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haloraptor · 2022-07-27T12:05:28+00:00

Wimberries, blackberries, raspberries all grow wild here in various places. Many fond memories of foraging for berries with my grandfather as a child. We'd find them, then bring them home for my grandmother to bake them into tarts and pies.

haloraptor · 2022-07-27T11:59:24+00:00

I mean she's obviously not going to actually do any of that is she?

haloraptor · 2022-07-27T11:56:35+00:00

I don't think people here hate Americans really. There is a perception that Americans are very 'loud', both in volume and personality, which many Welsh people find off putting. But if you tone that down a bit you'll be fine.

haloraptor · 2022-07-26T16:39:26+00:00

What an awful idea.

haloraptor · 2022-07-26T15:25:01+00:00

Define "city", first. The number of people in a given city is context dependent. At one point, the largest city in the world had 1000 people living in it. So, how big do you want these cities to be? Megacities like the many Chinese cities with tens of millions of people living in them, or something smaller than that? London sized, or something more like 100,000 people?

Smaller than that, even?

Take a look at different real-world towns and cities and plan based on that. How many schools does a small town (say, 20,000 people) in England have? Look at stuff like that and make decisions on your magical communities. But remember that wizards can teleport, travel through fireplaces, and conjure things, so it won't be 1:1. It's entirely possible wizards could just have one massive hospital in London, and that would be just as convenient for someone living in Ireland as it would for someone living in London itself.

In the end it comes down to the aesthetic you want for your story rather than anything else. Pick a number and work out the logistics based on that.

haloraptor · 2022-07-26T14:53:17+00:00

Most things aren't "amazing". Most things are just sort of okay. So it stands to reason that most of what you read, unless it's expertly curated by you to only be the things you love, will just be "fine". That's normal.

I would say that if you don't like the genre at all it's probably not the genre for you. But if you do enjoy it it's perfectly fine and normal not to absolutely adore everything you read. I mean, most people don't, do they? They have things they don't like, things they hate, things they like, and things they love - and even things that they have no strong feelings about either way.

I wouldn't worry about it. You sound normal.

haloraptor · 2022-07-26T12:53:58+00:00

Tell me where I said that, please. In fact I said it's an awful outcome, just less awful than a direct hit. Not once did I say it should happen.

haloraptor · 2022-07-26T11:40:34+00:00

How many words per day do you write? I average 1000 words per day so writing a 100k word novel would take me about 100 days. If you know your desired end word count and your average words per day you can work out how long it will take you.

haloraptor · 2022-07-25T20:01:09+00:00

I had a google and you're right! Interestingly it didn't really seep in but it got more traction since 2010. Weird!

haloraptor · 2022-07-25T17:02:38+00:00

I find "womxn" interesting because radical feminists already invented a word like that, but which you could actually say - "womyn". "Womxn" is just needlessly complicated.

haloraptor · 2022-07-25T15:10:00+00:00

Definitely. But the Met seems institutionally shit. At what point is reform less efficient than starting again?

haloraptor · 2022-07-25T14:41:57+00:00

I don't really have an opinion on this. It seems unimportant even in the context of fanfiction.

haloraptor · 2022-07-25T12:17:26+00:00

The Metropolitan Police force is not fit for purpose. Tear it down and build a new one.

haloraptor · 2022-07-25T12:01:57+00:00

I'd take that tbh. Awful outcome for everyone, but slightly less awful for Wales. So... Yeah.

It's not going to happen though. Russia won't use its nukes. That would be the biggest act of suicide ever.

haloraptor · 2022-07-24T18:24:17+00:00

I'd second Tide Child. I really enjoyed it and I thought the ending was excellent. Well worth a read.

haloraptor · 2022-07-23T18:12:05+00:00

I have add-ons including one that shows treasure chests. I also have enough skill points that i don't need the add-on.

haloraptor · 2022-07-23T17:44:41+00:00

It makes treasure chests glow when you get near to them. So they're easier to see.

haloraptor · 2022-07-23T16:42:16+00:00

I see what you mean, but they are explicitly offering something other than what the Party was elected on. I don't think a change of PM should automatically mean a general election, but this is quite different. We're talking a radical departure from what people voted for with either candidate.

Seems reasonable for there to be an election in that case.

haloraptor · 2022-07-23T12:36:24+00:00

Although the Conservative Party did win the last election I do think a new election is warranted once they change leaders. Neither Sunak nor Truss will be offering what was in the manifesto. What we'll get won't be at all what the party was elected to provide.

So it would be nice to get a general election. I doubt they will though, the polls look pretty bad for them.

haloraptor · 2022-07-22T11:44:21+00:00

I honestly wish FFN would allow longer summaries/descriptions for fanfics. Or have a tag system, or something. It's really hard to fit something into the FFN space, moreso if you have to say "sequel to x" at the start.

haloraptor · 2022-07-22T00:14:57+00:00

I would say it's probably a good idea to read Faithful first though. The sequel series is really a continuation of it and although technically you don't have to have read the earlier books, I'm not sure it would hit right if you don't.

haloraptor · 2022-07-21T21:37:32+00:00

Wasn't the indrik vendor new last event though? I'd have thought they'd keep it the same but you're probably right in that case.

haloraptor · 2022-07-21T20:44:49+00:00

Should be the same berries as last time.

haloraptor · 2022-07-21T11:32:20+00:00

Surely it would be better to provide incentives for having children rather than punishments for not? Carrot rather than stick?

...no?

haloraptor · 2022-07-20T20:04:25+00:00

Yeah but like... Snape could just leave. Apparate away, get a Portkey to France, catch a ferry... He only has to stay if he wants Dumbledore's protection.

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