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It really depends on the project I'm working on. For The Elarian Chronicles and Aethara though, I tend to listen to a lot of symphonic metal (Nightwish, Kamelot, Within Temptation, etc etc) For Aestelle Nocte, it really depends on the the chapter content, but it will be one of a few different...

Wouldn't that be (theoretically) possible with a large enough counterweight trebuchet? Either way, building one big enough to launch something with enough force to achieve escape velocity would be a noteworthy achievement of engineering by its own merits, and quite the feat of engineering. We...

It really depends on the needs of the story and the narrative. For some, you can spend an entire volume (~50,000 - ~150,000 words) going through a single dungeon, floor by floor, and room by room. For others, the pacing needs to be faster. It all depends heavily on the structure and narrative...

Chapter 2 just dropped. And with it, a new discussion question. "Who should be at the door?" You'll find all the relevant info at the end of Episode 1: Chapter 2 - Welcome to Earth.

Aestelle Nocte - Chapter 2 just dropped. Check out the story at the link here, and don't forget to take part in the polls and discussions if you want to help shape the direction the story takes from here.

Adding my vote to this. The "Autism" tag is alright, but could better be presented as "Autistic Characters", though simply a generalized "Neuro-divergent characters" tag would be a huge boon, especially for those who include such characters in our stories.

On here, they're all scammers, but it can always be fun to mess with them a bit too.

I don't have to imagine it. In fact, I got a different one. From that exact same bot. On my least-viewed, least-active, "World-Lore" series. I've included the so-called "chapter" they "read" as well since it is literally just a place-holder. (There's literally no "story content" in that series...

I tend toward being very vivid and detailed in my descriptions, of everything in my stories. From the viewpoints of the PoV character(s). If the character(s) can't see it, hear it, feel it, taste it, or smell it, I don't describe it though. As far as castle-scenes go, the closest that I have...

1) The system that I designed for mine actually mitigates the bloat within its simplistic execution, despite seeming to be exceptionally complex on paper, and the stories themselves don't make a big deal out of the stats themselves. In that system, level itself is mutable, but hard-capped at...

Well. I only have two real 'dreams' for my work. 1) To finish writing it (and maybe self-publish on Amazon once I have for physical copies). 2) For people to enjoy reading it. Anything more would be great, sure, but I'm a realist, and prefer to keep my expectations within the realm of the...

If you happen to come to a good answer, then let me know as well. For the time being I've simply used the 'autism' tag on my own stories that feature more or less a similar concept, but only because there isn't specifically one for characters yet.

Out of the ones there, the last three are the ones that intrigued me the most. For whatever my opinion, insight, and interest in darker fantasy stories might be worth to you.

It really depends on a lot of stuff, but for the most part, no, I will not support anyone continuing my stories while I am alive. At least, not while I'm still alive. (I won't be around to care if I'm dead after all). If/when I happen to pass away, that is another story entirely. The piles of...

BEFORE AFTER Putting the openings side-by-side here. You've definitely taken the advice to heart, and the effort shows. You're still leaning a little heavily on the "telling" side, but it is clearly not only an improvement (a significant one btw), but a much better hook. You're still using a...

Personally, I'd say it all comes down to the execution and the focus of the narrative itself. For some, it's completely fine for the protagonist to be overpowered, because of the inherent nature of the story's conflicts. For example: Superman. He's OP as hell, but it works fine for his story...

I'll check it out and let you know what I think.

Interactive Media (Games) can at times deliver a story far better than novels can; for example, Detroit: Become Human works far better as a 'game' than it could as a novel, because the player directly interacts with the story directly, and gets to experience it on their own terms in a way that a...

Alright then. I'll start with the second one then. Dates and Times are approximate, because I can't recall the exacts. It's been a long time since then. This is the most accurate recounting of what happened that I can manage from memory. EDIT: Fixed the formatting now that I'm home.

So, do you mean like "Paranormal" stuff, or just "something scary" that I've experienced?" Just asking to help narrow down what I should bring up and the tone of the kind of experiences you're curious about. Incident 1: Paranormal - Happened when I was young, in the basement of my old house...