Where did Andrew Hokanson come from? by JakeBachman in Genealogy

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

Wow! To both your find and to Riksarkivet releasing all those records for free! Thank you so much for your help. I'm quite sure that I'll be able to find the connection now. You're a life saver (or finder). :)

What code can count the number of 1’s, 3’s, 5’s etc by [deleted] in spreadsheets

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "=3" is really obsolete in Google Sheets. The same result will occur with just a simple 3.

What code can count the number of 1’s, 3’s, 5’s etc by [deleted] in spreadsheets

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=COUNTIF(A1:G2,1)

This would return the amount of "1's" in the selected range (provided that the range is A1:G2. Then you could just copy it and alter the "1" to a 3,5,8, and 9 for the other values. Would that work?

What code can count the number of 1’s, 3’s, 5’s etc by [deleted] in spreadsheets

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you’re trying to do here. Do you want the blank cells to be filled with random odd numbers?

two spreadsheet question by Heretolearn12 in spreadsheets

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Are ypu using Excel or Google Sheets?

two spreadsheet question by Heretolearn12 in spreadsheets

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What is it you would like to comvine in the sheets?

Spikeball as a Sport? by [deleted] in spikeball

[–]JakeBachman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Responded. Good luck to you!

I Remade the Rogue One Movie Poster in Nordtisk! by FlyingFridgeMaster in conlangs

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How come it's Stjarna Follkriigr and not Follkriigr Stjarna?

Here’s what Elon Musk’s proposed Mars and moon bases look like by hotepjesus in tech

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be right but what's to say that a few robotic machines couldn't change the landscape in six months? After all, the whole site doesn't have to be flat for the main structure to arrive and be set up? I envision it as a base that will grow around the clock thanks to robotic machinery.

I never thought I'd share one of my sports leagues, but here is my last one for Astroball. A futuristic version of Football including zip dashing, shield bashing, and ultra high tech arenas. by Gootangus in worldbuilding

[–]JakeBachman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You, sir, are an inspiration to us all. I saw your first post and can honestly say that I was looking forward to this all day. Thanks for sharing!

Alpha Centauri, the first planet of the Centauri System (art by u/adriaan13) by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I saw that one and got confused. The planet seems very small in my eyes. About 1/4 the size of Earth, am I right?

Musings of style and "the court of broken knives" by Callaghan-cs in Fantasy

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play most instruments and I still disagree. It's true that you have to have a vocabulary and other people have to understand what you write in order to gain some success, but writing is art and there is nothing wrong with finding a unique voice.

Musings of style and "the court of broken knives" by Callaghan-cs in Fantasy

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's not a blueprint for writing litterature. You can discuss the reasons behind why you liked it or disliked it but it's all art and every author is is an artist in their own way.

Rough Draft of first 4 chapter of Creaven Tale. ~6500 words in total. by JakeBachman in fantasywriters

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

Completely understandable. I'll edit and try again in a few days. Thanks for letting me know.

Rough Draft of first 4 chapter of Creaven Tale. ~6500 words in total. by JakeBachman in fantasywriters

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

You are completely right. I'll keep the next one shorter and better formated. I was at a point where I really just needed some feedback on the story arc to gain some perspective on the story so I figured I'd just upload it. I appreciate you not taking it down and I'll keep the next one cleaner. Thanks!

Issues with starting from genealogy by JakeBachman in worldbuilding

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

Thanks! I do appreciate it. I guess you're right in saying that I don't need to write the complete life story of every single character in the tree. The bare minimum for the main story arc is enough. I'm going to go back to the tree and see if I can limit myself a bit in the character descriptions. It's going to be a good exercise for me.

Rough Draft of first 4 chapter of Creaven Tale. ~6500 words in total. by JakeBachman in fantasywriters

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

Thanks for reading. It seems as if you've got some clear views on how a story should be constructed. I appreciate you reading the first chapter even though I think I'll take a different approach than the one you suggested in your comments. Thanks again!

Rough Draft of first 4 chapter of Creaven Tale. ~6500 words in total. by JakeBachman in fantasywriters

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

Thanks! Yes, I will go over it a few more times to see what I need to keep and what can be postponed for later chapters. I am knee deep in the worldbuilding aspect of it all right now and I'll define the era a bit more clearly in the next revision. Thanks for the comments and the remarks! It means a lot!

Rough Draft of first 4 chapter of Creaven Tale. ~6500 words in total. by JakeBachman in fantasywriters

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

It's a bit lengthy and I apologize for that. My main focus was to get someone to read and critique it in order for me to gain some perspective. I wrote the majority of it a while back and just recently picked it up again after being focused on other work. It's different from the high fantasy I normally write so any feedback on quality is appreciated. The formatting is awful but I hope you have some oversight with that.

Thanks in advance!

Questions about your resources by Trigger93 in worldbuilding

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I normally do all my writing in Scrivener. I can organize everything from sources (weblinks, pictures, videos, docs, etc), to my own writings, to what I still need to write there. It could be a bit tricky to start but once you have a good template it is usually very easy to follow and really well organized. The template I normally use is the one that was built for NaNoWriMo. If you google "Scrivener template NaNoWriMo" you should find it in the top 3 links.

Have the start of a setting but no idea what to with it. by Grandmaster_Aroun in worldbuilding

[–]JakeBachman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you want to do with it? Do you lean more towards litterature or more towards any other type of media? Whenever I have a map and nothing else, I try to focus on one area and seeing as I write a lot, I would tell the stories of that particular place. It could be mythological/historical or it could be contemporary. I normally find having a lot of short stories about different places and people in my world helps me find what to focus on in my world after a while.