Recent content by DeirdreH

If a story goes for more than two weeks without an update I usually forget all the characters and plot lines and have to decide if it's worth re-reading from the beginning to catch up. Usually it isn't so I just stop reading.

Ask either guard, "If I asked the other guard which door has the treasure what would he say?" No matter which guard you asked the answer he will reply with is the door that will kill you so go through the other door.

The Japanese have this all figured out so look to them for inspiration. All you need to do is read a couple of their light novels and you'll be set. Here's the basic formula: 1. Create an interesting character who is doing interesting things in an interesting world. 2. Introduce a romantic...

Maybe I've just encountered a few outliers but I've dropped a couple novels on this site because of badly done forced diversity. Rising from the Depths was especially bad about this: the author made sure that every single character introduced or even briefly mentioned in passing came from a...

I'll tell you the same thing I tell every new Arthur: if you see a strange sword stuck in a rock just leave it alone. It's for the best.

Just because two people are in an enemy relationship does not mean they need to hate each other. There are many examples in history and fiction of two combatants on opposites of a dispute developing mutual respect and even admiration. The other side becomes a worthy foe, rather than a hated...

The other thing to note is that increasing the number of births per woman doesn't actually help in terms of the large farmed population. The reason you need enormous human farms compared to the number of demons being fed is because of how many years it takes for a human to become fertile. Cows...

Well keep in mind the more you change the properties of humans with magic the less they remain human and the more they become just another kind of fantasy creature. The reason to have humans in a fantasy story is for the readers to identify with them. A story about fantasy species A oppressing...

Now for the math regarding human farms. In order for the farm to be viable you need to be creating new life at the same rate it's being consumed. In other words, the number of babies born each year needs to match the number of equivalent lifespans consumed by the demons. Let's be optimistic...

This scenario you've created is ridiculous. I get that it is a fantasy setting, but even then there are limits to how far you can go and still make sense. You've proposed that every living demon needs to consume lifespan that is equivalent to killing about two humans per week to survive. For...

Nah

I've never written a story before, but now I kinda want to write one just to see where your limits actually are.