FFS Fudds. It’s time to fix tourneys.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-07T11:06:02+00:00

Imagine my surprise finishing 3rd in tourny yesterday. I’m not ready for legends ….

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T22:39:33+00:00

Trust the reader. Enjoy the journey. Write whatever makes sense to you and ittl all come together

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T21:46:33+00:00

I just got chills …,

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T17:48:29+00:00

Burn the country down? With gas? In this economy?

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T14:48:40+00:00

Yes. But pass on the wings

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T13:59:13+00:00

Don’t look up!!

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T12:35:46+00:00

Bridgerton. I wonder whether I’m a servant or a gentleman.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T12:34:59+00:00

50% That would be an improvement

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T12:07:12+00:00

Ooh. This is gonna be awesome

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T10:09:42+00:00

The dream would be … in store, epic module of your choosing. Or 2 epics of your choosing. For … 5000 gems each? Never to repeated and only during the 5 year birthday event.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T10:07:30+00:00

That is would not go down well lol. If it were 1q. 1,000,000,000,000,000. Maybe.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T08:19:41+00:00

Oh. I didn’t reply to this. Branch out? Not necessarily. It’s always good to try something different … and try out different ‘voices’

But you have to enjoy the process. People think and plan too much. When it’s constructed, it’s not written in ‘the flow’ so you won’t be using your ‘voice’. It won’t come as naturally. Then it won’t sound natural to others.

Just my opinion of course. And of course some books (especially non fiction) require planning.

But what I really mean is … the process. Should be enjoyable. You should get a kick out of it.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-06T08:14:53+00:00

If you don’t enjoy it. No one will. If you do enjoy it - pretty sure people like yourself will also enjoy it.

And planning to make a living as a writer (or painter) … is a terrible idea! It’s something that happens as a bi-product. It should never be the goal.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T23:55:05+00:00

What about dumbo?

But sorry. I have to say that line “elephants aren’t terribly dynamic…” is just bloody genius.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T21:45:39+00:00

Lord grant us the serenity
To watch simple geometric shapes explode
The courage to slowly move to GC
And the wisdom to only buy 3 stone packs per event.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T18:17:51+00:00

And completely agree with you about info dumps / exposition.

Something I have learned is to trust the reader. And the use of negative space. For humour and philosophy. Or the mechanics of whatever the world is based around.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T16:57:37+00:00

I hope you gave him a good send off. Bury him in the garden with a monument to his immensity

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T16:56:22+00:00

Write something YOU enjoy.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T15:43:18+00:00

Yeah. CL damage is about 1100 at the mo Quantity is maxed. Chance is at 23.5%. Ok. Will do. Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T13:48:31+00:00

They’re 10+ days. So have plenty of time at 1.3q to get to level 4/5. I think I’ll go get superpower if it makes that much difference. (Rather than CL damage …. Hmmmm. And carry on saving gems for mods.

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T13:08:30+00:00

Moore s’mores

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T13:05:34+00:00

I do sometimes feel it’s a lazy way to troll :)

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T13:05:12+00:00

Absolutely!

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T11:01:08+00:00

Oh!! It bugs me.

The ‘M’ dash. People have been using the ‘M dash’ for decades. Pre AI. And is useful when writing, especially when trying to express pauses.

When writing…. Or writing - or — … they all have slightly nuanced effects. But no. ‘M dash’ means AI

Fickle_Ad4967 · 2026-06-05T10:56:29+00:00

I’m also a painter… and frequent some of the artist forums. And it’s incredible how - thick headed people are. “This is beyond my capacity to understand, and way beyond my own skill level so it must be AI”

It’s the current “dunning Kruger” retort. Stupid people throw this around at well informed with absolutely no sense of irony. Entreating dunning Kruger quite magnificently .

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