People sometimes think writing #SciFi or #Fantasy is easy: You just make it up. How hard can it be?

Very, as it turns out. Because rather than being able to look up how it works, you need to built a whole consistent, complete, non-contradictory society that is still fun to read.

I found a copy of my 1st attempt at a #LitRPG story.

"How to sharpen a cooking pot--tail weapons for dummies" is still in heavy rewrites, adding a ton of new material, alongside the character information typical for the genre.

But, a couple of scenes I might just keep.

Editing and got a question. My protagonist isn't aware her best friend is an ex-alcoholic. Oblivious, she begs a favor that causes him to drink again. Caught up in her own issues she doesn't notice his distress.

Would this push readers to actively dislike her?

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While writing books in Italian might still be some way off, I will give edits on my German language training book a final push. I have the results of my target group research, so with some final touches, I may proceed to typesetting.

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I've learned Italian for two years on #Duolingo. Do I speak Italian? No.

That might just be me, but memorization isn't my style of learning, and the app focuses on it exclusively. What it does it does well, but knowing the "what" without the "why" isn't for me.