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    Writing Xianxia Authors, how to you write about techniques

    So I'd recommend thinking about theming your characters, then you can make techniques based on those themes. A character themed around poison could work well with snake themed abilities. "Piercing Fang Fist", "Silent Slither Step", "the Python Perfect Scale Defense technique", etc. As for...
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    Writing a Crash-out (Thoughts?)

    Ah, some constructive feedback, I'd say the dialogue doesn't feel like a crash out to me. The following two lines in particular feel a bit too rational and reasonable for someone having a crash out, especially if they've just been betrayed. "I’ve had enough of you. Talking about betraying and...
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    What are some things you wish you knew when you started writing?

    I'd say I'm relatively new. I'd definitely heard of "Show, don't Tell", but the first time I started getting feedback that was the main issue I kept running into. So yeah, if there was one writing tip I'd give to complete beginners is that "Show, don't Tell" is going to be one of the first...
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    As an author, which character would you want to possess if you transmigrated into your fiction?

    So I first thought the question was about any character in fiction, and for some reason I thought of Shirai Kuroko from A Certain Scientific Railgun, the friend of the main character Misaka, solely because she has the ability to teleport and that's like my top 1 power to choose if I ever get...
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    Help: Looking for names for god tiers

    It would depend on what each tier is characterized by. For example, "Local gods" could refer to gods whose influence is only applicable in some locations, "immortals/deathless" could be the minimum distinction with mortals, "young gods" when their age correlates to power, or "spirits" could be...
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    Looking for piano covers!

    If you're interested in chords and random snippets of songs instead of the full thing... Have a look at https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab It has a database with many pop songs and quite a few videogame songs, and it gives you what chords they use and the main melody. Great if you like to...
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    Why am I so bad at games?

    In my case, I like videogame music. There's many games that are in my radar for a long time, because I listened to their soundtracks through YouTube recommendations; then I end up playing some of them, and some of them become favourites of mine. Videogames have a lot of aspects to them, look for...
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