Recent content by ThinkerX

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 not start writing a story without solid notions for the beginning, middle, and end. I hit too many dead ends in the old days when I'd just take an idea and run...

So, your bad guy is the top 'diplomat/assassin' for a goblin nation just itching for an excuse to invade. Border raids. Murders

Toss in a goblin invasion that threatens the entire region.

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 just plain horrible plots or tropes or whatever you want to call them. Then, eight or ten of us wrote stories that incorporated at least two of those cliches...

In my 'Exiles: Pilgrimage,' I included Mala (Polynesian) 'Voyagers,' essentially giant catamarans/trimarans. The hulls are dugout canoes with raised plank sides, which are then decked over, with a sort of log cabin plopped atop that. They feature 3-4 masts with triangular sails, and can carry a...

Yep, AE Lowan and pmmg have hooked a couple of (Nigerian) scammers.

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 'pincer' to what was left. Another received a super science cire that partly prepared severe leg damage, letting him walk instead of hobble

'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 freebies on Smashwords. Yet, the scammers have already found that book.

Your last book was quite good. That argues for bots not knowing quality when they find it.

'Over' will probably take multiple lawsuits (best case) or a major internet crash that would cripple civilization. AI (and the needed data centers) re being pushed very, very hard. More on point: I am seeing a lot of very short AI-generated clips and music videos on Facebook, ranging from...

I had to kill another Grammarly feature because it kept making unwanted suggestions. Spell check - fine. Grammar check - fine. The rest - No. I note that some of Grammarly's grammar solutions actually create grammar problems. That said, I am still running Windows 10 because my ancient beast...

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' after he left. Legendary Sidekick was here frequently for a long time, using comedic fantasy as an escape from his real job. Steerpike popped in and out...

A major character in my next WIP ('Game of the Gods') has similar amnesiac episodes, though in his case, they are deliberately self-inflicted.

From the Nigerian group. They are fond of quasi-religious names.

Twice, to my shame. I was naive and they were expert manipulators, proving the illusion of progress. I almost lost my Facebook because of one, but I did get the wensite and a few reviews from the other.