Comment by Stardust on Only I Have an EX-Grade Summon - Chapter 5

@Stardust I agree about the hiding mc sh** but making mc an attention seeker is also annoying. I'd rather he didn't try hiding it but just breeze through the trials but not getting noticed until he's too powerful to be unnoticed. Like how one punch man or solo leveling did it.

@gabriel remoreras is this attention seeking? I want mc to get help from other and not solo. Soloing is nice in the right situation in this case, no because mc is the number one player and earth needs him apparently. Yes, to me it does seem pathetic to rely on his gaming friends like this but it's still refreshing to see as a reader.

@Stardust I agree it's refreshing. Also yes your right about that soloing bit but I didn't mean like this should be another solo leveling copy paste, I meant he should just progress without going out of his way to hide what his capable of. it makes the dialogue cringe to read in my opinion. It's not like people will notice you right away if your a bit more talented than the rest. Like look at one punch man, mc op as sh** but not famous because his fights end in 1 sec. Mc not trying to hide he just doesn't care and moves on.

@gabriel remoreras true true. When I imagine it, it feels vague to me as in, he isn't famous (like known) nor a loner and I don't know how I feel about that 😅 like it feels new but also familiar.

I never watch one Punch man so I can't comment on that. Idk if pre Solo Leveling there are manhwa with the Soloing aspect or not but I know that after Solo Leveling, 70% mc often go solo and like I said, it isn't bad, it's the author trying to force that trope onto their work that doesn't need or use it.

@Stardust I recommend you watch or read one punch man then. Hahaha I feel like you'd like it. Btw do you write novels? I see grey text under your comments. I feel like I'd enjoy reading your story.
*how to die?* that the title? Where can I read your works? I'm also collecting samples. (I can't make myself not cringe at my own novel...)

@gabriel remoreras maybe, I did tried the first episode but the art style make me put off.
The word learn is strong here. I have multiple ideas in mind and some even flesh out and I even have a multi continent with multiple novels in them but I never got to write them.

Example, I have an assassin story, father and son relationship with black and white morality. It's about a commoner boy in Asia inspired continent (India inspired too) that got sold by his parents to a European inspired continent and in conclusion got adopted by an Assassin Duke. The continent is based on Earth and the 6 element, Asia is fire and the European is Dark and Earth for example. 

Ps: kinda worry someone would copy this. This is such a stupid worry 🤣

@Stardust I see. I don't fully understand your idea but it looks similar to avatar. Where do you plan to post your novel someday? I feel like your also new but a little more experienced than me so I'd like to learn from you. Learning from pros just burns me out and I feel discouraged to continue.

I'll share my idea too to be fair. I wrote chapter 1. It's a story about 2 boys switching bodies similar to the *your name* situation, but mine is a 2 worlds situation one mc in a sci-fi fantasy world other mc in a medieval fantasy world. I haven't fleshed it out too much yet but I just flow along action, misunderstanding and comedy theme. 

I hope to learn from fellow newbies but I also take the pro tips to hart. The show not tell rule. I can relate to your stupid worry btw. Hahahaha

@gabriel remoreras I only know the last Airbender one, Kaelith (the first mc, the father is the 2nd) ohhh if you're talking about the continents' names, yes they name like that but has nothing to do who can use this element and that element, it's more of labeling since the races does relate to the name. I forgot the name Royal something is the website 1 year ago me wanted to write on.

Have confidence in yourself, you'll be a great writer someday unlike me.

That idea is a great one, because I never read any story outside of fairytales, anime, manhwa, and manga I don't have that novelist mindset. Is there conflict between the two worlds? How is the magic system (s), hard or soft? How about world building? Does economy play in it? How is the culture shock on both of the boys because of the world? Just giving some questions, you don't have to answer them.

Yes the show, not tell thing is so true. I do struggle to imagine the lines in my head with that.

@Stardust  I'm still revising it because it makes me cringe. It's 3000+ words only because I made AI refine and extend the short scenes I couldn't be bothered to extend myself. My friends say it's cringe overall, but they like the fight scenes (that's the part I put the most effort into — 1500 words of my own writing, the AI barely changed them).

@gabriel remoreras nice!

Keep going with the contrast 😁 with the world building, it takes time, keep going with life and you'll find inspiration since that what I did when I'm struck on something, read anything that related to your work.

Also forgot to mention on my last comment, I'm a noob of all noobs when it comes to novels,  I only read fairytale as a kid, right now, anime, manhwa, and manga I never touch novel essentially.