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That's very specific! It doesn't have reincarnation, but searching AO3 for the "renewal taekwondo" tag out of curiousity, I did find this: UA's God of Highschool

Ahhh, my bad for judging by the first chapter, thanks!

I like how cromulent sounds, personally, but I probably wouldn't use it in fiction unless I wanted people to go "ah, the Simpsons" for some reason I can't currently imagine.

I mean, one could assume all the classic spells already exist, if one wished to give a different response.

Hmm, noted, thanks for the recommendation!

I have used words in non-standard ways at least once in my most popular novel on Scribblehub, and no one has called me on it. I have had people tell me when I write confusingly enough they aren't sure what I mean, or if it's an obvious mistake, like using the wrong title for a character or...

My belief is that readers only complain about new words if it feels out of place-- if the word seems cromulent, they'll just keep reading, perhaps without even noticing it. In the example given, Torporous is using an existing word with an existing way of altering words-- I doubt anyone will...

Their Pet Next Door: Phoebe wants to make friends with her neighbor's pet, who is borderline feral, and this is somehow a major theme. She wins the lottery, and cries to her neighbors about it a lot. A businessman offers to hire her, and she seriously considers it despite not being interested in...

It's true, one-hit wonders are a thing. I don't think it's a thing anyone aims to be, though?

"his hair was mid-length, dark, and so feathered it seemed it might fly away"

Mona Lisa is only valuable because Leonardo Da Vinci is famous as heck. Leonardo Da Vinci could still be making money off of his fame if he was alive, but unfortunately he made the poor strategic decision of dying.

My impression people tend to try to steal art that they think is good and popular, so by the time you have to worry about it, you're unlikely to have to actually worry about it too much, if that makes sense? I'd say to make sure to have a tag you can be found on each piece of art so that if it's...

Nope, but interesting conclusion to draw. I feel like there's a story here.

Guy Bloodjacket Jon of the Hart

I don't think this is my kinda book, which isn't a criticism of it so much as a "I don't know how usefully I can criticize this thing"-- selfish antihero is a hard sell for me, though many people like that sort of thing. However, in the future, I would suggest only releasing a chapter a day...

Also, come to think of it, one of my grandparents lived in a city, remembered basically everyone they interacted with by name, and often other details about them, which I found impressive. They said this made a huge difference to people, and suggested doing it. And also like, I think most people...

My pair bonding has gotten more intense each time I've done it. Treating people as a means rather than an ends will tend to kill your empathy and capacity to form meaningful bonds, I agree-- but having more relationships over time (or at once, for that matter) doesn't innately do that...

- I agree on innately nice/evil races, that always feels lazy AF to me. Humans have a lot of potential for treating others well, and a lot of potential for treating others poorly. In general, those in power tend to be kinda bastards, though, especially in larger societies. Creatures that need to...

Fascinating, thanks for the historical insight!

So I was thinking about how both of these are popular on RR, and the big link I can see between the two of them are that they both focus on creating, discussing, and having plot to some extent revolve around gaining power-- and essentially, by more heavily codifying what power is, they allow a...