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I sometimes enjoy Symbiote crossover stories (THAT ARE HUMAN WRITTEN), but I'm always disappointed by how writers show little to no knowledge of the comics or even the cartoons and movies. Symbiotes aren't just gelatinous sex freaks, they have lore. I KNOW THAT REFERENCE!!! YEAH, BABY, YEAH!!!

Elim Garak once said, "I believe in coincidences. Coincidences happen every day. But I don't trust coincidences." In terms of writing, deus ex machina (which literally translates to, "god out of a machine/scheme," "scheme" works better here imo) is one of the plot devices which can have a huge...

I came out of my 2nd forum hiatus and spent over 30 minutes watching the videos you sent me to say a few words. Both sides of the story are valid: The Eye of Argon sucks, and people suck for making fun of its writer. The morality of the issue is for saints and philosophers decide, not us. How...

Evaluation Codex or Codex Clarification

Western author, here, and I feel you. The sad truth is that sites like this one aren't designed to propagate "theme and worldviews." It's just the nature of mass media, but there are hidden gems if you care enough to look. However, as I've said in the past, I can read wuxia about as well as I...

Just so you know, that book you read in 8th grade is titled "Holes." As for books that impacted me, there are a lot. Series like "Artemis Fowl," "Percy Jackson," and "39 Clues" taught me how to layer plots and build a world. I learned how to throw common sense out the window by reading more...

That makes two of us

There's an old saying, "Play the cards you're dealt." Even ancient civilizations were aware that life isn't designed to be fair, just ask the Greeks. They wrote sagas where the Fates intentionally weave equivocal rules, bigoted circumstances, and endings that are often unsatisfactory (and...

Austria or the Phillipines? They're the first tri-lingual countries that came to my mind. Anyway, I don’t have many tips since a manuscript should be custom for each author. The problem with using more classical teaching aids is that they tend to focus only on form and function. This is helpful...

What I did for my computers was made the text italics and green. It is a bit gimmicky, but as a reader, I wouldn't mind a few gimmicks

A five-man band doesn't even need five people. They don't have to fit together perfectly to be an interesting group either. I didn’t even know about this trope for quite a long time when I started writing.

I just prefer to keep it that way. I'm self-taught, so it's not the best quality. Call it artistic pride. I don't know. Whichever one was played by Ryan Reynolds.

TY TY.

We live in a society where people still judge books by their covers. So, after a few weeks, I finished the new cover for my main story, "Executive Order," (thank you, WhiteFeather, for the advice). Now, I am in the process of writing Act 2, and am already brainstorming plots for Act 3. Instead...

"Over... here."

Same. EDIT: I actually managed to dig up some of my first posted works from over 10 years ago. Reading my old writing is giving me nostalgia. Pardon me while I wipe these tears from my eyes.

Forget that second part then

7. Check their profiles. If they seem legit and you are interested, ask for more information like links or qualifications. If not, in the words of Nancy Reagan, "Just say no." NB, Reporting suspected bots doesn't do anything since the moderation team is a single person.