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  1. FreeKey

    What do YOU like to see in a story?

    Strong inner logic. Narrative consistency. Intriguing plot with unexpected turns and revelations. Mystery that eventually gets explained - or not, but is a satisfying way. Character development. Thought provoking topics. What does it mean to be human. Morally grey decisions, lesser evils...
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    Anyone interested in cyberpunk (and whump)?

    MFontana 1) Well, it's always "fun" to ask the genAI about something. That "whump" does exist, since learning about it just the other day, I discovered even some paperback authors use it. And it's just a funny word too :LOL: 2) If you do get to that - and I know we are all busy people - any...
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    Anyone interested in cyberpunk (and whump)?

    Tsuru thanks, this explanation makes a lot of sense actually! I myself would likely prefer a finished book. Unless it's something that really interests me. But about the style and quality I'd probably make a decision fairly fast, without needing to read 50 or even 4 chapters. Unless it's...
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    Anyone interested in cyberpunk (and whump)?

    Or, wow, didn't expect anyone to react honestly! great to see some locals alive ♥️ Apparently, the AI got that "whump" from AO3 tags. I googled it and " it's is a narrative trope rooted in the experience of intense emotional or physical suffering. Tagged in stories where characters are hurt...
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    Anyone interested in cyberpunk (and whump)?

    Trying to put my novel out here Neon Phantoms: ICE Queen Thin is, I am super new to publishing in the web and had troubles assigning tags. So I couldn't think of anything better, than to throw my piece at an AI and ask to classify it. It thinks it's whump. I didn't even know the word :LOL: but...
  6. FreeKey

    How was your first experience with publishing here?

    Thank you for your answer. This sounds awesome! Like I said, never published anything just for fun before. Professionally, I'm used to getting feedback as we do pier editing a lot. But that's very different. It's just something I do for money and that's it. My grammar might get criticised or...
  7. FreeKey

    How was your first experience with publishing here?

    ✍️I would like to hear from you how was your first experience with sharing your writing. Did anyone react? How did it make you feel? ✍️ :blobreading: And also if you have readers, with whom you have at least some communication, how did you find your crowd? :blobreading: I am new here. I've been...
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    Recommendations Cyberpunk with intriguing plot, mature themes, preferable not from 1st person

    I am looking for cyberpunk novels and stories with mature/sensitive themes that have intriguing plot. Preferably from from 1st person PoV. Can be fanfiction. I'm trying to re-write my own cyberpunk story now, and am getting fed up with it 😝 want to read something else for a change.
  9. FreeKey

    Question for non native English Authors, What do you do in this situation?

    I know the problem too! Except mostly I know a word but that word doesn't feel right. Usually I just type "[word] synonym" or "[word] antonym" into the online search. And when I really can't remember a word I use deepl.com to translate. I lake it better than google.
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