What you can't do in youre story

[Garon]

This is a strange topic and I want to explain what I mean. What boundaries will you not force yourself to cross in your light novel? For example, I had an idea to make a novel where a time traveler goes to World War II to kill a funny guy with a mustache. But he understands what a terrible childhood he had and tries to re-educate him. Because of this, time travel organization hunting him. I thought this might be a good novella. But I understand what reaction readers will have. And I understand why. He is a terrible person and belongs in hell. But I'd be interested in reading something like that. This site has stories where complete horror happens, worse than this. Therefore, I wonder what boundaries you are not ready to cross.

 

[Insomniologist]

Explicitly detailed body horror.
Not because the site won’t permit it, but because I wouldn’t enjoy reading it or imagining it.

 

[dummycake]

if it's something I wouldn't say to a random person on the street, I will probably not put in my novel.
in your place, I wouldn't do it, because I would never say "yeah, I'm writing a novel where my main guy teaches Hitler how to be a better person. wait, where are you going? I swear I'm not a nazi"

 

[CupcakeNinja]

This is a strange topic and I want to explain what I mean. What boundaries will you not force yourself to cross in your light novel? For example, I had an idea to make a novel where a time traveler goes to World War II to kill a funny guy with a mustache. But he understands what a terrible childhood he had and tries to re-educate him. Because of this, time travel organization hunting him. I thought this might be a good novella. But I understand what reaction readers will have. And I understand why. He is a terrible person and belongs in hell. But I'd be interested in reading something like that. This site has stories where complete horror happens, worse than this. Therefore, I wonder what boundaries you are not ready to cross.

There are no rules i wont break

Explicitly detailed body horror.
Not because the site won’t permit it, but because I wouldn’t enjoy reading it or imagining it.

You'd be horrifed to learn what the Blood Eagle is. Hence, allow me to show you

 

[Garon]

if it's something I wouldn't say to a random person on the street, I will probably not put in my novel.
in your place, I wouldn't do it, because I would never say "yeah, I'm writing a novel where my main guy teaches Hitler how to be a better person. wait, where are you going? I swear I'm not a nazi"

This makes novellas interesting for me. You can write a story in which you are not held back by public opinion.

Explicitly detailed body horror.
Not because the site won’t permit it, but because I wouldn’t enjoy reading it or imagining it.

body horror sometimes helps in the design of the monster or antagonist. BUT. The whole story dedicated to this is already perversion for me.

There are no rules i wont break

You'd be horrifed to learn what the Blood Eagle is. Hence, allow me to show you
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People complain that the death penalty on a chair is bad. But they should be grateful that we don't practice this crap.

 

[DaisukeHanashi]

Plot holes

I swear to gawd, I always need to find a way to fill them up before I forgot to write about it since im more inclined to gardener-style writing

 

[Tsuru]

This is a strange topic and I want to explain what I mean. What boundaries will you not force yourself to cross in your light novel? For example, I had an idea to make a novel where a time traveler goes to World War II to kill a funny guy with a mustache. But he understands what a terrible childhood he had and tries to re-educate him. Because of this, time travel organization hunting him. I thought this might be a good novella. But I understand what reaction readers will have. And I understand why. He is a terrible person and belongs in hell. But I'd be interested in reading something like that. This site has stories where complete horror happens, worse than this. Therefore, I wonder what boundaries you are not ready to cross.

............. Your idea isnt that bad

because there are bunch of memes/youtuber videos/jokes,
about the fact, "he" did it, only because he couldn't enter the art school.

 

[Garon]

Plot holes

I swear to gawd, I always need to find a way to fill them up before I forgot to write about it since im more inclined to gardener-style writing

I have a problem with this. I give an approximate date of origin of any event. And then I try to understand how old the important characters were during these events.
It hurts.

............. Your idea isnt that bad

because there are bunch of memes/youtuber videos/jokes,
about the fact, "he" did it, only because he couldn't enter the art school.

I've read stories where mc is reborn into isekai. Where an evil character commits genocide of everything. And he either falls in love with him, or if this child raises him. Sometimes both at once. So it's not such an original concept. But I might try it someday.

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

You see, I'm currently writing a story about a gunsmith getting Isekai'd to another world. One of the main points im not willing to do is use magic as a replacement to the firearms the mc creates. Instead, use magic as some sort of support making the, already deadly firearms, even more deadlier.

 

[Garon]

You see, I'm currently writing a story about a gunsmith getting Isekai'd to another world. One of the main points im not willing to do is use magic as a replacement to the firearms the mc creates. Instead, use magic as some sort of support making the, already deadly firearms, even more deadlier.

maybe I'm stupid. I don’t quite understand how this relates to the topic of my post. There are enough novels here where mc tries to sell weapons or create them that this is no longer so immoral. But everything is good for you. Sounds interesting to read.

 

[Pixytokisaki14]

maybe I'm stupid. I don’t quite understand how this relates to the topic of my post. There are enough novels here where mc tries to sell weapons or create them that this is no longer so immoral. But everything is good for you. Sounds interesting to read.

In those weapon crafting stories you usually see the MC abandoning their crafted weapons for magic. Replacing bullets and casings with mana and spells. My story focuses more on magic being support of the gun, not completely replacing it.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

There are no rules i wont break

Really? NO RULES?
Because I had a client who was paying quite a bit of money to write really explicit CP.
That was MY limit, btw. No amount of money was going to get me to cross THAT line.
So, do you want me to go toss him an email and let him know you are interested? Last I chatted, he was paying 30 cents a word. That was about a decade ago. He might be in prison by now. Wouldn't surprise me.

 

[overclockedw]

As long as it's interesting to me, I don't care. I only write what I find interesting in the first place.

Though there are some things I'd struggle to write. Like really bad gore, or weird stuff like vore. I don't even have that much practice writing lewd work, so the even weirder stuff is definitely off the table.

 

[Garon]

Really? NO RULES?
Because I had a client who was paying quite a bit of money to write really explicit CP.
That was MY limit, btw. No amount of money was going to get me to cross THAT line.
So, do you want me to go toss him an email and let him know you are interested? Last I chatted, he was paying 30 cents a word. That was about a decade ago. He might be in prison by now. Wouldn't surprise me.

I respect it. There in sh. You can find some stories where a minor has sex. Sometimes it's even incest. So I'm not too impressed. And no, I'm not interested in money. I'm making history for myself. Not for some perverts.

As long as it's interesting to me, I don't care. I only write what I find interesting in the first place.

Though there are some things I'd struggle to write. Like really bad gore, or weird stuff like vore. I don't even have that much practice writing lewd work, so the even weirder stuff is definitely off the table.

First you're position is good. Second what vore is?

 

[ArchlordZero]

The phrase "and then I wake up and realized that the whole story was just a dream"

 

[ThrillingHuman]

The only thing I can't do in my novel is the unthinkable. Literally what I can't think of.

 

[georgelee5786]

Smut

 

[Sagacious_Punk]

Really? NO RULES?
Because I had a client who was paying quite a bit of money to write really explicit CP.
That was MY limit, btw. No amount of money was going to get me to cross THAT line.
So, do you want me to go toss him an email and let him know you are interested? Last I chatted, he was paying 30 cents a word. That was about a decade ago. He might be in prison by now. Wouldn't surprise me.

You had some "interesting" clients.

But 30c/word is not enough to do what amounts to a serious crime. That's like, what, 90 dollars per page? Licensed business contract translators make more, and they are in high demand.

 

[melchi]

I dislike when the main character gets so powerful they don't seem human anymore. So I try not to power creep too quickly.

 

[Jaymi]

zero to hero harem isekai with dick-for-brain protagonist that has virgin humor and gets embarassed when women talk to him but every single female being in the world wants his children