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    Rebuilding Democracy in Another world

    IMHO, whenever a system fails, the proponents say "but it wasn't TRUE democracy/capitalism/communism/anarchy." Yeah it was. Either accept that every system has flaws and move on, or get out of the way of people actually trying to make things better. Reforming an isekai to "be more like...
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    Rebuilding Democracy in Another world

    It's a constitutional republic. In other words, laws don't matter, just a bunch of people saying yes or no to things. This is very dangerous as it means that instead of your right to worship or speak/print stuff or have weapons or not be quartered in your house, a bunch of people can bully...
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    Dystopian Scene

    I read this from Matched, describing a "romantic meal out," and decided on this topic. Basically, come up with a paragraph or longer that completely captures how fucked up a society is. Bonus points if you make it sound positive. I'll try... (So yeah, social credit system, 70%...
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    Transfem x Masc?

    I would read a pre-op/non-op tomboy x tomgirl story. Bearded lady or actual surgery kinda turned me off after a visit to get orchiectomy instead talked me out of the whole thing. If it would basically be straight but flipped upside-down, sure why not. Two girls, cool with that too. Not keep on...
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    reader mad

    Currently reading Matched. That whole Top 100 thing for books, music, movies, and even plants. So when I read that, I cracked up.
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    Writing When is it too much or too little words?

    Well, usually if it's an 11-pager, it's something like a common theme (crossing a mountain, navigating a dungeon, or in one case a series of goofy sidequests). I usually think of a chapter as trying to contain a single idea rather than being bound by length. It can be as short as "For the next...
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    Rebuilding Democracy in Another world

    Nuh. 1. Porting democracy is only any good if you understand it. Too many people fangirl about democracy and actually don't know how it works without being overthrown. 2. As an example of how poorly democracy is understood, America is a republic not a democracy. We vote for electors, we do not...
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    Writing When is it too much or too little words?

    I found the opposite true. Keeping chapter length down was difficult. Then my computer keyboard started glitching, and now I can't type u, n, m, y, and h properly. It either doesn't type or multi-types. Worst of all, I have trouble logging in, leading me to think I have a keylogger stalling things.
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    Proof that multiple highly popular authors are botting to boost view counts

    No, it's nonsense. There's a kinda narrow window of when something displays on a page under latest updates, unless you somehow pop up on the Trending section. Realistically, unless you already have followers, it's not gonna have a long enough window if it's a real book. Now, if it's serialized...
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    Illustrations in a novel - yay or nay?

    PhotoShop is a waste of money. GIMP is free, and ought to stay that way through advertising or donations. I also use regular old Paint, and an rpgmaker utility called iDraw. It's limited, as it only works with 256 colors, but I find it good because it lets me do certain tools, and because it...
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    I need more knowledge about urban legends.

    Uhhh, do you by any chance mean folk legends? Because folk legends are different from urban legends. For that, read up on Japanese and Korean folklore, then move to other cultures. Urban legends are more like weird or scary stories circulated by rumor. I once wrote a story that was based on a...
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    Illustrations in a novel - yay or nay?

    Cute! I don't have much art ability in terms of drawing stuff myself (I'm far better at digital editing), but I used that some to take up space for short chapters, and some for effect. Actual art. (I was heavily inspired by Tolkien) Edited Art As you can see, my ability to digital edit...
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    You got isekaid into your own novel

    Well it depends. Oracle of Tao has actual killer creatures that are pretty darned strong, and the starter town you have to pay the guards to leave. If you don't have the money to pay, they kill you. My most recent book is fairly calm in comparison. It's a My Hero Academia style setting and...
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    Writing How to write a Mute Character

    Those girls are so mean...
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    January 1st public domain bids

    Just as a heads up, public domain doesn't always mean free from hassle. I spent a great of effort trying to avoid my book, Aiken Abridged Bible from being blocked on Amazon, because "this seems like it contains text that is in public domain." So I had to justify that I owned a book or had...
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