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    Is it normal for order of trending to be in flux?

    You'd likely have to wait the person who wrote the code for it to answer. Which, they might not be inclined to do, for several reasons. From what we know, trending doesn't allow stories to occupy the trending page for extended lengths of time (so that other stories can get attention as well). I...
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    Writing Creating a Rhyming Character

    It sounds like a character that is a jester. That does nothing but insult and pester. Why wouldn't you recognize the worth? Well, with wit it should declare its turf! Surely, those who disagree are but jealous! I care not, if I come across as overzealous!
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    Write a plot hole which can be covered easily.

    "Huh? Isn't it werid that the fantasy isekai protaganist chooses fight in melee, even though they have overpowered magical capabilities?" "Huh, that's weird. Pass the sauce."
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    Writing How to create an evil CHARACTER

    There's a few short things to remember when creating an evil character. Firstly, I tend to differentiate between an evil character and a villain. (Someone who's simply evil, and the big bad end boss.) 1. Nobody sees themself as evil. If you want a 'real' evil character, it needs to have...
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    Resolved My update isn't showing up in Latest Updates

    A lot of things are likely cached. Which means that whenever you go to look at stats or see something that states for instance number of views, it's displaying the number of views the last time the number of views was cached. Having the server calculate all numbers, for every request that comes...
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    Romance but I don't like it

    Now, romance isn't that hard to write. It depends on the degree of romance you wish to have. This. To have a romantic relationship between two characters, simply start off with them as allies/friends. And then all you need to do is drop a single line. She's pretty. / He's handsome. That...
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    Weird Videos Youtube Recommended To You?

    Don dokodoko Don dokodoko Don dokodoko.... I have no idea where this is from or why it's among my recommendations. But somehow, I'm glad I found it.
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    Favorite Feature

    You mean why it's my favourite feature? Because it's underrated. The feature to be able to report is crucial for anything that resembles a forum, that you turn to when order needs to be kept. I've never actually reported anything, and doubt/hope I'll never need to.
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    Favorite Feature

    Report. Hue. Hue. Hue.
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    How realistic does a zombie apocalypse or post apocalyptic story has to be?

    This is more with regard for every story, rather than specifically for zombie apocalypses. How real and logical your story should be, depends completely on how much effort and thought you are willing to put into your story, as well as what tone you want to set for the story. Less effort and...
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    How do you write a Smart MC if you're lazy and stupid?

    It's called not being 'the sharpest tool in the shed' for a reason. Even in a group of people that are all considered smart by the general population, there will be those in that group that are considered smartest and the most stupid. To have a smart character, then as I think was mentioned...
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    Friendship - How close is too close?

    "Family doesn't end in blood. Just because you're blood, it doesn't make you family." Friendship, especially deep friendships, are a form of love in themselves. As your characters are meant to be close, then you can ask yourself if their interactions would be considered fine between two...
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    Got my first one star rating...

    It will likely be a common case, as few stories fit everyone (actually no story does completely, even the greatest stories will have aspects that don't fit everyones' tee). All you really need to realize is that in reality, a perfect story doesn't exist, and focus on the favourable peak. As a...
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    Got my first one star rating...

    One thing to remember is that like many things, the ratings 'should' follow a normal distribution. If you instead have two peaks, like one at 4-5 stars and one at 1 stars, it can be interpreted as your 'target audience' and 'not your target audience / trolls' respectively.
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    How to not create a cringe scenario?

    The following is hypothetical. We cringe because we feel disgusted with something, which is the result of the writer not being able to properly express himself in words to make the reader feel what he wants them to. In other words, when you somehow fail with the rule 'show, don't tell.' The...
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    Favorite season

    The favourite season is whatever season is coming up next.
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    How much research is enough?

    I'm a rather new writer, but I haven't encountered this problem that severely myself. So my answer will be quite broad. Mostly I try to remember one of the rules of writing. If something doesn't serve the purpose of bringing the plot forward, it shouldn't be mentioned. It makes it easy to...
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    Innovation

    Oh it's a thing already? Now that I read the original post suddenly things make sense. I guess the another thing is less related to books, and more to games (but could too be adapted to books). Which would be where the actions of the players in MMORPGs actually influences the storyline. The...
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    Innovation

    Interactive reading. The plot changes with the choices the reader makes.
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    Favorite Scent

    The smell of a dump that tells you that everything is working as intended. Oh, and the smell of coffee in the morning that precedes it.
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