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    What are your pet peeves as a reader?

    Said. It is redundant. Any word that describes that someone is speaking really, whether it be said, asked, yelled, barked whispered, etc. There is no reason for it for them what so ever. That is what quotation marks are for. Just remove them out altogether. Kill them with a burning passion. How...
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    Misadventures at Summer Camp

    Reluctant to be at summer camp, a boy finds that this particular camp offers a hidden program that was not on the brochure. In short, the hidden program is for hardcore campers. Each year a candidate must make it through the initiation trial of finding the secret campsite that is moved each...
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    Trying to find Mythical Creatures to represent each of the Major Arcana Tarot cards

    I find it interesting that you used kitsunes as the moon card and not werewolves. Too overdone? I also find it interesting your choice of the Dulllahan for the tower. Why not a golem? Then again I am not overly familiar with the meanings of every card. So that's up to you. As for the wheel of...
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    Need feedback for siren species concept

    These particular sirens sound like Succubi with a bit of harpy in the mix. Normally sirens are commonly identifiable similar to mermaids. Sometimes even being indistinguishable or the same. But that based the common idea of how sirens are used. It is your story and thus swapping fish parts for...
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    My Fantasy setting needs more... well, fantasy.

    I am in the process of writing a Historical Fantasy myself. One of the great things I found to be the most enjoyable about writing this genre is that the paranormal was not introduced until the normal was well established. Giving that contrast made the unusual seem even more magical. How I did...
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    Need a Bad*ss sword.

    Sword, one of the great arts. When a blacksmith forms this tool it is more than just a dead piece of cold metal, it becomes alive like any other art piece. I agree. There is much that can be learned about a something by knowing who crafted it. Was this a standard blacksmith? Did this...
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    Underused Settings in World building

    You might find Kulipari interesting then.
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    Tell me about your non-Medieval Europe based settings.

    Well, the current book I am working on takes place in 6th century BC. Egypt and Greece. So that yeah that's fairly non-medieval but still Europe-ish since Greece is part of Europe.
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