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Mad Swede replied to the thread Copy and paste Posts for Reference.Yes, it is possible to export complete conversations from XenForo, but you cannot filter to export only one users comments. No you can't... -
xena replied to the thread Would Anyone like to read ACOTAR with me?.I'm thinking of rereading the whole series with the new book coming out soon! -
xena replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.I think if you do enough research on it, you absolutely can use it. Having to look something up doesn’t mean it doesn’t belong, as long...
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xena replied to the thread Hello from a fantasy nerd in the middle of his first book.Wishing you the very best as you finish the manuscript!!
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Karlin replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.The one super important thing is: do not agonize for hours over one word. Your time is too valuable for that. -
Prince of Spires replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.I prefer the reversed approach. Unless the specific term is plot important, just put it in there and assume that either the reader will... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Copy and paste Posts for Reference.Personally, I favor screenshots. -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.You drop the medical term. Unless that specific term is plot important, you aren't required to use it. Like this. Battlefield surgery in...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.The Guy that wrote all the notes (Known as Monty) for the show worked on the early seasons as writer and (sometimes) animator. The... -
Lynea replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.The more we know, the more we can know -
pmmg replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.See also: The Fable of the Donkey in Goldie's Words to Live by Sure, you have to look stuff up. But jumping around at offended types is... -
Naruzeldamaster posted the thread When does 'sarcasm' become 'just being an ass' ? in Writing Discussions.I love me a good sassy character, provided they're well written. For the record, for both male and female characters. (Though good...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Dickens and Shakespeare were both fond of inventing new words, to the extent I wonder if the colloquialism "what the Dickens..."... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Hmm, I'll say it's out of character for these kinds of terms to be used in canon, but it's an earth-adjacent world, so they probably...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Indeed. But why stop there? When existing language fails to provide, I say look further afield. "Dudetastically," "Scruffed." I have a...