History/Opinion🧵: Werewolves vs Partisans

I believe it's a true testament to how pervasive the historical revisionism of Wehrmacht generals is when one looks at how the "Werewolves" have an almost mythical status, versus how Resistance fighters are generally portrayed. (1/15)
The first time I heard about the Werewolves they were described as SS diehards who refused to surrender once Germany fell. Stories of how a few killed entire Allied patrols with nothing but daggers. A romanticization of Ubersoldaten that Goebbels would have been proud of. (2/15)

So, the BookTok community has found John's post and are currently putting him on blast, mostly accusing him of mysoginy and only disliking Romantasy because they have female authors and protagonists.

He is 100% correct, and no, it has nothing to do with the authors being female.

https://twitter.com/J0hnADouglas/status/1902498690679427527

I too have noticed this at the biggest bookstore chain in Romania, Carturesti. They have an English section, and that is where I usually go, as English-Romanian translations are usually terrible.

2-4 years ago, you could still find some good stuff amongst the slop. (1/10)

History🧵:

There are many harmful Wehraboo myths. But I think one of the lesser known, yet perfidious ones is "Hitler spared the Allies at Dunkirk".

I decided to talk about it because I've seen many well-meaning people cite it as fact, opening the door for other myths. (1/?) The Wehraboo line goes something like "Hitler halted the Panzer divisions because he didn't want to slaughter the Brits and later ally with them. But the evil Brits rewarded him by bombing Berlin."

The flaw in this narrative is that it takes Germany's version at face value (2/?)

This picture encapsulates exactly what I believe is wrong with modern fiction books, specifically their nihilism.

This is a Soviet Artillery crew during a brief lull in the Battle of Moscow (1941). What does this have to do with modern writing or nihilism? Allow me to explain🧵 As I'm sure most of you know, in 1941, the USSR was losing hard. They were up against a seemingly invincible enemy that openly wanted to exterminate their race. These men were the last line of defense before the capital fell.

And yet, they sang and laughed and cheered (1/?)

Writer post:

There is one thing that I see many writers neglect or handwave: a character's weapon. In many novels that I read, the protag's weapon is only "his sword" or "his pistol", missing out on vital characterization.

Here are a few examples of weapon characterization:


A good place to start is James Bond and his iconic pistols. There are quite a few, yet the one most people associate with him is the Walther PPK.

Though technically a WWII pistol, it was still quite cutting edge in the 60s. It's subtle, yet finely crafted. Perfect for 007 (1/?)

This is a thread about the future of my writing, "Masks of Steel" specifically. If you're interested in my writing, please read. Don't worry, I'm not stopping.

So, those of you who follow me on Royal Road have definetely noticed that MoS has not been updated in seven months... And instead, I have focused on short stories, namely "8 Gauge 000 Dragonshot" and "Tales of Burning Steel". While these have helped a lot with fleshing out my world, keeping readers satisfied, and most importantly, improving my writing skills, I have fallen into the trap...

History thread:

The massacre of Vadu Roșca:

Nicolae Ceaușescu, the last Romanian dictator, is a controversial figure. Some offer a sanitized version of te man: a true socialist who took a more modern position than the USSR. However, that couldn't be further from the truth (1/?) In order to understand the events, one must understand post-WWII Romania: the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) was not a united force, but more a delegation of rival politicians, each wishing to one-up the other.

And the Romanians themselves, especially the peasant class... (2/?)

So, since dragons are used in warfare even in modern eras (WWI-present day) in my setting, thought I'd give my opinion on how they may be used in modern combat.

Feel free to steal for your urban fantasy DnD (but maybe tell your players about the author you took it from ^^)(1/?)

https://twitter.com/Tyras_Mikhail/status/1803126705344676031

So, first off, this is all written assuming several things:

1) Dragons are tamable
2) They're medium sized (so, no Kaiju dergs)
3) We're talking standard flying plus medium range "flamethrower" type dragons
4) They are smarter than any animals, but not sentient like humans (2/?)

History thread:

Like France in WWII, Romania in WWI is largely seen as the incompetent fifth wheel of the Allies. Events like the battles of Oituz or Mărăști, where Romania soundly defeated the Central Powers, prove that wrong.

Today, I will cover the Battle of Galați. (1/12) Background: In 1918, Romania's situation was dire. The Central Powers had occupied two thirds of the country and the Russian reinforcements were disorganized.

With the Bolshevik Revolution, things got worse, with many Russian units adhering to the new Kremlin government (2/12)