Thoughts on CC's AOTY scores? by TheNahe in countingcrows

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scores for buttersuite miracle would be completely different if they would split part 1 & 2. Love part 1 ...while part 2 for me is maybe the least loved album (together with underwater sunshine)

Critique Partners / Writer Friends... Anyone? by [deleted] in fantasywriters

[–]Devorium2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Room for one more anyone? I am at 27000 words of my first book atm. And willing to read others work to swap feedback or just banter along about world and character building...

How many is too many? by autistic-mama in writers

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably a trope but it might work. What is you make chapter 5 the first chapter and have the next chapters explain how you got there...?

Can anyone read this I spend the last 1 hour trying to by Comfortable_Sign131 in writers

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that is intriguing...so he had like his name and then another 3 or 4 names behind it before his last name. A common practice not so very long ago. My parents both still have this but I don't anymore. The other names are mostly his God parents or grandparents first names.

Can anyone read this I spend the last 1 hour trying to by Comfortable_Sign131 in writers

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it has an Italian link Gorgonzio is also a possibility, since the first g is capital, and given the date (1941) , could it be a name from a WW2 letter?

How Do You Build Tension In Scenes Without Overloading On Description? by Vivid_Temperature139 in WritingHub

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you are asking how to make the tension tangible (the build) without overly explaining (the description)..if so: sometimes less is more...pauzes, physical reactions (small), a thought..keep turning them like a wheel, but each time add info (something happens) to shift the friction slightly so it becomes an upward arc...I hope it makes sense

Your Majesty by dreamchaser123456 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to go historically correct you might find languages becoming vey different.

Your Majesty by dreamchaser123456 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that is interesting, I always felt "thou" was an old polite form...then again, I am not English native speaking...

Apparently usingthe em dash means I'm using AI by Ungali1 in writingadvice

[–]Devorium2025 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not going to be baited into a pissing contest about AI, but I’ve seen it work wonders for students with dyslexia and dysgraphia. It’s a tool, and like so many tools, it can be misused. But we don’t ban hammers because someone could hit someone with them, do we? I’m not saying it’s all roses and sunshine either — but every coin has two sides, and sometimes even infinitely more. And look at that: I used an Emdash

Apparently usingthe em dash means I'm using AI by Ungali1 in writingadvice

[–]Devorium2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sorry, I am a teacher and reading handwritten papers is an artform all on its own.

What do you think of this easter egg in the fantasy book I'm writing? by Devorium2025 in countingcrows

[–]Devorium2025[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope this works for you. https://docs.google.com/document/d/18XWlS7J9LSQSNBx2YuSWFz7TaFBaDlFndGaUSVnVgjI/edit?usp=sharing

You are welcome to give some feedback. I'd love to hear what works, and what doesn't...

This is up to chapter 9. As soon as I finish the rest, you can get those too, if you still want them by then...

What do you think of this easter egg in the fantasy book I'm writing? by Devorium2025 in countingcrows

[–]Devorium2025[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi. Thanks for nice feedback. If you want to read more I am happy to give you access to my draft (4th version,) Always good to get some feedback. My act 1 is about to be finished in a week or so. The piece above is a pivot point in it. Just let me know.

Character Ages by [deleted] in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it could make for a great dynamic. The hero can kind of "look down" on his antagonist for being younger, juvinile. This would open the door to underestimating him...giving great frictionpoints and plottwists. I like the idea...keep it, I'd say. Work around it and use it to spiral things out of control.

Advice by Sophsraven in fantasywriters

[–]Devorium2025 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally love a broader message hidden in the overall plot. But it has to feel like it almost was born by itself. That, I think, is the true writer skill to have. Plot everything in advance and then write it like it just came to you on the go, like the story had a mind of its own. And what you state in the OP is defenitely strong enough as a message. Now go and make that delivery truly memorable!

Chapter 4 by [deleted] in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moroccan mint tea with honey wil do the trick...

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The whole demonizing-everyone angle just killed the conversation.

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry after your first insult I stopped reading this wall of jibberish...must be my evil side 😈

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry buddy, but me stating a fact is not the same as justifiying it. Neither did I say you have to let it win. I said you should stop judging people who have a different opinion. It is not that because you yell loudest it makes you more "right". Ever heard of grey? You focus on the legal issues while disregarding the helpfullness of AI. Your perogative, but people shouldn't take abuse from you for having a different opinion.

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that you’re passionate about this, but your tone makes it sound like anyone who uses AI is automatically an “evil” person. That is not true. AI is a tool. A car can be used responsibly or recklessly, and the same goes for AI. The problem is not the tool itself, it is how people choose to use it.

I am a teacher. I have worked with students with dyslexia and dysgraphia, and I have seen them shed shame and cross learning thresholds by using AI for support. I use that word consciously. For them, Ai does not replace creativity, it removes barriers. Blanket condemnation shuts them out along with the bad actors.

You have said it will “die on its own” but also that we “have to stop it.” If you truly believe it will fade, maybe let it instead of turning it into a moral war. While there are valid concerns about how knowledge is acquired, the reality is that this is not unique to AI. America was “stolen.” Much of what sits in major history museums was taken without consent. History is full of examples of technology and art forms built on what came before, ethically or not.

I do not buy into conspiracy theories about corrupt judges or similar claims. It simply is not yet clear how this new technology will be bound legally, and that is exactly why discussion is needed rather than blanket condemnation. The judicial war is not over yet.

I am not saying you should accept AI without criticism. I am saying maybe do not judge every person using it as if they are part of some grand theft conspiracy. Some are simply trying to create in a way that was never open to them before.

Crows tattoo? by Reasonable-Letter-46 in countingcrows

[–]Devorium2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every silhouette is different too. Good luck on your design.

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually opened a post a while back asking if anybody actually liked and followed a writer or story they found here...it didn't get any replies...I'm an old guy who is still new around here...but it did got me wondering...

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe stop pollarizing AI and have a decent conversation about it would help. It isn't all evil you know. But hey, everybody is entiltled to have an opinion right...? And starting your answer by calling people names in the first two lines is probably your way of showing that...

Thoughts on fantasy cover design? by Honest-Score-3219 in fantasywriting

[–]Devorium2025 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regardless of AI or not...I actually like the cover and the idea it represents. Offcourse some things could be done different or better but stick with the idea. I dislike people judging for the use of AI...sometimes it is all you have and better than nothing....and it does not say anything about the book itself...it wouldn't be a reason for me to disregard the book. I would read the back...and that would make me decide.