Recent content by IvyVeritas

I would say, don't *ever* switch between first person and third person in the same story. If you know you'll need multiple points of view in a story, then just do third person all the way through. If you really want to write a first-person story, you should work within that restriction for a...

Yes, Prince Rusol is the one I'm referring to. He's also a bit of a tragic figure, in that he could have been a good person. His father, King Marten, isn't particularly good or evil, but he's a very good king who's always looking out for the kingdom's interest (sometimes to the detriment of...

I have multiple villains in my story. Some are pretty much a mystery at this point, but the one that everyone really hates is the one who's a villain for the most human of reasons. Everyone's the hero of their own story; no one believes they're the bad guy. The villain that the readers hate in...

As long as you have some way to prove your identity, they'll allow it. I didn't even have to change my synopsis. I just emailed them from the official email address for this pen name, and pointed them to where that email address is listed on my website, along with all of my books.

If it was a good contract, they wouldn't need to reach out to you. They'd be overwhelmed by submissions from other authors. That means, by definition, that it's a bad contract. They'll try to hide that fact, though. Probably by offering to pay you by page reads or something like that, while not...

There are a lot of different styles. I'd recommend reading through a bunch of professionally published novels and finding the style you like best, then practice trying to replicate it. Personally, I'm not a big fan of reading long, flowery descriptions. My eyes tend to pass over them. So when I...

I'd recommend including some details about your skills and experience, to help attract interest. And any type of editing is a time-intensive task, so people may be wary of your abnormally low pricing. It would help to include an explanation about it (such as if you're doing this as a hobby, or...

Grammarly makes far too many mistakes to bother with. You have to have a good handle on English grammar to know when *not* to take its advice, and if you already have a good handle on English grammar, then you don't need it in the first place.

In addition to the suggestions above, I'd like to add a few more thoughts. First, you've got to have something people want to pay for. Something well written and compelling. (This isn't a comment on your writing; I haven't looked at your story yet. This is more for anyone else who might visit...

I'll recommend my story, The Eighth Warden. It's not isekai, or fanfic, or reincarnation, or LitRPG. It's just normal high fantasy. You can see the book covers in my signature below. Synopsis: Cast out from his knightly order for using magic, Corec has no idea what lies ahead. Leaving his...

Does anyone know of a good review that compares the features and ease-of-use of the different options? I love Scrivener for the writing side of things, but not so much for notes (except for scene-specific notes, which Scrivener's interface makes very accessible). I still keep most of my other...

I *do* publish through Amazon, as do other authors who post their stories on ScribbleHub and may be looking for book covers. Annabellemoon's portfolio looked good enough that people might have been interested in using her covers for ebooks. Ovidlemma's question about rights was a natural one, as...

Then you agree that people should be aware of these issues ... but if someone tries to help them become aware of these issues, then that person is a bastard and a motherfucker, as you called me earlier?

That's ... not how fair use laws work. How would you feel if someone posted your story on another site without your permission? Yes, it's true that there's significantly more risk if you're making money with the cover, but how many authors here have Patreon accounts, ebooks, or other paid...

That's great! I hope you know, I'm not saying any of this to discourage you. On the contrary, I think you should continue your work. It's just important to go through the proper channels.