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From what I can gather, you have yourself a clear target audience. So the advice I'd offer is this: Write for your target audience. Don't waste time trying to please everyone, because that is an effort doomed to failure. What matters is whether your target audience likes your work. To be...

Not good at giving feedback? That seems pretty good to me. And yes, you definitely nailed it on this bit too. That's dead-on for his character archetype. The rest, that was all really helpful. It's your opinion, and sharing that helped me a lot here. More than you may even realize. So thank...

Beat me to it... but here's the meme anyway. See the meme? Do the meme. You SHOW it through present-day interactions. Maybe have one or both of them, or others who witnessed what happened from the outside, mentioning it in passing. You don't need to go into detail on the past events. If you...

I believe there's been a misunderstanding of my intent, so allow me to clarify. I'm not making any suggestions regarding Voldemort on account of power, scope, or scale. [You're entirely right on those counts though, and I'll get to that too]. I'm making my suggestion on account of the...

Okay, depending on what style you're writing for, and your target audience, my advice should be taken with a grain of salt. [My preferences, and thus my style, tend toward weighty classical literature and dense prose, which are admittedly different from some other target audiences' preferences]...

As someone who has played more than my fair share of good ones (and trash ones), if you want a good feel for a Visual Novel, go with the original Type MOON (Fate/Stay Night, Witch on the Holy Night, Lunar Legend Tsukihime) visual novels. Hell, even the mobile game Fate/Grand Order would actually...

The entire multiverse could collapse from a disruption in the balance between worlds, and the Elements, Life, and Death. If Morrigan (Her game-character's name) didn't face the intense trauma of her past, all life in Elaria will end (it still might anyway, only time shall reveal the true fate...

I've got a bit of the opening of The Elarian Chronicles: Duskfall (Chapter 3) typed up and would like some feedback on the presentation and characterization of the character presented here. As for the feedback I'm looking for, I'm particularly curious about what kind of feelings he evokes in...

To address your questions, and offer a bit of advice. First, the advice. Keep doing what you're doing. It is working quite well. It isn't too much, or exposition. It feels like a mentor-figure offering their insight to an apprentice (and thus, to the reader in parallel). The only tweak I'd...

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Well... I'll give you points for originality. I've never heard of that kind of obscure blending for "fan-fiction". That said, I can't see how such a narrative would hold onto any sort of continuity. Personally, if you're going to write fan-fiction, the best advice I can offer is that you try to...

Ran the test for Lucius, one of the protagonists of The Elarian Chronicles: Duskfall, but the test was fun. I'm pretty sure the questions that threw him into the "Sue range" that he is, are the one about special powers (All the Adventurers have them), and the ancestry one, but as both are part...

It's a matter of reader preference. Personally, I'd say you achieve that by not trying to please everyone first. There's always going to be people who like, and not like, anything you do for your story. Know your target audience and write for that audience. [This is the not-so-secret way to have...

Thanks, El. And yeah. One day. If all goes well I'll get there too. And beyond. That's up to the readers out there though. All I can do is just keep moving forward, and keep on writing.

I'm not a lawyer personally so take this with a grain of salt, but from personal research along similar lines (for one of my own stories) I've learned the following. Under US Copyright Law, that line alone would be negligible at best. You're not calling the character a Jedi, or claiming the work...

From my readers? None... yet. :devilish::LOL: But it's fine. They can read for free. I'll keep that in mind, and have every intention of continuing to push forwards. One day at a time. That's so true. Even the smallest milestones are marks of significant forward progress, and the feeling of...

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First, a little nitpick. The "simple dash" is referred to as a hyphen. Now, on to the question itself. I don't ever use them. Never have. Probably never will. Because I don't like them. That, likewise, is just my own personal opinion, and there certainly is a time and place for them in...

In a good mood right now, and full of energy so I'm going to write some spice for Aestelle Nocte. To put it in perspective... I haven't even gotten to the "good stuff" yet, and it's already sitting at 2300 words. The "good stuff" is coming up next though.

Personally, I'd say keep the ratings, but adding the prerequisite of giving a review in order to rate a story or series is definitely a good idea. It won't stop people from leaving hollow reviews, but it will let would-be readers as well as any authors who receive them, filter them out for what...