Chapter 1: Terrible Chapters
** Harper **
[ She undid her braid, letting the lustrous golden curls fall over her shoulders as she seated herself in his lap. His gaze darkened. Hoisting her into him, he crushed his lips onto hers, and his hand ... ]
The blinking cursor stopped moving after the word "hand". Harper willed her fingers to keep typing, and after five minutes, she grunted in failure. What should the character do with his hand anyway?
Damn it. She just couldn't help but get stuck every time writing scenes like this.
Harper slumped into her chair in frustration. Come to think of it, she had been writing this web novel for almost three months now. Things hadn't been nearly as difficult at first — she must've gotten the beginner's luck, as her book picked up quite a decent number of readers as soon as it went online, and the praises they showered her with had given her endless energy to keep writing. Her audience was growing so steadily that she thought the story was going to become a big hit in no time, but sadly, that illusion shattered the day when she got to her very first kissing scene.
She still remembered the comments she got after that update.
[ Ugh, author, what are they doing exactly? ]
[ Is it just me or are those metaphors really weird sounding? >_< ]
[ Gif: dying from rolling eyes. ]
Harper had stared at the notifications for hours that day, her eyes almost burning a pair of holes into her computer screen. The feedback made her want to find somewhere to hide. Even the most positive comment was mortifying:
[ Hmm, maybe I'm a unicorn here, but I kinda like this Chapter! It's hilarious in its own way haha. ]
... But she had never meant for that scene to be hilarious! It was supposed to be angsty and touching!