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  1. LostLibrarian

    Modern & Technological vs Medieval & >>Magical<<

    But if magic is useful and the "good guys" struggle... then all the pandering will be a lot less impressive :blob_whistle: The biggest problem is the balancing: it's really hard to make strong magic but one that isn't too strong. Like one person with shapeshifting would be enough to cause...
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    You ever thought about making a Visual Novel?

    No. I would need art and sound/music. Coding, writing, etc is no problem. That's done in a minute. But getting a million sprites and fitting music is either really costly or really time-consuming. So the only way would be an indie team and let's say, most of those experiences suck. "I want to...
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    What do you consider enough for a rewrite?

    I try to plan a lot to avoid the biggest plotholes. For rewrites, I more or less go by arcs/volumes. I'll do smaller edits when an arc/volume is finished and I know things that could have been better or the moments that are a bit rough. I also have plans for rewrites but that is honestly...
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    Toilet thoughts: Harem or sex friends that is the question

    I mean, it helps because "harem" + "polygamy" means harem ending. Of course, not using polygamy doesn't mean it's not a harem ending. But using the tag, adds clarity to some cases... The best one can do for now... Though I agree about defining tags more. Also adding "harem ending" as a tag...
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    Toilet thoughts: Harem or sex friends that is the question

    Honestly, especially the polygamy-tag is rather important for harem as it splits into the "true harem" with the harem ending (polygamy, everyone together, etc) and the usual "romance harem" where X girls love the MC and only "first girl" (not best girl -.-'') wins at the end. As the latter also...
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    Why are you writing?

    I write because I can't not write.
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    Troll 1 Star

    First thing to do to is not call them trolls. Second thing to do is accepting that a "first chapter 1 star" is as valid as a "first chapter 5 star" (Surprisingly, nobody complains about those ratings :blob_ghost: ). Third thing to do is to accept that both fanfiction and yaoi attract people who...
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    Writing Horror and comedy?

    Having something both funny and scary at the same isn't really possible. (at least for the majority of authors and without a lot of preparation) Horror works through building up tension and keeping it up even when nothing happens while comedy works through the depletion of tension. E.g. the...
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    New Features: Reading List Alerts, User Stats and More

    I don't know what to think. It's really cool to see the additional statistics and give users the alert function a lot of people asked for. But I also dislike seeing my small reader numbers get even worse through "plan to read" and "dropped"... :D Great work =)
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    Hathnuz's Art Thread

    Honestly, I would disagree with this. To me, this is the best one out of the three. It might be because I like the style, but the additional lines add character and depth to the illustration. I think, the other two look more "flat" and uninteresting...
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    The writing guide: "This is like one of those written guides, only longer, less informative and...

    The writing guide: "This is like one of those written guides, only longer, less informative and incredibly annoying. Stick to writing, at least you got the voice for that."
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    Feedback on my story

    Honestly, I won't comment too much on the content because I am not part of your target audience. So I'll just comment on another thing that might you hold back. Especially on a webnovel site: The pacing of the chapter feels really off. It starts with a 52 words sentence paragraph in the...
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    How old are you all.

    I wanted to make a funny joke about "we start counting from your first posting and give you 10 years after that", but then I googled fish and found this: So yeah. It's realistic that a fish might outlive me... :blob_catflip:
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    How old are you all.

    Let's say I'm so old people try to flatter me with "you look younger", but not old enough to see it as a compliment...
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    Looking for an artist to do cover for my novel but I am broke so I can't pay (Free)

    The majority of my post was towards why people react negatively towards such thing based on the alternatives to "I want stuff for free!". I mostly used your posting as a hook, because "planning" to make money is - in my eyes - a reason more to not ask for free stuff. I also honestly don't...
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    Looking for an artist to do cover for my novel but I am broke so I can't pay (Free)

    But you don't need to hire someone to make the money to then hire someone. There are million of free images you can find and use as a cover foundation. There are also a lot of smaller artists who willingly give you the right to use their art for free. That would be "any cover". I think the...
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    Toilet thoughts: Psychopaths

    If you use a different definition of psychopath of what is often taught and used, then it might be helpful if you also give the definition and sources you use. It would make discussion about it a lot easier... I think you misread this part. You focused a lot on the inner struggle of psychopaths...
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    Toilet thoughts: Psychopaths

    Henry R. Hermann O’Donnell, Hetrick Thompson et al. The consent of most modern studies show that psychopathy has nothing to do with "only being cold" or "being rational". There is a clear divide between the medical standpoint and how the word is often used out of context in daily life. That...
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    Hide Death Flags

    Just write normal character (inter)action from time to time... Death flags stand out, because that one side character that had 5 sentences in the entire story suddenly gets 4 emotional chapters before they go to fight a boss. It's the attempt to make the reader feel sorry for the character. If...
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    "Thanks for the chapter"?

    "Thanks for the chapter"?
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