What are your general writing hot takes?

[ElijahRyne]

I think it's ok to world build but not make it a priority. So no slogging. But that doesn't mean it should be absent from the story.

In Eli's case, I think he means that stories are too rushed and we never understand stuff about the author's world to an extent that it becomes unique in our mind. At this point in time, there are so many stories that I just dub Tolkien themed when I see the exact same monsters or races. Same thing with isekai cliches like summoning circles and kingdom's plotting to use their summons. It becomes repetitive and boring if there's nothing to differentiate the beginning of story a vs story b aside from the long run goal. Some people are cool woth that, others may find it boring like I do. At some point(if you aren't looking for a chill read), I would think that most people would want something unique once you've read enough.

That being said, to each their own. Not every reader wants to read a slog of worldbuilding. I personally just put option blurbs at the end of every chapter.

To some extent, but I mean more that they are not ‘fully’ establishing the setting. Instead they are putting up cardboard props on a stage and hoping no one notices. Generic worlds are fine, just have the characters interact with it, not move from one cardboard stage to another.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

If it can make it more concise I’d use big words but not rare words often.

Be concise, be precise. Hate having to look up some needlesly archaic word. I have google but i dont wanna have to pull it out ever other sentence

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

You all are missing the point of this thread. I can tell I’m bringing the heat because I keep getting replies. Let me amp it up a little

All stories without vampires should not be allowed.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

All stories without vampires should not be allallowed

Without? So some people dont like vamps? Thats not a hot take, its just retarded. Let us have our hot vampire waifus.

They give that GOOD succc, eh mate?

Want them to gently nibble on my dick and and slurp my lifeblood like Kool-aid

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

Without? So some people dont like vamps? Thats not a hot take, its just retarded. Let us have our hot vampire waifus.

They give that GOOD succc, eh mate?

Want them to gently nibble on my dick and and slurp my lifeblood like Kool-aid

Let me rephrase: every story should have a vampire. If they don’t then it’s bad.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

Let me rephrase: every story should have a vampire. If they don’t then it’s bad.

I know, i just didnt think hating on vamp waifus was a thing. Anyone who thinks vamps shouldnt be in every story is bitch-made

 

[georgelee5786]

smut sucks no matter what

 

[Agentt]

This isn't really a hot take since anyone who has written even a few pages will come to this conclusion too but, you can't love your darling. You have to delete everything and start over so many times. You could be half way through the story and suddenly you think this story would be better in a 1970s setting instead of modern times and everything has to be done over again.

 

[Generic.Archdemon]

Most writers prefer hot cakes over hot takes.

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Most stories here on SH would benefit massively from having a minimum of 5-10 pages of world and character development/introduction before the inciting incident(s), and if it has multiple pov’s this will have to be repeated. Otherwise, like it does to some extent now, it will feel like most characters/worlds in most stories are unimportant, and different stories will feel like they use the same unresponsive/cliche characters/worlds just with different names in different plots.

The argument that then the pacing would be too slow, is moot and missing the point. You can have character and world interactions that are interesting. Of course a 10 page exposition dump is boring and a mistake, but that is not what I am saying. Take some time and show, through the interactions between the characters and the world that they inhabit, who and what those characters and the world is. And if you think that is too much of a risk tease some action in a prologue.

What are yours?

I think this approach is more necessary the more alien your setting is. At first I wrote my story in the fast lane, but now I'm rewriting to introduce readers to the world. I haven't written it yet and I am worried that I will pace it too slow, but i think there are ways of remedying that.

 

[ElijahRyne]

I think this approach is more necessary the more alien your setting is. At first I wrote my story in the fast lane, but now I'm rewriting to introduce readers to the world. I haven't written it yet and I am worried that I will pace it too slow, but i think there are ways of remedying that.

Yeah, I learned that lesson right before I dropped my second story. My current ideal for introducing the world and its characters is to have the MC interact with the world/characters while having them interact with the MC, each interaction fleshing out the story as it goes.

 

[Comiak]

Suffer porn stories are the opposite Mary sues and equally bad. The suffering should have meaning and be used to grow the character, not just make their life horrible.

 

[ElijahRyne]

Suffer porn stories are the opposite Mary sues and equally bad. The suffering should have meaning and be used to grow the character, not just make their life horrible.

Agreed, it’s like they think edge is brilliant and root A the superior season.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

Agreed. Erotica is infinitely better

smut sucks no matter what

Most writers prefer hot cakes over hot takes.

You talking ass or pastry? Because both are fantastic

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

Agreed. Erotica is infinitely better


You talking ass or pastry? Because both are fantastic

Why not both?

 

[Corty]

All abandoned, unfinished novels on this site without being marked to be on hiatus should be deleted automatically after 3 months of inactivity.

 

[ElijahRyne]

All abandoned, unfinished novels on this site without being marked to be on hiatus should be deleted automatically after 3 months of inactivity.

I think they should be automatically marked as on hiatus…

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

All abandoned, unfinished novels on this site without being marked to be on hiatus should be deleted automatically after 3 months of inactivity.

 

[CupcakeNinja]

All abandoned, unfinished novels on this site without being marked to be on hiatus should be deleted automatically after 3 months of inactivity.

I feel attacked

 

[RepresentingEnvy]

I just got dejavu. I can almost swear there was a hot take thread about writing recently.