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  1. Shoemilk

    In my not so humble opinion: get feedback, no harems

    I'll play this game. Back in the day, there was another dude who had insane accuracy in predicting the successes of stories based on the premise and tags used. (@Hathnuz you still around bud?) Genre: LitRPG (cause I read and you said choose one :blob_joy:) URL: The Exchange Teacher: Welcome to...
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    Favourite manga/manhwa

    The One Within the Villainess. It's peak "reincarnated as an otome villainess". I'm not just saying that because I'm on the translating team, but pretty much anyone on bato says so too
  3. Shoemilk

    money....

    seriously, this is the wrong question. If you're getting into writing to make money, stop now.
  4. Shoemilk

    Writing [Tutorial] The Secret to Proper Paragraphing and Dialogue

    When were you born, 2000? I took creative writing classes at university in 1999 that presented "show don't tell" as optimal. Hell, even my high school English classes preached that for standard papers back in the 90s. If I turned in a paper with passive voice in it, it was a C at best.
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    Mixed tenses in Japanese novels

    Dialogue in Japanese literature is offset by 「dialogue goes here」. They also have grammatical constructs that you generally only find in writing. As I learned Japanese and the constructs, I would try to use them and people would tell me I sound like a book. Off the top of my head, I can't...
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    What do you think of “Show, don’t tell” rule?

    When the "story" is 10 pages of poorly written info-dump, sometimes "show don't tell" is the kindest feedback to be given.
  7. Shoemilk

    Looking for feedback on first two chapters!

    Hello, friend! Let's start off with what you do well. Your descriptions and word choices are very good. From that aspect, the story is very good and easy to read. Where I feel you need to work on isn't your prose so much as learning the rules of elements and style. If you'll allow it, I'm going...
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    Consider the evolution of a turn of phrase. (What is a date?)

    Don't forget you can also eat it. You make a good point, but I'd argue you'd only want to do it to a particular extent otherwise you risk alienating the modern reader. There are very few who are coming here to read lesser Shakespearian-styled writings and even fewer who are looking to read...
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    Need time to write. Tips for making a living with writing?

    Porn isn't a bad idea. I wish you the best of luck and hope that one day one of your jobs gets replaced with writing until both of them are gone :D
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    Need time to write. Tips for making a living with writing?

    well, I'm a bad person. I have a desk job that requires writing a lot of emails and basically using the computer for everything. A lot of writing discords have writing sprint channels and I'll take 20 min out of an hour for me to write. so 40 min of work, 20 min writing. Then I can get in an...
  11. Shoemilk

    I can predict whether your story will become popular or not

    Didn't I make a spreadsheet showing that your word is worth the steak the salt is on?
  12. Shoemilk

    Free First Chapter Feedback

    @TheTrinary Sorry, I thought I had replied to you. Thank you for the feedback it! I understand what you are saying and I'll go back to give her more of a purpose (going with hiding from mom and ditching chores)
  13. Shoemilk

    Using "." or [ ] in dialogues?

    Someone has mentioned this, but you are writing in English and you should follow the rules for English grammar. It doesn't matter what the original Japanese uses because you aren't writing that. Using a German „ at the beginning of the quotation would also be incorrect unless you are writing...
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    How accurate are Hathnuz's predictions?

    No, thank you for your service! it was a fun, interesting thread to read. thank you! Also, since Im new to these forums, I'm just now discovering the lack of notifications @Hathnuz thanks for the heads up I'm somewhat tempted to ask you to do mine (especially since it's for this...
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    How accurate are Hathnuz's predictions?

    He abstained from predicting because of poerty.
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    How accurate are Hathnuz's predictions?

    So in this thread: https://forum.scribblehub.com/threads/i-can-predict-whether-your-story-will-become-popular-or-not.5332/ Hathnuz offers predictions on how he thinks based on premise and tags how popular the author's story will become on Scribble Hub. His predictions are based on the trends and...
  17. Shoemilk

    Free First Chapter Feedback

    Hello @TheTrinary, I want to start off by thanking you for this incredible service you're providing to this community. The feedback you give is worth more than what many editors charge for. You, good sir, are a hero among men. I've read the feedback you give and it is so well thought-out, so...
  18. Shoemilk

    Do you write what you like to read? Or does it differ?

    I really want to read a Firefly type story, about a group of people kind of flying around space doing their own thing, not really movers or shakers in the universe, just people existing in it. Everything I find though is Serenity though, where the fate and the TRUTH! rests in these scrappy...
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