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I believe that magic must function under certain logical rules, even if the rules of magic violate the rules of physics (or at least physics as we know them); there was a belief for many years (possibly still held by some scientists) that evolution would lead to psychic powers that would defy...

Rejections happen within 8 hours IME; acceptance takes up to 48. PS: It is showing up now, at least for me

EDM = Electronic Dance Music. Ugly stuff that has a good rhythm. Rockabilly was a product of the early 80s, the main artists behind it were the Stray Cats - mixed pop, hard rock and country sounds. Don't know about ElectroSwing and have heard the term Psychobilly but have no clue what it means

I think the key to making a character tragic is to make sure the reader CARES about them. Make them a bright point in the story and then murder them, or make them suffer. Maybe have them keep their upbeat attitude, even right until the final moment when they die/break/become mutated into...

Yeah that might be TOO terrifying...

Well, the quote was quoted by Stephen King in Danse Macabre, which was written as a semi-official sequel TO Supernatural Horror in Literature.

I've tried to listen to music while writing but it tends to take over the writing. I did have a story I started a while ago inspired by, of all things, a Luke Bryan song (Play it Again, IIRC).

Well, my "go-to" is Ygaruth, the Abomination, a perversion of elemental nature. It stands about forty feet tall, has a humanoid torso, a mass of tentacles for legs, one arm that ends in a massive crab claw, and the other splits at the elbow into giant humanoid forearm and a massive tentacle...

Maybe the deletion is the story? Some kind of meta experiment? Or just clicked in the wrong area?

I know another site that briefly allowed it - until one of the site owners accidentally hit the wrong button and deleted his own account. After that requests had to go through an admin...

Kind of has the same vibes as one of Will Farrel's good movies, "Stranger than Fiction"

The wording of the notice was in "legalese" so I was not quite sure how that worked. Have not set up my Patreon yet (and may never finish it at this rate) so it does not impact me YET...

It varies so widely I'd say proceed as you are, and if you get comments that you need to slow it down. go back and do so.

The easiest way (Best is to go out and HAVE some interactions with people and take notes) is to look for stories that feature them, read the examples presented, and think about what works and what does not for you. Also, expect your first few efforts to be stilted and odd - that just happens for...

I received a notice that Patreon is changing some policies due to Apple making changes due to Japanese laws or something convoluted like that - essentially if you go through iOS you can only sell subscriptions and not single items on Patreon, starting November 1 (though Apple is not changing...

As long as both veggies are consenting (get it in writing first!), you don't use graphic illustrations, and the vegetables are fresh but not over-ripe, you should be OK...

According to my spell-check, in most cases it seems like it should be hyphenated like six-fifty-five. In dialogue, though "quarter to seven" or "nine fifteen" is probably right. Only use actual numbers for weird stuff, like a breakdown into decimals (like: 21:23:05.27) or for a block of text...

Nah, it feels more like playing Russian Roulette but with chocolate in four chambers, one empty and one with a live bullet... So you might get the dopamine rush, might get either some suggested edits or a weird emoji-only response, or you could have your brains blown out... So far, on RR, I've...

From the people-back-home side, the strategic/combat side, or the "in-the-trenches" side?

It's been almost a month since the last time someone asked this... To read: Fantasy (High or Dark), Horror (especially 'Cosmic Horror'), Superheroes, Comedy To Write: High Fantasy, Horror (more suspense and "general unnerving weirdness" with an occasional dash of either cosmic horror, outright...