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    Yet another free feedback thread.

    You can PM me feedback. Thanks!
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    Are info dumps required for world building? (OPINION)

    I think it’s best to avoid them as much as possible, and limit their length and find a way to splice them into narrative. Personally, I want reading a book to be an act of discovery. I don’t want to have it all explained to me. Well said.
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    Yet another free feedback thread.

    https://www.scribblehub.com/read/636895-erebus/chapter/642895/
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    SoulsBorn Lit

    Very much appreciated.
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    Who inspires you?

    Dude, another Zelazny fan! He was an absolute treasure. I almost put him on my list too but I like Gene Wolfe just a bit more fore the same reasons. I havent dug inti the Amber series yet tho. But I love Lord of Light and This Immortal, and Creatures of Light and Darkness is one of my favorite...
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    Who inspires you?

    Name your top five writers who have inspired you the most, with the top single reason for each. I'll go first. William Blake, for his unmatched imagination (he wasn't just a genius, he was an EPIC genius). Sylvia Plath, for how powerfully she communicated emotions (may she rest in peace). Gene...
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    Full Circle: Novels influenced video games. Can video games now influence novels?

    Testing my sig in my own thread, because I can.
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    How do I do a signature thing?

    Testing.
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    SoulsBorn Lit

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    Full Circle: Novels influenced video games. Can video games now influence novels?

    I always wondered if analyzing gameplay could somehow help a writer with constructing their combat scenes. And there is a treasure trove of characters and character dynamics to draw from. I also think about how exciting it would be to read a book with the kind of heavy atmosphere some games...
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    Full Circle: Novels influenced video games. Can video games now influence novels?

    I started a thread on the idea of SoulsBorne style literature, and there already a number of great posts. I’d like to expand the discussion to how we can be influenced by video games in general in our stories. The first point I would like to bring up, is that what works in a game will not always...
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    Free First Chapter Feedback

    Count me in. https://www.scribblehub.com/read/642869-song-of-the-voiceless/chapter/642929/
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    SoulsBorn Lit

    Honestly, those both sound like books I’d like to read. What I’ve done with my experiment in this is determine how much each character knows, what they don’t want the MC to know, or how much they have reason to reveal, along with how much the MC is interested and will actually retain, then made...
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    SoulsBorn Lit

    No offense taken. And while I like Vaati, he’s my least favorite Souls youtuber because he just rehashes plot points. I totally agree that what works for a game won’t work in a book if applied directly. That is definitely a bad idea. What I’m talking about is examining the story telling...
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    SoulsBorn Lit

    I’ve noticed the nay sayers don’t offer any reasons why. I’m curious to know what would make it a bad idea.
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