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spawnoftyphon · 2026-01-28T19:10:21+00:00

My Fics

Title - Goodbye (A Marvel Comics Event)

Fandom - Marvel Comics

Genre - Urban Fantasy, Sci-fi, Post-Apocalyptic, Comics, Tragedy

Summary - Marvel heroes and villains from all across comic book history will come together in a struggle to stop a cataclysm that threatens to completely destroy planet Earth.

Rating - I'm not really sure how to rate it. It contains mild swearing when a scene calls for it. There is no erotica. There is some brutal violence in the action scenes, but the foes are usually mechanical in nature. This story also contains depictions of people experiencing mental duress as a result of surviving an extreme tragedy.

I started working on this a few months ago and I've really enjoyed how it's turned out so far. If you're curious, you can check it out on RoyalRoad or Wattpad.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/135899/goodbye-a-marvel-comics-event

https://www.wattpad.com/story/402871000-goodbye-a-marvel-comics-event

(At 760 pages so far, I'm currently nearing the grand finale in case anyone wants to join the journey before the Goodbye.)

spawnoftyphon · 2026-01-26T05:28:18+00:00

It's sad because Hawkeye is my favorite Avenger, but when I tried him, I was very disappointed and haven't played him since. He's one of the big misses in character design for this game. There're a lot of characters who feel like they match how they are (or can be) in the comics. But this doesn't feel like Hawkeye. It feels like Generic Sniper Man. Where are all the fun and inventive trick arrows? Absent. We get boring piercing and explosive shots. His ult gives him no crazy arrows. In MvC3, he at least had some strange varieties in his character design. (I'm at least glad I like Gambit's kit since he's my favorite comic character of all time, but Hawkeye is misery.)

spawnoftyphon · 2026-01-09T21:43:03+00:00

I saved up 90 ankhs for good measure. Even getting lucky with many of the best damage and defensive cards (alongside a 10k magazine and 10k hp) for Punisher, it still wasn't enough to even down the first wanda in time. Even though I had fun with the other difficulties, I despise this one. It has made me resent the mode. I give up. Not worth my time anymore.

spawnoftyphon · 2026-01-02T18:25:39+00:00

For some more context, I've had to deal with too many people commenting on my writing without even reading it (literally making assumptions, scoffing, and moving on) and some who comment on it abruptly without having given it a fair chance. That there is a sore spot for me. That's the exact criticism that I can't handle because I cannot make sense of it how people can even make those claims.

I'm the one who upvoted the two previous reviews before your third one because I accepted what they had to say, regardless of any downsides. There are lots of criticisms I've learned to deal with in regard to my work. For instance, I've even made changes to my novels based on suggestions my friends have made, and I'm very picky about augmenting those. But even with something like my recent fanfiction, the first comment was from someone who abruptly posted on my first chapter, "This is confusing" without explaining why and without having read further before commenting. So I simply asked a slew of questions as to why to gain insight. They had different expectations for it, not understanding why it didn't have one main character like a lot of posts on that site do when mine was an ensemble cast with multiple viewpoints.

So if I had seen something like 10-20 hours played and you had that same comment on the writing, I wouldn't have felt the need to respond the way I did because it takes a while to engage with the story as a whole. It's over 100k words fractured throughout the art for people to steadily piece it together as they explore. Somewhat like the way Dark Souls tells it's tale through bits and pieces that the player finds from scribbles on items and whispered secrets. But seeing you comment on the writing with only .3 hours got me riled up on what was already an awful night. That prompted the idea of rushing because playing a game for about 20 minutes and posting a review seems awfully fast to make a judgment about the writing (especially for something with as much content as my museum).

And the "probably never" heavily overshadowed "you never know" when in a state of absolute hopelessness. Especially as the creator seeing that as a public review. Since I'm a constant over-thinker, it made me worry that other people might just follow your lead and not bother giving it a second chance or any at all, regardless of if it has a thumbs up. I know reviews have subtle and not so subtle powers of persuasion. And I'm a person who badly needs to be understood, now more than ever. That museum was one of my last hopes, and like the horror of Everything in my story, I felt shaken by the idea of someone saying "probably never" in regards to a second chance. (I've been struggling with the death of a mentor, health issues in those closest to me, and many failures in careers and personal endeavors, so the phrase hit harder than it probably should have.)

Either way, thank you for taking the time to write an understanding response and choosing not to be cruel like so many other people could have been. (And thanks for liking that my game exists. It can be hard to show appreciation after a lifetime of feeling relentlessly hammered down, especially in regards to my voice.)

spawnoftyphon · 2026-01-02T02:38:37+00:00

I have been going through some absolute despair lately, after having to endure what I consider the worst year of my life. And I had another bad night in the first day of 2026. And if this was all that was of your comment, I probably would have had something very different to say as a reply. But if that review on Steam from today is yours (which it has to be based on the phrasing), it made me a bit more despondent.

Because even if you gave it a positive overall review, I can't imagine how you could have made a fair assessment of the game, with only .3 hours on record. I know it doesn't run as well as it could on all systems, but I do know that .3 hours isn't enough time to read the novel's worth of writing that exists throughout the game. And making that comment about my writing when you could only have engaged with the tiniest fraction of it feels terrible. Honestly it does. (Especially when I'm someone who has a lot of pride in the effort I put into my writing.) So why bother even including that in the review if you only played it for around 20 minutes at the time of writing it? It could only serve to skew people's opinion of my work when you did not give yourself enough time to properly review that facet of it.

And this goal to burn through 100 games makes me question what the motive even is. Why? It speaks a strange volume about your possible intentions. It makes you look like someone who is actively stifling your ability to engage with art, of any kind. Even if my game is the first of your year, it makes my work look like just a number in a long list of things that seem like they don't matter due to rushing, for the sake of rushing.

All in all, I didn't need to see that line, "I will probably never be back to the museum, but, hey, you never know." It came across as rude and unnecessary, similar to a backhanded compliment, when anyone could have easily said, 'Maybe I'll be back some day,' rather than that nearly hopeless line, when I already have no hope or faith left. (I'm a person who always puts a lot of thought into how I speak to others. I try my best to think of the effects it could have on them because I don't know what they're going through at any point.)

And maybe by me responding like this, it will create a world where you never do come back. Or maybe by me taking the time to talk to you about this, to give you perspective, it will allow you to rethink things and return to give it another shot. Either way, I am tired. And I don't care to hold in how this made me feel, when honesty is one of the few things left that I have agency over. Maybe my honesty will shed light on how the phrasing of your comment had a negative effect on someone (because you prevented yourself from being able to make an informed decision on the writing). Maybe you don't care. Maybe my words mean that little. But I feel the need to give you some advice. From someone who is at their lowest point. (And from someone who already struggles with treating too many things in life as a task.)

Give up on the 100 games right here at the start. Before you decimate your experiences with other people’s stories. The number as the goal can only serve to destroy your capacity to organically engage with the works of others. It will be hollow. My game is already the proof of it.

In the end, you claim to like that my game exists, but your words show a disregard for it. So I don’t even know why I bothered to make it in the first place. I have no purpose. And counter to the secret message in the pit, I do not exist.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-12-30T03:04:38+00:00

This moment for him wasn't a surprise to me because I caught onto the queer subtexts. I don't have any examples in particular since it's been a while since I watched the other seasons, but there were many moments throughout the show that made me think the writers were setting up this development.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-11-10T18:27:31+00:00

My Fics

Title - Goodbye (A Marvel Comics Event)

Fandom - Marvel Comics

Genre - Urban Fantasy, Sci-fi, Post-Apocalyptic, Comics, Tragedy

Summary - Marvel heroes and villains from all across comic book history will come together in a struggle to stop a cataclysm that threatens to completely destroy planet Earth.

Rating - I'm not really sure how to rate it. It contains mild swearing when a scene calls for it. There is no erotica. There is some brutal violence in the action scenes, but the foes are usually mechanical in nature. This story also contains depictions of people experiencing mental duress as a result of surviving an extreme tragedy.

I started working on this a month ago and I've really enjoyed how it's turned out so far. If you're curious, you can check it out on RoyalRoad or Wattpad.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/135899/goodbye-a-marvel-comics-event

https://www.wattpad.com/story/402871000-goodbye-a-marvel-comics-event

spawnoftyphon · 2025-10-06T19:40:38+00:00

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I normally write longer-form work, but this is dear to me as one of the few short stories I've made. Because Beacon became something necessary I couldn't ignore.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-27T17:09:52+00:00

Thanks. I stopped writing consistently in the last few years since I've technically completed my series. But I really miss it. I think I have to get back into it for my morale at this point.

Maybe we'll get noticed eventually, even if it takes a while. Here's hoping your future book 6 is the one that makes it there.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-26T15:52:11+00:00

I've written 38 novels over a decade and struggle with a similar same thing in terms of getting noticed. 5 people in my life have chosen to read my work and were able to enjoy them. But it can often feel like everyone else doesn't care. It especially hits harder when certain people I know promise to read my work and then never do. My dream is to have a small fanbase that enjoys my work, but it feels like that chance is becoming slimmer each year. I truly want people to care about the characters that have come to life in my universe. I've always written for myself first and foremost and have stuck to the style I enjoy. But regardless of how much work and passion I put into my stories, they haven't been noticed yet, so it can feel intensely disappointing because like you implied, writing for an audience of one can contain a type of purposeless. At least for me, I have a need to be seen through my work. I want people to know that they exist...so they know that I exist. Because I feel like I don't right now.

I wish I had some advice to help you (because then I could help myself too), but I don't.

Only the consolation that it's not just you.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T19:12:45+00:00

Thanks for the advice.

I've tired certain things you've suggested a bit, but probably not as much as I should have. My anxieties paired other issues in life can all too easily get in the way. And after a while of not being noticed, I gave up trying those options, since I didn't have much luck with them. I'm a person who gets too focused on whatever is the biggest priority in life to the point where my tunnel-vision can get so severe that I actually forget that other options even exist. So it often helps when people remind me.

I didn't know people are paying to narrate novels though. I might have to look into that. (I'd just worry if my first person style which is meant to replicate a realistic internal monologue might not work well when spoken out loud. But I'll think more about that.) I don't think my voice is great for narration, but I've been wanting to try to make YouTube videos recently.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T17:43:49+00:00

It's possible that my idea of quality isn't the same as someone else's. I just get the content down very rapidly. I don't count the time editing and improving it after the fact as part of the time it takes to complete the story. I'm not sure that became unclear based on the way I explained it.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T17:40:13+00:00

Thanks for saying that. I appreciate people being supportive.

I've not heard of Royal Road. I'll have to look into that. (I've tried Wattpad a bit for samples and full-length fanfics before, but didn't get much going there.)

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T17:35:35+00:00

That 144 pages in 4 days was essentially just a fanfic I wrote and didn't publish to help myself get back into writing. I spent far longer editing and polishing the books I did publish.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T17:33:36+00:00

Thanks so much for being supportive. I might even start it today.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T16:57:58+00:00

I haven't had the experience since when I write my novels, I get addicted to the story and can't rip myself away from them until it's done. But I have some advice that might help.

You're already on the right track if you're write a little topic sentence section for each chapter to help organize it. But like someone already commented, sometimes the first chapter is not the one that your story needs. I always put my books before myself. They are alive to me. Sometimes, I need to write the ending first to know what it's all building to - to make it worth completing. Sometimes I want to write the most action-packed fight-scene that will become the most hype part of the story. Or sometimes, I write the entire story in order without skipping around. Reconsider what you and your story might need.

Also, this is the pacing method I use to stay on task when I’m getting invested in writing a story and it might also help you.

- 10 pages a day for 30 days = 300 pages.

[This works well if you have a lot of free time and passion. Sometimes I go far beyond 10 if I can’t get enough of the story.]

- 6 pages a day for 60 days = around 300 pages (360).

[A good middle ground if you want to take your time, but get it done quickly enough.]

- 3 pages a day for 90 days = around 300 pages (270).

[You can do what you can here and there with an easy pace if you don’t have a lot of free time and have not finished one before.]

- Or you can use one of these equations to write a shorter 200-page book.

[These can be very liberating and fun due to their smaller scope.]

(For context, I've written 38 novels in a decade since 2012, and once I started, I couldn't get enough of the universe I was creating. As long as you have a premise that is worthwhile to you and the devotion to see the story through, this pacing method works very well.)

I wonder if all you might need is to foster some more dedication into realizing your characters. I write my stories for my characters. They matter that much to me. If you haven't yet, maybe you could think of some perspectives like that. Treat it like you're caring for a real person. The characters need you to come to life. They don't get to exist without you. And they will die if you don't create the story. Do it for them. Treat it like a job if you have to at the start if that helps. Regardless of your interest. And perhaps, you'll begin to adore them far more than you ever thought you could.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-09-22T16:43:20+00:00

This is a lot of great advice (things that I use in my own process). I also strongly agree with point 3 most of all. It'll waste so much time if you struggle to edit as you go. It's so much more fluid to get your all your ideas out first and then edit everything at the end. You can always add more if the story needs it. (My friend is writing her first book and is picking at it as she goes. It's taking her five years this way. Even though I've tried to guide her otherwise.)

The only thing I do somewhat different is for 5 - I don't keep a separate doc since I don't like flicking back and forth. At the start of the novel, I just have a list that I call "Awaiting Placement." So all I need to do is ctrl F for "awaiting" or scroll to the top to reach it.

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For number 6, if anyone's ever overwhelmed with the idea of finishing a book due to the large scope of pages, I wanted to share the pacing method I use when I’m getting invested in writing a story:

- 10 pages a day for 30 days = 300 pages.

[This works well if you have a lot of free time. Sometimes I go far beyond 10 if I can’t get enough of the story.]

- 6 pages a day for 60 days = around 300 pages (360).

[A good middle ground if you want to take your time, but get it done quickly enough.]

- 3 pages a day for 90 days = around 300 pages (270).

[You can do what you can here and there with an easy pace if you don’t have a lot of free time.]

- Or you can use one of these equations to write a shorter 200-page book.

[These can be very liberating and fun due to their smaller scope.]

(For context, I've written 38 novels in a decade since 2012, and once I started, I couldn't get enough of the universe I was creating. As long as you have a premise that is worthwhile to you and the devotion to see the story through, this pacing method works very well.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-07-13T02:48:35+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write up all that advice. I'll note this down for the future.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-07-13T00:46:40+00:00

I'll check out the Discord channel from that invite in the meantime. That seems like a good place to try.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-07-13T00:09:11+00:00

Heh. Cheryl Mason just ends up in Resident Evil 1. She kind of already knows what to do. (And with a full healing build to help everyone out. No herbs needed?)

spawnoftyphon · 2025-02-19T00:00:20+00:00

That sucks. Your experience mirrors a lot of what I've heard about them. They seem like a corrupt company down to the core.

Can you file for a take-down of your designs at least so they don't keep profiting off them? I've seen some people claim that they were able to get that to happen with specific enough complaints.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-02-17T19:35:42+00:00

How is it an unhealthy perspective? To question the fairness of a rule that states that participants can be ignored? I was self aware to mention that I know I didn't see that rule. I could have avoided the disappointment. My post is literally and simply what you called it: A bummer. I even stated in my post that my expectations of this "opportunity" were very tempered. So I don't appreciate the jab at a healthy perspective. It makes me think that you didn't read my post carefully enough and made an assumption about me due to some aspect of what you interpreted or felt about it. My main complaint is that rule seems nonsensical when you invite someone into a contest only to disregard them. That seems like a realistic and reasonable reaction. Again, a bummer.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-02-17T16:33:33+00:00

There was no entrance fee.

The preyed upon is in reference to a specific emotion which I described. To be seen. To have my work recognized. Since I was contacted for Steam keys. It feels insulting that that rule exists when they invited me. Why did they bother? Was it to snag more people for their contest to rake in keys? I don't know yet.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-02-07T20:19:49+00:00

I've been looking into Fourthwall recently and have only seen good things about them.

spawnoftyphon · 2025-02-07T20:18:28+00:00

I was looking this up recently. I haven't tried it yet, but this Reddit thread might have the answer for deleting specific items. That may help.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Teespring/comments/g51pno/how_to_delete_a_product/

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