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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 30-Aug-2026 19:39 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
To jymset:
Out of respect for Mordel and the many decent Americans I knew in the 1990s and 2000s in this forum I will not say anything about the war, other than the hometown of my wife were she w ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 30-Aug-2026 18:56 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
Thank you, whoever you are.
But doing something just for you doesn't work, even if you enjoy it. I have tried many solitary hobbies, but after initial enthusiasm, I always follow the pattern of cra ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 30-Aug-2026 18:50 Subject: Re: I am writing Battletech fiction |
You went into it with an expectation that was setup for failure.
Thansk for the reply, but it was not unreasonable to expect that there would people interested in a good story and engage with it.
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 27-Aug-2026 15:37 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
| Well, I got through somehow, a couple weeks ago a reader finally noticed, uploaded it to a Battletech wiki, I told him that he need not bother not that anyone will read it, but he asked for a cover, s ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 08-May-2026 15:08 Subject: Which 'mech is (or would be) your personal ride? - submit your entries for Mordel's Horde here! |
Well, I am the resident undead so I should post here.
My personal ride of my character Viktor Starkov in our roleplaying campaign that spawned my novel, in the 3025 era, Starkov rides a Trebuchet ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 23-Apr-2026 16:27 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
| Hello. I can't continue with the story at this moment. I didn't ran out of ideas or imagination. The story plot is decided, and there are future parts already written. I am having family, financial an ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 27-Mar-2026 18:39 Subject: Re: I am writing Battletech fiction |
All I can say is that you should only ever do anything because you love doing it. If you enjoy writing and it brings you happiness, that it doesn't matter one bit if others like it or not.
Just wan ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 18-Dec-2025 13:57 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
Anatomy of a failure
Anatomy of a failure
Dear readers!
I've been doing a lot of soul searching about why this story hasn't gotten more traction. It's over 130k words now, and I've put a t ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 11-Dec-2025 06:57 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
Well I never expected thousands of visits but at least some comment from a reader that liked the Battletech world building essays throughout the narrative.
I think that's the problem with my fictio ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 24-Aug-2025 10:51 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
I doubt anybody would be interested, but the first story has been rewritten entirely in the appropiate format and I added a lot of scenes and material and is growing as I write new scenes.
Finally ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 01-Aug-2025 15:27 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
| One running problem I find during the revision is that I try to get everything done with European style dialogue marks, the —, but Gemini can't handle that, and even a web browser when translates a ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 25-Jul-2025 04:27 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
Because nobody reads it and the thread is a misnomer it sounds like I am writing an official novel.
If you must know. I screwed up big time in the presentation without realizing it and I don't feel ... |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 24-Jul-2025 11:57 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
| f*!k it all. Please delete this thread. If you can do that. |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 19-Jul-2025 15:19 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
| All well and good, but did you read my story? Anybody? |
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Vampire
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: 18-Jul-2025 08:13 Subject: I am writing Battletech fiction |
| on reflection and having sampled Battletech published fiction and fan fiction I am more confident of the merits of this story and its quality. It's a mix of genres, I admit that it's a collection of l ... |