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TThinkerX replied to the thread Seeking the opinions of published book authors.I have eleven self-published novels out in the world, twelve if you count the omnibus. (Six are part of a series.) First, anymore, I do...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Plz help me come up with an antagonist for my story.So, your bad guy is the top 'diplomat/assassin' for a goblin nation just itching for an excuse to invade. Border raids. Murders
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TThinkerX reacted to pmmg's post in the thread How to "show" instead of "tell" this aspect of my fantasy world? with
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Well...the way I would approach this is just show it with the same lack of understanding as the characters. They go to light a fire, and... -
TThinkerX replied to the thread Plz help me come up with an antagonist for my story.Toss in a goblin invasion that threatens the entire region.
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TThinkerX replied to the thread What's a 'this idea is so dumb, writing it anyway' story that you have written?.Years ago, we had a short story challenge here at Mythic Scribes. We made a list of the fifteen or twenty most ridiculous, worn-out, and...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Ships and More Ships.In my 'Exiles: Pilgrimage,' I included Mala (Polynesian) 'Voyagers,' essentially giant catamarans/trimarans. The hulls are dugout canoes...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.Yep, AE Lowan and pmmg have hooked a couple of (Nigerian) scammers.
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Is this a 'real' thing? (In reality, not just romanticized fiction).I have several characters who were badly injured in combat. In 'exiles,' Peter loses most of his hand. A dwarf was able to craft a...
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TThinkerX reacted to minta's post in the thread What's the best writing advice you ever received? with Like.
Finish the draft, not make it perfect, just finish it. This is the best writing advice I have ever received.
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.'Exiles: Pilgrimage' has been out for less than two weeks, on Amazon for half that time, and has half a dozen sales - most of them...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.Your last book was quite good. That argues for bots not knowing quality when they find it.
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Disney goes to AI hell.'Over' will probably take multiple lawsuits (best case) or a major internet crash that would cripple civilization. AI (and the needed...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread We learn what we do.I had to kill another Grammarly feature because it kept making unwanted suggestions. Spell check - fine. Grammar check - fine. The rest...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.Lessee... Ankari ran the 'Iron Pen' challenge, which taught a lot of folks here how to actually write. I took it over as 'Top Scribe'...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.A major character in my next WIP ('Game of the Gods') has similar amnesiac episodes, though in his case, they are deliberately...