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  1. Ruyi

    Do you only post your stories on scribblehub?

    i am one of those who post on wattpad still. haha, there's enough of an audience there to read my stuff, so why not. i used to post on RR but my stories didn't fit the readerbase there so i stopped. i will say tho that they have great feedback with genuine critique on mechanics and whatnot when...
  2. Ruyi

    [Event] Boys Love Short Story Anthology: "The Spring is In the Air!"

    *tapdances* wheeeeee /o/ wattpad version is also going live here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/266922834-caerulum
  3. Ruyi

    There is no "Similar Series" section in some novels :(

    from what i've heard tony seems to be revamping the similar series thing so it might take time for the algorithm to work for yours (wild mass guessing here). as an example one of my novels used to have the same 5 default "similar series" that were recommended for every kind of novel in that...
  4. Ruyi

    To change or not to change?

    in the end you're the author! if you can justify it to yourself, chances are you can justify it to your readers. just know that some of us take first impressions pretty seriously and kuro aagney just...makes me laugh a bit. if he's supposed to be hardcore, you can definitely do some things with...
  5. Ruyi

    To change or not to change?

    when you say "eastern" it's very vague. are you going with chinese/japanese/korean/SE asian influences? their languages will look and sound very different. some of their names even sound "western" at a glance, which means you can work it both ways (and maybe surprise readers when you reveal its...
  6. Ruyi

    Covers

    frame the featured art for your cover so that it looks nice. man, this is going into art theory or whatever but usually you want it slightly off-center somehow so you can balance its "weight" with the title text. that means you also want negative spaces where the reader can "breathe" and focal...
  7. Ruyi

    How do you promote your story? Just curious

    *points at signature* click there lol ok jokes aside, i just find communities of people with like-minded interests and engage with them. like i write BL? great, find BL peeps to talk to. @BL_Palace has been great for us writers so far (tho we could use more readers to comment instead of lurk...
  8. Ruyi

    Y'all Ever had that Moment when You can only Write at a specific time?

    yes, but i've figured out it's not a moment of When in time, but What in my brain. basically, the less tasks/obligations i have to deal with, the more space i have mentally to write. that usually happens late at night or early in the mornings, so i just run with it. i'm also a casual writer so...
  9. Ruyi

    I really love Yandere novels. So...if I were to write one, would people like to read it?

    write what you love, i say. that way even if no one else likes it, you'll have a story to look back fondly on in the future. that said i love yanderes too! but only a very specific kind who behaves in specific ways--not the overly obsessive + violent ones, but gentler. it's been difficult to...
  10. Ruyi

    [BL] Feedback Swap (Sypnosis + First Chapter)

    i'm here i'm here~ i've already commented on Xiaomang's chapters but i'm happy to rant about her story at length again haha. general impressions below: regarding the plot: regarding verbosity: hope my ramblings made sense! with that said *tosses her xianxia into the review pile*...
  11. Ruyi

    art of [insert all of my writing projects]

    saw this on twitter, it was incredible! a little scary, but since he's not carnivorous i can deal hehe
  12. Ruyi

    Do you play bad end or good end first?

    bad ends first! it makes the good ends so much sweeter, i feel. exceptions are when i love the character so much i just want to see their good end. then i bask in the happy fuzzy feelings for a while before destroying myself with their bad end. ah human nature, forever fickle.
  13. Ruyi

    Editing How the Heck Do You Find Motivation to Go Back and Edit Your Chapters?!

    do you mean chapters as a whole, or individual chapters? for example, after i post a chapter i like to read it on SH because the different formatting/font helps me look at it with fresh eyes. then the sense of fury and shame i feel upon catching a typo or some other nonsense spurs me to go back...
  14. Ruyi

    So What Do You Guys Listen To While Writing?

    古风曲 uhhh ancient-styled melodies/Chinese songs to fit the xianxia settings. If I like a song I feature it as a special BGM for a chapter! It's great to have them on loop while you write, gets you in the right mood for certain scenes~
  15. Ruyi

    [Event] Boys Love Short Story Anthology: "The Spring is In the Air!"

    I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUUUUUUUU edit: i am the fool
  16. Ruyi

    The Last to Comment Wins

    There's no winner only the person right before the winner, forever~
  17. Ruyi

    Webnovel Covers I Made

    This one is almost veering on the edge of horror. Is it just me or is that wife bleeding from her torso? Ack! Don't tell me she's actually a zombie?! Or is her husband a vampire...
  18. Ruyi

    Say something nice about the user above you~

    I don't know what starfish taste like but your username makes it sound like a dessert! ^-^ Yum, yum~
  19. Ruyi

    Follow

    I just came back from a long hiatus so I don't know how active I'll be on the forums, haha. But seriously, wouldn't you have to bump and update this thread to get new "followers" to notice you? Sounds like a lotta work. Anyways, got your follow, just saying hi~
  20. Ruyi

    What's the point of writing?

    I write to escape the real world, indulge my what-ifs, and because all those words in my head have to go somewhere or else I'll explode from prose overload. I also enjoy stringing sentences together and playing with words, it's kinda like making music except with text...? Anyways, it's fun.
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