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How does it feel knowing that your OC's are known to people? Albeit a select few people but still, how does it feel knowing that some people actually care about your OC's? That they may make head canon about in their spare time? That they look forward to reading more about these characters that...

So I am at a part in my story where Scott, the alcoholic who committed genocide on the London werewolf population is being tortured and killed by Myla, the last/only survivor of said genocide. He is pretty chill about this because he has been wanting to find a way to make amends in some way so...

So, In my main story, I have this little side drama going on that isn't necessarily stated but is hinted at never outright stated. The drama goes like this: There are two vampires from the 1500s who are happily married and are each other's true understanders. Both work for the Table, a...

For example, I had two characters that I really enjoyed writing. However, as the story progressed, I started to dislike the characters. The problem is I can't kill off either of the characters because I wrote one as an immortal and the other literally holds the entire universe together; it would...

Basically the same as the the other thread as the title suggests but for readers. It can be from any universe and story. Bonus points if people can guess the character off the description alone.

The title basically explains it all. I just want to see how other people on this site would describe their antagonists as humorously as possible. To start off I'll describe the antagonists from a few of my stories. Merlin, but he simped so hard that he decided that the earth should start over...

As the title suggests, I want to discuss why it may be that so many classic stories aren't planned or even intentional but are often gags or casual word vomits. Some examples include The Hobbit, Frieren, Avatar tlab, and others that I can't currently remember. The Hobbit started as a bedtime...

What are the top 5 ways to get readers and retain them

I didn't know whether to put this in reader or author discussions because it's kind of both. There are many types of canon events in stories for both readers and writers. Currently, I know of six which include, SpiritCanon(Author's head) This is canon stuff only known to the writer, daydreams...

So here I am, editing and being diligent when I realize, it's November in my story. I am having the characters go on a picnic, in England, in fucking November, with a spring setting of blooming flowers. Anyways, 12 minutes later, 2 cups of coffee, and a deep search of the web, I am reading...

I started outlining that food-based story I had mentioned in another thread and realized something. Anyways, here's my my idea of an 8-act story. It may not be original and it may not be for every story but I hope it helps some of you. Also, what do you think of it? A little snack hors...

I want to write a short 160-200 page story about the healing nature of food and cooking for people. The idea though is that I would choose 6-8 recipes to make up a full meal using whatever materials I can write into the world. At the end of each arc(20-30 pages) I'll put the full recipe but...

Could each of you share your favorite funny posts on the forums? They can be from threads or from profiles. There is no limit to how many to share here so please share to your heart's content. Please share via the quote button, screenshots, and/or link to the post. Here are a few screenshots to...

Are you able to read the following with more focus and speed than how you normally read? If so, I want to discuss if this could be an alternative writing format for future and past writings. If not, it was a good test nonetheless.

You know all those out-of-context lines you find in books, webnovels, and fanfics that feel like absolute crack? You know, the youtube crack kind of feeling? Well, I feel like this is a very underutilized part of literature that most authors tend to gloss over and most readers tend to keep to...

repost all my story's chapters on other sites? I mean, I have been sitting on a stockpile of stories for a while now that have been exclusively on SH. I wonder if I should bite the bullet and post them on the other sites—specifically, Royalroad, Tapas, Ritoria, Honeyfeed, Soyetsu, Ao3, and...

So, reviews are one of the best ways for people to consider reading your book after the cover and synopsis. However, these reviews are often difficult to get without an established massive readerbase. Review swaps are a dime a dozen but often the reviews can be poor or, on occasion, never given...

I tried painting for the first time in a few years. Tell me what you think and rate it.