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  1. MFontana

    Something that made you happy today

    Aestelle Nocte Chapter 2 just dropped and that series was my first to hit the 1000 pageviews milestone today.
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    Do anyone have plans to add their fictional version into their next novel?

    I'm not sure I understand the question. Do you mean like a self-insert character? Or a character who is inspired by some of our own personality, quirks, beliefs, or ideals? In the case of the former. No. Never will. All of the characters are unique. Real. and Distinctly themselves. In the case...
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    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    It would definitely be cool as hell. For the first few seconds, that first time, and probably shouldn't be taken literally or seriously. (If that wasn't obvious enough by the absurdity of the suggestion).
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    Do You Outline the Characters or do you do the characters and the story?

    Umm... well... This example should answer just about all of your questions, and is just one (of many) character detail bits in my notebooks. This sample here, is from The Elarian Chronicles (Expanded Character Details). There's still a few minor updates that I need to add to the source, and will...
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    Managing Multiple WIPs

    I'm working on three in parallel at the moment, and have countless others bouncing around in my head that I'm just randomly jotting down notes for, and those notes (mostly about characters and plot ideas) may eventually turn into a story if/when one of my other major projects are finished.
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    What kind of music do you usually listen to when you’re writing something?

    It really depends on the project I'm working on. For The Elarian Chronicles and Aethara though, I tend to listen to a lot of symphonic metal (Nightwish, Kamelot, Within Temptation, etc etc) For Aestelle Nocte, it really depends on the the chapter content, but it will be one of a few different...
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    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    Wouldn't that be (theoretically) possible with a large enough counterweight trebuchet? Either way, building one big enough to launch something with enough force to achieve escape velocity would be a noteworthy achievement of engineering by its own merits, and quite the feat of engineering. We...
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    When it comes to LitRPG Grinds...

    It really depends on the needs of the story and the narrative. For some, you can spend an entire volume (~50,000 - ~150,000 words) going through a single dungeon, floor by floor, and room by room. For others, the pacing needs to be faster. It all depends heavily on the structure and narrative...
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    Aestelle Nocte - Discussion Thread

    Chapter 2 just dropped. And with it, a new discussion question. "Who should be at the door?" You'll find all the relevant info at the end of Episode 1: Chapter 2 - Welcome to Earth.
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    Aestelle Nocte - Chapter 2 just dropped. Check out the story at the link here, and don't forget...

    Aestelle Nocte - Chapter 2 just dropped. Check out the story at the link here, and don't forget to take part in the polls and discussions if you want to help shape the direction the story takes from here.
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    Add a "Neurodivergent Characters" tag

    Adding my vote to this. The "Autism" tag is alright, but could better be presented as "Autistic Characters", though simply a generalized "Neuro-divergent characters" tag would be a huge boon, especially for those who include such characters in our stories.
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    Comment on chapter

    On here, they're all scammers, but it can always be fun to mess with them a bit too.
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    I wish there was an effective way.

    I don't have to imagine it. In fact, I got a different one. From that exact same bot. On my least-viewed, least-active, "World-Lore" series. I've included the so-called "chapter" they "read" as well since it is literally just a place-holder. (There's literally no "story content" in that series...
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    How detailed are your environments?

    I tend toward being very vivid and detailed in my descriptions, of everything in my stories. From the viewpoints of the PoV character(s). If the character(s) can't see it, hear it, feel it, taste it, or smell it, I don't describe it though. As far as castle-scenes go, the closest that I have...
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    To Those Who Write LitRPG...

    1) The system that I designed for mine actually mitigates the bloat within its simplistic execution, despite seeming to be exceptionally complex on paper, and the stories themselves don't make a big deal out of the stats themselves. In that system, level itself is mutable, but hard-capped at...
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    What's your ultimate 'dream' for your story?

    Well. I only have two real 'dreams' for my work. 1) To finish writing it (and maybe self-publish on Amazon once I have for physical copies). 2) For people to enjoy reading it. Anything more would be great, sure, but I'm a realist, and prefer to keep my expectations within the realm of the...
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    Neurodivergent character vs. 'Autism' tag?

    If you happen to come to a good answer, then let me know as well. For the time being I've simply used the 'autism' tag on my own stories that feature more or less a similar concept, but only because there isn't specifically one for characters yet.
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    [Help me] Determine Writing the Priority of Fiction Works Based on the Story's Premises

    Out of the ones there, the last three are the ones that intrigued me the most. For whatever my opinion, insight, and interest in darker fantasy stories might be worth to you.
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    Authors on Hiatus/Inactive Forever: Would You Ever Let Someone Else Finish Your Story?

    It really depends on a lot of stuff, but for the most part, no, I will not support anyone continuing my stories while I am alive. At least, not while I'm still alive. (I won't be around to care if I'm dead after all). If/when I happen to pass away, that is another story entirely. The piles of...
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    Feedback request —the uncrowned paragon ( survival, escape, and complex power system)(please i really need it)

    BEFORE AFTER Putting the openings side-by-side here. You've definitely taken the advice to heart, and the effort shows. You're still leaning a little heavily on the "telling" side, but it is clearly not only an improvement (a significant one btw), but a much better hook. You're still using a...
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