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    First time Trending

    I usually find it to happen after there were more comments than usually for a chapter. Could that have been the case?
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    Burn out.

    For me, it helps that I usually write on 3 or more stories at once. Whenever I get tired of one, don't know how to proceed now, or simply don't feel the genre at the moment, I can simply switch to what suits my current taste the most. It's not about abandoning any of those, as once in a while...
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    Force authors to use proper aspect ratio on their covers

    I have a deep hatred for if an author presents a female character on the cover to attract views for their male protagonist story. Deep hatred.
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    What are some aspects of your story you aren't happy about?

    I sometimes feel like the start of my novel Slime Girl isn't truly giving it credit. It's nothing major, but at that time I was starting out and while I'm not exactly unhappy with the plot there's something that kinda tells me it could've started better. It's mostly in comparison to the fact...
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    How Dark Is Your Story?

    I wouldn't call it "wrong". It's a story about healing under difficult circumstances. While slice of life "lighthearted" might be wrong. People are still more often than not getting massacred. I mean, Arachne is about an Arachnophobic getting turned into an Arachne (that's the torture part)...
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    What monsters or creatures can be good bodyguard?

    Which is why in my story they guard royalty!
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    How Dark Is Your Story?

    My darkest story would probably be Arachne. While it's supposed to be lighthearted slice of life, the fact that I'm massacring a really young girl's family in front of her eyes and then proceed with having her beg for death under heavy torture by monsters may set for a problematic first impression.
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    Hated trope you used

    Cliffhanger with almost every chapter and an adventurer tier system from F to A and S.
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    How to Keep Sympathetic Villains Villains

    I'd say their master plan shouldn't be too enticing for the reader. If they make too much sense then the protagonist will look like the bad guy. Did you watch Fate/Apocrypha? The "antagonist" there wanted to bring Elysium to all humans. Counterpoint was that this eternal happiness would mean...
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    What are the minor things that makes MC (any kind) hateable?

    Regarding Chinese Novels. Can't say for sure how representative that is, but once I read here one with views that kinda disturbed me that was obviously from a Chinese. The MC was telling her mother that she won't do her chores (or not yet, not sure anymore, but it wasn't too unreasonable), they...
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    What are the minor things that makes MC (any kind) hateable?

    When a gender-bender character glosses over the fact that they just switched genders and are totally fine with it. It comes either about as wish fulfillment or blatant trope farming for more clicks. However, the character having more issues with such a deep change that affects their very...
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    Important Reporting Advertisements

    1. Win11 2. Firefox 3. Germany 4. Add covers the whole screen of the Chapter page. This is how it looks.
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    Delicious in Dungeon

    Right now watching it. But I need to say that till now the premise is a bit deterring to me. The idea that they have a friend to save, but all the time indulge in their culinarian adventures feels off to me. This mix of lightheartedness while being in such a severe situation gives me a sense of...
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    Best doomsday weapon?

    Also, it depends on your goal. For example, the laser might destroy the world, but what is the point in destroying a perfectly good habitable planet? Same goes for meteors or super bombs. Nano bots might be a good idea, but you're risking exotic reactions. In consequence you quickly have a...
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    That character you don’t talk about

    Sometimes I feel like I have too many characters. They keep showing up, because I'm not quite sure what else to do with them. Maybe they also have to be included in a discussion merely because of their position while don't really having anything constructive to add. On another note, I keep...
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    Most unique magic system

    "A Practical Guide to Sorcery" is pretty great in this aspect. Magic is basically alchemy with equal exchange, mixed with science, so almost any effect can be created by the knowledgeable "scientist". You can create cold by sacrificing heat, while still charging another effect. The limit is how...
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    Recommendations Yandere novel,or the mc who is yandere,preferably woman.

    My story might be a bit close to this. It's mostly body horror, but of the two (female) MCs one is a rather possessive slime. Though, maybe not a hardcore Yandere. More the really, really, really, clingy type. It's called "Slime Girl".
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    Do you regret?

    Not really a regret, as I couldn't do it better even with a time machine, but I think my stories could have far more success on RoyalRoad if I'd post them in their entirety today. This is because my first chapters (of a very long continuing story) were obviously not quite as good. I went over...
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    How funny are jokes from your stories? Let me test them.

    My story Slime Girl has a bit of a romantic comedy going. The first MC, Shari, got transformed into a slime by the second, Liqu, who is really into her. Though, of course Shari isn't all that appreciative about this fact. A lot of hillarious situations come from the fact that Liqu is a genuine...
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    Writing Need help with finding a word for magic mana monster mutations

    Not very sure about this. Could you elaborate? Re- usually means something happens again or goes to a former state, right? But the monster mutation is more of a one-time thing. Also, at this point in time people would be quite downgraded in civilization, so better no overly technical words...
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