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Matt Gerrity's avatar

The irrelevant councilmembers were brilliant 😂

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Niccolò Hilgendorf's avatar

Haha thanks Matt!

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Andrew MacLeod's avatar

I may not be laughing as hard as in Deadpool & Wolverine movie that just came out in theatres, but it comes a close second!

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Niccolò Hilgendorf's avatar

highest form of praise - that movie was a ton of fun. thanks for the compliment, Andrew!

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Camila Hamel's avatar

Isabel might be a fantasy writer who believes in the genre. You might be a writer who is so fed up with this genre you're looking to pop the suspension of belief, like for reals. No Idea... There is fantasy prose that is so exquisite, that in comparison with what you're doing here, well---this might be not be crap, but it is broad humor. Not everyone likes that. I say we all have the right to experiment. Her blocking you is her loss, obvs. By the way, is that an AI generated cover?

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Niccolò Hilgendorf's avatar

Hi Camila. First of all, I myself am a fantasy writer who “believes in the genre.” In fact, I’m currently querying a fantasy novel (serious, not humor or parody). Adventure Story is branded as “a loving parody of the fantasy genre” implying that I’m making fun of tropes that are also near and dear to my heart. I’m not sure why you’d assume I’m “fed up with the genre.” I’m also not sure why you feel the need to jump into someone else’s comments to defend someone calling a person’s writing a “pile of crap.” There’s no place here for this sort of behavior and there’s no place for those who condone it either.

As for the artwork - if you can’t tell whether it was made by AI or a human, then why do you care?

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Camila Hamel's avatar

I was just speculating. I didn't mean anything by it, but sorry if I've upset you. Actually though, I was defending you...the bit about everyone having the right to experiment...I truly think that.

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Isabel's avatar

What a pile of crap

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Dan Blakely's avatar

🤣 😂 😆 All sorts of laughing from the AUDIENCE in my house!

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