I Suck At Titles

Information

Status

Ongoing

Year

2022

Author

Ellen Taylor

• Prequel Short Story!
  Nov 5, 2024
• Nostalgia!
  Nov 5, 2024
• Entire trilogy out NOW!!!
  Sep 26, 2023
• Bk 1 Ch 1 The Dragon Strikes
  Nov 8, 2022

What readers say about I Suck At Titles

• “This is a story about an author. One whisked away into a world of his own creation and forced to live amongst his characters. Style is first person past tense. The main POV is of an author who describes the world as stuff he has imagined. It's clean and eas…”

  Bluelightning42Royal Road5.0 / 5

• “One of the most unique stories I've ever read. I really enjoy watching the world and the characters grow with each chapter, and I'm particularly enjoying seeing what's going on in our main character's head. Also the chapter titles are amazing and I love the…”

  RainyBoiRoyal Road5.0 / 5

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• Bluelightning42Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is a story about an author. One whisked away into a world of his own creation and forced to live amongst his characters.
  Style is first person past tense. The main POV is of an author who describes the world as stuff he has imagined. It's clean and easy to read. First person is usually harder to write than third so I think there's more skill involved in getting it this good.
  Characterwise he's incredibly fleshed out already but surprisingly all the made up characters feel real as well. I like the author's creations and thus I have to say I like the real author's creations :3
  Grammar is impeccable. I don't think I noticed a single problem in the entire series.
  Story is a bit different. Theres a hook for where it might progress
  A rogue narrator who has changed the original story.
  self inflicted constraints from the isekaied narrator not to just forcefully fix everything.
  I'm interested but the plot itself seems more of a SOL focus for the future. Its too early to tell for sure/too early to tell how good the general story will be.
  All I know is overall I'm definitely enjoying this story and will continue to see where it progresses.
• RainyBoiRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  One of the most unique stories I've ever read. I really enjoy watching the world and the characters grow with each chapter, and I'm particularly enjoying seeing what's going on in our main character's head. Also the chapter titles are amazing and I love the meta comments about stuff like the word count. 10/10 would recommend!
• DecieverRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is an excellent psychological thriller. We get to see unraveling of insecurities of an author through his own story.  It is a unique concept, that was not realized properly in fiction yet. Until this novel appeared. For some reason, it reminds me of Re:creators, but reversed. It also grapples with question of sentience, as we see that main character becomes more and more immersed in his story, he starts to treat his creations more seriously. it's genius how blank characters here are actually intentionally designed to be this way and manage to grow besides their basic presets initially. The subject of algorithms, artificial intelligence, art and humanity is no doubt a theme that will stay relevant for a long time, considering we still can't actually pinpoint correct reason for existence of self awareness as we have it in us now. If you seek to read provocative, complicated work i invite you to read this novel, as it certainly won't be a pleasant, but a nedded read. Besides main "isekai" type of trope, there's a whole real world existing live alongside the fictional one, and it's not going away anywhere. Author masterfully expands both worlds lore by making main character engage both at the same time. It is a logical decision, and so far the lore of the "real" world is shaping to be even more interesting than the original story our protagonist finds himself in.
• DuskinDawkRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Note: This is a personal opinion, not a "legit" review!
  Really good plot with the main character and stuff, and the author responded to all my comments! They're very nice!!!
  Now I have the motivation to (possibly) make a story of my own, and the fact this fiction didn't drop before ending book 1 shows that it's possible and plausible! Made me happy, I can't wait to see book 2!! :D
• Danyel NRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Honestly when I read the the beginning I expected to see your everyday caricature of a story but what I can say is that is an interesting read and I will keep reading it as it shows up .Things that  I liked are the character evolution especially tala's character
• MOROSERoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This story is set within a story, with an author getting drawn into his own 'epic fantasy' novel. It explores the tropes of this genre with a humorous touch, as well as the ways in which the author's arrival has disrupted them. Left to explore the story, which has accidentally reached the 'ending' already, the author discovers that not everything is as it seems and some unfamiliar areas seem to have appeared. This creates a sense of tension, as the MC re-discovers a familiar - but slightly different - world.
  Style: The story does well at portraying the epic fantasy setting, drawing on the tropes freely while placing them in perspective. The Pygmalion-esque aspect of an author facing their own cherished creation makes for an interesting setting. The style so far is quite conversational, and captures the character's personality well while easing the reader into this world.
  The Chapter titles are great, incidentally.
  Story: Exploring how the story is re-arranged, in the aftermath of the original story being disrupted, is an interesting premise. The author's uncertainty about the world also creates a sense of mystery, in seeing what happens when this fantasy tale has to adapt to accommodate a new storyline.
  Grammar: The grammar is fine, and shouldn't be an issue.
  Character: It's interesting that most characters are creations of the MC, and it would be interesting to see how that plays out. The MC is clearly interested in their own story, and it was a nice touch how they tried to discourage the heroes from killing the dragon because it was too early in the tale for that. More moments of that sort would help to illustrate their character. The characters are generally introduced through dialogue, and this is handled quite well.
• MezzoCatorceRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  "I Suck At Titles" is a meta-fiction. It's a meta-fiction that weaves its fictionality into itself, making that a significant part of the plot itself, such that it's essentially turtles all the way down.
  It takes place in an interesting future, where authors essentially AI generate their stories using a Narration Device, that lets them create a world, populate it with stories, interview psuedoliving NPCs within it, and create an outline to basically create their story. The technology is a little unclear in how exactly it works, since it at times it seems as if the author is adding every detail manually, while at other times it seems like it provides details with just a few bare bones prompts.
  That's not as important, however, as the fact that you can enter into the simulated world. Which is where we find ourselves, with our main character being an Author (Narrator) who has found himself suddenly thrust into his own story, without his permission, and with no way of getting out.
  The Narrator, who remains unnamed (for fear of destroying his world) soon finds himself accidentally the whole plot, and with his original story in shambles, must do anything he can to fix it. However, this 'anything' does not include using his godlike abilities, because doing so invariably leads to a megalomaniacal godking situation, from which there is no return.
  The story doesn't take itself very seriously, and it's overall a fun romp, although the tension of the very real danger the narrator is in remains in the background, especially when some new twists are introduced a few chapters in.
  Rating TL;DR:
  Story: 5/5 - It was the best of stories, it was the worst of stories
  Style: 5/5 - Best use of metanarrative I've seen in a fiction yet
  Grammar:5/5 - Well Gramm'd
  Character:5/5 - 2.5D Characters. The NPCS are starting to believe.
  Story:
  5/5 - It was the best of stories, it was the worst of stories
  'Story' is an interesting category to rate this fiction on. As a meta-fiction about the act of w
• OsiriumWritesRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Alright, review time.
  Let’s start with the conclusion, for those that want to skip to the good parts: Read this! Do it now.
  Summary: Average author bloke ends up trapped in his own story and struggles with the loss of his precious dragon and marriage whilst the story’s protagonists force him to derail the plot even further.
  Style: It’s first-person with a lot of insight in the character’s thoughts and fears.
  Grammar: Decent + Very few grammatical errors and nothing that broke the flow of the story for me. All of this would get fixed by a decent editor or a fresh read from the author in a few months’ time.
  Story: It all flows well because… well, there isn’t a story anymore. It’s derailed right from the start. That lack of story allows for another one to spring up, flowing far more organically. Really, the writing shines brightest here. Nothing is forced or feels off.
  The characters feel weird at first due to them actually being NPC’s, but quickly grow into themselves. It’s skilfully done and quite amusing to see the MC try to tease these nuggets of character growth out of these people.
  It’s unique in its approach and continues to deliver with each chapter.
  I figured I’d read a few of the chapters to test the water, yet found myself binge reading over twenty chapters in one sitting. If that isn’t the sign of something addictive… good, then I don’t know what is.
• PizzaPizzaRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Man, I didn't think I'd struggle this much with putting metafiction to words, but that'e exactly what this story is.
  Without going too deep into spoilers territory, the author put together a pretty riveting tail about the author putting together a riveting tale, only to completely ruin their manuscript by getting sucked into his own world. The author does a really fantastic and hilarious job making fun of his own psychology and life choices leading up to this point, and the piece does get into some....interesting fourth wall leaning at points. The isekai mechanics are also fleshed out pretty early, making for a very tight and coherent idea. In short, the author's actions in the isekai have real, tangible effects on the actual story and manuscript, and every action he takes leads to a kafkaesque spiral where the manuscript is torched into a smoldering heap.
  Who this is for:
  People who love parodic isekai with an MC that is several layers meta-aware.
  Who this isn't for:
  People who are into the usual high fantasy isekai schtick.
• Sickened FanficsRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Style (4.5): The style lacks excitement at the beginning of the story. For it to open with action, I felt the text and style of writing didn’t match the events. However, as the reader continues to the next chapter, the writing style matches the mood. I think that changing a few words in the first chapter during the action would make that part more exciting.
  Story (4.5): From what I understand, this is supposed to be a comedy poking fun at fantasy tropes. I’m not really familiar with fantasy tropes so maybe this is why a lot of the comedy goes over my head. However, the last part of chapter two is funny. Also, the reader can see that the main character’s situation is funny. Overall, the story is quite interesting and gets the reader’s attention.
  Grammar (4.5): Most of the grammar errors that I saw were in the first chapter. As the chapters go on, these errors disappear so there isn’t a point in mentioning them. These minor mistakes don’t take away from the enjoyable reading.
  Characters (5): The characters are well-written and rounded. You can fully believe they exist and feel what they feel. They are described nicely both inside and out. You want to believe them. You can see them in your head. You see their actions, and facial expressions, and feel their feelings.
  This is a very good and developed work of fiction. If you like fantasy and humor then you will love this.