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  1. John_Owl

    You get to be Isekai'd with three wishes

    I actually wrote a story kinda like that. the sword didn't swear constantly, but it was alive and would talk and communicate with it's wielder. additionally, the sword LOVED bloodshed and would laugh maniacally and scream in excitement anytime it was allowed to cut through flesh or have magic...
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    You get to be Isekai'd with three wishes

    My wishes are this: 1, my loved ones forget me. I'm fine with being alone, but I don't want them suffering due to my death. 2, I want a gameified character creation with maxed stats and multi-classing 3, I want to be consciously aware of everything going on around me within 150 meters at all...
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    Would your MC be a good detective

    I'd assume you mean my current one. Aise is... mature but not overly smart in and of himself. "I have a party of 7 people, let's raid this military fort by walking in the front gate!" is one of his go-to tactics. that said, he surrounds himself by people with better specialties. so on his own...
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    What is the biggest mistake a new writer can make?

    I'd say my biggest mistake starting out was not planning. You don't need to go into detail and plan every little thing. but let's take my first posted story, Lay the Dragon, for instance. it started as a joke one shot from the old meme. but I added the twist that the dragon took on a humanoid...
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    Anybody here get a rabies shot?

    information is readily available. adults and older children get it in the shoulder, younger children and babies that need it get it in the thigh. it can cause typical allergic reactions if you're allergic to it, and if not then it can cause the usual - injection site swelling, headache, fever...
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    Profile ids

    the one before me hasn't been used since their join date - and their reading list is all incest smut. the one after me was active 1 hour ago and their reading list is hidden.
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    Is it wrong to use ai art?

    The reason they only offer three reworks is because they send progress notes as they work on it. they only count it as a rework if what you suggest would require a whole new drawing. such as a new pose, a new scene/background, etc.
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    Is it wrong to use ai art?

    The water gets a bit murky with what I do. I generate AI art then alter a few things by hand. See, I can't start from a blank canvas and make a masterpiece - I just don't have the talent. BUT I can take an existing artwork and change minor details and keep it looking good. As such, My images are...
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    Recommendations Learning german, looking for stories to read.

    books over a century ago don't have modern cultural references. it'd be like a native german speaker reading century old american lit and thinking it's still culturally relevant. seeing as my ultimate goal is to visit germany, i'd like to have a modern take that wasn't pushed through a...
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    Recommendations Learning german, looking for stories to read.

    the fact that right now my wallet is pert near empty, and online fiction rarely has a price-tag attached. I am interested in books eventually. but, at least in english, internet fiction tends to have more pop-culture references as well.
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    Recommendations Learning german, looking for stories to read.

    I am looking for other german media, but i figured reading/writing site, forum for readers, i should ask about books and stories. I missed an S lol. my bad :sweating_profusely: but anyhow, I'll look into Rubinrot. And I wasn't sure if SH allowed other languages or not. It's 3AM right now and...
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    Recommendations Learning german, looking for stories to read.

    Hey all, so as the title says, I'm looking for german media to really delve into the german language. I work best by diving in head first, so now that my german is approximately equivalent to that of a preschooler, I'm looking for some good media to dive into. to clarify, while I appreciate...
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    Looking for german stories!

    coincidentally, that was on my list. I've read the english translation and wanted to read it in the classic german. Don't get me wrong, the dude was sick, but I like to read books written by psycho/sociopaths because it's like a glimpse into their minds. but I was more or less hoping there'd...
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    Looking for german stories!

    Hey all, so I'm working on learning german. I'm looking for some german-language stories to really immerse myself. I generally read fantasy smut, but i'd be open to pretty much any, as long as it's written well! Anyone have any suggestions?
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    Are novels getting worse or…

    I'd have to agree with @RepresentingEnvy. I don't think it's that quality is lowering necessarily. It's just diluted due to the multitudes of stories being publish now. There are more authors now than any other point in history. So you take what you'd call a 10 and toss it into an ocean of 3-7's...
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    high vs low review scores

    so what I'm getting is that it seems to be mostly a matter of honesty. people give a 5 star review as a "I like it" sort of rating, when a 2-4 might've been more appropriate. so by asking for specific low votes to lower your overall score, it makes the overall score seem more accurate...
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    high vs low review scores

    I don't normally keep track of these things. It's something I've seen repeatedly, but I didn't have a specific account associated with it in my mind.
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    high vs low review scores

    pretty much the title. I grew up thinking higher reviews are better, but I've seen numerous authors on here deliberately asking for 1-star reviews. I was just curious as to the reason. It seems like higher reviews would be better.
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    Writing Prompt A Bad Ending

    indeed. captured and tortured would be much worse. Or better yet, "[unrelated character] open's his eyes. he glances over at his clock and realizes he's late for school. He gets up from bed and makes his way downstairs for a quick breakfast. What had been that dream? It felt... so real... Like...
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    Anyone on here doing NaNoWriMo this year?

    not officially or anything, but i've been writing 2000-3500 words a day for the last two weeks. And i really don't plan to stop any time soon.
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