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  1. hippoman

    What do you do when you hate a core part of your story?

    Two examples I have is one story that been brain storming for years, the entire story hinges on a mechanic that I actively dislike and has made me drop other stories that had it. I am having trouble rationalizing continuing to work on it, how can I expect others to keep interest in it if I...
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    How do I name a bunch of short stories about the same characters?

    huh, the Anthology definitions Im finding don't state they are specifically for multiple artists/authors, But you could go with some synonym like Album, Compendium, Collection, florilegium, Like "The ____ Collection". or "A [adjective] compilation of ____’s (Daily...
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    New user question

    I have seen pictures in lade in chapters before here yes. I think on the forum somewhere there is a guide for users on various things, probably find something there.
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    Would your MC be a good detective

    My character specifically uses her power to gather information, so without powers, well she may have some tips and tricks but I don't put a lot of faith in her.
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    Self insert fanfics vs wish fulfillment fanfics

    I imagine there is a lot of overlap. As it takes the author recognizing and implementing their own flaws and idiocies to make their self insert not a power fantasy. One thing that made me realize this was when I was reading , near the very end of the manga, the main character undertook an...
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    How bad are bad guys?

    A hero in someone's story is the villain in another. Even the bad guys have friends right? and they would not have friends if they were just massive assholes made up of spite and evil 24/7. Most of my bad guys arn't truly evil, rather they are just people, trying to make their way in the world...
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    Cover Art For My New Story

    Damn, the make up game in the underworld is on point.
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    I walk up to you and give you a sandwich ?

    I accept it with a thank you and put it in my bag. Then I debate if it's okay to eat it for the rest of the day.
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    Authors, do you write more fanfics or original fiction?

    I don't prefer writing one versus the other, And I guess of all the things I’ve written that will never see the light of day, most of them are original stories. But I also find writing fan fiction easier since you know, you start with a well trodden path and detailed roadmap. I disagree with...
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    Intelligence vs wisdom

    Intelligence is ability to learn and retain information. Wisdom is knowing how to use said information. A smart student can learn all sorts of mathematical formula, an intelligent and wise student will know how they can use said formula in their daily life. A student who is only wise may not...
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    Your thoughts on humanoid beings that have aerokinetic abilities

    Sylphs are have power over air and the skies, most wind users in myth are gods so any wind god. Oh, you arn't asking for examples of those that exist but rather ones we like. Uh. Link in wind Waker, but he uses a magical tool to do so.
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    When the Clueless Dummy is dangerous.....

    The main character from a certain magical index has exactly that power. A power that nullifies other powers... I think. I've never watched/read it. But I read the spin off a certain scientific railgun and he is a side character in that sometimes. Having the power to nullify fantasy makes you a...
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    How heavy can I make water?

    In regards to heavier water being an advantage between two water manipulators, I expect the biggest advantage would not be that the water is heavier, but rather acts in ways that the opponent does not expect, should they try to wrestle control of it. And if you can keep anything at 40,000...
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    Philosophy of Family, Friends, and Romantic love?

    To be the figure that you never had. Be it a good father when you grew up in a broken home with a deadbeat. Or to emulate a late relative who made your life better, a passing of torchs for mentorship roles, such as wanting to be a good older sister for lil Mary the way Jessica was for you. As...
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    I want to write a sub arc where the theme is 'The house always wins'

    I want to give actual thoughts on this, is the blackjack game related to the pin ball game? like if the hero wins a hand do the flippers flipe more favourably or it eases the difficutly but if he loses a hand the ball gets bigger or the bumpers get electrified? Id say keep the game, I want to...
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    Worst thing you’ve done to a character because “it was going too well”

    While not the most hurtful or bad thing ive done to a character, the thing ive written that bothers me the most is one of my characters repeatedly experiences final goodbyes without farewells. That is unexpected last meetings, usually due to death (but also due to things like memory loss or...
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    What is the most disturbing thing you have read/watched/heard?

    The butterfly scene from I think Arc 4 of Umineko, A witch transforms the character into a butterfly and then watches as she gets caught in a spider web and the spider come on down and eats her. Poor woman is completely helpless and hopeless while it happens. Id be disturbed too if I agreed...
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    Plotting villains that get wrecked after 10 chapters

    https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWorfEffect So kinda similar to the Worf effect but with the MC rather than a new threat.
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    what if one day, everyone returns from isekai....?

    Ah, in that case I expect a lot of heartbreak, depression, suicide and lost sense of purpose. So time to invest in a robust Therapy program and counseling services, assuming the mental health stuff is sorted, it may lead to a boom of new technology, sciences and research. Magic will be...
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    what if one day, everyone returns from isekai....?

    Public Order would implode, you have dozens of presumed dead people, so no legal identity, with insane magical powers coming back from savage worlds where they had to abandon their morals and probably routinely used force to solve their problems. Now in a world where they chose to hide or flaunt...
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