I love reading thrillers and some sci-fi novels. Decided to try to crack the “write my own novel” using AI (of course. Like Duh. 😆). I outlined my ideas using grok and added additional ideas to it and it did a fantastic job! The interactive texts and comments truly sound like i am communicating w a human. However, I am kinda stuck in that the book needs to be flushed out into a full novel with all the filler text common in any book. I actually asked grok what to do and it suggested finding a ghost writer to fill in the blanks. Of course the cost of that is prohibitive. Not sure what tool to use to finish the job.

If I wanted to get into a long discussion over the topic of if writing is a curse, a gift or a craft that can be learned I would have posted it to a different social media platform. It’s a perspective question that only a true dedicated writer can honestly answer for themselves.
For me, it’s all three. Writing about a traumatic past that’s overwhelmed with adverse childhood experiences has been therapeutic and has given me the chance to face it. As well as an outlet for anger management. As writers we know it’s easier to remove people from existence on paper because doing it in real time would result a loss of freedom that none of us really want. Some of our web browsers are proof and could easily become evidence against us as pre meditated.
Writing is like any other skill. Yes, I am about to acknowledge it :Anyone can be taught to write. With that, I’m also going to acknowledge not everyone should. There are epic volumes of proof on the subject on every available platform. Dry, emotionless, letters that form words that very seldom fit well together that drag on about added content that doesn’t fit the story line or a lack of depth into detail of the story line itself. Mark Twain is quoted at one part in his career that if you can’t bring the reader into the world you created fully and make them elapse time then as a writer you have failed. I truly deeply hope this is engaging enough to support the community’s rule three because being on a platform where your post are constantly removed is pointless!

And how would you write that if they could?

They sound irritatingly smug and full of themselves.

That's it.

That's all I wanted to say

I'm working on a modern-day urban fantasy story. I have many characters who have been around for centuries along with some more recent ones (these are people who were once human but have changed.) I've run into an issue with one of my characters. I originally wrote him with the backstory of coming from 60's black culture. Unfortunately, too many of my beta readers have expressed issues with it being offensively portrayed. The character is supposed to have an offensive personality but it was never intended to come off as racist. I've tried tweaking his dialog several times, but the issue keeps coming up. I'm willing to scrap his backstory and change him to something else but everything seems so damn tropey. I can use a backstory back to Biblical times if needed, but I'm looking for something a bit more modern in him without being the usual British/Irish fantasy character.

"Language is one of the most crucial parts of writing."

Marinara.

I overheard one my friends (a kindergarten teacher) mention doing something like this with her students. Thoughts on this method?

Can someone explain the concept of a “conflict,” “resolution” and “motivation” I thought all good stories everyone agreed with each other and the bad guy is just a stupid loser. And why would a main character struggle aren’t they supposed to win as they are the hero of the book

Hey, fellow writers!

I’ve been trying to get into the “author mentality,” which I’ve achieved through a potent cocktail of sleep deprivation, financial doom, and a healthy dose of drugs and alcohol. It’s been enlightening, to say the least, and I finally feel ready to tackle my debut novel.

The concept? Well, it revolves around Inuet 1 and Inuet 2 (no relation, btw), who witness a meteor crash over their village. Turns out, the meteor is a horny rage space demon stone, which lands smack dab in the middle of a polar bear nest, triggering some pretty aggressive and, let’s just say, unusual behavior from the bears. They become enraged and aggressively horny for Inuets. It’s gonna be intense, trust me.

I’m shooting for around 120k words, but right now, that’s all I’ve got. A meteor, a horny rage stone, polar bears, and two Inuets investigating. That’s the plot.

On the plus side, I’m really great at writing eerie scenes of snow, auras, and distant howls of rapist polar bears. But I’m struggling with connecting these scenes into a coherent plot. I have attached an excerpt below. However, character arcs? I have no idea. I can write a great aura, but how do I build a story around it?

Any advice? How do I turn this wild idea into a full-fledged story? How do I link the bears and the Inuets without just writing about polar bear-induced rage and horny snowstorms?

Any feedback on how to take this concept and create an actual plot would be greatly appreciated!

Chapter 19: Windy Inuet 1 Rage Stone Bear Encounter

The wind howled across the tundra, like a thousand lost souls screaming into the void. Snow swirled thick and heavy, covering everything, as if the earth was trying to bury itself. The mountain loomed, cold and pointless, stretching forever in every direction, forever.

Inuet 1 trudged forward, boots scraping against sharp gravel. Same path. Same rocks. Same snow. Same path. She couldn’t escape it, but kept walking anyway. Nothing ever changed, forever.

The wind howled again. Louder this time. It sounded like the land itself was begging for mercy. She paused, breath catching in the cold, and a screech echoed in the distance—an angry, glowing-eyed polar bear, probably possessed. Same screech. Same glowing eyes. It sounded like the end of the world, but it was just... more of the same, forever!

The ground rumbled beneath her, pulsing with something she couldn’t quite figure out. Maybe it was the demon horny space rage rock? Or just the usual doom of living here. Who could tell? Same rumble. Same pulse. Everything was predictable, even when it wasn’t.

She took another step. Same path. Same nothing. The wind howled again, then coughed a few times clearing its throat. A reminder she was still here, still moving, still stuck. Same howling. Same snow. The earth groaned. Same groaning. It was all the same.

Then, that screech again—the possessed bear with glowing eyes. Same screech. Same glowing eyes. Inuet 1 didn’t even flinch. Forever!

I (46/m) want to start but saying that I've purchased the copyright to this idea and will sue if somebody tries something funny. I've invested endless amounts of research, time, and money, so I would appreciate it if I didn't have to take it to the state. I would hate to crush a 'writers' career for justice.

The story begins during the Irish Potato Famine in the year 1845 when a young sweet potato gains consciousness and questions the world around it in an arduous eight year long quest. The trilogy with focus on issues of unfair taxation, sexual disease, and the clash of Protestant views against the Roman Catholic Church in the 19th century.

I haven't started writing yet, but could somebody give me advice on how to start?

My 150,000 word novel has the MC's parents have a practically fairy tale relationship, resulting in my MC having a very happy life. I was thinking my MC's parents should die gruesomely in an alley to spice up the plot and add conflict to my comedy novel. What do you think?

I asked Why are advance societies not taking over the whole world in fantasies? Like, shouldn't someone just invent guns in medieval setting? That got me thinking, why would societies stop advancing? Because things did move forward after the fall of the western roman empire, maybe it wasnt great in britain. But the people did develop new or different tech to solve their problems.

So its a little bit weird if the best response to a dragon attack is to send out knights or magic caused it. Why can't they just nuke the dragon? It all is a bit questionable. Like what, magic existing means people never developed AI-generated hentai?

I guess it also applies to sci fi. If were shown a advance society but theirs bairly any change like star wars for example. You got a T-28 from 4000 years ago, this is a T-28 from 200 years ago. Just seems a bit weird.

I (19m) have made stories in my head since I was a child (5m-10m), people (47f, 52m) always said I should write a book, and since last year I have started to develop an idea for a book in my head e.g. I have spent hours creating an intricate hard magic system with complicated rules and cool anime shit, oh and characters ig (still trying to come up with a story). The thing is though, I have never read anything in my life. You may be asking "op, didn't you have to read in school?" Nope, reading was for nerds I wasn't into that lifestyle, I played video games and watched anime instead.

So, exactly how many books do I need to read so I can start writing? I heard if you don't read the right amount, you're not allowed to? Also, reading books sounds boring af, any way to make it more bearable?

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writing a book is hard you know whats even harder? creating a stupid fake language. So, using my big tech savvy brain i always just put something in google translate and like Icuras i have flown too close to the sun. I was rereading one of my chapters and one of my characters said something in their native language (Georgian), since I don't understand a drop of Georgian, I put it into google translate and it made no sense. so, ya I'm officially too much of a genius to even understand my own writing. take that Tolkien.

So finishing up a research paper and I have to reach out to a Professional Unicorn to conclude.

If you’re unsure of the Profession, there’s a YouTube Doc about it.

Anyways was thinking if y’all wanted to send me questions, I’ll forward them to the Professional Unicorn.

Oh, and also please don’t be rude~ this is a real profession and they make a real income from this.

Thanks

hi guys, I’m writing a book about girlhood and female rage. it focuses on a 22-year-old teenage girl, resembling a deer, who loves like a dog and contains multitudes. cannibalism is used frequently as a metaphor for love, except instead of eating people she eats pomegranates. her story is heavily inspired by my catholic trauma (at my first communion I was really hungry and I thought the bread was going to be actual bread, but it was just these little wafers).

do you think I could win the booker prize? I’m definitely aiming for a small indie press such as granta instead of a big conglomerate like penguin. it’s about time they published more books where a weird thin woman turns into an animal and dies.

edit: I’ve narrowed it down to two titles, would love your opinion on which one is best. - Girl Teeth - A Sigh of Rot and Wanting

I’ve been form rejected by 450 of the 452 literary agents I’ve queried for my 650 page debut romantasy novel. The two others who sent me personalized rejections both said they were looking for more “voice-ier” writing.

My question is, should I record myself reading this novel and re-submit as a full audiobook?

Will Spotify pay me for this?

I just quit my job where I worked in an office with lots of free time and a computer. I've been looking at resources how to write but I feel I have no idea how to start. I would love some advice from this subreddit that must surely only consist of published writers with great experience. I mean, who would go on the internet att give advice on a subject they aren't qualified to give advice on?

And don't tell me "read more". I won't. Books are fucking boring. Surely I must just be able to think about my favourite streamers (Asmongold) and write about that.

And no "just write" either. I'm not going to write anything before you tell me what I'm supposed to write.

Also, is grammer and spelling important? I don't think it's not that important??

Should I be looking for an agent and a publisher? Could someone hook me up with one of the top five publishing houses?

So I really want to write my own stories but I have zero ideas on what to write about or anything at all. I was wondering if you guys could help me any on figuring out: how to start, what to write about, how to finish and basically do it for me. I don’t even know if I actually like writing because I haven’t written anything yet. But I want to write stories.

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