Recent content by Madman Starryteller

You mean prescription medicine and internet connection?

For me openings aren't very important. I did not begin reading Hyperion for the first line, I can't even remember it. I pick books based on genre, mostly. I pick books that I have already read a little about or whose blurb/backside text interest me. I like knowing what I'm going to get in the...

Ah, yes, forgot about that existing. But yeah, similar to an ironman suit.

So many interesting games I'm waiting for for 2026. Falling Frontier, an expanse like strategy game with tactical real-time battles. The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, an, you guessed it, Expanse game, third person shooter. For the Stars, an mmo. SpaceCraft, a sandbox game. Fragile Existence and Beyond...

I feel like I'm more of a storyteller than an artist. Though they may be the same thing. The image I get in my mind when someone says artist is one who is free and unburdened by norms or standards. If I truly felt like I was an artist, I wouldn't bother even trying to apply proper grammar or...

Where does the limit for what's a mecha start and end? In my universe I have something like a battle suit you can enter into that is about the same height as the user. Can that be classified as a mecha? I also have standard mecha too, that are roughly the size of a modern day tank, but upright...

I feel like it is spoilery. I also won't remember them all unless I read about them in connection to events and the story. So for me it feels a bit pointless. If one feels they need a list of all the characters then I would suggest to put it in the back. But then why not list locations as well...

And then you repair them... so that you can break them again.

What you're looking for is probably an authenticity or expert reader who is familiar with the field you want expertise from, in this case legal stuff. But, like @Naomasa298 said they will probably charge money. You could contact different law firms or law schools and see if anyone is interested...

I searched for this and found this: "It would be extremely unlikely, but not impossible for HIV to be transmitted through a fight. Theoretically, the fight needs to be bad enough that there is a decent amount of blood and also, there are open wounds that are deep enough to allow the virus to...

I always thought PSA stood for Pro Sage Advice.

Yeah that's a great fear of mine as well. They already have useless chatbots for a lot of support things. I hope the techno-dystopia crashes and burns. All it will take is one big solar flare and we'll be riding horses and raiding the neighbour again.

How confident are you when writing? Confidence about the subject, the technology, the characterisations, the plot, the world? Etc. Storytelling is a one way medium, in that we the authors, if we ever reach the grand masses, will seldom be able to take every individual's feedback to heart. We...

That may be another reason for why people may avoid getting beta readers on the forum, they want to avoid potential social issues, theft, abuse, or drama. All of which this forum is spared for the better part. -------------- Another reason for why the sub-forum may be under-used could be that...

I think some reasons it's under-used may be because: 1. People feel like they don't want to impose upon others. 2. People may feel that their work is not yet ready for public eyes and feedback. 3. Some people may not be able to give back in return as much as they receive. What I mean by this...