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Definitely Inquisitor Glokta from Joe Abercrombie's 'First Law' trilogy!

The recommended length for a synopsis is at least 1-2 pages, but most publishers prefer between 2 and 10 pages. A guideline put forward by some publishers is one synopsis page to every 25 pages of manuscript. Obviously though, it's quality over quantity, and as long as you get ALL of the...

Yes I think you are right, its a term that can be any one of those three things, sky, heaven and void.

Hi Devor, Forgive me if I'm interpreting what your asking for in the wrong way and this doesn't actually make sense. In Japanese philosophy, Ku means the sky and is also known as 'void' or 'heaven'. It represents our ability to think and to communicate, as well as our creativity. It can also be...

Great suggestions and advice guys! Thanks a lot for taking the time to post! Yes, I think the key is focusing on one piece and being disciplined enough to finish it no matter what - and write my ideas down in note form somewhere where I can access them again after finishing my work-in-progress...

Hey guys, I'm not sure if there is a previous thread on this somewhere, there probably is, but I thought I would bring it up anyway. I have a wild imagination, my head is constantly full of ideas, to such an extent it actually keeps me up at night sometimes. I'm one of those people who...

Hi Ivan, Nice to meet you! You don't have to be a talented writer to enjoy mythic scribes (I'm sure you're not as bad as you think) and as long as you love fantasy books, as you've said, then you'll get along with everyone just fine! There are loads of fantasy books I could recommend to you, but...

Hey there, Just a random idea I had while reading this thread - it could be a way for people to identify plants and their medicinal qualities perhaps. The plant could be picked and its stem separated and attached to some sort of whistle mechanism (perhaps something the students get once...

Similar to what's already been said: as long as your book isn't long because it's packed out with unnecessary description, or side-plots that don't lead anywhere or really contribute to the main plot, then I think you'd be ok. Tad Williams has been mentioned, I am currently reading his series...

Hi Stephanie, My names Arran. Nice to meet you! I'm a massive Tolkien fan myself. Welcome to Mythic Scribes :)

If I'm really struggling with inspiration for writing, I sometimes transform a real event in my own life into a fantasy setting. This can sometimes produce the spark which might lead on to full novels or whatever! So for example: last year I lost my dog (not true). Fantasy Transformation: The...

Just a thank you to everybody that's posted! I've been looking at some of the songs and artists that have been mentioned and now have a vast playlist on YouTube which I play when writing! I'm glad this thread had generated discussions and I hope it has helped some of you in finding music that...

Go for the harpies! Your idea sounds really interesting and I don't think they're over-used. As you mentioned, it's how you write that counts. Make sure you give your harpie characters clear characteristics and stick with them and it'll work out fine I'm sure! Good luck with it!

I personally quite enjoyed the Eragon series, and yes, I read all four XD I didn't like the ending at all, and bits of it were too predictable (I knew the ending before Paolini wrote it!) But it's a fun and imaginative world he's created which can be enjoyed be people of all ages I believe, it...

I wrote a short story once with 12 'main characters' but the story itself was told from only one characters POV, the others were his companions. All of these characters, while not being described much or necessarily having much dialogue, were all important and crucial to the storyline. It can be...