I’d Like To Improve

[ByronBors]

Hi there, I am a new member I am writing in the comic fantasy genre. I have been ‘writing’ a novel
for some time based on the Arthurian tales, set in past and present.
I have written a lot, but now feel I need to get some general advice. If I ever get the book published, I plan on a sequel followed by a third set in a new world - hmmmmmm?
Anyway, this is to say hi to everyone and see what happens?

 

[CupofJoe]

Hail and well-met ByronBors
Good to have you here.
Leap on in and enjoy!

 

[pmmg]

Howdy Byron, welcome here.

 

[_Michael_]

*waiting to see what happens*

...

...well??? I was told there would be excitement and fast-living as a writer! All I see are bills and rejection letters! lol

Well, welcome to the lobby where all of us aspiring world-builders are just waiting for that moment to shine. I have a bad feeling that none of us are going to get rich doing this, but we sure as heck aim to have fun on the way there!

 

[pmmg]

Was probably chatGPT that told you that… probably from its own experience.

My own has been write, a lot of interruptions, and endlessly edit. All those riches and fast times did not show up. I blame ChatGPT.

 

[Finchbearer]

Welcome ByronBors, jump on in.

Your choice of writing topic makes me think of Monty Python.

 

[_Michael_]

My writing in a nutshell:

Me to ChatGPT: Critique my writing, using 1990s vernacular to tell it like it is.

ChatGPT: "Your writing sucks."

Me: You didn't have to tell it like it is, geez. *rubs bruised ego*

 

[Finchbearer]

I just tried that - threw up hilarious results ChatGPT is good for dicking around on for sure.

 

[_Michael_]

Keep the new writers away from the devil's chatbox. lmao They don't yet realize it's a trap to bring down our collective literary quality through flashy junk exposition generated by an AI.

 

[Prince of Spires]

Hi!

General advice:
- Write a lot and read a lot.
- keep writing until you're done. Edit afterwards.
- write every day, even if it's only for 20 minutes. It's much easier to find 20 minutes each day, than finding 2 hours of free time once a week. And those little bits add up.
- Remember that no one writes a book in a single sitting. (most) people write a scene or a page or a chapter in 1 go at most. The little progress adds up. If you write a single page for each day of the year then you'll have a 90k novel in a years time.
- your first novel will suck. Mine certainly did. And so did everyone else's as well. And that's okay! View it as a learning experience and improve. The next one will be much better.

If you want more specific general advice, open up a thread asking for help. We're happy to help. Or at least derail a thread and turn it into a random, fun, off-topic discussion.

 

[Demesnedenoir]

Welcome aboard!

The education system wasn't destroying literary quality fast enough, hence AI, heh heh. Actually, it's more like the McDonaldsification of the industry, a bit like parts of the Cali wine industry.

Keep the new writers away from the devil's chatbox. lmao They don't yet realize it's a trap to bring down our collective literary quality through flashy junk exposition generated by an AI.

 

[_Michael_]

Welcome aboard!

The education system wasn't destroying literary quality fast enough, hence AI, heh heh. Actually, it's more like the McDonaldsification of the industry, a bit like parts of the Cali wine industry.

I'll take a large space opera with extra sci-fi, uh, two medium speculative fictions, and--wait, does that come with the Asimov sauce?