Recent content by Diana Silver

What a bizar reaction. As a first post on the forum, no less... Are you well?

Oh, that sucks! I'm sorry this happened to you, and thank you for sharing!

I'm going to give this one a bump up. I'm glad you say it a lot, cause it can never be said enough 👏

Maybe a pointless question, but whats there to be gained from this type of scam? Is it like... collecting training text for AI? Feeling kinda stupid for not seeing what anyone could be after here...

My number one advice would always be: don't go overboard. Short and catchy trumps long and obtuse. The important bit is who they are, not what they're called. As a reader, if I could chose between a story about Jill Fint or one about Averzaphyris Mortaryon, I'm going with Jill ten out of ten...

You've got 80k words on paper and if I understand you correctly, that manuscript's first version is done. That's an absolute milestone and a testiment to your joy, heart and tenacity in writing. You've had one reader say that your choice of perspective, or maybe the style, wasn't quite to her...

Welcome!

Struck a chord, I think ^.^

What complete moron would even say somthing like that? If they prefer entertainment by AI, then I wish them good luck, let them go and read AI-generated stories and we'll see them back when they realize that the tenth story they read is still the same reguritated mindless drool as the first...

I think I quite like it, but the way it is now feels very... wordy. Especially a blurb should catch me in as little words as you can, or that's how I feel. Would you mind if I suggest something? From slave, to soldier, to king. For centuries, freedom was impossible for humans. But the odds...

Wow, that is insane. Great going! On my side, I'm fully done plotting the hard bits, now I'm down to getting the words on paper. So I had a really late start, but I'm 5000 words in nou and planning to hit 7000 by the end of the weekend!

What if the general struggles with it himself? To the point where it's not a power at all, but a weakness. He's got this ability and he doesn't want to use it but sometimes it just happens. It corrupts all his relationships with other people, and his faith in himself to connect with people in a...

I'm currently racing to wrap up Chapter 44 (out of probably 55). Every chapter done now feels like getting me so much closer to the end... Still though, in actuality, there's quite some work left.

Wow, absolute congratulations, that is such an achievement! Gives hope, that it really does happen. Now I can't wait to finish up my (first) draft too :D Keep on breathing!

You turned out to be right. By now I've found a change in angle, a relatively small shift in motivation, and the rest of the plot is falling into place around it :D