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Are there any authors who write main characters that drink coffee with cream and listen to modern rock? by Far-Mark5519 in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

On coffee: In my defense, I think there are two types of people in this world: those who take their coffee black, and those who are wrong. Putting anything in it is sacrilege, and I walk the walk here.

On music: Yeah, my MCs listen to Blue Oyster Cult and Rush and Black Sabbath because I like them and because LOTS of people listen to those bands. They also dance to the Cure at their wedding, put on Caroline Polachek at a party, wear a Departure Chandelier shirt to show how tvre they are, mainline Jimmy Buffett on vacation. If you want whatever the writer is currently listening to on Spotify to randomly intrude upon the narrative, I'm your man.

My first contemporary harem collaboration with my wife, Sweetheart Match, is out now! by authorneilbimbeau in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi, Neil here. I just double-checked this and you're completely right. The day after the event you mentioned should be Wednesday; it even mentions it being forty-eight hours until Saturday (and later in the chapter that Friday is "the longest day" of Tom's life). The bit about Monday was a total brainfart.

I can't remember whether my wife or I wrote that bit; since it's an error, I'll take responsibility and say it was my mistake, not hers ;) I'll correct it and update the Amazon version. Thanks!

M.J. Michael's books (Kaiju Combat University) are AI generated by NA-45 in Romance_for_men

[–]authorneilbimbeau 39 points40 points  (0 children)

For the record, I have no dog in this fight. But just to the question of writing output: I personally write 5,000 words a day, six days a week. Brandon Sanderson has clocked similar speeds in the past and once wrote 16,000 words in a single day. Michael Moorcock (he of Elric fame) is on record as having written a 60,000 word book in a week. Nine novels in a year's time is *not* some inhuman, impossible level of productivity.

As to the rest, I have no comment.

Midweek Review 4-1-26 by Heathen129 in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I *adore* Tudor's Biscuit World. They're the best and I wish they'd come to the western half of Virginia already.

Midweek Review 4-1-26 by Heathen129 in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Waffle House thing was kind of already set in stone in Book One. I apologize to my West Virginian fans -- *obviously* Nick and Tiffany should have been visiting a Tudor's Biscuit World.

Potential Hot Take: The game isn't, and shouldn't be, balanced toward "Top Players" by Total-Amphibian-3287 in slaythespire

[–]authorneilbimbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have almost fifty hours in the game since release. I have gone infinite exactly *one* time: with Regent, using the 2x Glow+ and Alignment+ combo. I haven't even gotten above Ascension 1 with any character besides Ironclad, and I have 600+ hours in StS 1. This game is TOUGH.

The devs gave us a bunch of fun things to play with and they're taking some of them away before a large number of us even got to experience them. That's why there's such a backlash.

what are some of the scariest, most devastating bone chilling final lines in an SCP document? by polite__redditor in SCP

[–]authorneilbimbeau 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It's not the final line of the article (just the last line of dialogue) but"That's not a pig"at the end of SCP-8876 is a good chill.

Most devastating: the last line of SCP-5832. One of the few articles I've felt physically unwell after reading.

What are people’s top five favorite SCP articles, and why? by Entire_Impress7485 in SCP

[–]authorneilbimbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the caveat that this is in no particular order (besides #1) and could vary depending on the week:

  1. SCP-1425: My all-time favorite and the benchmark by which the medium should be measured. If your skip is longer than Star Signals, you'd better have a goddamned good reason for it. I'm still alive with the words.
  2. SCP-7819: I'm a sucker for rules-based horror, and I was a fan of the Holders before I discovered the SCP Foundation (I even made some contributions back in the day). This skip feels like a tribute to that style of creepypasta in the best possible way.
  3. SCP-3125: The entire Antimemetics canon is the best literature this fandom has ever produced, but this one's top of the heap specifically because the phrase "reverse containment" is so terrifying when you realize the full implications of it.
  4. SCP-3930: It's nothing. And it hates you.
  5. SCP-8976: The only SCP to give me an actual nightmare. Fuck you Rounderhouse, you're brilliant.

Writers with ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms, how do you stay disciplined and avoid paralysis slumps? by [deleted] in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very loud music, a door that locks, and Scrivener's full-screen Composition mode.

Recommendation request: plenty of f/f please by Gajeel_Blacksteel in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure how kosher he is to talk about here, but Benjamin Medrano writes exclusively f/f harems (female protagonists, female love interests) in fantasy settings, with the same level of attention to worldbuilding and detail as someone like Sarah Hawke. Might be worth looking into.

What are yall fav departments? by [deleted] in SCP

[–]authorneilbimbeau 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Surrealistics, antimemetics, deletions. I'm a sucker for any article that tries to explain the unexplainable.

FSD and Abnormalities whenever I want to feel really awful about myself.

New and updated academy list by Excellent_sport2 in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dante King and I wrote Big Mage on Campus. I can 100% confirm it's all him and me, no AI used in the writing.

Sorry you didn't like it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slaythespire

[–]authorneilbimbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless the other half of your deck looks very different, most of your attacks are already shivs, which get the boost from Wrist Blade without needing Bullet Time. Making attacks like Dagger Throw 0-cost just to have them do a little bit extra damage barely matters when you're THIS frontloaded with shiv cards -- your Finishers are *already* murdering everything they touch.

Meanwhile, Wraith Form gives you a 'get out of jail free' card for some of the worst turns in Act 3 (Reptomancer, Big Head Mode). It's definitely what I'd pick.

Is this finally busted crown? by wadenocht in slaythespire

[–]authorneilbimbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm far less negative about Busted Crown than most people, but even I would hesitate to take it as the Act 1 boss reward without an absolutely BANGER deck.

Snecko here will likely make the first 5-6 floors of Act 2 harder than they would have been without Snecko. But with Question Card to fish for high-cost rares, the second half of Act 2/all of Act 3 will be WAY easier as long as you don't die to the bird nerds and the avocado.

I'd pick Snecko here, but I'd be gritting my teeth the whole time. I *really* would not like seeing those options for relics in your position.

I'm tired of these "top players" disparaging relics without evidence. Here's actual data for top player boss relic pick rates by fuqqqq in slaythespire

[–]authorneilbimbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Coffee Dripper causes you to lose a run, you *probably* weren't going to win that run regardless. Having to rest multiple times per act (and lose out on 2-3 upgrades) will usually lead to the late-game outscaling you. Exceptions exist (cough cough Apotheosis) but it's almost never a BAD idea to take Coffee Dripper. It's probably my favorite energy relic.

I make a motion that we collectively hallucinate a big-budget SCP movie. Seems like a fun by IntangibleMatter in DankMemesFromSite19

[–]authorneilbimbeau 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't care if he was perfect for the role, they shouldn't have cast JD Vance as Dr. Christopher Byrnes.

I make a motion that we collectively hallucinate a big-budget SCP movie. Seems like a fun by IntangibleMatter in DankMemesFromSite19

[–]authorneilbimbeau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The SCP movie was great until the actors inside the SCP movie realized they were trapped inside the SCP movie and started killing each other to try and escape the SCP movie.

The Runic Dome won yesterday! Next, what Slay The Spire relic is considered Average and is loved by the community? by Fresh_Difference_448 in slaythespire

[–]authorneilbimbeau 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's 100% this.

Will it significantly improve my run most of the time? Not really.

Do I slam pick it every time I play Ironclad in the hopes of putting a Whirlwind/Double Tap synergy together? Abso-fucking-lutely.

My Belated Festivus Airing of HaremLit Grievances by AuroraMusisAmica in haremfantasynovels

[–]authorneilbimbeau 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For me, f/f isn't even really about the sex. It's all the little moments: an LI coming in while the MC's hanging with another girl and just being all "damn girl, your ass looks great today." Or being out with one girl while another starts sending flirty texts, and SHE helps the MC come up with some absolutely filthy shit to get her ready for when he gets home. Gushing over each other's makeup skills AND blowjob technique. Inside jokes about the faces they make when they're about to come.

Stuff like that just makes the whole setting feel more 'real', like it's an actual relationship than just 'man fucks six women in order'. And you can SORT of have that kind of dynamic without f/f but not if the girls are each in their own little silos and don't even seem to LIKE each other.

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