Fantasy Writing Discussions September 19, 2011

  • Richard Morgan
    Have anyone read anything by him?
  • 500 Members!
    I just wanted to tell everyone that Mythic Scribes has broken 500 members. It seems like just yesterday when we were still below 100.
  • Anybody care to share their map?
    I’m just looking to see how others are getting a long with mapping their worlds. It’s one of my favourite aspects of world-building, and I’ve been…
  • Books/Stories for Inspiration?
    What do people read when they are stuck with writer’s block? Do you stick to your genre, or do you read a variety of things and hope to find…
  • Fantasy Map Icons
    After hand-drawing numerous maps of my main continent, I have finally created a nice, realistic land-mass. I scanned it and traced it, tinkered…
  • Robert E. Howard
    What are your thoughts on the writings of Robert E. Howard? Do you consider him to be a great fantasy pioneer, or something else?
  • Depicting Evil
    When writing characters, it’s always better to show than tell. What are some ways to demonstrate that a character is truly, diabolically evil…
  • Power of Six
    Power of Six is the sequel to I Am Number Four. I think the book was very very good… as compared to the movie which was terrible. Power of Six was…
  • Do I need to explain myself?
    I have the vague idea that fantasy, like magic, does not need scientific explanation, but at the same time, it’s better to be on the safe side.
  • How do you create your stories?
    How does the process of creating worlds and/or stories work for you?
  • Epic fantasy set in the future
    NK Jemisin had a post about this on her blog the other day, and it got me thinking. Does anyone know of epic fantasy stories set in the future? I’ve…
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