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    Can a war be noble?

    No. War is never noble. People might go to war for noble reasons. People might pick up the weapon and kill for noble reasons. But war itself? No... not to me.
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    What is a prologue?

    When you sell your story, you make a promise to the reader to reach something. Either a specific event, or a specific atmosphere, or a specific topic. The prologue would be background information that sets the stage. Or it could be "in media res" to use dramatic irony. Or it could be something...
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    What is your favorite type of villain, and why?

    Those that actually fit in the story... To me, the perfect villain should be a person that challenges the MC's core values. If you have a MC who wants freedom, it'll be some kind of oppressive force. If you have a MC that wants to get stronger, it would be a villain that forces the MC to...
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    Thoughts on Crossposting.

    Crossposting gives you the chance to reach a lot more readers while investing like 2 minutes to post your chapter. The answer should be rather obvious... Most people arguing against crossposting are either against certain sites or picked the wrong sites for their content, disliking the...
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    Am i wrong?

    Or twitter :ROFLMAO:
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    NTR Debate Over, Sailus wins.

    In the end, the genre "NTR" isn't based on "what men or what women does" but "what the Protagonist does and what happens to him". The main protagonist of your story - for most webnovels often the self-insert character - is the focus point for your genre tags. Whether a different view point or...
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    Writing General Writing Tips

    Early 2000 stuff also had a lot of those "fake flaws" where you gave a person an obvious flaw but in exchange they got a power that made their flaw completely useless. The usual example of "he is blind but now his hearing is so good that he can not only see again but also dodge bullets". So it...
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    PWA Fantasy Week

    ProWritingAid (still my go-to editing tool) hosts a fantasy week at the end of February with topics ranging from planning, worldbuilding and marketing/target audience to criticism, fight scenes and some author panels. It's free and if you register, you can also see the recordings later on. Due...
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    Are info dumps required for world building? (OPINION)

    At that point any a bit more detailed description of the environment would become an "infodump" :ROFLMAO:
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    Are info dumps required for world building? (OPINION)

    I mean, world-building is just anything that makes up your world. And should therefore be an integral part of the story. If your world has no relevance to the story, then you failed to create a world. The values of the characters, the possibilities of the story, the questions and solutions - all...
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    Are info dumps required for world building? (OPINION)

    Infodumps are needed. The catch is to present them as if they aren't dumps...
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    Would this idea work as a long story?

    What you describe is the setting. What you need for a long-running series is a story.
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    Recommendations eeriely attractive mc

    I mean the "so beautiful people get brainwashed is like every other CN FMC". Also in a lot of Korean novels. Often, it's just done in a more comedic or positive tone where people scream "please step on me" and will do everything. It's the typical "now 3 guys hate the MC because they think he was...
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    Style is what gets eyes on your work. "Story" is what keeps people invested in your work... If it's just about numbers, putting more focus on style works. But you might end up like those CN-WN translations where people skim the chapters to the degree that they miss half of the important...
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    Drop-off in Chapter Views

    Looking at my story with drops from 3k views to 250 views... Yeah... it happens :D
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