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    Volunteers needed to help train an AI Chatbot

    I forgot to add that the AI is not on the website yet. But I will send a link.
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    Volunteers needed to help train an AI Chatbot

    Hi Everyone I am training an AI chatbot to answer questions about my fantasy world, Dunari. I am seeking volunteers to help test the chatbot by asking it questions about Dunari. Currently, the chatbot is trained to answer questions about four characters, and some elements of Dunari. Home -...
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    The 'Middle-Earth' Dilemma: Too much backstory

    As part of my strategy to develop an interesting secondary world, and avoid cluttering up my website with 'everything' I've created, I am currently training an AI chatbot to provide information about my world to site visitors. I will shortly be looking for volunteers to help me to test this...
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    How to 'ping pong' between two point of views without it seeming formulaic?

    Following on from Finchbearer's suggestions, you could add some subtext to the dialogue and use the female character's body language to express how she's feeling. It's an idea to keep things simple in the beginning without jumping about too many characters in a single chapter.
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    Marketing Tips - Product Critique

    The cover does appear quite fantasy like. But how about redesigning the sword to make it appear more 'techy'. The contrast with the background could work.
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    Writing vs Reading

    Reading a lot and copying your favorite authors helps develop your style. Copying is how we learn everything. Does anyone tend to critique every book as they read it? This has happened me, to the extent I don't read much anymore.
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    Portals vs Going There

    One good story to get there. Then infinite number of stories available when you're there.
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    Arcadian Lifestyle

    I guess the ones with the biggest brains would rule.
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    Foreign Language Markets for Fantasy Short Stories

    You will find market information here. Do a search for fantasy. I don't know if they list foreign language markets, though. https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/
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    how do I change perspective?

    A good book with tips on perspective is Characters & Viewpoint by Orsen Scott Card
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    Birthday Freeby Just For You!

    Happy Birthday!!!
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    Feedback request for my cover: Blood and Amber

    If you have a spare 150 Euro, this may be for you: TASCHEN Books: The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta
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    Feedback request for my cover: Blood and Amber

    The Bodleian Library in Oxford held a wonderful Tolkien exhibition a few years ago. Included in this were many of his great fantasy paintings.
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    Mounts for an Angellic species

    If this 'being' inhabits a secondary fantasy world, maybe base the mount on something unique to that world. If you have a magic system, can some element of that magic system be tweaked to give your angel a suitable mount?
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    Feedback request for my cover: Blood and Amber

    I love the Conan covers. A genuine fantasy feel.
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