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  1. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    There are "artistic nudes" on DeviantArt, and that's all there is for Adult Content. Adult stories with 18+ content is ganked off the site within minutes, so is any image with people engaging in any form of 18+ activities. I go elsewhere to post my adult images.
  2. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Excellent! -- Believe it or not, writing the stories I wanted to read, but couldn't find was how I gathered a very large reading audience -- then was discovered by two publishers. Thank you for your support, and I'm glad I could help. ☕
  3. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    ROFLMAO! -- Erotic Romance readers may be "a tiny fraction of the total reader base," on This site, but that's just this site alone. My readers have been paying my rent since 1996! My fans may be a little on the rabid side... -- They tend to eat my trolls, and my plagiarists. My books are...
  4. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Like that's humanly possible? -- No matter what you do, or don't do, or say, or don't say, someone will be upset about it. ☕ Thank you. Just because the site's reading audience currently tends to be young (YA), does not mean that the site's reading audience will remain that way. At the...
  5. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    That's dangerous talk right there. Those brats are Trolls. The more you pay attention to them, the worse they get. Not only to the author they're pestering, but to everyone else on that author's comment list. Sure, if you don't mind writing for Children. I prefer writing for Adults, myself...
  6. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Are you sure those were Adults? ☕ I started out as a library addict. By the time I got to high school, YA books bored me. I was already reading Heinlein, Stephen King, Michael Moorcock, and Ray Bradbury from the library, but I was buying Anne McCaffery, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Dianna Wynn...
  7. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Well, kids don't generally buy books. Their parents do because kids normally don't have any income. Most kids that become die-hard readers start out as library addicts. It's only during high school --and their first job-- that they start buying their own books. That's after scraping the...
  8. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Sure, if you're not writing for Adults. It's perfectly fine in a kid's book. If the comment: "Wow, that's interesting. Why is that there?" is a line from a distractable MC is uninterested in the conversation they should be participating in, or if they are dissociating from stress -- then it's...
  9. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Google is your friend. Try asking ChatGPT. My readers would definitely argue that point. While I was writing my Sci-Fi series they were giving me lectures on space travel and quantum physics. Not a Joke! Then again, I'm coming from a completely different demographic. I'm an Erotic Romance...
  10. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Yes we can. It's a problem a lot of people don't even know is happening -- until it happens to them. If they're confrontational -- TROLL. Don't Answer!
  11. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    My source is my publisher (I am not self-published,) and the reader demographics they collect from their distributors. Check the bookstores for where they sell the 'fluffy' novels. Compare that to the Sci-fi/Fantasy section not in the kids books section. The Romance section is even bigger. The...
  12. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Rant] Don't Insult your Readers.

    Don't Insult your Readers. A minor Rant. "You don't need to put neon signs around your plot points. Readers aren't as dumb as you think." -- Mojo Castle Books, Editor in Chief -- Just say No to: PLOT WAFFLING! Plot Waffling is a form of Author Intrusion that appears when the author is...
  13. OokamiKasumi

    How do you explain "magic"?

    Have you seen this? Link --> Making Magic 1 - A History of Magic?
  14. OokamiKasumi

    Help W/ character names

    Meh, when I need names, I just use online baby name sites for whatever culture I'm writing in.
  15. OokamiKasumi

    Apparently coming up with your own pantheon is hard… who knew?

    In Haitian Voodoo, the loa (spirit/god/power) Erzulie embodies love, passion, and jealousy. Erzulie is a triple goddess, with different aspects: -- Erzulie Fréda, a gentle and benevolent figure associated with love and beauty. -- Erzulie Dantò, the fierce and passionate loa of jealousy and...
  16. OokamiKasumi

    Apparently coming up with your own pantheon is hard… who knew?

    Have you tried looking at Existing pantheons and why those cultures developed those particular god forms? In other words, if you know what your culture values, creating gods for it is obvious. Examples: Because Greece had a highly developed culture where Music, Literature, and Science were...
  17. OokamiKasumi

    Writing How do I write like this

    This style of writing is called Poetic Prose. -- According to Google's AI... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Poetic Prose, also known as prose poetry, is a form of writing that combines the lyrical and expressive qualities of poetry with the structure and flow of prose. It's characterized by the use of poetic...
  18. OokamiKasumi

    Writing [Tutorial] How to write CrAck (comedy).

    Because I am terrible at writing emotions, and comedy, this is a tutorial that was written for me by one of my favorite Beta-Readers. Enjoy! Writing CrAcK By Kita the Spaz ~ Posted with Permission ~ ----- Original Message ----- How do you come up with the ideas for writing crack/comedy? --...
  19. OokamiKasumi

    Writing Dao Of Worldmaking

    This was brilliant. -- Do more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you can't get through this, how do you read a whole book? You know, one that doesn't have pictures in little boxes with word balloons? If you can't handle this much text, how do you plan to Write a whole book? Novels have a hell of lot more...
  20. OokamiKasumi

    Litrpg system

    LOL! Ah! You're right, it was Kevin Costner. My bad. My guess is that he was in there for the same reason Netflix has a very...eclectic cast in everything they produce. At least Azeem was played by an excellent actor. I loved that part. Rickman was HOT in that movie, and yeah, he pretty much...
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