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Caleb E. Whittaker | professional DM, new writer, rodent admirer | he/him
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Just Platinumed Kingdom Hearts 3 on Crit, because I needed the hope and cheese that is “my friends are my power” but through self-flagellation apparently 😂
But that’s aged like wine, that one 👀 Hearts being connected seems less trite a message these days ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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These are mad cool!! Was there anything you used as design inspiration? 🤩🤩🤩
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The bastards nail it.
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As an old music theatre queen, I have thoughts on a few *choices*, but hell if the production design isn’t unequivocally good.
Whoever stood up in pre-prod and said “what if: Lazy Susan choreography but on the y-axis” needs to share their wisdom with the world.
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Ooohhhh that’s fun! I do the same thing for a one-shot of amnesiac mind-flayers: “countless thin black tendrils protrude from the creature’s skull” 👀
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And y’know, fair *I guess*. But I can’t say “Atmospheric Library” has been a significant influence in my life outside like 3-9am.
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It’s the right time of year — I’m re-downloading the online game on a whim
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I also read “Jorgé”, so maybe that’s the other Mapusaurus? 😅
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‘Old sport’ tho — what sports are you playing, huh? 👀
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I don’t know if this helps, but a piece of advice I credit to Troy Hunter is imagining your short story like a single song.
Structurally, songs have a little bit of setup through the verses, hit their main theme with the chorus, and loop back around to that core idea. Self-contained and focused.
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Ooh, interesting — I’ll have to look Royal Road up 👀
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Also, much googling will be done, of course, but some hive-mind expertise is always appreciated! 🙏 Thank you in advance to any that contribute 😊 I’m a terrible replier because social media makes me itch, but I’m trying to get better!
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Mini-pitch: I’m looking to do a specific kind of gamelit, where systems are included somewhere in the process? Think Forgotten Realms/Dragonlance/Cyberpunk, but if the rules came with the novel. Is there an interest in that, do we think? (Any recs that do this specifically are appreciated)
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If something like this does work, how does one get started? Do you need to build a following in another social media environment, or are there governmental or publishing streams in place that can support this? I live in Australia, but literary magazines to be quite global, so any anecdote is welcome
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Is this something that works only for certain stories or creators? LitRPGs are quite specific in their genre conventions, obviously aiming for the isekai/light novel enjoyers.
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What are the pitfalls? I’m imagining already an expectation to write chapter-by-chapter, not being able to go back and edit if something would work better later. Or would you write the novel in advance, then release it?
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How common is this model? And is it looked on favourably, both in terms of ethics and whether it can support a writer over their writing period?
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Honestly, not that far off, but the insane thing is that’s just a small portion of it 👀
The midpoint especially sticks in my mind 😉
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I just managed to find a copy of The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway, one I’d personally forgot existed ever since losing my copy in a move.
But I remember naming it as one of my favourites all throughout my upper teens, so keen to see if it holds up!
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Certainly trying to! 🤞
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Never been. Any tips?
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lol rip in peace kiddo there’s a new older sibling
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noooo the Borrower’s quandary 😭
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(sweaty rat)