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    What were your mistakes in self publishing?

    What do you mean? That's all I ever write! :P
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    What were your mistakes in self publishing?

    No, your insight is great.
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    What were your mistakes in self publishing?

    For sure! It's a little frustrating for those of us who don't want to be in any spot light but it is what it is. I imagine trad publishing expects the same.
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    What were your mistakes in self publishing?

    That's a good question. An unproven author wants you to fund a book. Is that a thing?
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    How to stay excited about a work after outlining?

    Very true! And they write fantastic ones too. I think Pixar approached story writing this way. But not for everyone.
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    What were your mistakes in self publishing?

    I'm interested in self publication and found myself frustrated with trying to figure out even a start point (other than "u neED tO HaVe A StOry FiRsT" Yes, experienced self published author. I will make super duper extra sure I have a story first. Wow! I was just so excited I nearly forgot to...
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    How to stay excited about a work after outlining?

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say that your work is probably considerably higher than any fanfiction standards. :) I can't speak to your individual style, but as a person who also tends to get stuck on outlines and world building, I should ask, Have you considered writing by scene? What do...
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    Writing a novel on a smart phone

    I tried this idea myself. I used a blue tooth keyboard.
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    I'm killing off this character...

    This is why I stopped getting emotionally attached to my characters, but even then, there's still a lot of second guessing and a lot of second guessing whether my story really would want that character gone. Is that really the right thing for the story? Because it is a irrevocable decision. It's...
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    Why are people so bothered by a protagonist for being short?

    Is that a thing? I think there was a small character in Game of Thrones if I'm not mistaken. Probably not the protagonist. But I will say any protagonist that has something considered a disability, there can be some, well, we'll say strong thoughts, arising over how that individual is depicted...
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    Best Bad Sword Fighting advice

    I want to thank everyone who did answer with what I was looking for and wish I could hear more. @Kiraann , I'll definitely look into that film, if I can find it for free. :P (Looks like it was on Tubi and yes, that is a dangerous move. More Dark Souls than rapier, I'd say.) @Rath Darkblade, we...
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    Best Bad Sword Fighting advice

    Mods, if you feel the best course of action is to close the thread, that's fine. I totally understand.
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    Best Bad Sword Fighting advice

    Okay, that is uncalled for, and I don't see why I should take it. I'm just going to delete my previous comment and let the mods sort it out at this point. I don't think you're interested in coming to an understanding.
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    Best Bad Sword Fighting advice

    Deleted because it's not helpful.
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    Best Bad Sword Fighting advice

    I don't like your non apology either. But I'll accept it. Yes, this is more along what I was looking for.
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