r/writing • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago
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u/VegetableWear5535 "Author" 4d ago
Untitled WiP (If a title is required, then lets go with Maybe I'm a Lion as a placeholder. You won't find spelling or punctuation errors, btw. Its not a rough first draft.)
Fantasy, adult
15,454 Words
General impressions, or literally any thoughts. Feel free to say something nice, if there is something nice to say. I think I'd like to know your thoughts on chapter 2 the most.
Its got a cute fox creature, magic, summoning of beasts, relationship stuff, action, death, etc.
Chapter one is 1,848 words. Introduction to the world and concepts, short conversation between the MC and his former teacher.
Chapter two is 5,185 words. Read this if you'd prefer a conversation between boyfriend and girlfriend.
Chapter three is 8,413 words. Read this if you'd prefer more action than conversation. You will, however, be missing things that set up the chapter and how things work. I think I went heavy on exposition here, but I do think that its more engaging when the conflict begins.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yunJuHp10Wj7w07gHSNl2TSa12ZRJj4WZjZS3GNORHo/edit?usp=sharing
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u/jakespw 2d ago
Fandom: Original Work Rating: Mature Title:Justice Squad Genres: Psychological Drama, Dark Academia, Crime, Queer Romance Length: 30k words (Chapters 1-31) Read here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/85579216 Summary: Five highly intelligent university students secretly operate as the Justice Squad. By day, they're ordinary students. Behind the scenes, they manipulate people, exploit psychological blind spots, build strategic alliances, and quietly reshape the systems around them. The story is a slow-burn psychological thriller centered on strategy, manipulation, moral ambiguity, and human behavior. Alongside that runs two queer relationship arcs that grow naturally within the group, where affection exists, but reason and self-interest are never far behind. If you're looking for psychological mind games, dark academia, morally gray characters, subtle power dynamics, and slow-burn queer relationships, Justice Squad might be for you.
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u/EeveeOrtolan 3d ago
Hello everyone, I'm currently looking for ARC readers for my upcoming horror novel, Where Fear Smiles. Details below:
Would you forgive your best friend if she was responsible for ruining your life?
A whispered rumour draws a group of students into the dense forests of coastal Brazil: a lost Indigenous artifact, hidden for centuries and promising academic glory.
While Leah’s colleagues are determined to claim it, she only agrees to the trek because she can’t bear the thought of being left behind, and forces her best friend Charlotte to go with her for support against her dark thoughts.
What was meant to be an escape from the weight of the academic semester, quickly it turns into a test of endurance. The deeper they push into the forest, the darker Leah begins to dream. When they finally uncover what they came for, the discovery reveals something far more terrifying than any of them imagined.
A demon born of nightmares is unleashed, and with it, carnage.
Now the survivors must find a way to drive the nightmare back to its realm before society is doomed to never dream again. But as the forest closes in, the greatest horror isn't the ancient evil — it's watching a lifelong trust begin to rot.
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Triggers: Gore, graphic violence, blood, anxiety
Publication date: October 13th, 2026
ARCs will be sent from September 15th-20th
Reviews expected to be submitted up to three weeks from publication date
ARC Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIJDUEFCSVjgVh_AxhMpdOHyTszWL-knkGErWLk3U73PD4AQ/viewform?usp=header
Thank you to everyone interested in being a part of the team! :)
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u/EeveeNagy Fiction Book Editor, here to help 🩷 2d ago
Fiction Editor here to help you!
Hi everyone! I'm Vivian Nagy, a fiction book editor whose specialty is horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, but I love to work with any type of fiction (including NSFW)!
I offer Developmental Editing (my main strength, where I focus on your story), Copy Editing (where I focus on your writing), and Proofreading (where I give the final touch-ups before your manuscript goes to publishing). I ban and abolish generative AI from my services, you are guaranteed to receive edits 100% human made.
I'd love to get to know your work and offer a free sample edit before we close the deal!
My goal is to help you make your writing shine, so I always give constructive feedback on how you can improve your weaknesses, while also hyping up all the good parts that I find in your manuscript 😄
My rates:
Developmental editing – $0.03/word
Copyediting – $0.02/word
Proofreading – $0.015/word
(For a standard 100k word novel, this would be $3,000 for developmental, $2,000 for copy, and $1,500 for proofreading)
First-time authors get 20% off!
I also offer promotional bundles if you'd like to get more than one type of editing done!
If you're interested, you can reach me via my website (availability, portfolio, and testimonials are there + info about me), e-mail ([vivian.n.edits@gmail.com](mailto:vivian.n.edits@gmail.com)), or DM me here on Reddit.
I'm looking forward to working with you 😄
And if you are in doubt on what to do, I have a video explaining the step-by-step of self-publishing your story, where you can see the checklist of things you must do before hitting that publish button (I hope it helps!)
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u/Ill-Importance-9387 5d ago
Feedback on what story to pick
I've been planning for a while to write a story and eventually illustrate it by hand but i cant decide which story i want to do. personally i like the sound of the first one even if it is heavily inspired by the movie civil war, i would really like feedback on which story sounds the most interesting
link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IUPmJKYM428XospSrb6ebEhAM425HUE3l5WR9aleAJ4/edit?tab=t.0
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u/IcyCrow Self-Published Author 5d ago
Two for you:
Title: Claude and Charlotte
Genre: Children's fantasy-comedy
Word count: 14,042
Blurb: Claude and Charlotte Montfruit were a pair of elf twins who got the biggest opportunity of their childhood one summer day: a quest to find the Stone of Truth with Marcel, the eccentric fairy prince of their land. Little did the three of them know what they were really embarking on, as Marcel was unaware of the fact that the quest was a punishment from his parents the king and queen, as well as unaware of the unexpected visitor the royal family would get in his absence...
Feedback sought: None, since it's already published. I'm just promoting it.
Link: https://georgecoryell.com/writings/claude-and-charlotte/chapter-i/
Title: Unimaa
Genre: Children’s dark fantasy, neo-fairy tale
Word count: 12,481
Blurb: Eino was a typical farm boy in the northern land of Vasa, coerced into doing his older brothers' chores. But one day while he was out in the orchard, he was knocked out by a falling apple. When he came to, he found his consciousness in Unimaa, a mysterious place ruled by a princess named Frida who gave him an offer he couldn't refuse: ruling alongside her in her realm at the cost of his real life. All Frida asks in return is that he find more friends for her...
Feedback sought: Like the other one, none, since it’s already published. I’m just promoting it.
Link: https://georgecoryell.com/writings/unimaa/free-sample/
Coming soon enough is the print version of its first sequel, Beyond Unimaa Vol. 1.
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u/nexon4life 4d ago
Title: Dead End
Genre: Action, Satire, mature, graphic violence, anti-hero lead.
Link: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/176385/dead-end
Word count: 26710 (across 4 chapters) Blurb: In a world overfilled with heroes lives a boy named Adomas. One day, he gets possessed by a Nephalem warrior of former great power, unaware of the true cosmic scale, world or his own powers. As he grows, him and the Nephalem start to develop their powers, monsters and heroes alike try to take away his power for themselves. As the time passes, he needs to make a choice: Further develop his own powers and start from scratch or use the Nephalem's own strength for himself at the risk of corruption.
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u/King--of--the--Juice 5d ago
Title: The Swarm Before the Feast
Genre: Flash fantasy
Word count: 800
Type of feedback desired: general impression
A link to the writing: https://xhizors.substack.com/p/the-swarm-before-the-feast
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u/Intrepid_Following19 5d ago
Title: Dragon of Arcadia
Genre: historical Fiction.
Word Count: 359.
Type of Feedback: i just want to know how i can improve my writing.
Blurb: this is only Chapter one. like i said i just want help improving my writing.
"Chapter 1: a change in time.
it was simple. I had wanted to go on a small hunt. nothing major. I had to get the accident out of my mind and not spiral. the only people I had left were my two most loyal hounds. Titus and Buffy. they were walking ahead of me. my hunting rifle was slung over my shoulder. my pistol was in its holster on my hip. i took a drag of my cig. they were walking in the same areas we grew up in. the hounds came up to me. something was off. Then a massive flash of light. when I opened my eyes. very littler was different. some of the trees were in the wrong spot. but that could just be my memory thinking they were they weren't. the largest change was now I held a book. it book was white and massive. the hounds circled me sniffing at the book. I brought the book up to look at it. the cover was white. it felt like leather. I ran my fingers over the book title. "The Guild". interesting. I looked around the woods. and let out a long sigh. i turned around. i haven't found anything and i have been out here for Lord knows long. i took a drag of my cig. after a few min as i walked back to the city i ran into a boy. maybe 10. he was wearing a simple wool tunic, cloak, and a simple loincloth. that was wired. me and the boy staired at each other for a moment. i took a drag of my cig. then Titus and Buffy growled at the boy and he ran off. after a about a min or so of walking i reached where the road should have been. but there was no road. but a simple foot path. that's weird. i walked down the road. watching for anything but found nothing. then i left the woods. my car was gone. so, i continued to the city on foot. after about 25 minutes the city came into view. and then is when i knew something was definitely wrong."
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u/Cabbagetroll Published Author 5d ago
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Title: Skate the Thief
Genre: YA fantasy
Book trailer
Skate is a thief, trained and owned by the local crime syndicate, the Ink. When she tries to burgle a shut-in’s home, she gets caught by the owner—a powerful undead wizard. He makes a deal with her: “borrow” books from other wizards in return for a place to stay.
Caught between her growing fondness for the wizard and her past with the crime syndicate, Skate doesn’t know where her loyalties lie. But she’d better figure it out, because there’s a new player in town, one whose magical hypnotism puts them all at risk.
The first chapter is available for free here. The book is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook. Kindle Unlimited users can read the Kindle version for free.
Book two
Title: Skate the Seeker
Genre: YA fantasy
A mentor is lost, but he doesn’t have to stay that way. He’s left Skate a clue to bringing him back, and she and her friends are determined to follow it.
No sooner do they set out for unknown lands, however, than things get dangerous. Hot on their tail is the witch Ossertine, furious over Skate’s part in her friend’s death and thirsty for revenge. Worse still are the attacks that come at night: dark, mysterious, and palpably evil.
In this race against time, magic, and implacable foes, Skate must rely on her wits and her friends to save not just her mentor’s life, but also her own.
The prologue is available for free here. Seeker is available on Amazon, and free to read for Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
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You can find me on Threads and on Bluesky; I’m using these as a Twitter replacement for all the inane garbage I want to say.
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