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Rome, whatever time or place you want. - Shithole. In the present day, it's boring. In the roman republic, it's outright dangerous for an asian to be there. Ancient China, whatever time or place you want. - Probably would be interested to visit the Tang or Song Kingdom. Han Kingdom is romance...

Malaysian-born half-Japanese (ethnicity). Went to school in Japan. Now living in Malaysia. For those who want to write about japanese schools, Ai-chan made an AMA thread here.

If your story involves people riding on swords to the far corners of the universe without a spacesuit and without care for inertia or gravity, living on continents of floating rocks and fighting gigantic gods made of darkness, you will be forgiven for giving up on science completely.

Ai-chan's problem with fanfictions is that the self-insert characters are always portrayed as being better, smarter, and more capable with plot armour everywhere and that the original cast always look at them with awe and admiration (or antagonistic towards them out of inferiority complex). This...

Ai-chan's recurring theme? "It's so silly you must laugh." "I have eyes and I must cry."

Scissored chicken or fish fritters. Can be eaten while walking and tastes great.

Strictly speaking, it's western fantasy, written by chinese authors. But a lot of authors (and readers) think it's xianxia in medieval western setting. You can totally write xuanhuan without those power levelling and cultiva-blergh! Face slapping and your father is a must and is a common factor...

You're talking about the Super Mario case, isn't it?

Yes, this is a common way of avoiding any chance of a lawsuit. Though the brand owners can still push through if the resemblance is close enough to the point that it makes zero doubt that it's referring to the brand item. Scarlet Johansson once sued OpenAI for using her likeness. The lawsuit...

Titles can't be trademarked. Music also can't be trademarked. Music is covered by the Berne Convention, which means it is copyrighted by the virtue of it existing, though you need to register the copyright to protect it in court in the USA. Music titles can't be copyrighted either. What's...

Actually there is a term 'genericization' and 'dilution' which refers to making a brand 'generic' through repeated use that makes the brand name interchangeable with the name of the item. Why is this bad? Because of the nature of branding and trademarks. You cannot trademark a generic word...

Simplicity is strength. The is no need to overdescribe a scene or object and waste readers time reading overexposition that matters little or doesn't matter at all.

Ai-chan would ideally do as Agatha Christie would do. Describe the room in detail. Let the readers assume what would be most likely usable. Once the scene is set, the action follows. There may be additional details provided as the chapter continues but that is dependent on what the hitman would...

Ai-chan knows this illness. It's called "paper easy, monitor evil". Ai-chan too has this illness. It's so easy to write on pen and paper, but when it comes to typing it out, it's so boring and makes Ai-chan unmotivated. Plus, you have to put the book on the cramped desk and keep referring it...

Well, when your operation is geared towards business but you have no business, there's really no way up. It's the same with sanastories too. Ai-chan was almost ready to publish an interactive story there before it sputtered out and died. It didn't exist for even a year. It seems like Austrians...

Squall and Rinoa are blood siblings. Also, the best electric fans are made by Midea. Well, all electric fans are made by Midea, but the one with Midea brand is the best.

You have nowhere to run! And nowhere to come!