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I'll rest to gain energy, but I don't really procrastinate anymore. Don't get me wrong; I absolutely feel like procrastinating sometimes, especially when I'm in more of a melancholic mood, but I've found some meditation and putting myself into a state of boredom helps me get productive.

It's more standardized stuff so people can tell what's going on. If anybody can just make up whatever they want, it would lead to greater confusion. "This is used for regular dialogue," I said. This is direct internal dialogue. Indirect internal dialogue is more... well, I have a video on all...

I'm done. I no longer derive any personal meaning or satisfaction from this. Though for some quick responses... I like the concept, though not fond of this omniscient approach since it's very tell-y and guide as opposed to immersion. Here's a bit on omniscient if you wish to build on it...

Are you sure you want me to do it? Since to be upfront, I'm not the intended audience for works like this. The opening monologue is boring and I would've stopped there the second I saw that if I didn't decide to speed through it real quick. Stuff like that isn't a hook -- characters are...

Go on... Seriously, that intrigues me.

Yep! If I can find the time, it's one that would genuinely interest me to see how it plays out. I like some magical girl stuff and, even removing me feeling it was the best out of what I read that day, you show a lot of genuine skill that made me go "Alright, this seems trustworthy."

I'm going to assume I was meant to start at the prologue since that's the first chapter I'd read. With that in mind, thumbs up actually. There's little tiny touches to the grammar I can see needed done, like... Here, I'll do the first paragraph: --- The pounding of horse hooves echoed into the...

The one thing I could maybe suggest for the opening would be The Rule of 10, to help break things up. In that, you make the first scene something genre-focused that scratches the itch for people and allows you to slow down in the stuff that follows in their own chapters. In your case, I imagine...

To quote the first part, the question I ended off on that went ignored: "So what practical reason is there to not just give up on one's own ideas and just exclusively serve others?" I gave the reason WHY I was considering throwing it away, but also made clear I wasn't there yet either and more...

Not really into it. I found it bland. The emotions are surface-level, there's a lot of telling instead of showing, it lacks in descriptive detail to create sensory details or an atmosphere, and the vocabulary is eh. The lead didn't really grab me with anything to make me immerse into them and...

K, thanks for the attempts all. I don't feel most of these responses managed to address my actual concern (on why not give up on one's own passions and just write to market) -- if anything, a lot of stuff encourages chasing external validation -- but I did remember why I choose to follow my...

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Character writing! I've gone on and on about how important character is, this time I've shown how you can use one of the 9 Enneagrams as a framework for creating characters while including a legion of fictional examples. Hopefully it can, especially when you notice the patterns of so many...

I'm sure you have. I'm curious what worked for you when you were in those moments of low, when that stuff wasn't there.

That isn't something you're experiencing if you're actually at a low as a creative. ? Those at a low don't receive external validation.

I've been feeling somewhat nihilistic recently when it comes to writing since I'm in a phase where it's harder to see the point in sharing anything I'm genuinely passionate about as a creator. I'll never stop writing or creating because I love it, but a part of me wonders what motivates others...

Another chapter is up for those who wish to give things a try. The Scribblehub copy.

I'm not, I know what you mean since I haven't forgotten your reason for it. :ROFLMAO: It just can easily be misinterpreted as the video being boring as opposed to you finding my voice soothing, that's all. I mean, if someone DOES find it boring, I can understand.

Just so you know, saying this across multiple threads never comes off like a compliment...

I ended up discussing flat character arcs this week, which led me down a hole I wasn't expecting. If you have any questions, comments, or whatever, well, it's here. I have been using this more when not doing positive arcs. In fact, I put this into practice in the opening chapter of my new...