Review Detail of Yinghuo_392 in Advice for WN Authors

Title: Advice for WN authors (sinc) Rating: 5 stars Chapters read 11/11 as of 12/7/22 Outline: clear and straight to the point in chunks that can be read together or separately. Favorites chapter: 6 Grading scale and 7 advice part 1 As a self-thought author, I have little to no knowledge of writing practices, etc. I find the higher levels fascinating. And if improving can get me that far I will aim to do so. 10+ sounds awesome. Chapter 7 on the other hand, it shows you how to improve a passage through examples and clear explanations. Like an FAQ. This really was awesome to see on so many levels. 3 things I like. 1. Author just trying to help out. Needs special mention, there is no benefit to him even if he wastes time on this. so from my understanding, it is purely for altruistic reasons as even if it does help improve wn grammar he will not be credited. Thank you, Atlas. (Nickname I gave him due to a character) 2. Easy-to-understand examples. The sections show the same chunk of text and the improvements made. Give the reader a clear way to understand what is going on. Excellent stuff. 3. The big nuggets of wisdom given, each may sound stupid but as an author with a "was" problem such advice indeed helped my writing significantly, knowing your faults is the first step to improving them. When I tried reducing my use of was, I found my sentence structures vastly changing to accommodate its absence all of which contribute to my own style. I hope others get to experience the same light bulb moment as it was very rewarding for me. 3 things I didn't like 1. Author sounds like a condescending ashat. - self-explanatory. 2. Chapter 5 misconceptions about fantasy and reality part 4. - while I liked the microscope bit but this gradient line thing is bullocks. I didn't even read it in detail. The entire premise of trying to explain the line of a complex subject by a figurative image normally would work but this example fell short and made little sense to me. 3. Chapter 10 - you need context bish. Status messages need to be shown to illustrate how a mechanic works. Writing it once doesn't mean you would write thousands of it throughout your novel. Bish. Overall: While he may sound like a condescending bish there are a lot of nuggets of wisdom from Sinc. This book highlights most of them in a readable and structured way. As one who benefited from his wisdom, I can safely say the man knows what he is talking about. But you may have to ask questions as he tends to become a pretentious egotist when he is hungry. However, anyone who is truly trying to improve would benefit from reading this book. As you may have noticed, I have highlighted some of the author’s negative quirks but I also want to stress that he does not brag without ability. The dude has a robust enough ego that he lambasts his own work then has you read how he improves it. Most don't even have what it takes to read criticism. I am excited to see how many would actually read this thing as it takes guts to know you suck and want to improve. Overall, thank you to Atlas for writing this. I hope it helps those who are looking for guidance on improving their ability to create a narrative. For the reasons stated above, I rate this book a 5 so that it may help others in the future. And as a thank you to Atlas for trying to solve a problem Stay awesome Atlas.