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Sydney Faith Author
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Приєднався 17 жов 2018
Writing, self-publishing, KDP, new writing technology & tools, + updates on my books and projects.
You can check out the free short stories of my YA fantasy series Olexia Legends on my website, sydneyfaith.com, and the main novels in ebook, paperback, and hardcover on Amazon.
You can check out the free short stories of my YA fantasy series Olexia Legends on my website, sydneyfaith.com, and the main novels in ebook, paperback, and hardcover on Amazon.
How to Edit a First Draft | Developmental Editing Tips for Writers
After the first draft comes developmental editing. This self-editing step for writers focuses on story structure, character development, and consistency for your book.
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Chapters:
00:00 What is Developmental Editing?
01:05 Characters
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03:42 Pace
04:49 How to find issues
06:34 Don't get stuck!
07:54 Final notes
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Design a Cover Readers Will Love! | Book Cover Design for Writers
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How to come up with your book cover design. Whether you're hiring an illustrator or making diy covers, choosing a design for your book can be tricky. Here are my best tips for figuring out what readers want and how to represent your story. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #authortube #selfpublis...
Time-saving AI for authors (besides writing!) | Marketing, Blurbs, Social Media
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6 ways authors can use AI for the non-writing side of being an author. Formatting text, drafting blurbs, your website, social media promo images, and more. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #ai #author #indieauthors #aiwritingtools Chapters: 00:00 AI for Marketing, Newsletters, & Websites 00:33 W...
Is Your Book Too Short? | Word Count Guide by Genre (Novel, Fantasy, YA, Mystery, Thriller, Novella)
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Word count standards change for each genre of fiction, but other factors such as self-publishing vs traditional, age category, and the story itself will influence a book's final word count. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #author #indieauthors Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Story T...
Say Goodbye to Writer's Block! | Take Control of Your Creativity and Get Motivated to Write
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Don't wait for inspiration to find you! Overcome writer's block by learning how to write and create ideas even when "inspiration" hasn't struck. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #writingtips #authortube Chapters: 00:00 What is inspiration? 01:41 Motivation = Inspiration? 02:10 How to wr...
Hard Worldbuilding vs. Soft Worldbuilding | Which is better for your story?
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Hard vs Soft Worldbuilding for fantasy and sci-fi writers. What's the difference, and which one is better? •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #worldbuilding #scifi #fantasy Chapters: 00:00 What are soft and hard worldbuilding? 00:53 Examples from classic fantasy 01:50 Which I chose for my...
Is Sudowrite BETTER than ChatGPT for Stories? | Sudowrite vs ChatGPT | Best AI for Writing Books
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Sudowrite is an AI program for writing books! Does it compare to ChatGPT for writing stories? AI for Authors Series. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #author #aistory Chapters: 00:00 What is Sudowrite? 00:20 How to Use Sudowrite 02:03 Can Sudowrite Edit Books? 03:03 What is Sudowrite Go...
How to Level Up Your Creative Writing Skills!
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Creative writing is used to create artistic and entertaining stories. Here are my tips on how to learn creative writing as a beginner, and improve your skills for writers of any level. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #selfpublishing #creativewriting Chapters: 00:00 What is Creative Wri...
KDP Scheduled Release Date for Paperbacks! | Pre-Orders on Kindle Direct Publishing?
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Kindle Direct Publishing now offers Scheduled Release Dates for KDP print books! •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #kindledirectpublishing #kdp #selfpublishing Chapters: 00:00 What is this feature? 01:15 How does it work? 02:24 KDP pre-orders? 03:02 Tips for this feature 03:34 End Card
KDP SECRET Every Author Needs! | Amazon KDP | Kindle X-Ray | Kindle Direct Publishing
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Kindle Direct Publishing's X-Ray feature allows authors to further customize the reading experience. From pronunciations, appendix info, and author's commentary, this useful and underused tool helps readers navigate ebooks easily! •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #kdp #selfpublishing #writing Ch...
How I Edit My Books | first draft to finished novel in 6 steps
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A breakdown of the editing process, from developmental editing, copy editing, line editing, and proofreading, that most writers and editors use. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #author #indieauthors Chapters: 00:00 How to Edit a Novel 00:21 Developmental Edit 01:01 Critique Partner/Gro...
How I Organize My Writing Projects | Organization for Writers | Sydney Faith Author
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Writing organization can be as simple or detailed as you like! Here are a few of my favorite easy methods and tips for keeping books and writing projects organized. •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writinganovel #indieauthors #writing Chapters: 00:00 Organization Tips for Writers 00:27 Folders ...
It's PUBLISHED! | Revenge of the Druid Queen - Sydney Faith
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•Read a Preview - sydneyfaith.com •Shop This Book - www.amzn.com/dp/B0CHKZKKFB •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith #writing #author #indieauthors Chapters: 00:00 Revenge of the Druid Queen 00:22 Writing Timeline 01:16 Writing Log Highlights 03:43 Rewrites & Changes 04:37 Rambling 05:07 What's Next? 05:36 Final Thoughts
Can ChatGPT OUTLINE Your Book? | How to Write a Book Using ChatGPT | AI for Authors | Outlining
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There are many ways to use ChatGPT to write a book, including outlining. This method can easily be applied to any AI text generator. •Revenge of the Druid Queen - www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHKZKKFB •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #writing #book #chatgpt Chapters: 00:00 Write Faster with AI 00:33 Brai...
Does KDP ALLOW ChatGPT AI Books? | KDP AI Generated Content Disclosure Rules | AI for Authors
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Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) has a new disclosure policy for AI generated content. What does this mean for authors? Revenge of the Druid Queen: www.amzn.com/dp/B0CHKZKKFB •Website - sydneyfaith.com •Instagram - sydfaithauthor •Goodreads - goodreads.com/sydneyfaith •Amazon - amzn.to/3wDUZ65 #kdp #kindledirectpublishing #aiwriting Chapters: 00:00 KDP Update 00:24 New Pre-...
CampNaNo 2023 Winner! | New Fantasy Novel Cover Reveal! | Sydney Faith Author
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CampNaNo 2023 Winner! | New Fantasy Novel Cover Reveal! | Sydney Faith Author
What is Point of View? | First Person vs Third Limited vs Third Omniscient | POV
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What is Point of View? | First Person vs Third Limited vs Third Omniscient | POV
Can ChatGPT Edit Your Book? | How to Write a Book Using ChatGPT | AI for Authors | Copyediting
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Can ChatGPT Edit Your Book? | How to Write a Book Using ChatGPT | AI for Authors | Copyediting
How to Write a Book With ChatGPT! Create a Book in Record Time with AI? | ChatGPT 4 Writing
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How to Write a Book With ChatGPT! Create a Book in Record Time with AI? | ChatGPT 4 Writing
Write a Book with Artificial Intelligence?! | What I Learned Using ChatGPT to Write a Book | Novel
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Write a Book with Artificial Intelligence?! | What I Learned Using ChatGPT to Write a Book | Novel
I Used ChatGPT to Write a Book. And I Published it | ChatGPT for Authors | Writing a Novel With AI
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I Used ChatGPT to Write a Book. And I Published it | ChatGPT for Authors | Writing a Novel With AI
How I Get a Novel Back on Track After a Break | Writing After a Break | Sydney Faith Author
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How I Get a Novel Back on Track After a Break | Writing After a Break | Sydney Faith Author
My Outlining Process | Outlining Plan for Book 3 | Outlining 2021 | Sydney Faith Author
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My Outlining Process | Outlining Plan for Book 3 | Outlining 2021 | Sydney Faith Author
Release Day! | The Dormant Titan - Olexia Legends 2 | Sydney Faith Author
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Release Day! | The Dormant Titan - Olexia Legends 2 | Sydney Faith Author
KDP Hardcover Books Quality Review! | Kindle Direct Publishing | Sydney Faith Author
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KDP Hardcover Books Quality Review! | Kindle Direct Publishing | Sydney Faith Author
I'm Publishing a 2nd Edition! | What's Changing and Why | Olexia Legends | Sydney Faith Author
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I'm Publishing a 2nd Edition! | What's Changing and Why | Olexia Legends | Sydney Faith Author
Proofreading Checklist & Formatting Guide | Writing tips | Self Editing | Editing for Authors
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Proofreading Checklist & Formatting Guide | Writing tips | Self Editing | Editing for Authors
Proofreading Tips and Tricks! | How to Proofread Your Own Writing | Editing | Sydney Faith Author
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Proofreading Tips and Tricks! | How to Proofread Your Own Writing | Editing | Sydney Faith Author
Fantasy Writer Confessions Tag | Authortube | Writing Tag | Sydney Faith Author
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Fantasy Writer Confessions Tag | Authortube | Writing Tag | Sydney Faith Author
Is Writing Fantasy Harder? | How Writing Fantasy is Different | My Experiences Writing Fantasy Books
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Is Writing Fantasy Harder? | How Writing Fantasy is Different | My Experiences Writing Fantasy Books
I have finished my first novel and was wondering how chatGPT would be able to proof read twenty chapters and would it be worth doing it? Also, does it keep anything I submit on file? In other words, would someone else be able to steal my novel?
Thank you
Does my 350-page novel count as a low-content book on kdp. I wanted to schedule a release for it but kdp won't let me since it's a low-content book. I was honestly gonna try and cheat the system and set my book as a large print that way I could set a release date. What should I do?
Thanks for the info. I tried sudowrite but did not do everything from the start. Still, it took me past my writer's block and well into the novel. Now I am testing 4O which does about the same. Both AI's cannot write more than a chapter without going off subject.
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Excellent Sydney. a "10 out of 10!" Great Job!
I am using grammar how is it different than chapPGT?
My elves... They have a reproductive system of being obligate queuers, with a seperate male and female hierchy. They have a longer gestational period, and they only hit puberty at 20, and their narrow frames on a humanoid bodyplan do severely limit their ability to produce offspring. They have a fertility rate of around 5.9 to 6.1 children per women, but only one in four women would reproduce, because of them being obligate queuers, and the young being so altricial, and the birthing process so heavy on the mother that many would be too busy caring for nieces and nephews upon becoming fertile, that they might not choose to have their own off-spring. Bi-racial elves, have a unique way is that their colorations, to humans, there pigmentations look like the one of a generic white person, but to elves, having this combination would make them unusual. Also, those who are drow with dinurnal elves are typically predisposed to being late birds, nocturnal or diurnal, and tend to have very messy circadian rythms, or rather lack them entirely.
Wow, there is that big number again… 250,000 lol trying to give me nightmares? Great video. My process is after I carefully edit it, I hand it off to my editor who then hands it back to me all in red and I cry myself to sleep for a few weeks questioning if I should just give up. Then I keep going cause she is expensive, and I need to make my money back somehow. Then she proof edits and I cry myself to sleep some more. I then proof edit it twice. So my process is a lot of self questioning and tears lol.
Hah, thanks. 250 is crazy, idk how epic authors can keep that organized, let alone Sanderson's nearly double!
Very useful thank you. I write non fiction and the create, edit, create edit, combine, etc. Is good to hear your take on it. It's exciting to be able to pull so many ideas together, synthesize them and produce a well researched annotated work in much less time then it otherwise would.
No problem! I bet that's a timesaver when it comes to research for a non-fiction project. I've also found it helpful for organizing ideas and notes too
Hi Sydney. This is very informative. Been editing book 2 myself. Would you care to give advice on how to properly get kdp book cover dimensions for publication?
Hello! If you're looking for ebook cover dimension, the recommendation is 1600 x 2560. For paperback and hardcover, I always use the cover template tool you can find in the KDP "help" pages.
Hi Sydney, If I may ask. How can I make the dimensions of my cover fit properly for a kfo upload?
I just want to point out that Shadowdale is a place in the Forgotten Realms novels, a setting of D&D
Lol yeah, I didn't know that at the time, I should have looked it up!
I received my copy of Legends of the "Shadow Woods" today.
Very cool, thank you!
@SydneyFaithAuthor You're welcome. I'm attempting a trial and error thing with AI too.
I ordered Legend of the Shadowoods. I'm anxious to read it
Humans create art. Computers create data. Let’s stick with art!
You allowed AI to write a book.
Great video! Can you put the prompts u suggest to make a novel longer in the video description? Your vids are very helpful u earned my sub. Lol Thanks!
Out of all the videos I've watched so far on this topic, this was the clearest and most informative one. Thank you!!
Awesome, thank you!
Im working on my dads biography right now... I plugged the outline into AI for a summary, then I used the summary to create a midjourney prompt for a book cover. Midjourney came close but Ideogram created the perfect cover on the first try (including spelling of the title).
Very cool! I haven't checked out Ideogram yet but it looks interesting.
Cover art is the eye candy for the reader. I always hate it when I see a cover art that has nothing to do with the story. Like a happy cover with two people riding off into the sun but the book is a tragedy genre and no one is riding off happy into the sun. Or see swashbucklers swinging on a ship but there are zero boats in the story. You have good talent with cover designs. Cause mine is dark fantasy, I went with the have a villain on each cover approach.
Totally agree, and thanks! Villains are a cool cover concept 😎
Hello! How are you feeling today? Great I hope! I love your content, please keep up the great work! You mentioned reputable cover designers or design companies that will have pre-made covers. What are the names of the companies?
There are a lot. It be faster and easier to look it up than making a list. They are more of the common pick for authors on a budget. Common means many companies. Even companies that do custom covers also have stock footage options.
@@c.c.milton Thank you!
Before I lost my eyesight, I would pick up a book based on the title and if the title sounded like something involving time travel I would read the summary and go from there.
? How you read the summary
@@Legogreens I guess summary isn't the right word, I read the back of the book that showed a very general overview of what the book plot is.
@@Legogreens or the inside front cover of a hardback book
@@Legogreens the word I meant to use was synopsis LOL
This was really good ❤ What do you do about the absolutely insane “plot police”😂 or censorship? Almost everything 😢 I try to do is blocked or it won’t do it at some point in the process.. mostly against any weird themes or transgender symbolism. I’m as high in “openness” and also IQ as it is possible to be basically 😂 and I think that’s why. These AI’s are made from and aimed at the middle of the bell curve. Thats fine, because I don’t use it to write, and wouldn’t, but does the censorship and prejudice come up in editing?? THANK YOU 🙏🏻 ❤
Question for the beta readers on fiver, how do I give them my story? Do I send them the story through email or do I send it through fiver?
I wish I had the money for other tools. I got laid off from my job so I have to remove my webpage lol, can’t afford it. I mostly use my own abilities to come up with things, but an AI to help with advertising would help a lot.
Thanks for the tutorial and congratulations on your new book!
Thanks so much!
Thanks heaps Sydney :) great tips! The future of authorship certainly has changed since AI arrived.
No problem! It absolutely has. It's an interesting time to be in a creative field, for sure.
Thank you for another informative video :-)
I didn’t know that being author today would mean you had to do more than just write. That is informative. What Fantasy books have you found inspired you the most to write and ignited your imagination. For me “Phantastes” by George Macdonald was phenomenal, and, as I understand it, he is the Reason C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien wrote Narnia and Lord of the rings.
Interesting, I'll have to look that up! Funnily, Narnia is one of my favorite childhood series that inspired me to start writing, as well as the Inheritance Cycle, and of course Harry Potter.
Lol 200,000 word count by accident. I think by that moment, it be best to turn it into two 100k word books. You forgot to mention target audience age is also a deciding factor in word count. For traditional publishing they also have a chart for word count by age groups. When I was flopping back and forth between indi or not I asked around and one of them gave me a few graphic carts based on their companies word count expatiations. I use them when I teach my students.
😂 right? That's a Sanderson-scale writing "oops". Absolutely a big factor too, good catch! Very cool! I've seen some of those online and they're super helpful to give perspective on the size of a writing project.
Thank you for the new video :-) I've often wondered whether word count or page count would be more important for a new novelist
In the book world l, word count is the thing that rules us all. You can change page count based on how you format it. Also, it depends on your target audience age range. If you write a book for a 3rd grader, it should be shorter and easier to read than for a high schooler or a college age reader.
How did the novella turn out?
Is any of this your words, too, including the UA-cam video?
Short and sweet. But I gotta say being so cute is a crime... I instantly subscribed 5 seconds into the video. Let's see what else you talk about on this channel.
I am surprised your channel is not bigger. Your advice is sound, and you’re a young writer who still remembers what it was like to be a new writer. Writers who been doing it for 30+ years really don’t remember the feeling, so their advice tends to be “get over it.” But we all know at the time, they were scared and needed to find steps to help.
Haha, thank you! Absolutely, I think most newbie writers feel that way lol
Rather than ban AI content, I think they'll just have it in its own section. They're not going to throw away money.
Not an author
AI names all the characters Alex and Maya, all scientists are brilliant, and the plots are childish. It seems to be stuck on the same kind of plots. However, it can help with research and organization. It’s a tool. The AI rewrite tools in Grammarly and ProWritingAid are helpful but sometimes jumble the text.
Hi, nice video. Have you tried novel ai?
Scum
Now that I have my Kindle library available on my echo device, I decided to buy this book!
Very cool! Happy reading and hope you enjoy!
If you call yourself a writer and use chatGPT you’re lying to yourself. You’re not a writer.
As a pantser with a very over active imagination, I find a medium world building with a sprinkle of deep mixed in for the start to be the easiest of the two. It makes sure you won’t info dump, but yet let readers think there is more than you wrote. Then in book 3 I take it deep, as the past catches up with the present. But I was fully aware I was writing a series, so I had to think hard on the best way to world build in 5 books. Always annoys me when the author goes big at the start, cause then it seems bland and nothing new to explore later on. One book I read a while ago, author told the entire history in like the first 3 chapters. So when the characters found a smash ancient statue you already knew why. He didn’t trust the reader with their imagination. It is always annoying when the author does not trust the reader. Anyways great vid. I think it is one of your bests.
Sounds like that approach can give good balance to the writing process. Too much upfront info can totally spoil the pacing on a plot twist! Especially in fantasy, when readers often try to predict upcoming twists. Thanks!
@@SydneyFaithAuthor lol thanks. For me, half of the fun of writing is being surprised. It’s why I am a controlled pantser… cause I am not as insane as a pure pantser. At the time, all UA-cam vids only gave advice to plotters. Soo, had to find that marry middle ground. When I went to school they use to tell us greek stories, so I burrowed a similar concept. I always have to look at things as a educator. To help my students, whom half also had a similar issue. I taught creative writing after school at the middle school I work at. Hope you don’t mind, but I used some of your vids in the class. Cause you do not cuss during your explanation vids. Didn’t teach it this year, cause I might get laid off.
For people with Aphantasia definitely soft w.b. I'd assume 😅
Soft worldbuilding allows more room for character-driven stories, so I'd guess a story with softer worldbuilding sounds helpful in that regard 👍
@@SydneyFaithAuthor Like your video appeared right while I was deep in the Aphantasia rabbit hole 😅
I personally like to write fantasy so its Hard-world building for me, never knew about these terms tho. For my ongoing story, It took over a month to fully design my world, still modifying it with plot to leave no plot holes. Question for you- how do I know my world building is good, what questions can I ask to my world?
Very cool! I think the best worldbuilding supports the story you want to tell, so that's what I personally look for when assessing both my writing, and my favorite books.
I always tell my students to trust the reader. Most of the world building is the unspoken words that their imagination fills in.
For a sec I thought you are teaching art 😂
Haha, just trying out a different type of thumbnail!
Well, writing is considered art work lol. So technically she is.
Im writing a scifi horror, but before disaster strikes I want to write about peaceful times, but I find that part the hardest.
I get you, the small parts that links our main outlines are the toughest to write
That's difficult, but fun!
If anyone wants an example of S tier world building in high fantasy, check out Cradle. Will Wight is a wizard at pacing you through a gradually widening world. Or you could just not be a coward and do 12 pages of lore dumping with 0 external stimuli besides the mc acknowledging a singularly fat beetle trundling by.
😂 haven't gotten around to Wight's work yet, but it's on my list.
My favorite way to use chatgpt for my novels is to catch when I might accidentally slip up in my perspectives. I write most of my novels in third person limited. But I have two books I am writing in third person limited omniscient. I can take my chapter input the whole thing and ask it to tell me which perspective the chapter is written in. It will tell me it has a heavy third person limited narrative with some omniscient perspective, or ti will tell me this is a third person limited perspective. This is third person limited omniscient. This si thrid person limited omniscient with no thought from other characters shared outside the main characters. It tells me all of that. It's really fantastic for catching these small slips, to keep the pacing and perspective right.
Awesome! I'll have to try that out some time, sounds really helpful 👍