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So my novel takes place in an afterlife and focuses on one major character, as they try to heal from childhood trauma, learn helpful mental health tools, and newly take in this beautiful universe....

I always envision it as so much cooler than what it really is and it causes me to lose motivation.

In a world where emotions can be physically transferred from one person to another, a black-market dealer discovers a secret emotion that has the power to change the course of humanity.

Like many, I find I can come up with cool setting ideas and various characters, but one thing I struggle with is figuring out how to wrap everything up....

Its maybe a silly question, but I've started a personal blog and I'm really enjoying writing posts for it. Does blog writing fall under the definition of writing for this community?

It could be something like, “I thought XYZ was easy and ABC was hard, but–”...

Nanowrimo is in November so I’ll make the community in prep to rally people on lemmy who might be interested in it

Hey all, I’m working on an old western which has some native characters, predominantly of a fictional tribe. I’m wondering if you all think it would be understandable if people spoke (in dialogs only) as the times and used terms like “Indian” or, even worse, “Injun”, or should I stick with using tribe names and the...

Writing about what you learn can deepen your understanding in several ways. It requires thoroughly exploring topics, articulating your thoughts clearly, and reflecting on connections. This process reveals gaps and inconsistencies in your knowledge. Regular writing also improves retention and communication skills long-term. The...

I guess the way that my brain works is that I try to plan out the best ideas, the best scenes, the best actions first. I focus on what excites me and what will function the best. This uses a lot of brain power, and I can only do it for a bit before I get exhausted and end that day’s writing....

Before summer holidays i decided to try to start writing a book, or at least, a long and engaging story. I wrote some months ago a short fanfic and the few people that read it like it very much....

I've written a few silly things that I've already published on my blog. Will it be okay to share the link to the published post here or should I copy-paste the content here? Any ideas or advises?

Earth sends its most distinguished diplomat to make a good impression. Then the alien representative introduces himself - Biggus Dickus.

For me it was advice from Dan Harmon: "Don't try to prove you're a good writer, you'll never write anything. Try to prove you're a bad writer and you'll write everything." Not perfect advice but it really does help me write when I'm being overly critical of my ideas.

I’m looking for a place to share my short stories and flash fiction, get comments and critiques, and give feedback in return. There are a fair few websites but they all seem to either focus on smut or fanfiction. Do you have any recommendations for active writing communities?

Not the best, but still something I submitted without expecting publication

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) kicks off today!...

Basically the title. In what ways do you share your writing? Do you look to self publish, go through professional organizations, or possibly publish online? I’ve never really shared much of my more serious or longer writing and would love to hear the ways people get their stories out there.