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  1. LostLibrarian

    Super strength and its depiction

    Then your bare skin would need to have (a) enough grip (even more so for jumps), and (b) resist all that impact. So we are back to having a strong super body to allow super speed...
  2. LostLibrarian

    Super strength and its depiction

    Break your knees every time you stop. You probably would have a giant turning radius. Like a human cruise liner :blob_salute: True. Which just makes it funny to me, that "only super speed" is more often than not the "weakest power". "I got 10 powers for the price of one, most of them...
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    How to keep Webnovel plagiarists from stealing your work.

    The chinese authorities themselves accept those facts (even though their numbers are a lot lower). Of course, to them, the definition of "just cause" and the like was different. Every country has a lot of dark history. Some are really open with it, in some the people decide to better not talk...
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    Writing How to differentiate Magic vs. Psychic Power?

    If you have two powers that look the same, feel the same, and do the same on the surface: don't. It won't achieve anything but annoyed readers because you have to explain the same effect two times. It can also feel cheap if you have a battle and one just gives up "out of nowhere" because Magic...
  5. LostLibrarian

    Super strength and its depiction

    I mean, the stopic was "normal" body. But yeah, it depends. If you have a really strong body on top of that, that's an easy way out. And of course, it stops making sense really fast, but that are superpowers for you, anyway. People don't look for "sense". But a lot of novels use "super speed"...
  6. LostLibrarian

    Super strength and its depiction

    The one thing that always bugs me with super speed and normal bodies is the air. The air isn't just nothing, it has resistance. Good luck with that, when you move with super speed but a normal human body. Would be nothing different than running against a wall... Like it's cool, when the person...
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    Webnovel wants to contract me so much that they'll even impersonate me, lol

    Thanks. Was really fun to work with that artist... And yeah, I'm doing fine for a hobby. Especially with all the hiatus. But there is no way that is enough for monetization, let alone making a living from it.
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    Webnovel wants to contract me so much that they'll even impersonate me, lol

    It is an honest question, because your story and those numbers - even those of the screenshots - don't add up with anything I have seen from WN. Less than a chapter a week with 5-10k words a month isn't something that would have been possible as contracted author when I had those papers in front...
  9. LostLibrarian

    Writing Action Scenes (Help me pls)

    Going with this I should look for a harem of Space Waifus...
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    Webnovel wants to contract me so much that they'll even impersonate me, lol

    Not really. Genre authors publish a lot. Like most authors I read are around 20+...
  11. LostLibrarian

    Webnovel wants to contract me so much that they'll even impersonate me, lol

    Honest question: How are you a contracted author of over 2 years, making a ton of money, when your account is not even 2 months old, with your only story in hiatus since 3 weeks? Not saying you are spouting bullshit, but yeah, that sounds like... bullshit.
  12. LostLibrarian

    Any recommendations for light novels where MC is self-aware?

    To me, it works best in comedy, because it can lower the stakes in other types of stories. So I would go with Lazy Dungeon Master. Pretty much self-aware all the time and with the resulting wall-breaks.
  13. LostLibrarian

    Writing [Tutorial] Writing ACTION 1: The Trick to Writing Action Scenes that Work

    How the fuck am I supposed to start drama, when we agree about most the stuff most of the times? :blob_teary: It might be helpful to add a "read those before" in a spoiler at the start of the tutorial. Like this one wouldn't need "smut" or "description" but probably "paragraphs". So linking...
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    Writing [Tutorial] The Secret to Proper Paragraphing and Dialogue

    I think that is important, to underline: I WON'T argue against these rules for published novels, especially for new writers. They are in place and should be followed. A lot of them even when people don't want to go to a publisher. People should study and understand those rules, even if it is...
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    Writing [Tutorial] Writing ACTION 1: The Trick to Writing Action Scenes that Work

    So far not much to disagree with. But using the movie analogy, I would like to add another point. If you create the reader's mental movie, you're the director and not the choreographer. Jackie Chan movies, punching 30 guys 150 times with a ladder, are fun. Reading the entire fight for that...
  16. LostLibrarian

    Editing [Tutorial] Test Your Story's Popularity Potential -- Beta-Readers

    Those tutorials are so obvious, I can't even find a little thing to disagree with... So... uhm... let's go anyway: One good thing about SH is that most readers see themselves as beta readers. The overwhelming majority doesn't care about a handful of grammar mistakes or other problems. Most...
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    How do you all feel about the 'thousand year old loli' trope?

    If it is used to give enough fanservice with a child's body --> I don't care about it. No interest in a child's body so I just bear with it. Sometimes though, it is done to actually impact the story. E.g. a 1000 years old loli who actually acts different from a child. It's often used to show...
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    Writing [Tutorial] The Secret to Proper Paragraphing and Dialogue

    Yeah. A usual good rule of thumb is: "Use one paragraph for one thought you want to get across". So when you describe a village, it helps to go: - One paragraph the overall village feeling - One paragraph important building a - One paragraph important building b - One paragraph person living...
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