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  1. melchi

    Is your character a mary sue?

    Random mary sue quiz. https://www.gotoquiz.com/is_your_original_character_a_mary_sue_1
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    Odd encounters with Police

    My date and I got some fresh donuts from krispy cream and we were driving back at night, cop pulls me over. Cop: "How much have you had to drink?" Me: Nothing officer. Cop: I saw you drive over the line. Where are you coming from Me (wearing a krispy cream paper hat): Did I? Sorry I just...
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    How paragraphs and sentences are ordered matter.

    What if I told you, 80% of the stuff you write that people read they forget? This is why it is important to make the important 20% stick out as best it can. EX: The quick brown cow munched on grass while an anon shouted about imposters. (BAD) --well unless the cow is more important than...
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    Info on USSR cleanrooms from the 70s / 80s?

    I was talking to a older gentleman that grew up in Ukraine and he has a lot of stories about growing up in the USSR. I mentioned that I saw a youtube video about how in the 60s the USSR had better computers than the west, but then fell behind. They didn't make enough vacuum tubes and when it...
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    Is there such a thing as trying to hard to sound epic?

    I was thumbing through some of the longer length web novels trying to see if there was one that I wanted to try out but I found myself put off by some of the blurbs. Stuff like... the world is at an turning point, gods walk among us as ancient evils long forgotten awaken. The world is...
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    Main character is a Shipwright

    I a quick google search doesn't give a lot of relevant results. Mostly discovered shipwright is a last name for some people. But that doesn't mean the main character is a shipwright. I'd be nice to find a story centered around building a ship or ships. Anyone know one off the top of their heads?
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    Someone claims your thigh.

    Your friend and you are driving and they say that your thigh is the best and claim it. How do you respond to this awkward turn of events?
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    Swords and stuff.

    I'll admit it, I'm in the camp that stories with genius swordsplay leave a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. I get the swordsmanship is romanticized and fits well in a lot of fancy protags. However, I'm kinda over it. Any weapon besides a sword is a breath of fresh air in an fantasy story at...
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    Does anyone like Ghost ships?

    I find them fascinating. That a ship could have navigated the NW passage in 1775... only at horrifying cost. https://youtube.com/shorts/y-HiaPj-SgM?feature=shared
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    Reading List Sorting

    Can we get a different sorting other than alphabetic? It would make it easier if it was sorted by last updated by default and if one completed would go to the bottom of the list.
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    So I decided to ask AI how to proposition an author.

    You Sent by you: what is a good one line to propsition an author? Copilot Sent by Copilot: Ah, the delicate art of propositioning an author—one that requires finesse, wit, and perhaps a dash of literary charm! While I can’t promise you’ll sweep them off their feet, I can certainly offer a few...
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    Radio Etiquette

    Authors writing stuff with modern military tactics please make radio conversations with these rules in mind. Proper radio communication uses something called 3 legged method. 1.) The two parties do a hand shake over the air. 2.) The message is relayed from one party to the other. 3.) The...
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    POV switches

    Does anyone else agonize over this? I know it is a meaningful way to show different aspects of the story that would go unnoticed if excluded but as a reader, I really hate it when the spotlight goes off the main character needlessly. It screams filler. But it still leaves the question: How...
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    Forgiveness is Transactional

    Something I read in stories from time to time is some kind of forgiveness plot. Most of them lack the catharsis that would make them work. Why? Because forgiveness is a transaction. EX: Char1 : I can't pay you back, will you forgive me? Char2 : I understand, and will forgive you. Bad EX...
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    Was playing around with co-pilot to try to make a novel cover.

    Some of them came out better than others
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    Would it be possible to host twine / HTML based CYOA stories here?

    Not sure if this is too different than what scribblehub is supposed to be. They are sorta stories. Though it would be really cool if people could put creations like that here.
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    Recommendations Adeptus Mechanicus

    Anyone know any good fictions about this faction? I know there is priest's of mars but there is anything else?
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    Ai Generated Dr Suess Rap

    I decided to be silly and ask copilot to make a Dr Suess rap.
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    Good starts to a story.

    So picked up a new book and thought that it was quite the fun start. There are questing stones that do a route along towns that takes 9 years to complete giving out quests that give classes. However, some towns decided they didn't want the stones to leave so they put out guards to keep them...
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    Idea for an NPC

    Name: TBD Race: Revenant Class: Dark Knight Bio: Member of the former hero's party who failed to kill the demon queen. The party member died trying to fight the demon queen's armies without the hero but because of the regret in leaving such a big thing undead came back as an undead that is...
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