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Writing Ranting – Are Chapter Titles Old News?

Maybe it’s just the books I read, but I rarely see chapter titles anymore. I don’t mean the chapter number. I mean a unique name for that chapter. I can count on one hand the number of books I read in the past year with chapter names, and the closest I come across is whenContinue reading “Writing Ranting – Are Chapter Titles Old News?”

Writing Ranting – How Many Apps Does It Take to Post a Video?

With the threat of banning TikTok in the US, creators are exploring more social media apps and their capabilities. Even though I’m in Europe, I’ll still lose a huge amount of followers and views, and it’s worth my time looking into more app that are basically my marketing tools. One thing I’ve noticed is thatContinue reading “Writing Ranting – How Many Apps Does It Take to Post a Video?”

Writing Ranting – When the Characters Are Your Plot

It seems to be a growing trend in modern literature, especially in the fantasy genre, that a character’s personal discoveries and growth are more page time than a “big picture” plot. I, for one, love a good character-driven story, and it’s disheartening when I see readers complain about it not being a valid story. EveryoneContinue reading “Writing Ranting – When the Characters Are Your Plot”

Reading Ranting – On the High Seas of Piracy

Honestly, this is one Hell of a rant today because I’m just furious over people’s ignorance and blatant disregard for others when it comes to piracy. Imagine you’ve worked for months on an important university project. It counts for half your final results and without it, you’d have to repeat the year. You spent hoursContinue reading “Reading Ranting – On the High Seas of Piracy”

Writing Ranting – Listening to Readers

One of the most important things I’ve learned as a writer is to listen to readers. I’ve talked about receiving feedback specifically related to your book throughout the revising and editing stages, but this advice applies to any point before and during. I’ve heard a ton of advice from writers who seemed to stick toContinue reading “Writing Ranting – Listening to Readers”

Writing Ranting – Content Warnings vs Trigger Warnings

Warning: This gets ranty because of jerkface bigots, but I left that part for last. I know I’ve covered this in a previous post about pushing boundaries, but after a fellow writer asked about it, I thought I’d break down the differences. I’m sure there are people who would say something different, but these areContinue reading “Writing Ranting – Content Warnings vs Trigger Warnings”

Writing Ranting – Publishing on the Cheap!

Note: This is not about avoiding key steps in the writing or publications process. This is about keeping costs down for low-earning writers or those who can’t justify spending thousands on publishing. Firstly, I’m always so shocked when I hear people spending thousands on publishing either doing it themselves or using *editorial groups, *hybrids andContinue reading “Writing Ranting – Publishing on the Cheap!”

Writing Ranting – Getting Feedback – ARC Readers

I cannot stress enough the importance of getting feedback on your novel, especially with so many indie authors breaking the stigma of “my mum loved it, so I published it”. It’s time we changed that, and I’m seeing more and more indie authors become successful because they put the effort into their books and listenContinue reading “Writing Ranting – Getting Feedback – ARC Readers”

Reading Ranting – Fiction Vs Reality

I’m so sick of people getting all huffy over the “morally gray” character or the “touch her and die” or similar tropes in dark fiction, mainly fantasy but also in many books set in the real world. They get slated for being “problematic” and “unrealistic”. Well, obviously. It’s fiction, so what do people expect? Firstly,Continue reading “Reading Ranting – Fiction Vs Reality”