Category Archives: Sunday Reddit Rewrite

Each Sunday, I’ll offer writing advice and rewrites for the science fiction and fantasy subreddits.

Etra Project

A few weeks ago on our Sunday Reddit Rewrite thread, I posted about a shared novel in a fantasy world called Etra.  I’ve always wanted to write a fantasy novel about mermaids, and have joined the novel-writing team. One of … Continue reading

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New Fun Writing Collaborative

Two weeks ago I posted about Etra, a high fantasy world I found on Reddit.  Etra is a writing collaborative fully in 21st century digital technology.  I joined to explore using modern formats like Tumbler and Discourse as springboards for … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite

Reddit is a phenomenal writing resource; each Sunday I’ll bring some passages from various authors who are looking for advice.  Then I’ll add my two-cents worth and help them rewrite their passage. This week in the fantasy writing subreddit is … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasywriters/comments/3top5y/mockup_for_chapter_1_of_a_fantasy_novel_im/ The OP has an interesting idea: he is writing a fantasy novel with a friend, so they each contribute characters, plot development and action. Here is the first page: So you wanna know how my whole story started, huh? … Continue reading

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Managed to win a Reddit writing contest

I entered the World Building October contest on Reddit here  orc logistics, and received an email that I won. Worldbuilding is a very difficult science fiction and fantasy theme.  I went with selections of an unfinished novel where I’m trying … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite

This rewrite is quite a challenge. The OP is retelling the Russian Revolution from 1917 with a modern, steampunk fantasy theme. I give this plus 1, 000, 000 points for originality and fun. What an idea! Let’s diverge a moment … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite, October 12th

Each Sunday I’ll help a writer on Reddit by offering a rewrite and critique Here is the OP and their opening paragraph for a new fantasy novel. Reddit: great place to write “Tanion, wait!” Tanion gasped for air as he … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite, October 4th, Number Two

The OP has the first chapter of a Steampunk, end-of-the-world, novel.  I’m partial to these, especially The Road.  After you like this post, download a copy of The Road.  You won’t be disappointed. The dark hulk of mass in the … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite, October 4th

Here is the googledoc for the OP’s opening. I love the idea of “fallen empires,” especially since, as a Latin teacher, I deal with questions of Rome’s rise and fall constantly in my teaching.   The OP has good language and … Continue reading

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Sunday Reddit Rewrite #2 September 26

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GTfziZbPfGIp-NA87nwgduVNOwqgOkwLS9nRjR8kCbw/pub Here we have an author who needs help with the introductory page of his story. Ten rewrites, twenty rewrites, thirty rewrites? How many rewrites do we need before something is done? The answer is close to infinity since the … Continue reading

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