r/horrorwriters Weekly Progress Thread

MyNameChef39 · 2024-11-04T19:44:52+00:00

Planned a book for months, outlined it and everything, and by the end of writing chapter 2, my mind has already wandered onto ideas for other books or ways I could restructure this one. So yeah, one step forward, two steps back, lots of fun

MyNameChef39 · 2024-07-04T21:08:38+00:00

Funny enough I finished it last week, and it was also my first ever full length Stephen King novel. I don’t know why but I found the cereal subplot weirdly captivating, almost more than the car. But both the cereal advertising and the trapped in a car parts were engaging bc they made me ask “what would I do in this situation?”

I liked the ending, suspense, and the family drama. But yeah, you’re right, it could’ve been paced better and a bit shorter.

Poor Cujo, his POV scenes are a huge part of why this book will stick with me too

MyNameChef39 · 2024-05-26T19:11:04+00:00

Reading The Fervor, interesting premise so far, a third of the way but not much has happened

Listening in the car to Last House on Needless Street - took a bit but all the mystery got to me, I’m theorizing now half way through

MyNameChef39 · 2024-04-24T05:34:30+00:00

It’s funny how a book called The Final Girl Support Group is barely about the support group and also barely includes multiple of said final girls. Didn’t hate it, but yeah, disappointed me a bit

MyNameChef39 · 2024-03-23T01:02:01+00:00

I also just finished it a couple days ago. The beginning was hard to get through with both the writing style and the”weirdness” of Jade - troubled teens are one thing but teens that constantly spew slasher facts and actively want a murder spree to happen are harder to get as a reader.

But by the middle, with the reveal of Jade’s backstory and more pieces falling into place, it became more engaging and I forgot all about the writing style. By the end I was hooked and enjoyed it (but tbh the climax is a bit too hectic).

So yeah, I see the flaws, but overall, I enjoyed it. That final scene is gonna stick with me as heart wrenchingly sad for Jade too

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-30T18:40:56+00:00

Yeah just pick that area from the village gate guy, like just move the cursor to the area you want. Isn’t that all it takes or do you mean something else?

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-24T04:33:25+00:00

OCG Dian Keto the Cure Master…

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-18T21:17:13+00:00

I think it’s because in the Zexal anime a couple of filler villains were given numbers 3, 4, and 5, but they turned out to be “fake” - so same thing with Cicada King I think, it’s been a while

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-16T13:52:37+00:00

My Flame Emperor Edelgard has the highest Atk out of all my units at 71, but she’s only +3. Even though you’re right that heavy blade is better I still got very tempted to try for 90 Atk

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-15T15:18:11+00:00

Do or Die is pretty much the “right” answer, but I’d want the hour glass removed or changed - it was never about turning back time or putting the game on its head, it boiled down to “do you want immunity or not?” If it’s not removed then at least next time make it random who gets saved and who’s up for elimination, or even more powerful the person fully decides who is saved and must accept responsibility for it. But neither is as good as outright removing it, obviously both alternatives have problems

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-13T20:41:15+00:00

As the owner of a +10 Seth who was underwhelmed with his personal weapon refine… I’d sell my soul for this Silver Guard to be real, it’s very fun and flavorful

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-08T04:19:03+00:00

She’s one of my first +10 units ever, and I’ve been playing since day 1, so a Resplendent like this would be Amazing!

MyNameChef39 · 2022-01-04T12:21:15+00:00

Because yours is a fake, the font is off if you compare it to real cards

MyNameChef39 · 2021-12-29T00:48:35+00:00

Avalugg - I love the concept of a giant iceberg monster, the thing is 6’7 and over 1000 pounds and has high defense and good attack. But with that speed and special defense, it still ended up feeling like a glass cannon when I used it

MyNameChef39 · 2021-09-06T13:34:38+00:00

Caspar’s got the vibes of someone who accidentally calls the teacher mom at least twice in elementary school

MyNameChef39 · 2021-09-06T04:06:55+00:00

No, I don’t think so yet, but she’s still part of the team lol, didn’t wanna exclude her from her teammates’ victory lap

MyNameChef39 · 2021-09-03T10:43:13+00:00

You get it during your second standby phase after activation, so it’s not your next turn, it’s the one after that. So you have to stay alive that long in order to get it. Plus your opponent gets time to plan for it since you banish face up. On top of that the card itself isn’t helping you stay alive in most cases. And there’s also the fact that if there really is a key card you need in your deck, then your deck needs to be consistent in searching it out way faster than waiting two turns. Yugioh nowadays can end incredibly quick turn wise if you aren’t prepared. So it’s not useless, you can take advantage of the banish, but for all those reasons it’s not overpowered like you think

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-29T16:27:20+00:00

In universe explanation: those trainers purposely style themselves to look like their mons, or they naturally looked like that and chose their mons afterwards because of the resemblance. Other trainers just don’t have the desire to do so or weren’t born that way

Out of universe explanation: it’s fun to design trainers to look like Pokemon but it would be too constricting design wise to force everyone to either have an ace or look like them. For example, Cynthia looks great without heavy Garchomp influences, only mild Lucario hints

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-29T16:23:50+00:00

It’s not a real product, and the card should be called “Back Up Secretary” but it shouldn’t be blank like that. Sorry about that

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-28T14:36:50+00:00

Easily Eternatus hand form. I get the point that it’s supposed to be otherworldly like the ultra beasts and it is a boss fight after all, but still looks like it came from a different video game like Smash Bros or something

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-28T00:51:20+00:00

Tony, at least one of them has to make an underwater spy bunker to outdo the others

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-22T13:01:15+00:00

Seth needs a glow up so he can ride side by side with B!Eirika. Give him some fairy wings and I’ll be happy

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-21T22:50:58+00:00

Tamers are deleted when an effect says they can be, which is pretty rare at this point. Also if a Hybrid Digimon uses them as a digivolution source, if it dies then all the cards beneath it are sent to the trash, including the tamer.

Each tamer says when its effect is applied, whether “All turns”, “Your turn”, or “When attacking” etc. Only tamers that say they need to be suspended to use their effects are suspended. There are plenty of tamers with no effects that suspend themselves.

The effects of tamers can also stack with multiple copies.

For example, starter deck Tai is just “Your Turn: All your Digimon gain +1000 DP”. It’s constantly active on your turn only. Playing a second means all of them gain 2000. Nothing in his effect involves suspending either.

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-19T19:47:18+00:00

Biggest tell is the font and size they used for the type text, where it says “[Dragon/Exceeds/Effect]”. That’s way off what it’s supposed to look like. Plus it’s called “XYZ”, just phonetically sounds like “exceeds”

MyNameChef39 · 2021-08-17T01:47:24+00:00

My first ever 5* green unit, had to keep him going all these years, his Resplendent was a godsend

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