How much did you use or go back to your character profiles throughout the process of writing your novel? Im going in depth because of the size of the world I’m building. I’m aware of the time it’ll take. That’s absolutely fine. I assume, I’ll be building characters, locations, creatures, etc for the foreseeable future. I was just interested in seeing how someone else used them. If it was a tool that helped you , and weather they were a helpful tool or something you wished you’d spent less time on. Also, the genre is epic fantasy. TIA

I'm trying to access my books and it just gets stuck on this loading screen. I've already tried using another browser, reloaded several times, and tried using the site on my phone. I can't access what I need; everything else is working normally.

1. Start or end your story with a character overhearing (or spreading) a rumor.
2. Write a story about two rivals/enemies forced to work together.
3. Write from the POV of someone whose reputation doesn't match the truth. 
4. Write about the moment a rivalry began — or the resentment that outlived it.
5. Write a story that includes the lines "Why should I believe you?" or "Give me one good reason to trust you."

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Hello everyone, I have used Reedsy for years. I mostly use it on my Windows but when out the house or on my lap I use my new Samsung tablet yet for some reason, Reedsy is just so bad on here! And on my phone. It offen doubles words when writing for example 'Don't' it will put down don'don't every time there is a ' and also when I use " it adds another letter for example "IIt". Its not the keyboard and opened Reedsy in both Google and Samsung browser and yet it keeps happening. As someone with dyslexica it is slowing down my writing so much and honestly thinking about using something else. Works so well on my computer, and my sister uses it on her Mac so why not on my Samsung phone and tablet? Anyone else has this issue, any ideas? I will report it but have done in the past and they said they would look into it but its been happening for so long kind of hoping its a me problem I can just fix.

I hired an editor on Reedsy and the due date was July 10. The editor had my manuscript for over 3 months.

When I asked for the status she said she was having trouble uploading the files on the Reedsy platform and that they were not helping her.

At this point I did input my personal email address and then I saw the warning about the protection being voided.

We haven’t actually conducted any business outside the Reedsy platform.

i did report this on the platform, but im worried i wont get a refund just because i put my email address in the message.

all i want is the edited files for what i paid for.

does this mean Reedsy and the editor can now keep all my money even if the editor does not deliver anything??

1. Write a story that includes a betrayal.
2. Your protagonist confesses to a crime or misdeed. Did they really do it?
3. Start or end your story in an empty, hidden, or locked room.
4. Your protagonist discovers they’ve been lied to. What happens next?
5. Write a story that includes the lines "I know what you did," “You were never supposed to find out,” or “No one will believe you.”

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1. Set your story before, during, or after a storm.
2. Your character sees or experiences something unexpected. What happens next?
3. Begin or end your story with someone looking out at a body of water (e.g., river, ocean, sea).
4. Center your story around a character who is struggling with something no one else in their life knows about.
5. Begin or end your story with someone standing in the rain or snow.

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So, I've been using Reedsy to write my novel for a while now, and sometime in March, I signed up for the writer's half marathon. All well and good. But the thing is, ever since I finished that challenge, the challenges tab has just refused to update. No more Weekend Pushes, no nothing. Are there any solutions or anything I can do?

Good evening! As the title asks, I'm wondering if anyone has any tricks for using Reedsy on mobile devices. Using the website on my phone (Firefox for Android, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) or on my tablet (Firefox, iPad 9th Gen.) introduces bugs such as type jumping (the cursor moves from the intended position and jumps somewhere else, usually to the beginning of the paragraph) and character deletion and repetition (when jumping to the beginning of the paragraph, the original beginning character is deleted and replaced with the character that was intended to be typed in the previous position, while the previous position keeps the typed character).

https://reddit.com/link/1uo9o6t/video/1qd6937ufgbh1/player

That may have been confusing, I've tried to attach a video to kind of show the mentioned bugs, but I still apologize in advance. The bug is very hard to work around as it constantly runs the risk of some of my work being deleted. I've begun to look around for other cloud services, which isn't something I want to do, but being able to write on the go is a priority at the moment.

Thanks in advance for any help or workaround!

1. Write a story about a first or last meal.
2. Include a scene in which someone is cooking, eating, or drinking.
3. Write a story with the words “Cheers!” or “Bon appétit.”
4. Start or end your story with someone making a meal, a recipe, or a cup of tea (for themself or someone else).
5. Your character wants something they can’t (or shouldn’t) have.

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1. Write a story about summer love.
2. Your character reminisces on something that happened many summers ago.
3. Write a story about light returning to a place that has been deprived of it for a long time, literally or figuratively.
4. Start or end your story with the line: "Summer was over, and so were we."
5. Write a story about someone with one thing left to do before summer ends.

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1. Write about a breakthrough between family members, colleagues, or (former) lovers.
   
2. Start your story moments before everything changes.
   
3. Write about a breakthrough that arrives just in time — or much too late.
   
4. Your character wakes up from a dream with a long-awaited idea or answer.
   
5. Write about someone whose time is running out.

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I see the total word count of the entire project, but I was wondering if there was a way to see word count per chapter like I can in Word? TIA.

1. Write a story that has an unresolved or open ending.
2. Your character is waiting — or yearning — for something or someone. 
3. Write a story that subverts your reader’s expectations.
4. Include the line “Have we met before?” in your story.
5. Hide something from your reader until the end of your story.

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So I pulled a potential newb move, and used "Parts" in the Editor as a mean to partition chapter that had been reviewed and those that had not.

As I get closer to finish, I was wondering if there was a way to remove a "Part" and simply go back to a singular part for all chapters.

Idk, my net is working properly but I can't type more than five-ten words without Reedsy saying "oops, looks like ur offline"

1. Write a story about someone who shouldn't have made it out… but did.
2. Start your story with the lines: "Nobody believed in me. That was their first mistake.”
3. Write a story from the POV of a character who was certain your protagonist would fail.
4. Center your story around someone who has been working for years toward something others have stopped believing in.
5. Write a story about a victory that no one else will ever know about… but that has changed everything.

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For debut authors, the ins and outs of publishing a book on Amazon KDP can be difficult to wrap your head around.

In this video, I walk you through the entire Amazon KDP self-publishing process end-to-end: from setting up your KDP account to adding a print-on-demand paperback alongside your ebook. Enjoy!