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  1. John_Owl

    What are the earliest memories you have of yourself?

    My earliest memory? I was 3. Fell asleep in my grandpa's chair. 30 minutes before he got home, my uncle picked me up and carried me to my mom's bed (I didn't like sleeping in my own bed). At the time, my mom was 20 and a high school drop-out, and she was at work at the time. I specifically...
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    Hardest Jobs?.

    was, luckily. My kid is 10. I got married (not to her mom) 5 years ago. almost 6, come to think of it. Man, the years fly by. Former working-single dad, current married stay-at-home dad. And I have to agree. Each has had its challenges, but neither one has really been easier or harder than the...
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    More short chapters or fewer long ones?

    a decent laptop with backlit keyboard with a good tactile feel. Mine has a near-silent "click" for how it feels. I have a short routine I do before writing. Every. Single. Day. And, the cherry on top - My sound cancelling headphones. With ANC off, I can listen to music up to around 80dB before...
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    I LOVE GOBLINS

    In my sig, Lay the Dragon. It features a dragoness (dragon turned humanoid) love interest, and the B-plot features a goblin love interest. DragonBound is the sequel, for all my dragon-lovers out there!
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    I LOVE GOBLINS

    Boy, have I got the story for you two. provided you don't mind smut, that is.
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    Hardest Jobs?.

    why mothers specifically? As a single father, I did everything mothers typically are given credit for, but with non of the recognition. From "aw, babysitting the kiddo today?" to "You're just a dad. Why do you need a day to celebrate you?" I've heard all the comments. So I'd say being a DECENT...
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    The pain of being a science fantasy author

    Alchemy is usually presented as a scientific branch of magic. Wouldn't be hard to expand that out. How do fireballs work? Catalyzing the air to increase heat until the point of ignition, then controlling the various elements in the air to expand, condense, and control direction. How does ice...
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    How far is too far? (tw: Parental abuse)

    Nah, nothing like that. It's a society that values combat prowess and uses selective matchmaking for the best potential. The character's parents were the best in their generation, so they were paired off for reproduction. They produced 2 daughters. The character in question was kinda like Azula...
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    More short chapters or fewer long ones?

    It's not that I can hyperfocus at will, it's that I've created a ritual of sorts that allows it to enter a hyperfocus state. Took me years to figure out what works and what doesn't. For me at least.
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    A cringy thing I did in class one day

    Yeesh. I can feel the secondhand embarrassment over here. That said, It's high school we all do stupid, cringy, or otherwise idiotic things. I nearly cracked my head open "skating" on sawdust. But, despite all that, or perhaps because of it, we also take more risks and have more good stories...
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    How far is too far? (tw: Parental abuse)

    well, my latest chapter has 7 readers, so losing readers, plural, is a big hit. Still, I think I'll take the risk.
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    How far is too far? (tw: Parental abuse)

    fairly typical isekai. Modern setting this world, high fantasy in the other. Well, "actual purpose" could be a variable question. It sets up the character to go "dexter" on her parents before GTFO'ing out of the village to join the MC, but it is technically an isekai fantasy smut, so her META...
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    How far is too far? (tw: Parental abuse)

    I'm asking this as a writer... In your experience, how far is too far? I've got an MC that was abused by his mom and neglected by his dad. It was described in general terms. But I'm currently about to introduce a character who is currently being abused by her parents - it's a societal thing for...
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    What kind of keyboard are you using?

    I'll have to look into that for my desktop when I build it! I'm on laptop right now. I had like 4 that I couldn't decide between, but the keyboard on this one was the selling point - MSI GF63. Far from top of the line, but the keyboard suits me perfectly. Short strokes, snappy response, and a...
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    What kind of keyboard are you using?

    I have simple needs - my keyboard MUST have raised keys with a good tactile feel and a solid "click" when pressed. beyond that, I didn't think I'd care. But I recently used one that wasn't backlit and... Yeah, I now have a new, 3rd requirement for all future keyboards. It's a small thing that...
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    Hardcore Mmorpg

    a Full-dive VR game (like SAO), where the main protag gets a skill just for being a massive horndog. After buying suspicious X-Ray specs from a back alley dealer, then spying on 1,000 characters, revealing their players to him, He gets the ability to force an orgasm on anyone he wants - players...
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    Names with a meaning vs random names

    it's entirely dependant. Some characters I want deeper meaning - Some I name specific words in german, latin, Spanish, etc. One of my unposted one-shots has a doggirl named "Hund". Other characters, I use fantasynamegenerators.com to looked for a name that sounds good, though most of them I...
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    Do any of you lot have a 'Comfort Food'?

    My grandfather called them "feel betters". Chocolate covered raisins. Been my comfort food since I was like 3.
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    What Do You Put/Eat In Your Salad?

    chef's salads. Spinach (not lettuce - chewy water leaves? no thanks), with whatever I have available. Usually chicken or roast beef, carrots, cherry tomatoes, usually aged dry cheese like gouda, asiago, or parm. Topped with ranch usually.
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    What is your favourite fantasy race/creature?

    I like all of them, if they're written well. Given that I'm a smut writer, I'm sure you can guess just how I usually measure things. That said, setting "sexiness" aside (foxgirls rule. Nothing will ever beat a soft, fluffy tail to bury your face in), I generally like the idea of turning "evil"...
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