Recent content by Decaf

Perhaps. I suppose that may be one of the reasons I haven't started writing chapters for it yet. I very much enjoy thinking about how an AI would come to terms with the existence of a non-digital world. However, at some point you have to explore how humans will react to learning about a...

As a general question, what media/world would anyone base a hypothetical fanfiction on? I've always enjoyed the idea of a How to Train Your Dragon, Temeraire crossover (Hiccup & Toothless vs. Napoleon). What else sounds appealing?

There is nothing new under the sun. Even an original world will share elements from worlds that inspired you. The line that is drawn between original fiction and fanfiction is largely a legal one in today's society. When people talk about original fiction, they mean fiction you could...

I have an original story idea kicking around I'm calling either "Sentience" or "Inside Pandora". It's about a set of subroutines in a piece of security software that develop a collective sentience through its learning and auto-defense protocols. The story's first act focuses on the AI's...

I acknowledge your point, but I will counter that finding people to regularly and reliably read and critique your reading is very difficult. As I'm specifically trying to improve my writing mechanics, tapping into fan communities provides me with a testing ground to identify weaknesses and...

Just posted the second chapter of a new story. Yeah, I need to get back to the other stories, but it's hard to avoid a persistent plotbunny forever. This one is a One Piece story. Player One Piece This is an experiment with a meme introduced by this webcomic.

I'll keep that in mind. And yes, I have extensive technical writing experience. More than I'd like, frankly. The breadcrumbs part I'm not too worried about, because they're there, if heavily camouflaged (e.g., in Tsukumogami the rival bit will be pretty important). The sensory descriptions...

The first three chapters are done for this one. This is more of a "For want of a nail" story about Naruto (and no, I don't only write Naruto fics, but it's what I'm writing now). Tsukumogami: The Living Seals Tell me what you think.

8/10 - one of my favorite kinds of live music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzuI52V7iE

I hope it didn't sound like I was saying you needed to share the interests of your partner. I meant to say that you need to be interested in your partner, hopefully such that what those interests mean to them is, in itself, interesting to you. My wife isn't that interested in writing, but she...

Imagine spending your time with someone who, while they might not share your interest, enjoy listening to you talk about what excites you. You don't have to want to learn about the subject to find learning about the person interesting. While it's not a bad thing to lower standards like "must...

And what happens if you don't have a real life role model for those things? I'm not saying the entertainment industry is a great solution, but it isn't nothing. How do you teach a man to be a good husband or father if he never knew his own? A movie character isn't going to show them how, but...

I hadn't really thought of it in those terms before, but I tend to agree. At least on the average for the culture I grew up in. As if it's a man's responsibility to lead, but not too much. Instead of balance, it becomes a balancing act. That being said, I'm kind of impressed by her...

In some cases I agree with that statement, but I think this issue transcends that argument. What is the point of affirmative action? The short-term ramifications have been argued both ways for years, but the real reason is most assuredly long-term. If you have a subculture that most...

I agree that evolution and natural selection play a role in making men and women different from each other, but those pressures aren't the same as they once were. The question is, do women have the necessary ingredients to develop similar tastes and aspirations as typically associated with men...