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  1. CarburetorThompson

    The Hot Take sequel

    Asian fantasy and wuxia are boring. I just can't get interested in it. I'll try reading but I just can't get any joy. Especially stories that only relove around getting stronger. I need more meat for me to be interested in a plot than a simple linear power progression.
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    What's your average word count per chapter in your story?

    I aim for 1.5k but can go anywhere between 1k and 2.5k
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    Solo leveling hot takes

    Is solo leveling the thing that created the ‘dungeons invade earth’ trend? If so than I can confidently say it’s a mistake. The worst thing to happen to Korea since 1953 Words alone cannot describe how unimaginative and boring this troupe is. It’s like they took isekai which is already boring...
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    In SHHS, would you rather be a......

    I have only one attack and it’s that I hit you while going 90 mph in my 2007 Chevy Malibu
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    What were the worst things you had done to the kids in your fictions?

    For my early 20th century aerial dogfighting short story, the underlying plot is that some drunken students raped a poor girl in an ethnic ghetto, so a race riot breaks out and the rapists are beaten to death. The next day a ton of the rioters are hung for execution, and as a result a rebellion...
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    I need more knowledge about urban legends.

    Urban legends? My father told me when he was a kid there was an urban legend that Mikey the kid from the Life Cereal commercials died because he ate pop rocks and then drank soda.
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    Character physical traits

    It’s a spectrum. You'll definitely want to spend more detail on the main character than a character that’s only in one chapter. Still every character needs some level of description, everyone’s imagination works the same. If it‘s a main character go into as much detail as you can. Lately I’ve...
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    Was the origin of half of all Isekai plots hiding right under our noses?

    Like the 'classroom gets iskai'd but the goddess is actually evil' stories. It's supposed to be a subversion of troupes, but it isn't. I don't think I can name a single one of those stories where the goddesses character isnt evil. Let me know if you figure out where that horrible troupe comes from.
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    The Insincere Post Ironic Unhelpful Feedback Thread

    So to start off with the synopsis, it isn't bad per se, but it doesn't give a lot of information. The title is very descriptive and offsets the need to have a very information-heavy synopsis, but the synopsis is still a bit vague and wastes a lot of space by going into excessive detail. What I...
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    How you get rid of hangnail?

    Trim the finger nail. If it still hurts, or is sensitive when you touch things, then soak your hand in a bowl filled with hot water & epson salt.
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    Share Your Story's Power Scale!

    Writing a magical girl story with a modern military setting. There are characters with magical powers of course, some of which are really strong, but the top of the food chain is nuclear missiles. One country has a nuclear powered drone aircraft that can fly for 3 years without landing, and of...
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    Please give me congratulations

    Unironically pretty much my plan
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    How do I make an interesting story?

    Three things I'd look for 1 concept that people find interesting. I've seen genderbender stories with horrible grammar that get abandoned after 5 chapters, but with a ton of engagement because it has a concept certain readers find interesting. 2 Prose. No matter how good your concept is if you...
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    damn phone autocomplete ruining my pun

    damn phone autocomplete ruining my pun
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    If Paul Tromba got a blood clout, would he have Deep Vein Trombosis?

    If Paul Tromba got a blood clout, would he have Deep Vein Trombosis?
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    Need a tip regarding a plot point in my new story

    I think most people would go insane after just 2 or 4. I think people overestimate the strength of a human mental state. I read one shitty manga where the mc (13 yo kid) pressed a button and trained alone in a white room for 1 million years, and when he came back only a minute had past so he did...
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    Why Dark Fantasy Novel were less common than any Regular High-fantasy novel out here?

    Grimdark realistic fantasy can be good, well made and interesting, but a lot of the times its not very fun. A run of the mill power fantasy isekai may be trash and poorly written, but it’s often to read. My favorite movie is The Blues Brothers. I’ve seen much better movies, but the Blues...
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    How big are you ?

    6 Roman feet
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    Tell me the story of your scar

    I have a scar that goes from my lower lip to my right cheek. I got it when I was 2 yo when I walked head first into a table.
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