Alpha Ben

Reading stories and picking them apart one scene at a time Romance, fantasy, crime, and anything with strong characters Fast reader, sharp notes, honest reactions MCU and Game of Thrones fan.

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I love when a story trusts the reader enough not to explain everything immediately.

Give me mysteries.

Give me questions.

Give me that moment where I have no idea what's happening but I NEED to know.

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A character doesn't become interesting because they're powerful.

They become interesting because they can lose something.

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What is one book trope you'll defend no matter how many people complain about it?

I'll start:

Friends to lovers.

Every single time

[gameofthronesdaily]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — 1.03 "The Squire" Game of Thrones — 4.01 "Two Swords"

[beljude]

[hicscribere]

get up, get up ser!

[alphaben12]

Some writers are so afraid of slowing the story down that they accidentally skip the moments readers were waiting for.

Sometimes the conversation after the fight matters more than the fight.

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A lot of stories confuse “morally grey” with “just rude.”

A morally grey character still needs depth, conflict, and reasoning behind their choices.

Being sarcastic to everybody is not a personality trait.

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I love when a book gives me a scene so good I immediately reread it before continuing.

Especially emotionally tense conversations where both characters are technically talking about one thing while secretly talking about another

[litkitkat]

kingslayer

[churrosandbrownie]

I'm just constantly amused and baffled by HOW MUCH PEOPLE underestimate Baelor Targaryen martially, and just consider him as a nice polite man (somewhat like Viserys) or somewhat not that exceptional since he died at the hands of Maekar.

The man was a LEGEND. He's the only person known to defeat Daemon blackfyre who was knighted at the age of 12, is known to fight like the warrior, and nobody else could defeat him.

Baelor dying was literally a chance thing, the fact that dude didn't even have his proper armour... Because one on one he's not gonna lose to any of them.

[churrosandbrownie]

I'm just constantly amused and baffled by HOW MUCH PEOPLE underestimate Baelor Targaryen martially, and just consider him as a nice polite man (somewhat like Viserys) or somewhat not that exceptional since he died at the hands of Maekar.

The man was a LEGEND. He's the only person known to defeat Daemon blackfyre who was knighted at the age of 12, is known to fight like the warrior, and nobody else could defeat him.

Baelor dying was literally a chance thing, the fact that dude didn't even have his proper armour... Because one on one he's not gonna lose to any of them.

[alphaben12]

What is the hardest thing for you to write?

Dialogue?

Transitions?

Fight scenes?

Romance?

Ending chapters?

Mine to analyze is probably emotional transitions between scenes because when they are awkward, you feel it instantly.

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Still thinking about how House of the Dragon characters can love someone deeply and still completely ruin their life at the same time. That family genuinely does not know peace.

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Fast pacing is great until characters stop feeling human.

If a story gives me no breathing room between emotional moments, eventually nothing hits anymore.

You need quiet scenes too. Not every chapter has to scream.

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What fictional character would absolutely destroy you emotionally if they died, even if you act tough about it? Mine would probably be Peter Parker.

[baratheonpilled]

Game of Thrones 5.03 / A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1.01