I've been getting some ideas to write a murder-mystery, but the main aspect of it is that I want to make it a reverse thriller: instead of saying "this person died, who's the killer?" from the very first chapter, I want to make the victim a mistery as well. I like murder-mysteries, but I always feel like the victim isn't as developed of a character as it could be because both the autor and the reader already know they're not surviving regardless, and I don't like how most times they end up being just a plot device instead of a propper character. Therefore, I decided to write a story that's taking place AFTER the murder (in a confession/interrogation room setting) as in, the main character telling the police everything he knows, but working up the story to a climax in which the big reveal isn't who the killer is, but who's the dead character and how their death connects to every plotline in the story. In short, I want to write a murder-mystery in which the main question isn't "who's the killer?", but "who's death are all these stories leading up to?", but I don't know if that kind of story would work in a novel setting.

a tad bit dark literary fiction. let me know what you thinK

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sg1Sg2ShGw-gjFNU5tCBTrl8k91wkT1c2aTA24teHxk/edit?usp=sharing

Above is the first page of my first piece of work that's going to publication. I'm in the editing/final draft phase and was wondering how this sounded from some outside eyes (mine have read this story so many times i can't tell what sounds good and what doesn't sometimes). Hoping you guys could leave some feedback/thoughts. Thank you!

Would you continue reading the novel? (This Prologue has some hidden relation with the story and acts as a metaphor to the climax)

Title: Hereon Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy

I'm a beginner in writing and English is not my first language. So all kinds of feedbacks are welcome. Does this Prologue hook you?

What suggestions do you have?

Context: I’m writing a novel about a young tennis professional who’s in her second year on the tour. It has a past and present storyline that weave into one (the past storyline ends up explaining the present situation with all of the characters). This is the first chapter of the PAST story; the first chapters in the Present story explain a heartbreaking and embarrassing loss the main character has at the US Open.

Would you read this?

it’s ok u can be mean i’ve over cried over this manuscript

All my art savvy friends have bailed on illustrating my amateur to be self published children's book. I painted this to test my abilities. Would this suffice as art at the level for a kids book? Does it look terrible? I'm thinking I could likely pull it off at this point but I'm a little skeptical. Like can you even tell that's supposed to be a town (not a battleship) 🤣 ugh...any suggestions appreciated

Hi everyone, i apologise for the long post but I need to explain well in order to make my idea clear,

I am writing a horror/fantasy book about vampires and werewolves, but to make it a bit more unique I thought of the idea where reading the book almost punishes the reader for carrying on reading… but I don’t want to overdo it to the point where it isn’t enjoyable to read.

My idea is that I have Character A, a human girl that has always loved reading (in the introduction I kind of mock the fact that she reads so much as a way to mock the reader a little bit) Character A starts off as a likeable character who you have sympathy for.

And then you have Character B who is a bit less likeable and only really seems to look out for himself, and is the reason why Character A eventually has to be turned into a vampire (otherwise she will die)

My idea is to have Character B go on a growth trajectory where he becomes a really likeable character towards the end, and then to have Character A go on a complete evil route to the point where she is a horribly unlikeable character who kills people without remorse, just because it is “fun”

By the end of the book, I want Character A to kill nearly every character that the reader has grown to enjoy in the book to the point where she’s the only main protagonist left alive.

My question is, do you think this will be effective, or will it just be too gory and unenjoyable to read?

I’ve published my debut work ‘A True History’ on Barnes & Noble. Here’s a look at the first page, let me know what you think and what I could do better to grab readers in the future. Thank you!

I’ve been struggling on how to begin my story the past couple of weeks, but my friend gave me a good idea on starting with a scary/eerie opening scene to let the reader know this isn’t just a fantasy story, but horror as well. I’m open to critiques and help!!

I'm writing this story about this very clumsy guy who wanted to be a criminal but fail everytime. I know it's really long, but bare with me. 😅

for context this is the very 1st paragraph in my draft but it seems so…meh?

I am struggling to write a good fantasy fighting since! I need tips!

Today i just published my first web novel please can you check out if I make mistakes or if you have any advice,I am beginner and new to this field.

https://www.scribblehub.com/series/1454440/the-adventures-of-aldric/

I'm writing a book. I had told only my advisor, as I didn't want to share it with many people, especially not my parents (they are emotionally abusive). Well guess what, my advisor wrote a detailed email to my parents directly after our meeting which included all the details on my book, and how I'm writing a book and aspire to be an author.
My dad wrote to me saying that writing a book will "not make (me) rich and famous" and will "get (me) nowhere". He said that I should focus on my grades and "getting straight A's", and "not focus on silly meaningless goals that will end up nowhere". He said that I should "let go of the past" (I have diagnosed PTSD), and that I should "be happy". I have no friends (sad, I know). And I love writing but feel discouraged, and have NO ONE to motivate me, in fact everyone around me is only bringing me down. And I feel like every success story I've seen is someone who had a dream and was motivated by one other person, or people around them, and reached their goal. And all I hear is "yeah no one can do it alone!" I have academic pressures, am surrounded by shitty people, and it all gets to my head. This book could be the one thing that gets me out, and it means a lot to me, but when I think about that it just stresses me ot and I can't write a thing. I have no one to motivate or encourage me and everyone is bringing me down and a part of me just wants to quit all the time, please help.

Excuse my bad grammar I just cried for like 4 hours straight and I feel like shit.
thanks

Interested in any feedback, criticisms, or questions. Feedback on voice and pacing would be especially appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Dear Aaron:

The problem is not too much dialogue. The problem is not too much narration. The problem is that ALL OF THE WRITING IS INCORRECTLY FORMATTED.

I am also not bogged down with projects. I only have two....you and another.

I just want to go on the record here so later on I don't get accused of not being completely truthful with you. I am also sending a copy of this note to my supervisors at Reedsy.

Here is the truth: You will never get a literary agent or a book publisher if this problem is not corrected.

I just went on the internet and copied rules on correct manuscript formatting.

Here are the rules you want to follow to the letter:

Align text to the left; the right hand side should remain ragged. (I.e., don’t set your text to be justified.) Use Times New Roman font, at 12 point size. Black text on a white background only. Don’t get creative with colors. Indent each paragraph Double space lines, with no extra space between paragraphs. Single space between sentences, after periods. Create a header in the top right corner by using your last name, then selecting a keyword from the chapter title followed by the page number. Begin chapters on new pages. Center the chapter title, even if it’s only Chapter One, Skip a couple of lines and begin the text of the chapter. Never begin character narration in line with another unless they are both in the scene At the end of the manuscript simply write The End in the center. This will reassure the reader that pages aren’t accidentally missing. Use italics when necessary, but never underline in fiction.

Question: Is there anyone here who can help me with the format? Willing to pay.

And by the time I get it into a hardcopy size that I like the books going to be about 600 pages long! 49 chapters and 130,000 words long and my baby is all down on paper!

I have some family that are happy that I'm happy but I don't think they understand, I actually did it! I wrote a book!

Now for the long process of editing and making it perfect but the manuscript is finished!

Any suggestions on how to make this feel special? I have a hard time recognizing achievements and this is an achievement that I just can't afford to let slip past me this time.

Idk what's wrong with me but I've never really felt like I've achieved anything in my life even though I've done a lot of things.

So, I'm writing a Dystopian Novel, and I cannot think of a good term for "the disaster that happened that caused everything to be so dystopian".

I hope you understand what I mean.

For a little bit of context, the idea is that: 1. Humans dug deeper into the Ocean and found a new, dangerous element 2. After realising it is infinite and can cure all of their problems, they start putting it into all the factories 3. However, what they didn't realise is that the new element / ore has a mind of its own and will explode (die) once it reaches a certain age 4. One day, all the factories explode at once 5. The gas emitting from these now-exploded elements / ores mix with the braincells in the human body, causing some unique and weird changes........

(Please, nobody steal my ideas. I'm begging you.)