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  1. ShaperV

    Yeah, I've had a bad few months but I'm still around. I'm actually still working away on the...

    Yeah, I've had a bad few months but I'm still around. I'm actually still working away on the next update for JoaTY.
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    Wow, that takes me back. No, I haven't touched that story in over a decade, and a quick glance...

    Wow, that takes me back. No, I haven't touched that story in over a decade, and a quick glance at ff.net shows it looks the same. There are two brainwashing incidents, both of which are pretty significant.
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  3. ShaperV

    Possibly, but not until I either finish my current quest or get burned out on it.

    Possibly, but not until I either finish my current quest or get burned out on it.
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  4. ShaperV

    Running COSMOS Still Needs Energy

    Running COSMOS Still Needs Energy
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    I'm actually trying to decide between an entirely new game, or restarting Cultivation Quest with...

    I'm actually trying to decide between an entirely new game, or restarting Cultivation Quest with batter pacing and some new game mechanics. The latter would let me re-use a lot of background and characters, but I suspect having to start over would upset a lot of the old player base.
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    I liked writing those parts too, I just made the mistake of introducing far too many waifus too...

    I liked writing those parts too, I just made the mistake of introducing far too many waifus too quickly. I'm also looking at some ways to vastly reduce the amount of bookkeeping required to run a CQ-style fantasy game, which would make the quest less likely to collapse under an inordinate workload.
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    Aside from that, the quest itself introduced too many characters (especially waifus) and plot...

    Aside from that, the quest itself introduced too many characters (especially waifus) and plot threads too quickly, left you with no guidance from NPCs who weren't working for you, and was kind of short on opportunities to do anything besides research and collect waifus. I'd have to do a complete...
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    The cultivation system ended up with too much math, too much vagueness about what people can do...

    The cultivation system ended up with too much math, too much vagueness about what people can do (especially in combat), and too few options for making different cultivation techniques unique and interesting without just breaking the whole progression. I've worked out a different system that I'm...
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    I've looked at a lot of ideas, from just doing a timeskip to a complete reboot, but they all had...

    I've looked at a lot of ideas, from just doing a timeskip to a complete reboot, but they all had a lot of problems one way or another. Right now I'm working on an idea for a new setting and initial situation that would copy most of the good stuff from Cultivation Quest, without having the same...
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    No, the problem was that the production accounting got so complicated I couldn't keep up with...

    No, the problem was that the production accounting got so complicated I couldn't keep up with it. It was a cool concept, but I'll need a better wat to handle that issue before I try again.
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  11. ShaperV

    Trying to schedule these things never seems to work for me. At the moment I'm working on the...

    Trying to schedule these things never seems to work for me. At the moment I'm working on the next Daniel Black book, but who knows how that will work out?
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    Working on ideas for a successor to Cultivation Quest.

    Working on ideas for a successor to Cultivation Quest.
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    Working on Moon Shot

    Working on Moon Shot
  14. ShaperV

    I use SubscribeStar (at https://www.subscribestar.com/william-s-corner) instead, because they...

    I use SubscribeStar (at https://www.subscribestar.com/william-s-corner) instead, because they actually have clear guidelines about acceptable content and follow them. In contrast, Patreon has a crew of censors who routinely ban people for having opinions they don't like, or attracting the...
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  15. ShaperV

    Probably not, since I just published the completed book on Amazon.

    Probably not, since I just published the completed book on Amazon.
  16. ShaperV

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Heck, I still struggle with that and I've published half a dozen books. For me it was a matter of trying different things until I figured out what my comfort zone is, and then staying inside it when I'm trying to write something for publication. But I still do a lot of experimental writing...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I think Light of the Forge got a big boost from the fact that the MC was living in a chaotic environment full of random danger and adventure. When your protagonist and his group are basically an adventuring party who do a little science on the side, that makes it a lot easier to write their...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I had a similar thought. I mean, I'm certainly not going to complain if cliffc999 wants to turn this into an adventure story. He's pretty good at those, and I'm sure it would be interesting. But it's already been noted that Traveler is not the kind of setting where it makes sense for a...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    That's the fundamental problem with the Cosmic Forge in any story. It isn't just a collection of cool tech from lots of settings. It's also a collection of overblown fanwank abilities that have no connection to any of the settings it draws on, and are designed in a way that destroys storytelling...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Taking a step back to look at the larger issues here, I think two of the major concerns Sophia keeps worrying about are a lot worse in her own head than in reality. Which is completely reasonable and in character, and I'm pretty sure this is intentional. But it's something for readers to keep in...
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