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It Must Be True 1

I’m numbering this one. It seems like a recurring theme. That picture is cropped from a YouTube AI music track. I call fake. The POV is the guy in the back. He clearly has an IR light, not just passive night vision. Why would only the guy in the back have his IR light on?Continue reading “It Must Be True 1”

The Stupid – It Burns

I read The Kitchen Habits That Are Truly Dangerous and the Ones That Are Just Gross the other day. I didn’t think much about it. I just had a piece of leftover pizza for second breakfast, which reminded me of it and I actually thought about it. Pizza, in particular, may seem more acceptable toContinue reading “The Stupid – It Burns”

Intra-Chapter Breaks 2

See! There’s always a second one. This is an example of what I’m doing: Using a small image as the intra-chapter break. The question is: Do I have the same background problem? That’s from the PC Kindle Reader (which gets worse with every release). I have the theme set to Sepia. It’s obvious the backgroundContinue reading “Intra-Chapter Breaks 2”

Drawing a Line

But where? The problem with non-standard fonts is that the data must be put somewhere. What’s the data? Who knows? That could be a rendered bitmap or the entire font. Where is somewhere? Who knows? That could be embedded in the book itself or it could be a reference to AWS data, which makes theContinue reading “Drawing a Line”

Magic is Hard

Marcy has already noticed this. The specific problem now is momentum. I’ve made the decision that magic manifests wherever the caster wants it to (and can “reach”). This is dandy if you want to fry someone with plasma. It’s less dandy with things that need momentum. For Marcy, that would be something such as anContinue reading “Magic is Hard”

My Competition 3

I wouldn’t write this: The wind, a fickle and capricious force, whispered through the leaves, carrying with it the scent of pine, damp earth, and something else… something wild and untamed. The branches of the ancient trees groaned and creaked under the wind’s unseen hand, a chorus of mournful sounds that echoed through the silentContinue reading “My Competition 3”

Cover Style – 3

This might be four, not three. Anyway, a quick post (I’m waiting for a work meeting to start) about a cover style thing I just noticed on Amazon: The main character is facing away. About the featured image: I like the hat and the tail-as-pony-tail. Not happening, but it’s not awful. These are just screenContinue reading “Cover Style – 3”

Lunchtime Cover Disappointment 2

See, always a “two”. All 1,200 of them fail. Until they run out, I’ll use some of the vaguely acceptable ones as featured images for the LitRPG Werewolves category. That one has too much dick bulge, which is very common in this set, and lacks color and/or glowy things. The plastic look doesn’t really showContinue reading “Lunchtime Cover Disappointment 2”

Lunchtime Cover Disappointment

I forgot to write something down about the stable diffusion settings. This round is different. Not necessarily horrible, but, well, mostly horrible. I’m getting ridiculously bulging cartoons. For example: Something kind-of like that would actually work. It meets all the criteria (except having room for the text). It’s more abstract than I have in mind,Continue reading “Lunchtime Cover Disappointment”

Starship!

I can’t believe I forgot! Congratulations, y’all! I’m ashamed to admit that I did not go look for the results. I watched the “live” stream late and sat on the edge of my seat for something that was already over. It’s very FTL. If you’re far away, you can watch what happens. You then “warp”Continue reading “Starship!”