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If I don't create I feel restless. If I'm stuck on a story, I take a step back and ask why. When did writing the story become a burden instead of fun? If I can pinpoint when that started, I can make a change within the story and it can be fun again. However, while I'm busy trying to figure out...

I always got the impression that isekai fantasy is not medieval fantasy so much as GAME fantasy, specifically early Japanese "western fantasy" RPGs like Final Fantasy (1-6) and Dragon Quest. This is why slimes (Dragon Quest kind, not D&D) are mentioned so often. Slimes are a game thing and don't...

I read a lot on my tablet and phone. I find typing on a touch screen a huge pain. The ❤ is what I use in place of commenting on a chapter. It's my way of expressing enjoyment of the story and encouraging the author to keep writing. I really appreciate ❤ since it lets me "say" something without...

I think the biggest reason authors struggle with after-confession romances is because they wrote the story with characters that are just a vehicle for an emotional event (confession). It may feel like a character driven story but it's not, it's event driven. Without the event the characters feel...

This doesn't work for me with existing text. Basically, the existing text has no space to remove, only add. When doing the Custom Line Space After 10, a large (annoying) space is created between paragraphs. This transfers over to SH as well (defeating the purpose of even doing it). Removing the...

You.... you are a genius. Here's a million internet bucks. Good for any meme you can find! Seriously though, that's the first time someone gave me a solid way to solve the spacing issue. Sincerely grateful! Edit: To those who use Google Doc like me, keep in mind that Rinne's tip works best on...

I've got a terrible memory for details so if I don't keep my notes organized writing anything over 5K is basically a hopeless endeavor. I take notes on Google Docs using the Paragraph Styles (under Format). I can everything for a single story into one file and quick jump to the information using...

Post during different times of days on different times of the week because people live in different time zones. Honestly, post times matter less than consistency in your posting. I've noticed readers tend to go for stories that have decent amounts of chapters and reliable release dates for those...

I started a story a while back and got into the habit of commenting on my own chapters. I could have used an author's note but I didn't want to disrupt the flow of the story and I had a lot of stuff to say. Sometimes I just wanted to rant. (Yes, I wanted to rant at my own writing, lol.) I...

As someone who uses Google Docs, my only solution is to copy+[paste as plain text] into Scribble Hub's editor. That removes all the formatting and stops the weird double spaces. This is why I rarely use italics or any kind of fun text stuff, because I can't easily carry it over when copying to...

I think I'm a Methodological Panster. I like to wing things but then I have a robust note system for story details I've figured out along the way. Probably the biggest indicator I'm not a plotter is I hate outlines. I don't understand people who can use them. First, I don't like being told what...

When I was younger I was an aspiring artist and now my stories are all fantasy based, so I'd definitely go for a comic or cartoon. Personally, I'd do a online comic first, webtoon style (scrolling down instead of right or left). I still consider art my secondary form of creative expression and...

The readers at Webnovel are alright, the company itself is a flaming pile of poo. I have volunteer editors for my longest running story, and one of my most dedicated came from Webnovel. (God rest her soul, she passed away recently and I'm still in shock over her loss.) I will always post that...

My brain latches on to a word and keeps reusing it. It's be totally random, like, I dunno, the word "time". And then, somehow, someway, for the next three paragraphs, they'll be 6+ uses of the word "time". How many times I can I use the word "time"? Sometimes, all the time, there were times...

On one of my stories has some volunteer editors. They're amazing people, love them to death. One's good for working out plot points and the others are good at spotting grammar|spelling errors. Between all of us we think, "Surely there can be nothing more!" Readers still find misspelling...

Let me see... I do read through after I've finished and fix any basic errors I find. Copy|Paste to the website I'm going to put the story on and do a preview. Because it's a different font|layout all the spelling/grammar mistakes are much easier to spot. Do another round of editing. If I've got...

Grammarly was mentioned, as was Google Docs, all of which are good. I work in Google Docs and also use Sapling Grammar and Writer Assistant (add-on) as well. Another helpful way to edit your own work is changing font and style. For instance, I'll go through my usual spell|grammar check in...

Because I read on my tablet and phone. I hate typing things with a touch pad. Instead I'll just ❤ the chapter or some variation of that. If the story is interesting and there aren't many chapters or I feel the story isn't getting the love it deserves, I might also comment. Pity comments...

Clip Studio and Canva.com. Clip Studio is for when I'm drawing my own cover. My covers are just.... passable. I have stupidly high standards for art though. You can check out my covers on my profile page here. If you want to draw your own stuff, you can use a free program like Krita and buy a...

Please tell me I'm not the only one. Scribblehub isn't too bad. Usually people are commenting on the story itself or thanking for an update. But I post in Royalroad too and there :sweating_profusely: :sweating_profusely: :sweating_profusely: :sweating_profusely: :sweating_profusely: the...