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I mentioned yesterday that I want to write a pirate story. I've also wanted to write a card battle story for a long time, but haven't been able to come up with a system that 1. feels like an actual card game, and 2. is fun to read about. I just had an interesting idea, though. What if I...

I started writing my first story, Terry Traxter and the Secret of the Dragon's Nose, when I was about seven or eight. Harry Potter was all the rage, but I wasn't allowed to read them or watch the movies. My parents couldn't stop me from seeing the commercials on TV, though, and they inspired me...

Ok. I've never heard of a referral code for RR. What are you asking us to do?

What are you asking us?

Seriously, why is it that the only widely known example of pirate-themed high fantasy is One Piece? As a lover of all things piratey, I find this unacceptable, and I intend to address this issue by writing a book that nobody will read. It won't fix the problem, but maybe it will make me feel a...

Part of my story has the MC working at one of those mall Santa setups. I want it to be cute, but I'm worried I might be laying it on a little thick. What do you think?

I'm going to say this one more time, and then I'm done arguing with you. Whether you actually read it or just keep repeating the same arguments is up to you. High fantasy takes place entirely in a fictional world, with no connection in any way to the real world. Portal fantasies and isekai are...

Neither, because I had chicken strips for lunch, and you keep trying to derail the conversation with unrelated questions and information to hide the fact that you can't back up your own claims.

Now you're just making up new rules to support the rules that you, yourself, made up earlier. I already explained how this works: High Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Portal Fantasy are subgenres that split off from the overarching Fantasy genre. They are all fantasy, and because of that they may...

Splitting hairs like this doesn't help your argument. If we were to use your definition, then we would need to throw away the concept of "isekai" and "portal fantasy" entirely, because according to you all it takes to be labeled high fantasy is that a fantasy world *exists* within the story. In...

Fantasy is an overarching genre, but isekai and high fantasy are two clearly defined and separate subgenres. Yes, LOTR and TLTWATW are both fantasy, but the way their stories play out separates them into their respective subgenres. Nobody from the "real" world is sent to Middle Earth, so LOTR is...

If it takes place 100% in the fantasy world, it's high fantasy. If it starts with the main character living in our world before being taken to the fantasy world, it's isekai or portal fantasy. Lord of the Rings is not an isekai, and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is not high fantasy. So...

Do you like high fantasy or isekai stories better? They both take place in an alternate fantasy world, but while high fantasy takes place entirely in the fantasy world, isekai involves the main character starting in our world before somehow being taken to the fantasy world. I like high fantasy...

Bad ending #3: the mc spends eternity stuck in the back half of a pantomime horse costume, with Amber Heard in the front half.

I decided to give Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana a try today, and the first thing that jumped out at me is how this is a modern 3D game with fully voiced cutscenes, but the hero Adol is still a silent protagonist. It feels weird to have everyone chatting up a storm around you, while "you" are...

Part of my WIP takes place in one of those spots where kids get their pictures taken with Santa, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a word for it. Not the act of getting their pictures taken, but the place they do it. Right now I'm calling it a set, like a movie set, but that doesn't feel...

Henry Rider is is a walking, talking ball of self-esteem issues with a massive helping of sarcasm dolloped on top as a coping mechanism. She's actually super capable, but 1. she's been talked down to for so long that she's completely internalized all the criticisms. There are people in her story...

If it helps, the fact that this thread isn't complaining about you-know-who winning the you-know-what actually restored a little of my faith in humanity. People can talk about things other than politics? Who woulda thunk it?

Chapter 7 is now up! To anyone who's been following along, what do you think so far?

The best time to post a chapter was yesterday. The second best time is now.