As an experiment, I started using #4thewords, a gamified writing website/app. It uses an RPG gimmick where you fight monsters and do quests, but they way you fight monsters is to type more words. Someone here recommended it; I don't remember who.

I'm a little suspicious of it, because its a gamified/website/app thing, but at least the creators made it clear that "you own the words you write into this thing" and also "we won't train an AI on this" which at least made me willing to try it.

#Wordweavers Day 3 - Is your MC a good cook? Any special dishes?

Yeah, oddly enough...

Currently, the book opens with a brief cosmic birth "dream" sequence where Walen experiences a 3rd person reliving of a time he was naked in a lover's kitchen flipping omelettes for their post love snack.

IDK about Minerva, because I hadn't thought about it...
I'm going to guess she's a protein bars & hot pockets kinda gal TBH 🤣

#FirstNovel #SFF #4thewords #Scribophile

Where my creative Drafts begin! ✍

I've gotten more consistent streaks done here than the dozens of other Platforms I've tried over the past decade! 🙌

Come be my neighbor + start off w crystals, because you know we 'bout that digital bag. 🥯

444WC daily = streak, which you can do over 1 cuppa & it costs less than that! ☕

My referral code: BOUBZ79687
https://app.4thewords.com/account/subscription
#4thewords #writing #books

In case you didn't already know, 4thewords has a free tier now! I remember I was able to get a LOT of words out for one of my drafts using the free trial about a year ago, so I'll definitely be trying it again!

Basically, it helps gamify the act of writing by allowing you to set up 'battles' in which you defeat a monster by getting out a certain word count. Once you've defeated the monster, you get loot that lets you fulfill various quests and customize your avatar.

Of course, I've gamified my writing in other ways before (using writtenkitten.co*, OhWrite, buying a figurine and letting myself open it once I reached a certain word count, etc), but I remember writing was especially fun with this site's rpg-type mechanics. Hopefully the daily word/battle limits won't be too low.

*I'd also forgotten about writtenkitten until this point. I've mainly been using OhWrite recently. I'll have to use it again sometime too...

#4TheWords #Fanfiction #writing

#4thewords, the writing gamification site I've been using/playing for 8 years has a free account option now! They also put up a post about their big November-ish writing event (it actually starts late October and ends in early December because they really like events.)

If you're curious to participate or looking for a friendly, welcoming community to write alongside:
https://4thewords.com/writefest

I’m to take a break from writing my third “Coins of Destiny” book this November. I need to do way more pre-planning. Instead, I think I’ll write either a pulp short story or novel. I’m toying with trying 4thewords, but won’t if I can’t import what I write.

#writing #november #4thewords #pulp

I’m to take a break from writing my third “Coins of Destiny” book this November. I need to do way more pre-planning. Instead, I think I’ll write either a pulp short story or novel. I’m toying with trying 4thewords, but won’t if I can’t import what I write.

#writing #november #4thewords #pulp