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Do I have to include a million fucking qualifiers in every piece of feedback I give. Giving constructive suggestions to you morons is the most thankless task imaginable.
The Sanderson video is question is literally him giving general technical advice - theories he even says aren't his own invention. Yes Sanderson makes YA crap. He's also made millions as an author so just MAYBE he has a small scrap of insight that a new writer could find useful.
Ethan Brooks
Yeah but I don’t write that fast.
Dylan Thompson
i don't know, I treat web publishing as a way to work out what works in plot and structure not to blast my best stuff. how much do you write a week? Or a day?
Yes user yes you do. People are thanking you, just not bothering to make a post stating so
Sebastian Williams
Uoooooooooohhhhh! Now this is a cartel member I can get behind! I wish this señorita cut off my dick and calls, sliced by nose and ears, cut my fingers, blowtorched my face, cut out my heart, showed it to me and ate it. Uoooooohhhhh!
>so just MAYBE he has a small scrap of insight that a new writer could find useful Nah
Xavier Ross
Hard taco, the OG, the classic. You know what a soft taco is? A burrito. Now I've got nothing against burritos, I love me a stuffed burrito with rice and beans, shredded chicken or pork, sour cream, salsa and cheese. I love it. But we ain't here talking about burritos, burritos are a full meal, they ain't made for snacking. We're here talking about the originale, the classic hard taco: meat, veggies, some pico, a touch of sour cream, and that classic crunch. Get a couple different types of meat, a bunch of different veggies, some different salsas and then make yourself a whole assortment. Hard taco or soft taco, that ain't even a question. Hard taco. I ain't a faggot.
Isaac Thompson
Although I prefer the flavor and the crunch of a hard taco, I appreciate the convenience and self-contained cleanliness of eating a soft taco. Often the choice is dictated by what I'm going to be doing after eating; if I'm socializing, I'll opt for the soft taco, if I'm at home, I choose the hard taco.
Justin Cox
My story starts off with the protag running from a beastie with his teammates, the beastie ends up killing everyone but him and he survives by the skin of his teeth. In his culture death isn't seen as something to be grieved, but rather as a necessary 'final step' in everyone's journey. Question is, how do I convey that at the very start without jarring exposition, making the char look disconnected / emotionally dead or on the other extreme, melodramatic?
Grayson Parker
I’ve lost all motivation to write again. Fuck.
Grayson Cook
I literally said sanderson understands the mechanical components very well and he explains it competently. I ain't sucking your dick any more than that.
Leo Davis
>everyone running like scared little girls >ackshully, death is a final step in everyone's journey and not to be feared maybe don't have them run and have them fight to the death instead. make his survival due to pure luck - he was knocked unconscious and the beast ate 2 or 3 of the others - and he feels ASHAMED he didn't die in battle
Bentley Perez
I had a taco from a little shop in the shitty part of my city's downtown that showed me the light. The answer to the taco conundrum is this: it's both. Not both like you're gonna have two, but both like a taco that perfectly walks the line. Hard shell taco, soaked in sauce and oil. If it crunches, it's too hard. You want crispy. You want it to break with your bite with a nice fresh crack.
Cooper Campbell
Write about your lack of motivation! Oh, and lay off the bong and the fapping.
Samuel Green
I only write well when I fap
Dominic King
this guy gets it
Lincoln Morris
So, they're Klingons?
Lincoln Nguyen
The hell is wrong with all of you making this binary choice. The true visionary constructs the double decker taco, wrapping a bean-filled soft tortilla around the hard corn shell to get both the delightful crunch and the soft chew. You gain the advantages of both tacos with the flaws of neither.
Lucas Mitchell
has anyone here posted on royalroad? did you get worthwhile feedback?
Carter Martin
nah no one has
Jack Sanchez
yes every now and then, more of an exception than the rule
Jeremiah Rivera
It's insane how much I didn't ask.
Thomas Young
I need a male’s perspective on the male protagonist for my short story. If a man went several billion years with no human companionship but finally found a human woman one day, would he try to rape her? Or would he respect her boundaries?
Andrew Robinson
Depends on man, and the woman. Personally I'd rape her.
Kayden Mitchell
A bilion years is far too long for any human to comprehend. People have trouble imagining what a thousand year life would feel like, much less a billion. In any case, depends on what kind of person he is I guess. Is he someone that would give in to primal instincts? Maybe he'd just be overjoyed to see and talk to another person?
Chase Martin
Congrats frend! Like that other user said, a billion years of far too long. Either way, he’d probably be afraid of her more than anything.
Xavier Clark
>several billion years w/o human contact he'd be more beast than man. he'd be balls deep in that cunt in 0.2 seconds once his initial shock wore off.
Brandon Thompson
He’s somewhere between feral and normal, with the loneliness and eternity driving him crazy but the aeons also giving him enough time to recover his sanity. He’s also stuck in his dick in a lot of non-human creatures because like I said no human companionship for ages.
>Personally I’d rape her I’m scared but not surprised.
Unless you're writing fantasy or isekai or litrpg you won't get any feedback
Aaron Rodriguez
If you're going to respond to someone's story with
>muh passive voice or >muh semicolons
do all of us a favour and skip it. Go to your library and read more books for adults until you understand. Thank you.
Dominic Walker
Not that user, but his use of semicolons were fucking abysmal. You cannot misuse three semicolons over the course of two sentences and expect people not to notice.
Justin Hill
I know it wasn't you, but then point out the correct usage, don't throw "don't use semicolons" like it's a universal rule or advice that should be listened to at all.
Leo Carter
semi colons should be used sparingly. alter your sentence structure if you are using semi colons even semi regularly.
Nathaniel Ramirez
>semi colons should be used sparingly Why, because they trigger you? >alter your sentence structure if you are using periods even semi regularly Do you realize how retarded you sound?
Jeremiah Lopez
>He’s also stuck in his dick in a lot of non-human creatures Go on.
There’s a certain point where the advice needs to be “Just stop”. If you’re critiquing someone who doesn’t know what a semicolon is, then you’ve probably reached that point.
Liam Cox
I wasn't saying nobody on the wide earth should use semicolons. I was telling that user that he needed to dial it back until he had the basics down.
I assumed it was obvious in the context but apparently I must include 20 bullet points of context/qualifications for every damn comment I make in this hive of pedantry. For the record I actually agree that passive voice isn't an issue (Pullum bro here)
Agree with this. Semicolons have legitimate uses but so often they're a dead giveaway of a noob of psued who are thinking about how they're a writer as they write rather than being focused on craft.
It's funny because I don't think YOU understand the usage of semicolons. >Semicolons have legitimate uses No shit, like connecting two independent clauses. Meaning every two sentences separated by a period can be separated by a semicolon instead. ALL OF THEM.
Joseph Hill
It's okay I have no clue how to use dashes.
Luke Phillips
Dr. Bucksneed is that you???
Please share a sample where all the sentences are seperated by semicolons so I can laugh at you.
Grayson Ortiz
The point of a semicolon over a period is that it allows you to imply a connection to the previous clause in much the same way a comma does. >Many experiments beyond human comprehension were conducted here. Some still wander around. Does not work as well as >Many experiments beyond human comprehension were conducted here; some still wander around.
Justin Diaz
I think I've made my point that your wry comment about "legitimate uses" is completely unfounded by grammar and totally founded by your biases.
Levi Murphy
Zero grammatical basis for what you're saying. It does, at most, imply a shorter pause than a period but longer than a comma.
Xavier Morgan
Completely incorrect.
Anthony Bennett
Not an argument.
Adam Reyes
>In rare instances, when a comma replaces a period (full stop) in a quotation, or when a quotation otherwise links two independent sentences: >"I have no use for this," he said; "you are welcome to it." >"Is this your book?" she asked; "I found it on the floor." Ooooooh. Stylistically, I like this very much.
Justin Miller
lol
Zachary Harris
Anons, anons! Can't you see that this semicolon debate... ...IS TEARING US APART!!! NOOO!!!1!
