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I missed trolls. They are funny. There are more scam bots than trolls these days.

As a fellow pantser, some of my best side characters were made up on the spot. I always end up bringing them back for future scenes too...

Don't expect much in the way of (genuine) comments on your story until it gets popular. Most of the readers here tend towards the silent...

The future is always changing, but people and their problems stay the same.

I first try to figure why I would have writers block. Like, dude, am I bored with this scene or chapter? This story? Did it lose its...

This. 9 times out of 10, if I can’t figure out how to proceed, it’s because I’ve been going the wrong direction.

I go back ten sentences and try again. If that doesn't work, I take a break from it and come back later.

I really only write for myself. I would never do what others do, like conduct polls to see how they want the plot to progress, for example.

Sometimes I get inspiration for a character first, sometimes a plot first. But I never put pen to paper until I have a vague idea of...

Whichever one i feel like.

Character... because readers are more likely to connect with a relatable character than with a spectacular plot. A world doomed by an...

Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, and German Shepherds in that order.

This is what I’ve come to loathe the most about AI. I have no worries they’ll outdo me in quality, but in the time it takes to write one...

I write for fun. Hmm... let me think of another way to explain this. You know how some people sing in the shower even though no one's...

Well, what is the point of asking for feedback on something that you didn't write? Setting aside things like ethics and morality, and...