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  1. Mysticant

    Why do we write?

    Not only just that, but actually someone working extremely hard to get what they want. This was actually probably the first harem I actually approved in all the JP/CN/KR novels I have read. The next amazing one is heavy object....oh that was really awesome. The giant objects, devious schemes...
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    Why do we write?

    I know you did. To be honest, I would like to read something like Campione again. That was really nice for 2010-ish feels, STB and the others don't really scratch my itch. I had never bother writing previously, since I could just drop and find better things to read back then. Now I am stuck...
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    Aight, I need some full Girl names that scream "I'll step on you", Pure dominance, and the "Ara Ara~".

    Marie....Antoinette is not needed just Marie is enough. Everytime I hear a Marie it is an auto shit-listed character. Everytime I hear an Liz/ELizabeth it is an auto saint-class. Well if you want something else more tame then Cecilia. Another character that my only impression upon hearing the...
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    Throw it in the garbage disposal. At the end of the evening, after dishes are rinsed and bellies...

    Throw it in the garbage disposal. At the end of the evening, after dishes are rinsed and bellies are full, put half a lemon in the garbage disposal. Treat acne. Quickly clean a microwave. Whiten clothes and fabrics. Soothe sunburns. Scrub stuck-on food. Get rid of corny feet. Banish greasy hair.
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    There are always things you can do with it, you just need to find it and google is your answer.

    There are always things you can do with it, you just need to find it and google is your answer.
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    Why do we write?

    Well, it is up to the commenters to respond to an OP who looks like they are about to proselytize. I treated the topic seriously in my opinion.
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    Why do we write?

    Because I have been reading for so long until I do not gain much satisfaction from reading tropes anymore. The next step is to amalgamate and form what I deem as the perfect piece that I myself would want to read. Basically creating my own benchmark, and perhaps not be able to enjoy reading...
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    Writing Prompt School of Monsters!!

    My answer to this is....Rosario + Vampire.
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    I love Mary Sue/Gary Stu protagonist!

    I mean I agree with your point that you as the author set out the board and could choose who gets to see what. But in the end, how you execute changes the type of novel the readers are reading. Are you willing to only shower the love onto your main characters, or will you also bless your side...
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    My 10+ Rule of Writing

    There are so many xianxias that commit this sin. It would be better to write about something that doesn't. I would say LOTM has a well enough developed lore, inclusive cast while balancing action, mystery, and schemes without leaving most side cast out. It isn't a xianxia, but this is my opinion...
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    I love Mary Sue/Gary Stu protagonist!

    I mean that is already part of your wits as an author to develop such a scenario. Please do not downplay your own intelligence. But my counterargument to this would be, so why would the side characters not be able to see this board and hide their own pieces as well? You get what I mean? You may...
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    My 10+ Rule of Writing

    Just adding a bit more. I have no qualms about harems, to be honest. But most people cannot even develop a single romance properly and they expect me to believe they won't half-ass a relationship of more than 1 woman/man without balancing the zones of relationship, romance, action, and...
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    I love Mary Sue/Gary Stu protagonist!

    But yeah, that is basically plattering your MC/villain without buffing any of your side characters. It is not that bad. But you will realise that the next step is to make the rest of the cast ignorant of certain facts, whilst the main characters have the board vision. Isn't that somewhat of what...
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    My 10+ Rule of Writing

    1.I would say it depends on the baseline quality of your work. If your work is already almost completely satisfactory (there is no such thing as a perfect work in my opinion), you will need less time to edit. And you could also do re-edits in the future. 2.That is the issue with not setting a...
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    I love Mary Sue/Gary Stu protagonist!

    So which braindead xianxia mc do you want me to introduce to you? Or should I just recommend Ark or LMS? The MCs operate with the brain of a middle schooler while the rest of the cast did not graduate from kindergarten. And do you know why I say this? It is very hard to make your MCs and...
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    I love Mary Sue/Gary Stu protagonist!

    As many people pointed out it is not about the character being perfect but the circumstances of the character to the rest of the cast. I would say most Mary/Gary exist in a world where the rest of the world has been nerfed 100-200 IQ less. If the perfect and competent character can exist and...
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    My 10+ Rule of Writing

    Weirdly enough, I am willing to try to write out a fast-paced scene. Of course, it would at most be a minute or two of sequences and in a different style to the movie. But yeah you can never copy action movies wholesale.
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    My 10+ Rule of Writing

    Hmm, my take on this is to write with an end in mind. You do not need the final end, but at least a goal. Like what do I want to get out of this fight/interaction/arc? Why do I want to introduce these characters? Why do I feel the need to kill xxx off? Not just because it is drama, that is a...
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    Writing Prompt Reincarnated into a world where food eats living beings

    Everything you do is about seducing for some reason and eating in another sense. I would rate that mentality 5 5T4R5.
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    Writing Prompt Reincarnated into the world as an entire zoo

    But they lose their man slave then? Would you desire freedom or a slave who does your chores, delivers your food, and washes your clothes every day? The guy himself gets isekai powers, but so does the entire freaking zoo. He still just feels obligated to take care of the animals and they are...
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