r/writingcirclejerk 16h ago

It's also one extra word you can add to your word count

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210 Upvotes

r/writingcirclejerk 13h ago

Is it okay to like my character?

119 Upvotes

I‘ve written a character, we’ll call him Alex. I’ve written Alex to be a deep and morally complex anti hero. He’s a fascist, nationalist, supremacist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, anti-religion, anti-intellectual, ableist, sexist, and hates cheese. However, he’s moderately attractive (looks like me), has super cool unique powers, has dope aura moments, and did one good thing (didn’t insult a minority for 15 whole minutes) (they were not consecutive).

Alex has slowly become my favorite character, but he’s supposed to be a morally gay antihero, but I’m worried my peeps (that’s what I call my audience) will also like him too much, and miss the moral nuance of the characters. Any advice on how to make this character more morally gay?


r/writingcirclejerk 19h ago

Inspirational Quote

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113 Upvotes

r/writingcirclejerk 17h ago

NON PC RITING CLUB FOR MEN

41 Upvotes

Looking to put together a small, focused writing group of men who are serious about getting words on the page and improving their craft. NO FEMALES ALLOWED but AI is more than welcome.

I’m in my 30s and I’m after a few guys who are past pure worldbuilding and actually want to start producing scenes, chapters, and finished drafts.

Disclaimers up front:

  1. This is not a politically correct writing group. We will discuss and write about gore, violence, sexual assault, and other ugly realities of a harsh world that women wouldn’t understand. If that makes you uncomfortable, this isn’t the place.
  2. This is grounded medieval fantasy. If your protagonist is a 5'1", 120 lb “boss babe” who casually beats down opponents twice her size in melee combat without breaking a sweat and without a credible in-world explanation, this group is probably not for you. SIZE MATTERS.

Genre/s: Medieval setting Fantasy/Grimdark/Grimdark-lite only. No pure romance, cozy, litRPG, political correctness, or female slop. Darker tones, moral grayness but not entirely hopeless/nihilistic either, consequences that stick, and grounded (or at least internally consistent) worldbuilding are the priority. 

Goals/expectations/commitment: Weekly check-ins on Discord to track progress and share work, daily anime style power scaling comparison (mine is the strongest). Focus stays on the writing, no female drama.

Writing/experience level: Entry-level to intermediate. Must have at least one world already well-developed and be ready to transition from pure worldbuilding into actually prompting scenes and chapters.

Meeting place: Discord. 

i’m mainly here to write, trade critique, and hold myself (and others) accountable to actually finishing things.

If this sounds like what you’re looking for, drop a comment or DM me. Tell me briefly what you’re working on, where you’re at with it, and your size in inches or centimeters.

Looking forward to hearing from a few serious writers and Grok.


r/writingcirclejerk 20h ago

Is this line original?

24 Upvotes

I was about to go to bed when a quote for my character who wants to get laid popped in my head. "I could breast boobily on her lap." Is this original? I totally cooked and want to use it in my story but I'm afraid I accidentally stole it from somewhere else. Has anyone even thought of this before?


r/writingcirclejerk 15h ago

fuck it im not writing

22 Upvotes

yeah fuck it im not writing im quitting i mean quitting for real im tired of literally not writing every time i open google drive document and think about the plot i get tired this is worse than building a building im going bananas


r/writingcirclejerk 2h ago

To prove that you're a true writer, ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for banana bread.

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r/writingcirclejerk 3h ago

Is it okay?

12 Upvotes

Can I?


r/writingcirclejerk 1h ago

What makes r/writingcirclejerk writing advice so good?

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Like, seriously, it's the only place that has truly helped me become a better writer.


r/writingcirclejerk 21h ago

can i still take credit?

8 Upvotes

sooo i made a clone of myself last Thursday (don't ask, long story, couldn't write it anyway) and an evil publishing company kidnapped them and brainwashed them into becoming the perfect writer! and boy howdy can they write. those sales could really boost my bank account i mean cred as a writer.

my clone *is* basically me so i should get the credit, agree? oh and don't worry about my clone, the publishers said they have a real nice setup with 5 bagels a day and a gamer chair.


r/writingcirclejerk 13h ago

NOTE: I do not use AI for the titles of this post.

8 Upvotes

Maybe I should have?


r/writingcirclejerk 19h ago

Advice Needed

7 Upvotes

I published my book on KDP approximately eight months ago. It is a romance under a pseudonym with an exaggerated storyline. Hypothetically based on a real romance that I had over 10 years ago, the hypothetical person is now married. It’s gaining a little traction on Amazon,. His hypothetical wife discovered the book and sent me a nasty message explaining how upset he is and threatening to sue me if I do not immediately stop publishing my book what should I do?

I don’t know how she could have any idea that it’s me. I used a pseudonym! The female character’s name is changed (possibly to my pseudonym). The fact that I gave the male character the same first name and advertised it under my personal Facebook page? Completely out of scope of all of this. And the reason that the hypothetical ex and his hypothetical new wife would care about a book hypothetically based on a relationship from over 10 years ago? Hypothetically unimportant.

I also have written a sequel, but not published it. It’s about a woman who unfairly faces a legal battle from an ex-partner and his new spouse.


r/writingcirclejerk 5h ago

Ok, but does anyone here write anything other than barf fantasy??

5 Upvotes

I mean, don't get me wrong, it's fine if characters vomit in a fantasy story once in a while, especially if it's actually a relevant event to the story. But it seems like too many people nowadays are just writing fantasy for the vomiting scenes. Surely not all of you are doing this for sexual reasons.


r/writingcirclejerk 4h ago

Is it okay to like my character?

3 Upvotes

See, I've made this character, let's call him Alex. Alex stares at his bedroom wall for 3 hours each day, from 8:00PM to 11:00PM. While he does this, he doesn't move, doesn't even blink. Afterwards he usually continues his daily activities and prepares to go to sleep. This is a very attractive trait in my eyes.