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@itz_mezieee Hi !! I just noticed a new chapter of The evil within dropped ;D, gonna check it out. Hope you are getting better and less stressed with school too. Love the new cover art too !!
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@itz_mezieee Yes, it does give off K-pop and Latin America vibes. The auditorium, the fanbase and the introductory speech, together with the raving crowd - it's a celebrity gathering. It's okey, you did it well ;D. And vera is well fleshed out, I feel her personality and character whenever she is on scene ;).
@itz_mezieee It's a great idea. And i love books that intertwine other genres and subplots into a completely different book. I read a humorous book once that skillfully intertwined a catacomb horror scenery so well, that i wondered why the Author does not write horror - they have the skills, tension, build-up and deliver for it down to the T, it was perfect. I Love that'll you're implementing that too ;D. Plus it gives a good respite and time to breath for the readers and gives them a sample of another genre in your books. Don't think it's badly written, it is not. The problem with it is - her reactions might imply that she may be hiding something, but it is not badly written. Heck, If i wasn't the time of reader that frequently looks for hidden clues in written and character interactions, I'd say it was perfect !!
@itz_mezieee Oh, can't wait. It is certainly a great opportunity to flesh him out further ;D
@itz_mezieee Ahh, I get it. You have conveyed that well, Vera does feel like she is burdened and constricted by the lifestyle and hackles of stardom and fanboyish and I absolutely love that Xolo gave her a good time and proved to her that he could look past that. Hehehe, tries to claim ;D. Is she trying to tell him she is better than them then ? Regardless they both did have a good time ;)
Hey there. Happy new year.
So I just reread my latest chapter and I understood why the initial interaction between Xolo and Vera felt somewhat sus on Vera's part. Her distrust goes rather instantly and when I first wrote the chapter a few months ago, it felt complete. But reading it now, I see that my mental vision of the scene didn't fully reflect in the writing. I was kind of aiming for people to see that Vera realized from Xolo's demeanor and responses that maybe she was being a bit too discriminatory towards him and he was really just a regular good guy, but I'm not sure I conveyed it well.
@itz_mezieee It's kind of hard to explain my thought process for it because I wanted to be a little playful with this aspect of the book. I thought it would be more noticeable considering the number of references I made to real artists and songs I made. Even the award show I named was real, the arena real. It was meant to be my very own mini celeb fanfic but with an imaginary singer that's largely based off my favorite Latin American and K-pop artists
Funny enough the whole Vera nd Xolo subplot wasn't originally supposed to be in this book. I came up with the idea from watching romcoms and it was sort of me wondering what it would be like if I wrote one myself. Then, I thought incorporating it into a rather dark fantasy novel will be like this unexpected and uncommon concept that could help flow the story in a different direction from my original plan, which was starting to feel to me like I was rewriting my old stories. I think that's sort of why her attitude towards despite learning of his ability is a bit badly written. I was sort of trying to lean into a lot of mainstream romance stereotypes where the girl seems to act a bit foolishly with a guy she just met who also has a few red flags
@Shadowofthyself I feel like you read my mind about his scene cuz I had something very similar in mind. It's still a work in progress so I can't give you the full context of the scene I'm thinking of, but it would essentially be sth to create a sense of distrust between them and paint Xolo as not what he seems, if you get what I mean.
@Sosome45 Thank you ;D. Amen to that !! Hope it goes well for all of us.
HAPPY 2025 TO YOU ALL ;D !!!
May this year be more bountiful and beneficial to all of us than the prior one !!
@Shadowofthyself Happy new year to you too brother. Hopefully this year goes greatly for all of us.
@Central_vee Don't mention it ;D