Oct 03, 2025

"Tonight we work; tomorrow we sleep."
Nice 👍

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Oct 02, 2025

Nice 👍
Let's see where they head to...

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Oct 01, 2025

Knowing a bit of Latin myself, this made me think that, possibly, I could perhaps even communicate with a Latin person, if one existed today!
But, yeah... I think I would fail on the pronunciation, and so, we'll end up signaling with hand gestures.
Overall, nice chapter 👍

Also, liked the Barbara irony thing too! 😁

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Oct 01, 2025

Read it now (said I'm a slow reader)
Liked the prologue! 🙂

I wish we'd seen how they reached where we find them in chapter one.
But, I suppose this will become known later on.

Good stuff using real life historical figures in it -- picked my interest 👍

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Oct 01, 2025

To:Michael Psellos

Hey Michael,
thank you so much for your kind words! 😊
(warning: long reply ahead)

And to be honest, I didn't know how to begin this story—who the MC would be, what would happen, etc. By Chapter Two, I was even briefly tempted to carry on with it as a slice of life/ social drama and start a new story for the contest!o be honest.
But I forced myself to carry on; otherwise, it would have just become another one of my unfinished tales.

P.S. 1: Ironically, I've read the Silmarillion many times, but I've never finished the Unfinished Tales (tried thrice) Which actually seems appropriate given my writing habit!

P.S. 2: I definitely need to check Ken Grimwood's Replay now.
The synopsis sounds really promising!

P.S. 3: Those tags you mentioned... they might not be completely accurate either. But, should be close. I wasn't 100% sure 😅

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Oct 01, 2025

To:Michael Psellos

I really appreciate the comment. Thanks! 😊

Wanting to explore the "what-ifs" and all the other paths the narration did not follow is for me a confirmation that I've succeeded in, at least, something in this book! 👍

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Sep 29, 2025

By accident, I started reading immediately on this chapter and I actually found it quite good.

The action sequence in this chapter was well-developed, particularly the contrast between the ranger's movements above and the fight happening on the ground. It maintained a solid pace, and the ending definitely leaves you curious about what happens next 👍

P.S. I like rangers and... Roman Legions are always relative... anywhere!
So, cool stuff 👌

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Sep 29, 2025

To:Nato_otan1

Oh! No...
But, hey - That could be one whole new story! 👍
In any case, thanks so much for reading! 😊

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Sep 29, 2025

Hello everyone! 👋

I truly hope you had fun reading so far!

I wanted to let you know that I'm definitely planning on including some Appendices after the contest voting period ends. These will be a deep dive into the Common Ground world! 🗺️✨

You can expect details on the orientation lingo used above, such as "Eliowards", and also on key locations, characters, draeli currency/trade system, and explanations for some terms that might be unfamiliar to the medium reader.

Essentially, it will contain everything you need to explore the world a bit deeper!

Cheers,

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Sep 29, 2025

Hello everyone! 👋

I truly hope you had fun reading so far!

Please note that I am definitely planning on including some Appendices after the contest voting period ends. They will provide details on the draeli currency/trade system used above, as well as other aspects of the Common Ground like key locations, characters, orientation lingo, and more. I'll also include explanations for some words that might be unknown to the average reader. 🗺️✨

Generally, they will contain anything that could prove useful to anyone who might want to dive a bit deeper into the Common Ground world.

Cheers,

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Sep 29, 2025

Hello everyone! 👋

I truly hope you had fun reading the Common Ground.

Quick update:
The writing contest entry period ends today, so I won't be doing any further editing on the book until November 17th, or so. 🗓️

So, please expect my Afterword (and maybe a Preface I never wrote) after that date!

Furthermore, please note that I am definitely planning on including some Appendices as well, which I think will be very useful to anyone who might want to dive a bit deeper into the Common Ground world. I'll be including details about key locations, characters, draeli currency/trade system, orientation lingo, and others... as well as explanations on some words that might be unknown to the medium reader. 🗺️✨

So, this comment is also an apology for not including those extra chapters already!
I was writing at a breakneck pace so far just to finish the main story, so I had no more time left.

Cheers,

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Sep 27, 2025

To:Deefly

Oh, thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying that. I usually put a lot of effort into the presentation aspect 😊

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Sep 27, 2025

To:Deefly

I appreciate it 😊👍

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Sep 24, 2025

Don't worry about the competition.
Finish it!
There will be more competitions to come 👍

P.S. Haven't read yet, as I'm working on mine and I'm on a real tight schedule.
But, next time I leave a comment, it'll be on the actual text content 🙂

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Sep 24, 2025

Hey, everyone!

I've just uploaded the third and final image to the Showcase section of this book—a map of the Common Ground 🗺️
This felt like the perfect time to share it, given the reference to a map in this chapter.

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