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    Language in Fantasy when lacking the origin behind the word.

    Sci-fi: meters. Fantasy: feet and inches. Done.
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    Would my story be an isekai if the cast stay on Earth until they venture to another dimension later?

    >They are told of another dimension by their alien mentors but they don’t go there until chapters ahead. May make sense to start in mid-action rather than leading with training. "A narrative work beginning in medias res (Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things")...
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    Recommend me anything like ena

    > Encuesta Nacional Agropecuaria (Spanish: National Agricultural Survey) https://www.acronymfinder.com/ENA.html --- Try Stray Cat Strut. It's very much about agriculture under difficult conditions.
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    Ridiculus skills that would be OP but in a unexpected way!

    The ability to season food. Adjusting your opponent's blood sugar or sodium and potassium levels, causing nerve damage or such.
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    Your opinions on the way that dark elves are written in fantasy novels

    > What is your ideal portrayal for dark elves? Ed Greenwood: ... > And if we go by etymological definitions vampires ?‍♂️=??
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    "Dropped Story" - When and Why?

    I may want to rename my "Meh" reading list. Didn't know authors can see that.
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    I just realized about writing a fighting scene

    >「Eternal Darkness」 98% of the time, don't give the name of the special move. Show the physical effect, or the emotional response of the flighter as action is happening, as experienced by their bodies. E.g. 'My gut twisted into a knot as the dark bolt screamed past my head'. --- Get the...
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    Does anyone know of a good research resource for fairy lore?

    Try: A Dictionary of English Folklore A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Via your library/libby local uni library. --- https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Mythology%2C+Celtic%22
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    When Satanists summon demons from Buddhist Hell

    > Iirc there are only tortured ghosts in there, no? Someone's got to torture the ghosts, though.
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    Are there too many delusional people who think they are vampires on SHF?

    Thank you for letting us stakeholders know about this problem.
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    How to write a op mc goes to school

    > I am trying to figure out how to write an academy arc without these four monsters screwing up every other normal students school life That's the problem. School is banal for an overachiever with robust self-esteem. Especially demigods: "Oh boy, linear algebra, again!"
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    best bludgeon weapons

    Folding chair!
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    How to handle the MC meeting his future-self

    > I want to know how to write a scene involving a character using time travel encounters themself in the future or the past, and goes to introduce themself. As an author, you'll want to have an outline of the story between the two time periods, so you don't screw up later. And figure out how...
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    Writing Prompt Holy shit

    Be the change you want to see in the world. ?
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    I want to write, but i cant think of a "direction."

    https://philhalton.com/2023/06/23/story-outline-index-cards/
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    Bread can be a superpower

    ?????????
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    Fellow Cultivation Enjoyers

    > dual cultivation content If one party isn't faking their death, I'm not interested.
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    How to write harem ?

    Speculating, I think you need deeply worked out motivations and characterization of each participant.
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    A question about University Professors

    Often the working conditions for sessional lecturers are quite bad.
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