Heh... the use of caps in this passage is giving me apoplexy
https://janeaustensworld.com/2006/11/29 … lery-maid/
26 2025-08-15 18:01:56
Re: etc (68 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
27 2025-07-11 19:20:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Can you make it more thriller-ish?
28 2025-07-08 23:57:39
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Chronicles of Connor has a nice sound, but might be a little too zero'd in on MC
Fear not, I will find loopholes in everything or my middle name isn't trouble
29 2025-07-08 22:29:40
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
The Lesser King
Better suited to LOTR
The Lord's Shepherd
kind of screams 1940 salvation / lost sheep Baptist reprisal
Backing away from the choices for a moment, you might be handcuffing yourself on titles by trying to join up Connor. A more accessible foray treats a wider sample of characters.
Here are the premise questions in the version I read.
a) Search ( a-1) For Christ in Connor. (a-2) for abducted child
b) Choice. eg Antonio vs lover or Campagna vs alcohol. Both of these might traditionally be considered wrong, so choice= 7 deadly sins.
c) AC. This term is the elephant in the room that will be challenging to use in a unique title
If I do not err, the above three are the central themes.If so, may I offer:
Connor versus the AC
Of course this could be considered deceptive, but more so than anything else? Most laymen assume Return of the Jedi is about Luke.
Scion of the Endtimes
kinda bland. I'd initially thought of Child of the Endtimes, but I bet that's been done to death.
Seven deadly choices series
This one is a lot of work, but doable over three books.
Don't use any of these... I'm just brainstorm examples of detaching from the MC
30 2025-07-04 14:20:52
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
For the series title, I'm considering changing it from Satan's Last Stand to The Holy One.
The Holy One is less than ideal as a title for a thriller. Doable? Yes, certainly... but seems like it'll hobble itsxelf
31 2025-07-03 08:03:23
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Didn't rly notice it. As I recall, the cannon doesn't have a huge footprint going forward, so it may be a waste of energy to chase the terms around
32 2025-07-03 06:40:42
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
The Fiddlers = No
The Ultima = I can work with this, but the constructions will get weird
Terminati = Ok
Domini sounds like leaders to me
33 2025-06-29 05:57:02
Re: VQF (46 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I think I should switch tracks back to my "main" story. I'm a whopping 25 chapters ahead of TNBW in my revisions there.
It will take me about 80 chapters to bring this beast to heel, which will probably land at a monstrous footprint of 250k words. Word-count is irrelevant, however. I plan to drip this as a serial when going to Amazon, maybe 2 chapters per week? At that rate, I already have 15 weeks of posts. Once I hit 52 weeks, I should be safe to start posting.
I'd rather have the complete revisions done up so I don't have any deadline/guillotine swinging over my neck
34 2025-06-25 10:43:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Rise is better than staff
35 2025-06-24 23:37:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
which story are you working on these days? Seems like Connor edits?
36 2025-05-17 16:41:02
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
"Your destiny is to create Neo Eden."
37 2025-05-11 18:19:37
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (136 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I wish to present my original theorem that we all get kicked off, not just the one mod
38 2025-04-19 02:39:24
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (136 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
kicked off again if it helps
39 2025-04-19 00:15:57
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (136 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I was kicked off too
40 2025-04-18 15:57:26
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (136 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Wonder if it kicks everyone out, not just that one moderator.
I'm yet to find a definitive pattern about being kicked out, but I'm starting to spot tiny trends
41 2025-03-19 16:14:01
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Did you ever formally define a 4D or 5D critter?
If by this question you ask were they a specific race, then yes mine were the "Eldren". They were typically 4D beings, and kind of immortal galactic rulers, and somewhat hostile if not indifferent to the mains.
They could slip out of the 3D ("plane" if you will) and observe from outside. It was impossible to withhold secrets as they could necessarily see anything they choose to look at such as the inside of a safe. No walls could stop them should they choose to introduce themselves right into the heart of your fortress. They could also duplicate themselves, if you can picture a 3D person folding a 2D space so he intersects it twice, thus appearing in two different places to a 2D creature.
To counteract their power, I made gravity harmful to them and upped their energy requirements so they need hot stars and will gradually freeze in the deep orbits. This essentially keeps them off Earth-like worlds, giving my cast some breathing room
42 2025-03-19 11:47:15
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
(name of prominent boy)-gang
43 2025-03-18 18:13:55
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I dabbled with 4D and 5D creatures in my main series but in the rewrite, planning to leave it out. Waaay too hard to explain when a character unties a perfect knot by an easy tug
44 2025-03-18 01:46:08
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Despite that, Seabrass thought things in the Holy Land were too predictable. He suggested I kill a few of the guards, but I couldn't do that since that would make Connor a murderer since he controls the events in the HL.
You could have a "third party" working against both Connor and Campagna. This would be a team of specialists from some religion interested in thwarting the bargain/wager and is willing to use violence to prevent both Christ's return and AC's ascension. They would need to hate Christianity so basically want the good guys and the bad guys to fail.
45 2025-03-12 03:57:16
Re: etc (68 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Well, Dirk found enough bugs to keep me dancing 'til the end of the month, but that's part of the fun lol
46 2025-03-11 01:50:19
Re: etc (68 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Two updates posted tonight... one against screen sizes and another against uploading images to Slushpile.
47 2025-03-07 23:42:03
Re: VQF (46 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Disregard any VQE posts you see cropping up. That's gonna be written at molasses-pace since I'm mainly running edits of the angels story
48 2025-02-21 11:45:33
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I would suggest just plough through to the end of book 3 to lay out all the complexities in between. Or... canonize book 1 so that book 3 is forced to live in the established rules.
49 2025-02-02 11:41:56
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,461 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I noticed the snap transformation in Captain America. Don't recall if it's the recent or the one from the 80's.
I think you can get away with supernatural
50 2025-02-01 03:37:40
Re: promo stack marketing (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Don't stack a rom-com and a historical mystery. The algorithm will tank you hard.
What will happen is the rom-com readers will go in your mystery and click out without buying, and Amazon will punish both books. You only need around 21 out-clicks to trigger punishment.