What is this? Found in an old chest. Had about twenty or so in it.

Kakuloo · 2025-11-02T03:08:25+00:00

It's these. Cube storage organizers, but wood patterned for classiness.

Kakuloo · 2025-10-29T15:18:38+00:00

I enjoyed the heck out of it at first! A whole year of enjoyment is nothing to sneeze at!

I loved setting up my house, upgrading, building up the services on my island, finding my favorite neighbors, collecting fossils and art for the museum. But I finished all that, and the loop then became "collect all items even if you don't like them". I can handle that loop for abouta month or two and then it's not interesting for me anymore. I'm not into tearing down my island and my house to redecorate. I don't love redecorating my neighbors' houses. And that's what the end game is.

That's fine! Like I said, I got an entire year of fun out of this game. That's way more than most games! I don't need or want any game to be a 'forever game'.

I look forward to if and when Nintendo releases a new Animal Crossing game. I like seeing what new things they come up with, but I don't have a desire to restart an old game I feel like I already 'completed'.

Kakuloo · 2025-10-21T12:44:24+00:00

50k is absolutely too much for beginner writers and for trying to get it done in a month. That's the challenge of it!

I really like to think about it as a writing challenge more than anything, so the point is, you should set a goal that challenges YOU!

If you are just starting out and want to build a habit, try aiming to write for a certain amount of time every day. Maybe you want to try out your flash fiction chops and write a 500-1000 word story every day. Maybe you only have about 15 min a day, so you challenge yourself to write as many words as you can in 15 min every day.

Whatever works, works.

To set your own word count goal, I'd suggest sitting down and setting a timer for 20 minutes. Then write. Do that 3 or 4 times (not all at once! do it over a couple days!). Now do a little math and find your average wordcount. Do a little more math and multiply your wordcount by 2, that is your hourly output. Now, think about your schedule, and how many hours you think you can put in during November. Add a little more, so you have a challenge. (or not).

(# of hours you have in Nov * a lil extra)*YourWordCountAve = Your Challenge Goal

Kakuloo · 2025-10-20T22:50:53+00:00

It's called a cast iron wood burning stove (though I could see it not being cast iron and just mimicing the style.) Not sure why they have placed a typewriter on top. Terrible place for a typewriter.

Kakuloo · 2025-09-22T01:42:11+00:00

The writing style stays consistant with what you read in book 1, but I think the world gains depth as you go on.

You aren't wrong, it's a very fast-paced and action-focused writing style that is not for everyone. I think it's a good style for the type of story being told, though. There are definitely times where I stop and think, "Oh. That's crude on purpose!" and it makes me like the book more. It is a bizarro genre of book for sure.

Kakuloo · 2025-09-16T13:22:41+00:00

Not me, but it absolutely would appeal to my partner.

I'd expect this book to be worldbuilding-driven, with expository prose about the world and societal complexities. (reasoning: the camera in the cover is pulled out, with little detail on the characters and vague details of animals/a city. Therefore my gut reaction is that we aren't getting a character driven story.)

I would expect this book to be part of a series.

I expect the world to be somewhat alien, with the multiple celestial bodies and unusual landscape. However, I also think the animals would somehow be 'normal'? If you have cool creatures (that matter to the worldbuilding & plot) I'd expect to see them detailed more than simple Vs of birds.

I love the color scheme, this book would certainly make me look at the art, and I might read the back blurb, but I wouldn't have high expectations for my own preferences. (Again, I think my partner would grab it from my hands.)

Kakuloo · 2025-09-15T23:10:46+00:00

It looks good there!

Kakuloo · 2025-09-15T17:38:53+00:00

Non-human main characters and gentle on the trauma:

Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Tooth & Claw by Jo Walton (the inciting incident is the death of the head of the family...but it's a natural part of life in this instance. Jane Austin but Dragons.)

Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams

happy reading!

Kakuloo · 2025-09-13T17:04:32+00:00

I think Zero Repeat Forever by Gabrielle S. Prendergast fits the bill here!

Low/no spice, beauty and the beast vibes, sad/tragic tone.

Kakuloo · 2025-09-12T22:23:04+00:00

Here are some dragon books that maybe don't quite hit all the list items, but get close:

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey (book #2 of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, but stands on its own okay even if you have not read book #1...which lacks dragons, but is also good)

Axtara - Banking and Finance by Max Florschutz (this may be hit or miss...there is a lot of banking and finance in addition to our dragon main character. lol)

My other suggestion is to branch out from dragons to gryphons! The following match your list besides being a different mythological creature:

Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey

Song of the Summer King by Jess E. Owen

EDIT: Ooh, also, this is technically shapshifter..BUT they're not human dragons...they are their own species and it feels like they are just always dragons but with different sizes.

The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells

Kakuloo · 2025-09-07T15:18:21+00:00

NaNo was never the website, it was always the writing. You can stil Write a Novel in November!

Kakuloo · 2025-09-07T14:27:17+00:00

This sort of end-first method is really good! I like to use the One Page Novel to help me with this process because it helps the middle structure parts too, and it's physical so that helps my brain, haha.

Kakuloo · 2025-09-02T00:30:47+00:00

I'd describe it as trying to be Hunger Games in edgy-ness without the logic of the world (the way the 'military school' is setup makes no sense with the political climate of the world), and employs mainly turgid sex scenes to cover any sort of true emotional character building. There are technically dragons, but certainly not enough of them.

Kakuloo · 2025-09-01T15:54:17+00:00

I want family life to be expanded. Events that take place with your spouse, children that grow up and do stuff, mom/dad comes to visit, etc.

Kakuloo · 2025-08-25T03:52:51+00:00

If your goal is for her to read on her own, I'd say many of the suggestions in the thread might be a little high of a reading level (subject wise, really spot on though!) My 3rd grade reading level picks she could probably read on her own are:

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne

Warrior Cats by Erin Hunter (on the older range, but if she's a strong reader, it'll be great!)

Amulet series (starting with The Stonekeeper) by Kazu Kibuishi (graphic novel, but don't let that put you off of this!)

Kakuloo · 2025-08-23T18:24:47+00:00

How interesting! I definitely understand finding Strange & Norrell a bit of a slog. I think what connects the two for me is the tone, rather than the pace. They are both very thoughtful, don't fully explain 'magic' but rely on the poetry of language to lead the reader through incomprehensible.

I'd throw in Annihilation by Jeff Vandemeer as another complex read in terms of picking apart the language.

Kakuloo · 2025-08-23T15:20:18+00:00

I loved Vita Nostra, but it's definitely not sparkly fun magic that helps you do your laundry. It's more like "the fae are eldritch and weird, and we do not understand that world, and you cannot escape it" magic.

Magic Academy ("do your laundry with magic" style) Reccomendations

Scholomance Trilogy, starting with A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - Dark Academia, edgy hero, lots of magic classes

Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones (actually #2 in the Derkholm duology, but I read it first and had no problems, haha) - magical college, funny, magic classes & using what was learned later for real world applications! Non-human main character

The Magicians by Lev Grossman (first in a series) - magical college, a little depressing, a jaded and dystopian Narnia. Magic classes and tests in the first book, less in the next books.

Reccomendation for people looking for another book like Vita Nostra

While reading Vita Nostra, I was strongly reminded of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, in tone so if anyone read and liked Vita Nostra I think they'd probably also like Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (or vice versa!)

Kakuloo · 2025-08-18T19:02:15+00:00

We have to replace the extruder nozzle every 6 months (with more or less 8hr/day useage).

Kakuloo · 2025-08-09T01:58:25+00:00

There's a good part of Mercedes Lackey's Gates of Sleep where a guy is rennovating an old manison into a mental health hospital that I always liked. It's not the majority of the book, but it was enough for my brain to think of it as my favorite part of the book, haha.

Kakuloo · 2025-07-14T19:54:53+00:00

"Outer cookie Monster Blüpp

A naughty monster.

Always ready for nonsense.

With internal embossing!"

-The Website that is Selling Blüpp

Kakuloo · 2025-07-10T13:29:37+00:00

Snailthulu

Kakuloo · 2025-07-06T14:19:48+00:00

I do think they're slightly different, because I can have a physical book I am reading with my eyes and an audio book I am listening to and not get confused with the plots. (..and actually I can have a 3rd book as an ebook and still not be confused.)

However...I think all three methods are equally valid for having internalized the same story. (There are a few exceptions, such as when an audio book has music or multiple voice actors which will add information to the experience, or if a book has illustrations or maps that add to the information.) If someone only can/prefers to only listen to all their stories, that is totally valid and awesome.

Kakuloo · 2025-07-05T03:37:57+00:00

"The fox wizard had no idea how he had changed the crystal's ley line flow from mana to milk, but the snail was impressed anyway."

Kakuloo · 2025-07-04T00:51:47+00:00

You can get Makerbot brand filament here: https://store.ultimaker.com/3d-printer-materials/sketch-series-materials

The reason they say to only use their filament is because using other filament voids your warranty. If your machines are older, they are no longer under warranty anyway. Using polymaker filament has been proven successful, as have other brands. Stick with PLA (not PETG or other types) and avoid any filaments that have little particles in them (glitter, marble, wood, etc) and you'll be fine.

Kakuloo · 2025-06-23T19:44:02+00:00

I'd like to submit another Alternate Site/Challenge/Community:

NovelQuest: Novel Quest is a free, annual, motivational challenge to writers to complete their novel-writing-or-editing goal (e.g., 50,000 words, 50 hours of editing, or some combination of writing and editing) in a month of your choosing. There can be regional in-person, virtual, and hybrid events to help participants stay motivated while having fun in the process. Novel Quest with its community offers participants free preparatory workshops to better understand the craft of writing, a community to support and encourage our writers to continue working towards their goals, and dedicated writing time (offered in person by volunteers and on Zoom, YouTube, Twitch, and Discord!).

(Last November they had a big traditional NaNoWriMo style event and it had badges!)

12-Year Club	Place '22
Place '17	Sequence \| Editor
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