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    Writing 404: Marriage not found

    I agree with weakwithwords and also want to point out that there have been a few cases of matriarchal societies in ancient history, although rare. I think with your current setting it would still be likely to lean towards patriarchal just because of the fundamental difference in the biology of...
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    Writing Do you think the Kingdom Building subgenre is hard as well?

    I've occasionally enjoyed kingdom building and especially warfare, even if the strategies aren't mind boggling, but more on the realistic side. Especially an up close battle. Like the MC running around on horseback or sending orders from the command center. For these you probably should plan...
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    If your story was a video game, what would be your loading screen tips?

    Eggplant's Tips: Remember to photosynthesize for 8 hours a day. Flowers are not to be touched. You are a member of the nightshade family. The morals of a human no longer apply. Daily activity options include: absorbing sunlight, predation, and harassing others. Purple is the best color in the...
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    Writing a horror story for the sake of "shock value"

    I think the cuddling excuse is legit in some cases, but more so it's just a matter of adrenaline. People like stuff that gives them thrills and gets their heart rate up, like roller coasters, sky diving, and car chases. Horror movies are the easy watch-at-home option that actually have no real...
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    Recommendations Fluffy

    Yeah. I still like fluff sometimes, but I used to read it a lot more in middle school. Like Yotsuba&! This one's about a weird little girl and her adventures. Many of the fluff doesn't stick in my memory.
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    Anyone consider writing a Chaotic Neutral/True Neutral MC?

    As a person who loves animals and nature, this brings me happiness
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    Anyone consider writing a Chaotic Neutral/True Neutral MC?

    I agree, neutral MCs are fun. If anything, I see a lot of stories that make it seem like they are going to do a chaotic neutral MC, but then they end up just being an underdog hero or something else. If they are just pretending to be a 'bad guy' it's silly. If they are too evil/callous then...
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    LGBT Novels Question

    What??? Can you give some examples rofl? They all seem like pretty common one-catch phrases to me Or was it sarcasm...
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    LGBT Novels Question

    Hmmm, besides what others have mentioned, I think it could also tie into the usual gender roles. At least in all the BL novels (not gonna speak 100% for yuri but read a few and it's the same) the most common trope is a set relationship of one always being top(dominant/gong/seme) and the other...
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    Love confession stories!

    It just depends on the people involved. Some are especially awkward/cautious/shy/prudent, so they might 'officially' confess to each other to make sure they're on the same page before venturing out to that racy bedroom scene even when they're 30+ and on. As far as the mix of people I know of...
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    Love confession stories!

    I have been confessed to by three men online after hanging out a lot with them playing video games (like a group setting in a guild). In each case, these confessions seemed like they came out of the blue. I turned one down and said yes to long-distance dating with the other two out of curiosity...
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    How much real stuff do you put in your stories?

    Pretty much what the others said. I'm also a biology student so I like adding random facts about sea urchins and other stuffs into my writing. I can write a variety of characters by basing them of various parts of my personality, but the hardest part is writing a character that isn't much like...
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    Chinese names for Chinese inspired novels

    I like using pinyin. Since I'm writing a story with ties into Chinese culture and mythology anyway, it fits the setting and I think that learning how to use other Chinese terms such as nicknames/formal addresses also adds to the story. I also have a personal preference for it because I like...
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    What would you say to someone who is going to die tomorrow?

    Nah. If they are just an acquaintance, I would just go along with the conversation and not say anything in particular. Not interested in bringing it up unless they do first, and since they're just a casual acquaintance it's not like I'd be crying or reminiscing about past stuffs either. If it...
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    What if I gave an unfamiliar name to my character without explaining the meaning

    ^ Yeah, that's so sad :'( And I honestly think the name Lai Fefe sounds meh (in an 'oh is this gonna be a comedy spoof' way), but I'd still try reading the story if it was a genre I like. Definitely the 'Fefe' part that does it. The Fefe accompanied by 'beautiful flower' makes me cringe...
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    I've been wondering...

    Yeah. Harem? Smut? BOOM. I think there was a popular villainess novel up there too. But I think the crowd a novel gets on the first couple chapters is also really important to create a 'wave effect'. If they immediately get like 60 favs and 2000 views when they post the next ch 3 days later...
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    Do you like to use brain when reading?

    The novels I've had the best experience and stick with me with are those where I have to read between the lines, grasp the character's personalities, predict future outcomes. Nothing is completely one-dimensional, villains are real people, not devil incarnates. Complexity is great because it...
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    Recommendations looking for smut but not with those male protags and harem type

    Honestly, if what you want is a 1v1, MC female, sounds like any typical romance that's got smut could fulfill that. I don't have any recs, but your search might go better if you go to 'series finder'. Double click harem, BL, and GL, to filter out any of those...then try. You can also try the tag...
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    Your character gets Isekai'd to North Korea

    Marquis is going to thwart the almighty hegemony. He does not do it to create greater peace and democracy, but to cause chaos throughout the midst of North Korea. He will be so OP no one knows how he can continue to exist on the planet without overwhelming the laws of physics. This here is...
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    Mc deaths

    Like the above says, depends how and why the first MC dies. In other stories authors kill of the MC but keep on going with the same novel, just have a new MC. I know that if I went through a story where I liked the MC, then they died, I might be aggravated enough that I won't read that next...
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