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    A little math (anyone help pls)

    So we're looking at a geometric series. That S∞ given |r| < 1 don't look good. That means as the number of terms approaches infinity the values will add up to the value S∞. Now AliceMoonvale already gave us a value for ratio, that being 1/876k or 0.00000011415525114155251, which doesn't account...
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    Do you listen to music when writing?

    I find I write best when listening to music where I can't understand a word. That way the lyrics can't distract me. My favorite is Korpiklaani, though I've also been known to enjoy anime theme tunes and theme songs to french cartoons
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    First comment!

    UGH! That guy. Broke my little heart that did. I'd love to see my work adapted honestly. Trying to find the little troll's other artwork and coming up blank was just… ugh! Next time that happens I'm gonna find a way to commit digital genoeva convention violations against them
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    Got it, thanks for the replies!

    A fiver per thousand words? That's not going to add up very fast. I don't know if you write faster or slower than me or even if you type faster or slower than me but… I'm pretty sure I type less than a thousand words per hour, at least while writing and not just copying. I don't think you're...
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    How long does it take you to write 2500 words?

    If it was just my raw typing speed in question I could do that in an hour. But to come up with 2500 words of story? Probably no less than three hours
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    Which subculture/fandom is your least favourite?

    Well I'ma gonna go with the three truely dangerous ones, pickup artists, manosphere and looksmaxxers
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    Recommendations Post your books so I can read

    Your name seems familiar. I can't help feeling I'm promoting to someone who's already read it somehow. Even though I can't find your name in my notifications. But oh well. What self respecting author sees an anything goes "promote yourself" and doesn't promote themself...
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    When killing off an important character, friend, brother or someone important to The MC. How do you feel about it?

    I have a tendency to only kill characters I had doomed from their conception, which sort of blunts the impact to me. Which I'll grant you is a writing mistake
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    What's the worst character you ever made?

    There's a story I haven't written yet, though it is the origin of the wielder of the broken blade, who turns up in some of my short stories. I designed it with a protagonist who had the power to manifest shapes and tools through power or will, but initially had no idea how to use his power...
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    Why are writers fighting the future AI?

    Photographs capture the truth. A moment in time of some significance.They are a tool of record. AI generated text is more of an event. Like taking a bunch of pigs and putting them in a meat grinder. What's the value of a record or photograph of the output of a meat grinder? I mean artistically...
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    High Views, but Low Engagement? Seeking Advice from Fellow Authors

    I'd trade a tooth for this sort of engagement.This no holds barred "here's what you're doing wrong". The most critical feedback I ever got besides grammar mistakes was pointing out inconsistencies that are explained well enough by context but weren't meant to be mysteries so I just added...
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    Scammer Board of Shame

    I got a message like this once. I reported the "user" to mods and said "user" was gone from the site the next day. Who needs a board of shame when you can just banish them to the shadow realm with a single report?
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    Do authors want readers to point out spelling/typos in comments?

    Making people who only want to help walk on eggshells is not my intention. "I know what I'm doing" is the battle cry of a thousand greek heroes crushed under their own hubris. Even if they know I might have done it on purpose, I'd rather someone point out a problem that isn't a problem than let...
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    Do authors want readers to point out spelling/typos in comments?

    I have system level spell check so spelling mistakes are usually either intentional or me making up words. Even in cases I use the wrong homophone that might be intentional, for example I spell "raising the dead" as "razing the dead" because that sounds so much more gothic and cool. Grammatical...
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    Is your character a mary sue?

    I got to the eyes question and realized she literally doesn't have a canonical eye colour because eye colours don't seem important. Also the mechanics of her powers prevent most people from being able to accurately remember her description so bit of a moot question. Not that literally any other...
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    When did you start writing?

    I started writing things for fun when I was in 4ᵗʰ grade. None of it survived thankfully and I stopped at some point but… I believe that was the beginning of my writing career. The very first time I wrote something that nobody made me. And then I went into a completely unrelated field lol
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    Do you ever go back and re-write old chapters?

    I generally repair grammar and punctuation mistakes if I notice them when re-reading. I also have occasionally made minor edits such as butane → propane when I realized that you can't really buy butane for a cooker in a walmart. However, sweeping changes are an absolute nono. For one thing I...
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