In time, all the silent readers will call you...master.
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    How do I write again?

    Read some stories, watch some anime, play some games, and brainstorm a lot. And then you will think "this is predictable, it would be cooler if the protagonist did what my speculah said instead" or "it would be more exciting if the plot took that direction instead! or "these characters are all...
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    What is the most surreal comment you've ever received?

    Someone pm'd me on another site few days ago, stating beyond the shadow of doubt, that they are most definitely not going to bother reading my novel past the first chapter; Then I saw them reading my recent chapter almost as soon as I uploaded it. It's surrealist, because until now, I thought...
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    What genres do you dislike?

    check out my story then, it's a cultivation, but very far from "almost most" you described~ in fact I'm pretty sure I avoided or subverted all the tropes common to the genre
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    Writing Prompt Transmigrated to half a lifetime ago- what would you do?

    oh shit im in middle school! fuck yeah time to start the titty skittles early and befriend that one otaku girl I used to bully before I got into weeb media myself yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah and also, sue my alcoholic abusive family to the court
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    Do you listen to some musics while writing?

    listen to this on a loop and see what you produce!
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    Need feedback on story description

    create his own heaven, means, he's looking for hot springs?
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