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  1. John_Owl

    Changing my username?

    ahh, you're that guy. My bad, I usually just read posts, so I don't connect usernames. Yeah, that was terrible. That aside, Yeah, I stand by what I said. New account there, switch username and PFP here, then make an announcement to your readers. possibly even unpublish/hide stories here so...
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    A milestone in a genre I suck at

    I can help with bookcovers. You can see my work in my sig below VVV That said, You grow from critiques and constructive criticism. If you wrote it to challenge yourself to growth, I'd recommend posting it. But that's just my opinion. Ultimately, it's up to you :)
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    Changing my username?

    I changed from Owlbear86 to John Owl and no one really batted an eye. But I kept the same PFP. If you're looking to bypass a ban, you'd want to change that as well, which might alert some folks. You could make an announcement in an upload on here. Can I ask why you were banned? I've had stories...
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    Furry world meat sources?

    I know the title sounds weird, but give me a quick moment of your time. This is an idea I've been grappling with for a long while. I'm working on an isekai novel where MC and his sister are the only two humans in the world. every other being are furries or monsters. I'm wanting to present it as...
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    What's your top 3 favorite colors?

    1, Violet. 2, Scarlet. 3, Black.
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    Other Writing Sites?

    I was unaware of their hatred for supposed sex demons. But I like subverting expectations. So in the universe of Succubus' Love, succubi are portrayed as basically demonic prostitutes. They don't enjoy it, but it's their job under threat of punishment. So Wystia ends up quitting that job to stay...
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    Other Writing Sites?

    Wattpad isn't even good for smut since their rules prohibit how "smutty" a story can be. They forcefully removed all of Lay the Dragon as "porn" despite the fact that only like 20% of the overall story is smut. As for Tapas, I tried it back in the day. Is it actually decent now? It was...
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    Other Writing Sites?

    If it's any consolation, I got a full ban for "posting pornography" because I ATTEMPTED to post my story, A Succbus' Love. For those not in the know, it's literally about a succubus who has an instinctive need to sleep with a man, but the human that summoned her (Who she would normally sleep...
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    Writing Who's that side character(s) that you naturally gel with that you give them more relevance

    I've made a habit of not getting too attached to most of my characters. I wrote a short story a while ago (it's not posted anywhere), and I got attached to the love interest's brother. I killed him protecting her, however, and that had me wrecked for a week. It was perfectly done, so I couldn't...
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    How would you write someone finding out they are in a different world?

    the one I'm working on now, it was the sister's idea, and the brother hated everything about his life. The first half of the first chapter is basically explaining how crappy his life is. So when he gets the chance to swap it out for something else, it's like "Yes! A second chance!!" I imagine...
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    Man, these bot comments getting my hopes up for nothing :(

    Lucky. two of my novels were rejected for the titles: Lay the Dragon (Too sexual, despite it being literally a joke from an old meme) and A Succubus' Love (Because a succubus is, specifically, a sex demon. But the point of the novel is her overcoming her nature when she's summoned by a guy that...
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    Favorite Halloween Candy?

    I didn't really have one. I only went trick-or-treating a handful of times. hated dressing up in costume more than I liked going out and getting candy. The best year I had, though, was the second year my dad was in the air force. He had us come in and he just scanned my candy with the luggage...
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    A lot of readers stopping at chapter one...

    More power to you! I wasn't trying to dissuade you or anything. By all means, post what you want. Just saying that it's entirely possible people either want more so they can binge, they want the entire thing, or they just simply aren't hooked by the first chapter. Most of my first chapters...
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    Which Superhero stories would be considered isekai?

    I meant mostly in the sense of like how Superman fit "alien" better than "isekai", since he's from the same universe, played by this universe's rules, but wasn't from this planet. Meanwhile, Thor's Asgard isn't shown to be in THIS universe, so when he comes to earth, it is literally a reverse...
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    Which Superhero stories would be considered isekai?

    Talking to a friend and we're trying to decide which superhero stories would be considered Isekai. Like, superman? No, that's just space travel. He's basically just an alien. Thor? Possibly, since I don't believe that Asgard is shown to be a planet or to even exist within the bound of our own...
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    Odd thought

    You're welcome to. They're all in my sig, and the chapters with sex scenes are clearly marked. And I've never found them all that difficult to write. I view it as little different from writing a fight scene, in the sense of fast paced, raw action descriptors. If you're not interested in the...
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    Odd thought

    I'd love to publish my two complete novels. The issue is affording an editor that is actually capable of editing AND willing to comb through sex. As it is, I may just end up publishing them as they are, then releasing a 2nd draft at a later date. As it stands, I use grammarly free because...
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    Tips and Techniques You Do to Save Your Works

    I keep all of my stuff saved in a format exclusive to my writing program (or, I should say, the writing program I use is the only program I've found that could read it properly. all others only show code), and I keep all copies saved local, online in 3 different sites, and backups on 2 different...
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    A lot of readers stopping at chapter one...

    chapter 1: People read to see if they like it. If they don't read beyond it, it's either that they didn't like the premise or they want a stockpile/completed tag. Further chapters: You'll see a slow decline of readers though each chapter, and this is likely due to both the above reasons...
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    Which type of monster (the classic fantasy monsters) do you believe is the best represtentation for the deadly sin of pride?

    I'd say it depends. I've seen representations of dragons that could fit each pride, gluttony, or greed individually. I've seen some that slaughter for an endless hunger, some that slaughter to protect (and grow) their hoard. But i've also seen representations that kill simply for people...
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