u/SerPete

I dont typically use reddit but the more i started writing, the more I started thinking of it as a resource. Writing a chef? There's cooking subreddits to ask auestions, talk to chefs, and get their insights. Writing a surfer? I could find surfers and learn what little details will make my character pop, the things they keep in their backpack that only a surfer would think about.

However, I've noticed that lile 90% of my posts get deleted on these subreddits, even when they allow questions and I break no rules. Asking science questions in an AskScientists subreddit is a no-go simply because I admit I'm trying to make my writing more believable. Apparently being curious is fine and not mentioning why I want to know if fine, but because it could actually help someone, its not.

Anyone feel the same way, that reddit has a huge wealth of expertise perfect for us writers but it often refuses to be so? Have you used Reddit as a resource (outside of this one) and how has it gone for you?

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I (almost) finished my first draft and want to collect what I wrote into an outline for my first pass of editing and wanted to make sure I have enough micro hooks to start my chapters off. For example, I have a chapter that starts with a war council meeting and ends with the protag asking his crush for forgiveness. An example micro hook could be "Corlin dreaded what he needed to do once the council was over, so he did not mind Glenn's constant japes and derailments" This ideally gets the reader to ask "what is he planning after the meeting?" So the meeting itself is more tolerable.

What are some of your own? I'm missing some for several of my chapters and I'm drawing a blank on some examples