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  1. StaleRice

    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    Thinking about these in hard categories is counterproductive imo. "Eldritch" is a descriptor relating to things like visual style, comprehensibility, etc. And if you dig deeper a specific story and a quality of resembling certain fictional creatures/things. This is just great when done properly...
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    Which Actions you dislike the most ?

    1 is wrong but not killing anyone 2 is child murder 3 is just disgusting, and not directly damaging 4 is gonna do emotional damage to the old guy and possibly lead to his death 5 is, depending on the circumstances, the same as murdering the whole village so honestly, 1-2 is gross/evil, but...
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    its actually ILLEGAL to include ANY Wizards of the Coast original content in your projects. I'm not sure if non-commercial projects are allowed, but thats how it is. WOTC have rights to that name (Mindflayer, Illithid) and the concept as described in Dungeons & Dragons and related WOTC products...
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    So true Well, what I usually do is make a literal map and write out every possible actor/faction's interests on it, then figure out background events, the major characters, and then write the story. Sometimes skipping one or two steps depending on how long the script is going to be. Basically...
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    This is a huge revelation for me what the hell So SH allows it as long as the story doesn't glorify it or something? That's actually nuts
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    I guess its not noncon if you gaslight, i mean, magic, someone into consent LMFAO I did see a few novels here that go even further than that, so, who knows. The second concept isnt anything like xenofiction, its just kind monstery and designed to feel like its taking place in an actually...
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    A smuthead, if you would. A smutter. How far would you say the whole mind flaying thing should go, in this concept? Im sure things like mind control or body alteration, or full on body horror, would turn a lot of people off. Actually, wouldn't mind control be against Scribblehub's TOS?
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    Thats true... Will both at once work better or worse, though? Purely metrics wise?
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    Writers: Pet Peeves When Reading Novels

    OP characters are only bad 99% of the time. Its about figuring out how to add stakes and actual intrigue and tension despite that OP-ness Like in Overlord, you get to know weaker characters, and then watch the OP characters pass through like a storm praying they dont kill your new favorite...
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    Insane hypothetical

    me too :unsure:
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    Agonizing over 2 story concepts

    So I decided to fall for the Scribblehub meta and write smut, but I really can't stomach churning out boring or meaningless stuff. A lot of the story concepts I discussed with writer friends so far didn't have good reception, though, so I'm turning to you guys 'cuz im indecisive. Both of these...
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    Free writing software.

    Anything is free if you're smart about it
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    Insane hypothetical

    Chronicles of Narnia but strange, disgusting, and with 200% more felt
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    Japanese Corpo

    God help you if you EVER have to work with Koreans. And I mean Koreans from Korea. Their corporate culture is all "drink till you drop or you're disrespecting the boss" type stuff, all day long, no breaks, and upper level management, especially, looks down on other ethnicities. You're a full...
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    Are people afraid to write reviews?

    Believe me, people who are inclined to write reviews aren't scared of anything. I've seen reviews that go like "erm i dont like this plot element so im giving the series a 1 star rating", meanwhile its in the tags and revealed chapter 1 Gotta feel bad for people who get hit by these
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    Insane hypothetical

    You're going through your morning routine but suddenly hear a strange nasally moaning sound and scratching from the vents. When you finally gather up the courage to look through the plastic protector thing on the vent shaft, you see a silly goblinesque little character (no bigger than a mouse)...
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    How far can you go with profanity and is there a point to having it?

    I read a lot of korean/japanese novels, some of which are huge, sometimes approaching GOT in popularity (domestically anyway) that throw around terms like r*tard, but completely avoid conventional swearing. But from what I've seen, western web novels avoid any terms that could be considered...
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    What to do when too many story ideas

    wise ass individual in the chat spitting facts left and right If OP can't actually focus and be productive with any single story because there are too many ideas on the table, honestly, that might be the better option. In my case, I took a weekend to experiment with everything that came to...
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