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Not counting a few scenes I watched on Youtube that were only 2 or 3 minutes out of an entire movie, I'd end up in the American Southwest during the wild west era, specifically a Louis L'Amour short story. Time to find a job as a writer or something, as I desperately recall everything I know...

Both endings seem somewhat typical. Have him arrive just in time, but the enemy spots him and sends out a rear guard to hold him off while they push even harder against the village defenders. They slow him down, the bad guys breach the final barricade before the hero can get past the rear...

The Replacement Goldfish trope is pretty close to this. Doesn't just deal with clones, but any time a character replaces a lost loved one with someone nearly identical, a robot, a clone, a version from a parallel dimension, etc. And yeah, it's usually used very badly.

The FBI probably have me on a watch list due to all the crimes I've looked up, ranging from bank robberies, identity theft, breaking and entering, escaping police, poison, sex trafficking and more. In one story, not posted here, I had the villain MC rob two banks using easy to make disguises, a...

DAMN! I want to write this now. An anthology of the same demon being reborn and dying, always striving to succeed at something, soldier, leader, inventor, explorer, feeling like they've done amazing things and are now blocked, then they fail just before achieving their goals, remembering their...

I do it, haven't had any problems yet.

-I'm supposed to be here, aura. Don't do anything too out of the ordinary and people expect you to be there. -Control light. Use the light around you to create illusions, bend it so your practically invisible, or twist it so you can see in 360 degrees or read a book across a stadium. -Sleep...

Going with big names here, not just people known by a niche group. Keanu Reeves. Seriously look up how he treats his co-workers and others, and how he has dealt with the multiple tragedies in his life. Ryan Reynolds. Devoted family man, has donated millions to various groups, most recently...

Meandering stories are an increasing problem everywhere. Lots of series are getting published and produced that seem to just be dragging along to get more money from the fans. My two stories could be the same, but I do have rough ideas of how they'll both end. Getting there is going to take a...

Smut: There WILL be explicit sex and lots of it. Adult: There is a good chance there will be explicit sex, but not 100% and it's not the focus of the story.

Adult means really graphic violence and explicit sex scenes. Mature means potentially graphic violence, no explicit sex scenes but close. Usually used for themes that are tough to handle, sexual and physical abuse, violence, war, things where the reader will be forced to think about...

Go with what's comfortable for you and fits the story. I tend to stick around 2000 words, plus or minus 500 words. This works for me as I have room to play, I don't need to use much filler to reach my average, and I don't risk burning out. And don't worry about how often you post. I put out...

I'd say do the time skip. Then just have a character, the MC maybe, commenting about the changes, and getting a little bit of exposition as they talk.

Would you be interested in reading it? Yes. It's not tedious. No. It's tedious. Look at it this way, you don't generally write about the MC going to the bathroom unless something interesting happens during that time that's important to the plot. Treat downtime the same way. If nothing...

I'm planning a time skip for both of my stories. With one it will be a period of a few weeks, when nothing much happens but classes and daily life. I'll just do a quick "The last month had been..." type opening of the chapter, and get into the action. The other is longer and covers most of...

This is great advice for making monsters. One thing I like to do is look up old myths, cryptids and folklore looking for interesting creatures. Sometimes I go with the tried and true ones, other times I'll go farther afield, depending on the story. Try to avoid just going with Greek, Japanese...

Good advice here. In my story Necromancer Unmanned, I've been building up the Church of Mother Sun and Father Moon. Every once in a while I add in some details, such as a reformation 300 years ago, a bible like Creed of The Mother, how they defend against the Abyss, and things like that. It's a...

Rape played for cheap drama. I have no problem with sexual assault happening in story, but it has to be for a good reason and fit the story. Doing it to show how evil the bad guy is, meh. Doing it as part of a larger overall plan and to actually move the story along a certain path, OK. And if...

The tropes you mention, seem to be more nationalistic than racist. And the main problem with the tropes is it makes one country or culture into a Mary Sue. It's boring to read and if you're not from that country, it's particularly boring. The best way to deal with it is to make sure you don't...

Completely agree with this. The injection could be useful for some front line troops. Offer it as an option for scouts and recon, as well as any group that is going behind enemy lines for sabotage or spying, where getting cut off and surrounded is a possibility. Keeping a supply of the drug for...