Fantasy Writing Discussions January 2, 2012

  • Impersonal POV?
    At times whether it be in books or short stories I just lack feeling a connection with the main character(or any character in that book for that…
  • H.P. Lovecraft
    I can not tell you how much praise I have heard that is given to this man. From what little research I know he was a very good horror author who…
  • doubts
    So do any of you ever doubt yourself as a writer? I’ve posted my story on several critique sites and have had anyone from amateur writers to…
  • Is this too similar
    In my WIP, Island of Dragons, i had a concept in mind. An archipelago filled with islands belonging to variety of magical creatures. Their safe haven…
  • Copyrights on odd names
    It’s ridiculous for someone to try to copyright a conventional name, like Bob. No one can do that. But if a name is odd, say, Lord Oddnameexample,…
  • Best POV?
    So, I’ve been outlining/planning my YA Fantasy for FOREVER. I’m torn between first person, and third omni. I think I could tell the story both…
  • Unrealistic Dialogue
    I love fantasy and sci-fi but I really can’t stand it when the characters say things that don’t sound… well, normal. Even though the story might…
  • Questions about Copyrights
    I want to get very serious about getting published in the future but I want to be careful as well. Let’s say for example I post an excerpt from my…
  • Magic Idea Criticism
    I have a couple of ideas of how I want to enforce magic into the world I am currently building and I would like someones opinion on them…Magic…

  • Problems with originality
    Whenever I create a character, I always tend to make them appear as an already existing one from another book or movie. When creating the character,…
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