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I’m working on 4 stories at once. My main work that’s fully outlined is projected to be so long, that it’d take forever to have 1 fully published work. Seeing people get views and attention for much shorter entries, and give value to works simply for being completed, makes it pretty impossible...

To be honest, I like your minimalist version even over the (awesome) edits @Vitriol so kindly made. I think original just seems so raw. It's giving iconic, in a way where you could spot it from across the room, or forget the title but remember the book cover. I don't know what your book is...

This is definitely a common trope. Like @SouthernMaiden said, it's all about execution. If you absolutely must do it, because you want to, then my only advice would be to at least respect the logic of your own story and continuity, as well as character personalities and motivations. So long as...

I liked scene 1 better, but I really like this wasn't directly tied to the question? Neither scene felt like an introduction. They both read like appearances. I think in many ways, appearances aren't introductions. I think an introduction implies that you're actually learning the core elements...

I'd wager to say all media is a result of someone seeing ABC and deciding ADC would be way better. I think anime/manga gets me feeling this way the most. By the virtue of having to color inside the lines of a magazine or network, so many series could be "improved" if they weren't narratively...

I keep forgetting there's a forum at all, so I only recently started posting. Almost every writing space is filled with authors trying to promote to other authors. Anyone that works for themselves in the competitive digital marketing space will confirm that it's the same for all digital content...

When I'm finished, to be honest. I'm writing one main series, and three side series to have some finished works. It usually takes about a day to write, edit, and post. Accounting for real life, I end up posting three or four times a week. A schedule would drive me mad. I think it's overestimated...

All the numbers I've seen from all platforms unsustainable for the writer. You trade your own pacing and scheduling for a relatively small payout unless you're successful, which is a different story. Like @Envylope suggested, you also have to account for if you'd still be writing what you want...

By validating the wrong things, I mean it subjectively. For me, not writing (publicly) right away is the reason I got really great at outlines and poetry. In another timeline, I’d have a lot of works released from brute forcing through stories that were narratively sloppy. The path I chose, that...

I’m sure there’s better advice, but one of the stories I’m writing has a war that involves a lot of parties. The way I found best to write it is to outline the events. Every war has a pretext, and an instigator. If your worldbuilding is strong, then how each party reacts sequentially should...

Might as well. It’s a benefit to being digital.

To be honest, fresh start, I wouldn’t stop. I never published my first story at all. It was probably 80% done without counting for editing, but by the end, I wasn’t proud of it. Seeing how successful some people get without refined writing abilities, I wish I just pressed full send. Then again...

Worry about that last, or in manageable amounts. There’s a reason that editor is technically a whole different career path than writer. Burnouts from rereads, corrections, second-guessing, and striving for perfection is so real. You gotta think, famous authors that wrote books in incredible...

Megaman Battle Network is one of the most GOATED franchises of all time, completely under the radar even though it was INCREDIBLY ahead of it’s time, and has a surprising amount of social commentary—especially when it comes to A.I and tech. The gameplay is also super fun. We’re pretty much a...

Obviously “editing” during the writing process is most efficient, but I either go with reckless abandon and spend a day editing, or take my time writing and edit less after. Neither way really saves time for me. 1. I usually do a soft-read, where I don’t change anything but glaring issues. 2...

The only use A.I truly has in writing, at least for the very near future, is checking continuity, and making illustrations for those of us that can’t afford to pay an artist. A.I quiet literally isn’t made with the memory capacity it would need to even begin to give you anything other than...

Made me click, but… the pronunciation really isn’t that complex. Maybe if I heard it out loud I’d be entirely off though.

I don’t really get it. You should write when you’re feeling passionate about it, not when it feels like a chore. It’s not like the odds of getting rich from writing are all that high, so why do something you’re not going to legitimately enjoy? If it’s just a matter of feeling unmotivated...