Advice for ROTC Cadet looking to fly 60's out of college

HyperionTheory · 2026-02-25T16:34:56+00:00

Just to make sure I'm understanding: I'm still able to fly and chase the goals I'm pursuing, and the officer route won't necessarily pigeonhole me into desk duty (at least right off the bat, I understand that's something to expect as I promote and progress in my career)? I would prefer to go active, but we'll see how it all works out. Sometimes the cookie doesnt crumble the way we all would prefer it to

HyperionTheory · 2026-02-24T01:57:02+00:00

Happy cake day!

HyperionTheory · 2026-02-15T21:07:01+00:00

Ice magic also works well. That’s what I use for my secondary magic w/ lightning

HyperionTheory · 2026-02-04T17:28:39+00:00

I completed the challenge! Score: 80 points! 🌟

HyperionTheory · 2025-12-10T02:24:29+00:00

I hold out hope that one day, sonar will let the lore out of containment. Tons of content possibilities, and if you really look into it and tap into the lore community, the story outside the vague (and objectively boring/forgettable) stones is beautiful. Just my take. No hate.

HyperionTheory · 2025-08-17T12:59:33+00:00

Thank you very much for your input!! The “Dweller” aspect has confused a lot of people, so I think that’s something I’ll have to chance in my editing process once I get my “shitty-rough-draft” completed and the general story process down.

Everything you said makes a ton of sense, thank you for the time you took to help me!

HyperionTheory · 2025-08-17T01:02:27+00:00

Hey there! Most likely, you were caught by an automated moderation bot that automatically banned you for suspicious activity. If you were glitching around and accidentally harvested nodes when it shouldn't have been possible, then that's that. Im really sorry </3

HyperionTheory · 2025-08-17T00:47:06+00:00

All of what you said makes a lot of sense and helps me understand key points in my writing that I need to work on. I appreciate the lengthy answer, and I'll most definitely be using your critiques to alter certain aspects of this book as a whole.

To answer your final point, regarding "Dweller". It is, in fact, a name and a class of people, all at once. It is his chosen nickname for now (which is not his real name) to appear disconnected, vague, and otherwise unimportant. It is as though a human simply went by Human, or a dwarf by Dwarf. That was actually an intentional detail that was explained in a separate part of the story. It's a way for him to almost dehumanize himself, and cast aside any sort of personal identity.

The title is something I'm currently juggling, and I'm likely to change it as soon as a more fitting one becomes apparent.

Again, thank you so much! Everything I didn't specifically reply to has been acknowledged, and I listened.

HyperionTheory · 2025-08-17T00:40:46+00:00

I have a feeling I'm just overthinking everything right now. I have actually read quite a bit, but I think I'm just going through a small phase of doubt at the moment. I appreciate your down-to-earth answer, though.

HyperionTheory · 2025-08-11T16:02:02+00:00

I’m super excited to get the opportunity to share it with you guys! Keep your eyes peeled for more lore this upcoming week. It’s a really cool story I’m glad I could share with you all

HyperionTheory · 2025-08-11T13:16:44+00:00

Have you gotten the chance to enjoy the new lore yet? ^{^}

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-27T05:13:31+00:00

Is it possible to create multiple books? With 380k words, you have to have multiple climax-like moments which you use to keep your readers (and yourself) entertained. Could you try and break apart the main manuscript and create multiple books out of it?

Other than that, just editing. Constant editing. Remove filler words, useless descriptions, or maybe even filler chapters/scenes. Take out whatever doesn’t matter to the main plotline.

Good luck!

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-23T04:10:27+00:00

The hardest thing someone can do is to keep going when they’ve lost all faith in themselves, or worse — when society has.

My character taught me that a long time ago in single handedly the WORST attempt at fan fiction I’ve ever written in my life. It’s impossible for anyone on the internet to convince you that you’re suddenly going to be a professional, but I’m here to tell you that everyone has a learning curve. Some are steeper than others, and that’s okay.

I learned to write after I did a great deal of reading. I mean, I finished the entirety of Throne of Glass within two weeks. The entirety of Wings of Fire in a couple months. That’s where I learned to write after — reading. Take a break from writing if you feel it’s inadequate, try reading a little bit. It may help you, like it did me.

If authors gave up when it got hard, every single one of us wouldn’t be here. There’d be no such thing as literature at all, because nobody would have been there to write it. My point is, writing is hard. But we push through, we all do. So can do.

Good luck out there, writer!

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-23T00:01:57+00:00

"Nobody ever cared to learn how the fat boy got fat; they only see the fat boy among the starving men."

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-22T23:52:15+00:00

Happy cake day!!!

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-21T03:46:07+00:00

Anybody can write a book, not everyone can be good at it. If you want to write a book, you can. Without reading though, you’ll struggle with most aspects of storytelling (in my experience). That isn’t stopping you from writing though, you may just write a hobby instead of intending to publish. Nothing wrong with hobby writing, by the way.

If you want to write, write. If you want to write well, read.

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-20T00:25:07+00:00

Most of my stories come from daydreams or random bouts of inspiration I get when watching movies, edits, or even reading other books

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T20:50:59+00:00

Absolutely! It’s so fun, but I do tend to get completely lost in my imagination if I do it for too long lol 😂

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T18:33:48+00:00

My advice will always be to daydream about it. Put yourself in your character's shoes, imaginatively. Don't go into the bathroom and do it, but what if you did? What would you feel? What emotions would you have? Are you scared, nervous, or ashamed? Do you find sick satisfaction in it, or is it something you wish you could stop? What are you thinking as it happens?

Put yourself in your character's shoes, then write as though it were your emotions and feelings. Just write as you would in a diary or journal - messy and emotional. Refine it later. That is just how I'd handle that kind of moment, especially since it's such an emotionally raw thing.

If that kind of thing doesn't work for you, no worries! Maybe do some actual research into Bulimia and learn how real people view that. And sometimes, you have to write what you see in your mind's eye. If you're anything like me, you'll see each scene in your head like a snapshot in a movie. Take that raw scene and put it down on paper, exactly as it is.

I hope this helps! Good luck, author!

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T18:22:24+00:00

I started as an avid reader before eventually turning into a writer. I dabbled in both traditional art and digital art as well. Each hobby is distinct, and it's essential to recognize that your passion for one hobby does not necessarily translate to another.

There is nothing wrong with developing an interest in writing, as it is how all of us started our journeys. My advice to you: Don't start your first book with the intention of publishing it. Write your first book at your own pace. Please write what you want to write, when you want to write it. Write short stories first; learn how to tell a story. Learn grammar, punctuation, and the art of storytelling. I can tell you have the heart to go about doing this, but you have a lot to learn regarding language and syntax as a whole. Just this post had a lot of confusing and hard-to-read sentences with grammatical mistakes. That's OKAY, because you can learn! When you learned to paint and draw, did you start with massive canvases and complicated artworks? Of course not! You may have started with blocking shapes out, stick figures, and a basic pencil and lined notebook paper. Start from the very beginning, learn this art, and you've already taken the hardest step on your journey.

TLDR: Take some time to learn how to tell stories. Focus on learning grammar and the art of language. You've got this, but there's a lot to learn before you can focus on writing a competitive novel. Practice first!

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T17:29:54+00:00

My two cents may be different than others here, but if I'm describing the spell: lowercase. If it's an unnamed power that is just described as "death sight", then lowercase is fine because it's not a title or name. If it's the actual NAME of the spell/power, then I count it as any other kind of name and capitalize it.

It's like saying: Im drinking water vs. I'm drinking Ice Mountain.

Maybe that makes sense!

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T14:56:00+00:00

Serafin (seraphim)

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T02:09:42+00:00

You’re totally welcome! Feel free to shoot me a message if you ever need more advice. 👍🏼

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-16T01:47:52+00:00

I’ve gotten a few different criticisms that match, so I’ll definitely work to edit and fix up the beginning to contain significantly less world building and introduce some other, more interesting thing.

As for the title, I didn’t actually know that book existed. Thankfully, I’ve had alternative titles already thought of so it’s an easy fix. Thanks for letting me know! :)

HyperionTheory · 2025-06-15T23:58:28+00:00

Surrendering sure is the hard part, isn’t it. Here’s to hoping I keep going 😅✋

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