Ierrech The trick is never write at your full speed.
For example: Your full speed is 2k/day. Your chapter should be 1.5k. So you have 500 words storage per day.
If you speed is 1.3k/day. Make your chapter 1k per day. You will have stockpile for when you have 'writer block', sick, etc..
MasterRabbink ah. I can write about 3.5k a day, or 2 chaps. But work and married life is busy + traveling... :(
BabyTanuki let me read it now :) A good break after agonising over what to do about my WN for the last few days...
Ierrech Your prologue is really confusing. A lot of world term bombs all at once. I opted to skip it and jump into Chapter 1. Still reading
MasterRabbink
My full speed is around 15K words a day. Do not recommend. No bueno lol. I managed 5k a day for a while and could have stuck with that, but college got in the way =(. 2,000 - 2,500 is fairly easy for me at the moment though. Takes 2 hours on a good day and 4 on a bad one.
BabyTanuki that's true. I have been thinking to delete the prologue... it's too wordy even for my taste.
SnoozySloth thank you and gonna try it! What's your novel? Gonna give it a read after 20 chapters of @BabyTanuki Macha's journey. Have done @ImBloo novel review already :)
SnoozySloth added to the list to read! I like steampunk since FO2... But isn't it hard to write...? I find it hard to populate my world with reasonable science things...
Ierrech
Super hard. Especially since I have no background in engineering or mechanics. Can't even change my own oil. I also haven't explored steampunk as much as I'd like to.
The novel's turned out much better than I expected all things considered. It continuously challenges me with a theme I'm not super comfortable in. On the flip-side, my novel contains mana which is a super cheat code for me lol.
Ierrech Thanks for the review. I'm glad you like it. I'm a new writer, so I'm struggling with the balance between world-building and action. I've been shifting chapters and scenes around like crazy since I first wrote this a week ago.
The next chapter was actually the first one I wrote, but then I was like "If I were a reader, would I give a sh*t about these idiots running around in the sewer shooting at giant bugs?" So I added two chapters to introduce the main characters, which became four chapters. Right now I'm tempted to add even more, but I'm restraining myself. Gotta get to the action before the audience gets bored :D.
ImBloo
I know the struggle lol. I was told my 1st novel was too slow-paced. My 2nd novel which is doing better has been deemed as too fast-paced. Such is life lol. I get a funny feeling my 2nd novel will get really popular right around when I run out of stuff to write and finish it. Then I'll be back to square 1 lol.
SnoozySloth Yep I spotted that (your lack of engineering knowledge) too in the first few chaps. Though you wisely dodged that later with the addition of mana. But personally, I think having some simple background knowledge will not limit your options, but give you more ideas instead.
Anyway, care for a review swap :D?
ImBloo
Sure. Yours was already in my library from an earlier forum thread anyways. I remember discussing the synopsis with you before =p. I try to check out some new entries each writing contest, but I was way too slammed during the cyberpunk contest lol. I'll probably get to your book sometime today or tomorrow.
BabyTanuki reviewed! Only reached chapter 4, but enjoying it alot ;) I genuinely felt happy and cute when they said that other guilds won't have such a cute mascot :) that got me hooked... lol.
Do you need help editing...? I could probably edit a chapter a day...
Ierrech I couldn't force you to edit for me! But thank you very much for the offer! Just this week I took away my bonus chapters so I would have more time to edit my past ones. I was previously doing 7 a week + about 2 bonus which was killing me... I still need to pay back my readers with bonus chapters, but I will try to edit ahead of you that way you can enjoy a more streamlined version of the story!
Still editing one of my bonus chapters for this past week, will work on your review afterward (only on Chapter 3).
BabyTanuki How about I try my hand at editing some chaps...? Do you keep the backup raws in doc or txt format...?
SnoozySloth reviewed! I was wondering why you would write about something you're not familiar with, then I realised you did really well in the competition! Grats! And going well!
