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My baseline for all physics and related topics such as geology and ecology is the real world. Magic is a layer on top of that which can alter things. For example: There is a east-west range of mountains across a continent in the northern hemisphere. They tend to 'catch' clouds and cold air on...

I have 3 MCs, and simply skipped using any one of their names. Also, using Start Page rather than Google (otherwise account setting stuff would bring my book higher). Using all three names (Mordecai, Moriko, and Kazue): All the front page results were relevant. Using 2 names (repeated for all...

Have the conversation take place while the character are *doing* something, even as simple as a meal. Intersperse the dialog with actions, such a gesturing with a fork, or pausing to sip their drink thoughtfully before answering a question. If you want to break up the conversation more, have...

I would rate my early chapters as 6-7, before I edited or re-wrote them. I would rate my current work as 7-8, with maybe the occasional section of 9. I'm far from perfect (or my editor wouldn't have to put in so much work), but I am constantly improving. Then, of course, there is the matter...

Bigotry is bad and love takes many forms; deal with it or GTFO. Note: I did not set out for this moral meaning, it just developed along with the story.

Brain Fog and "Laziness", unable to even do that which you want? Top recommendation: Consider getting evaluated for ADHD. Laziness is only doing what you want, and not that which is inconvenient. If you have trouble gathering yourself to do the things you actually want to do, it may be ADHD.

My greatest strength is easily making characters who develop very real feeling personalities. Naturally, with all writing, there is a limit to how deep and complex a character can be, but I think mine at least approach the limit of what you are going to find without doing a 1st person slice of...

I'm 50 years old, and my 12th anniversary will be later this year. I have no problem writing a happy, healthy romance, because it is what I have always wanted and what I now have. In order to be a *good* romantic partner, one must first be capable of being a good friend. Friendship involves an...

Highly variable; basically am I being twitchy and clicking on things because I need some stimulation. So I may go days or weeks without looking, and then check three days in a row or what ever.

For me, my stories all start with ideas about the characters. Then I have to figure out where the characters are that this idea or moment could take place in. Everything else rolls out from there. But as no one story explores or overshadows the entire world (I keep my power scaling relatively...

To a large extent, the story and the world building go hand in hand for me. I world build to answer the questions that come up in story, and that shapes the next part of the story. Here's an example of pieces of my worldbuilding work flow...

So, for a moment I thought maybe you were a sex-repulsed asexual (https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Sex-Repulsed) but that wouldn't explain your reaction to filial bonds. That one, um, might be something you want to talk with a counselor or therapist about.

Sure, on occasion, though not too much detail. It's not generally a major focal point, but it can add some depth to a scene and character. Example: this was part of a little bonding scene between Fuyuko and some adoptive family.

alright, so I just started incorporating en and em-dashes into my writing, and learning the exact differences is fresh in my head. We have 3 dashes. - normal dash, often used as a connector, when two words are being used as one word. Example: "a spell-charged ball of foxfire" (from my latest...

I didn't exactly have a normal tournament arc. :) The MCs were the hosts. Though that was part of the inspiration for me introducing a new character with a (temporarily) mysterious background/origin with his own reasons to be entering the tournament. Which I revealed slowly. And once his arc...

Consider just not writing out every fight. Skim and summarize over some of the earlier fights, especially if the rules of the tournament allow the people setting it up to deliberately put stronger (by their judgement) competitors farther in the bracket from each other, and everything else...

As long as it reasonably fits inside the narrative. It's usually best when participating and doing reasonably well is enough to accomplish any primary/critical goals. Then it can be unknown just how far they will really get into the tournament, beyond doing well enough that the story wouldn't...

I agree with Charles. Just make characters who feel alive and rich and vibrant. Fill them out. Make them People to your best ability. And then, maybe, if you are lucky, one of your characters will become iconic. ------------------ Alternatively, become a reasonably successful TTRPG...

"Monsters" aren't exactly a unified category of creatures, and by definition mostly means non-sapient creatures. Most of the time, it effectively means animalistic/aggressive/predatory but with magical abilities. They no more attack cities than bears attack cities in our world, but they are...

Well, I was thinking magical experiment, but more along the lines of "we want super-soldiers who can transform into giant monsters on command", and so they try to 'hack' the innate magic of other species to give them the results they want and then tack that magic onto people who may not be...