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
51 2025-07-03 08:03:23
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
52 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
53 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
54 2025-06-25 10:43:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Rise is better than staff
55 2025-06-24 23:37:37
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
which story are you working on these days? Seems like Connor edits?
56 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."
57 2025-05-11 18:19:37
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (153 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I wish to present my original theorem that we all get kicked off, not just the one mod
58 2025-04-19 02:39:24
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (153 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
kicked off again if it helps
59 2025-04-19 00:15:57
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (153 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
I was kicked off too
60 2025-04-18 15:57:26
Re: Bugs & Maintenance Requests (153 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
61 2025-03-19 16:14:01
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 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
62 2025-03-19 11:47:15
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
(name of prominent boy)-gang
63 2025-03-18 18:13:55
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 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
64 2025-03-18 01:46:08
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 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.
65 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
66 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.
67 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
68 2025-02-21 11:45:33
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 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.
69 2025-02-02 11:41:56
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 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
70 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.
71 2025-01-27 01:56:17
Re: Savior of the Damned (the Connor series) by Dirk B. (1,492 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Hmm well, one expects a Christ-like figure to have figured out the head of his foe or a foe's 2iC and be able to diffuse any situation. We're given the impression he could have easily dodged the cross by giving Pilate straight answers.
That said, it's your story, so sell the violence if you can
72 2025-01-24 09:09:19
Re: VQF (46 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Argh. "Thank you, captain" or "Thank you, Captain"
I wouldn't say "Thank you, Bus Driver" but https://www.grammarly.com/blog/punctuat … ob-titles/ says this also capitals as it is replacement for a name.
Okay, shoot me now x.x
73 2025-01-16 10:09:23
Re: The Archangel Syndrome (309 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Re: the spectators winced and let out a collective, "Ooh"
I'm thinking that shouldn't be dialogue. Would make your life much easier.
Example: The crowed cried, "boo!"
Easier: The crowd booed.
74 2025-01-06 17:55:48
Re: etc (68 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
Reduced refresh rate for Spiders from every 12hrs to every 24.
75 2025-01-06 03:06:53
Re: etc (68 replies, posted in Fantasy/Magic & Sci-Fi)
I'd like to see at least four export options: Word, WordPerfect, HTML, OpenOffice.
A "Full thread in HTML" may drop first since that's the lowest amount of dev work