#maxime j durand

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“You know what they say, sister. Love them, leave them, kill them.” The mermaid shrugged.

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

[marigoldispeculiar]

Hi there! Its Week 1 of the Sunday Writeblr Ask-A-Thon! I'm Athena, my question for you is: Have you ever been inspired by another writeblr or author not on tumblr/twitter?

Since I am pretty inept with social media, this is an easy one for me lol.

While I haven't read much of them yet, I am really inspired by the BL community on Scribble Hub! I really wanna emulate their enthusiasm and generosity with putting their works out there!

I'm also totally in love with Shisi's stories, Little Mushroom (which has an official translation!), #1 Prettyboy of the Immortal Path, and C-Language Cultivation. She has an incredibly tight control on pacing and tension in her works; as a reader, it drives me up the wall in the best possible way, and as a writer, I'm still not sure how she does it. She also does a lot of that thing where she layers metaphors on symbolism on allusions until a sentence can go off like a bomb.

I could come up with more if I weren't currently tired, but Diana Wynne Jones, MXTX, Maxime J. Durand, Minna Sundberg, Little Baldy, and also so many mangaka whose names I can't remember but whose stories are still inside of me.

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My Top 10 of 2023!

Getting this out there a little early this year because I'm about to be super busy with work. Started my yearly reading goal at 35 books and have almost since doubled it! I'm SO grateful for audiobooks as that's been the main way I've been able to get through so many on my drive to work and on my lunch breaks. It's nice to be able to take a pause and read for a little bit. . This list does NOT include all the Manhua, Manga and Webcomics I've read so I'll do a separate post for that later when I have more time. . . I've started thinking on my reading goal for next year and I might try to finish the whole of my physical TBR collection on my shelves. Not sure yet but I definitely want to attempt it at least! Either way this was such a fun year of reading for me and I absolutely loved the books I was able to get through. There were a lot of books that got put into the "Come Back To Later" pile as I'm a big mood reader so I hope I can eventually come back to them to finish them out! . . I know it's still early but what's been your favorite read of 2023 so far???

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My Top 10:

1: The Perfect Run by Maxime J Durand. 2. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 3. All the Skills by Honour Rae 3+1. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 5. Mark of the Fool by J.M.Clark 6. House of Leaves by Mark. Z. Danielewski 7. The Billionaire's Fake Fiance by Annika Martin 8. Death Loot and Vampires by Benjamin Kerei 9. Cursed Cocktails by S.L.Rowland 10. Dungeon Crawler Carl 6: Eye of the Bedlam Bride

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The Perfect Run, by Maxime J. Durand.

Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, superpowered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere.

Ryan only sees different routes; and from Hero to Villain, he has to try them all. Only then will he achieve his perfect ending... no matter how many loops it takes.

[wherehumorcomestodie]

The Perfect Run is what The Boys wishes it was. That is all.

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“You shame a stranger in public, you get shamed in public.”

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

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A girl? Fine by Basil. He was a true feminist: the kind that would hit a female monster as hard as a male one.

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

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“Wealth isn’t about utility,” Shellgirl argued, “it’s about bragging rights!”

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

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“Our universe is full of powerful beings that like to present themselves as omnipotent and worthy of our worship,” Walter explained. “They pretend, sometimes rightfully, that they are deities. That as mortal beings weaker than them, they are entitled to our veneration. But their power only comes from our perception of it. Any creature that demands your respect without earning it is not worthy of anything. For this creature is insecure. It knows it is vulnerable, physically or emotionally, so it projects strength where it is lacking.”

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer 2

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“It’s only terrorism if we don’t have the government’s backing, Plato,” Basil replied with a smile. “Otherwise, it’s property damage.”

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

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“This is a democracy,” Basil reminded him. “Which means I’m willing to pretend to listen, and then explain to you why I was right all along.”

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer 2

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“Our universe is full of powerful beings that like to present themselves as omnipotent and worthy of our worship,” Walter explained. “They pretend, sometimes rightfully, that they are deities. That as mortal beings weaker than them, they are entitled to our veneration. But their power only comes from our perception of it. Any creature that demands your respect without earning it is not worthy of anything. For this creature is insecure. It knows it is vulnerable, physically or emotionally, so it projects strength where it is lacking.”

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer 2

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“Don’t mind them, I’ll clean tomorrow.” In student slang, ‘tomorrow’ meant ‘never.’ Basil had learned this subtle difference to his dismay when he last shared an apartment.

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

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When somebody threatened you, you had to strike back even harder; or else you invited further bullying. Strength was peace.

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer

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Mediocrity is a quality all of its own, Karim. Mules are mediocre, but they work hard and make the world go round. Great men stand on the backs of mediocre masses. I know that someday, you’ll lift up someone destined to do great things.

Maxime J. Durand, Apocalypse Tamer