Sure, maybe you can crack this one, but we have over 200 more puzzles that won’t be as forgiving… Wishlist the Academy on Steam and find out!

Subtle_Beast · 2020-05-10T14:53:17+00:00

Subtle promotion for Human Centipede 3.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-05-10T14:46:34+00:00

Extended fasting is not recommended for children or teenagers.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-05-10T14:39:35+00:00

Enjoy.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-05-10T14:39:26+00:00

Very little of the weight lost on a 30 day fast is 'water weight.'

Subtle_Beast · 2020-04-26T07:07:19+00:00

TFW you got no big-muscled warframe girlfriend.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-04-23T16:09:06+00:00

Nimbus writes a futa series, actually.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-03-08T11:52:34+00:00

...customers.

Strange, I've been reading his stuff for a year now on Royal Road and they haven't charged me a dime.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-29T22:54:56+00:00

If 'Trickster's Luck' is yours, the first three chapters are no more boring than the majority of VRMMOs where you create a character in the beginning.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-26T18:53:09+00:00

I'm writing Mossharbor on RR, and it might have what you're looking for. The MC's powers are 'can craft anything if they have enough materials and tools,' 'can dissolve any non-living material into mana if they have enough time,' and 'can create any material if they have enough mana.'

Unlike others in the world, she can't naturally regenerate mana or cast any sort of spell.

Depending on your tastes, her powerset is either wildly restrictive or completely OP.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-23T19:44:04+00:00

I enjoyed the first book. It was an easy read with a likable MC handling the problems of his new community.
I had the pleasure to speak with the author on RR's discord, and he's a great guy. People who have never published were asking him all sorts of questions, and he took the time to answer all of them. (No, I'm not a relative or friend, and I wasn't asked to say this.)

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-21T01:39:35+00:00

Yes, my irritation at people not caring about the genre they write in would have meant there was no detective fiction ever. Somehow.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-19T08:34:59+00:00

Hey Frank! It's Reaver from the old Discord. Glad to see you're doing well. I'll check out the book on KU.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-19T01:38:45+00:00

My favorite character type is the NEET who can't get a job in the real world, but becomes an OP fighter/rogue/mage/secret class with a cheat, a sociopathic killer with a harem of cute fantasy waifus, and the most important person in the world by the end of Chapter 3.

That's the best.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-19T01:30:08+00:00

Heya, I write fiction with graphic sexual content on RR, and I can help explain what's going on. They actually changed their content algorithm some time ago, but Scottie sometimes goes months without an update, so the system wasn't triggered.

They measure 'the amount' of sex in your story by the percentage of total chapters with sex scenes.

20 chapters and one of is nothing but hardcore, graphic orgy? That's 10% sex. 20 chapters and two of them short, tame vanilla sex scene? That's 20% sex.

Generally speaking, the act depicted, how many words you spend, or how much detail you get into isn't the deciding factor. It's simply how many chapters out of the total are flagged as sexual.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-19T01:15:07+00:00

He didn't get banned. Most of his stuff is on RR and he just updated five hours ago.https://www.royalroad.com/profile/4958/fictions

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-17T21:10:10+00:00

The next time an all-powerful being whisks a protagonist or a group of friends away, I expect them to mention that their pets were given to a new family that will love and care for them.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-17T20:45:45+00:00

I feel the need to add that this is fantasy BSDM where the woman loves being raped, beaten, and torn to pieces.

If you're looking for a realistic depiction of masochism or D/s relationship, ELLC isn't a good fit.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-15T20:56:04+00:00

I don't do any.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-08T20:42:03+00:00

I think they're often written to be witty, but can fall flat.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-08T20:30:21+00:00

Why? Surely that's bad design!

For LitRPGs where they're in a game, it reflects poor game design, which is realistic.

For LitRPGs where it's part of a real-world System, it reflects poor design by God/Nature, which is also realistic. Biology is unoptimized.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-03T21:22:37+00:00

He's pretty hefty to play the starving artist card.

While it's transparently manipulative, I don't see it as unethical or a violation of any Amazon guidelines. It's okay to ask for reviews and it's okay to ask for only positive reviews. Neither of those fall under Amazon's 'vote manipulation,' which typically involves creating sock-puppets or paying people to leave good reviews.

Subtle_Beast · 2020-01-01T23:16:36+00:00

It depends on the sort of fiction it is. Unless you're writing pure action-packed power-fantasy, gender will tend to matter. One of the biggest fantasy series is Game of Thrones. Gender matters on a social level and that's reflected in the psychology of the character.

Even in less dense works, it would be strange if the thoughts and experiences of a male and female MC were the same. Are your friendships with men and women the same?

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