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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread dragons..Ours can drive. >.> No, really. But everyone else's dragons are more animalistic. Ours are also happy to eat pretty much anything - or... -
A. E. Lowan reacted to pmmg's post in the thread How to write this kind of villain without uhh...writing this kind of villain. (if that makes sense) with
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Is the question "how can I have a character that is a betrayer, without making it obvious they are a betrayer?" I dont know that I can... -
A. E. Lowan reacted to pmmg's post in the thread how do I turn an antagonist into a protagonist with Love.
One does not have to be 'Good' to be the protag, they just need to be the one we are following and hopefully rooting for. But I would...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread how do I turn an antagonist into a protagonist.Good guy =/= automatically mean protagonist as Bad guy =/= antagonist They're two different positions in narrative. And they can flip...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Penpilot's post in the thread How to write this kind of villain without uhh...writing this kind of villain. (if that makes sense) with Love.
There are lots of different approaches you can take depending on the type of story you're telling and the tone you want. You can play...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to write this kind of villain without uhh...writing this kind of villain. (if that makes sense).I like complicated. "Mischief" is a great word, but if you want to creep out an audience, bring the basic. "Time for fun." "A little...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to write this kind of villain without uhh...writing this kind of villain. (if that makes sense).I mean take the base trope and then twisting it. Doesn't have to be straight good > bad, you've got a nice chunk of spectrum available...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to write this kind of villain without uhh...writing this kind of villain. (if that makes sense).I think, unless I'm missing a big cultural reference, here, it should be a matter of keeping him restricted a bit and not letting him do...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others?.I love Shakespeare, and am always tickled by the fact that Dear Will not only was a popular playwright, he managed to achieve the status...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Penpilot's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Love.
I play hockey. I've been on skates since I was 6. I'm considerably older than 6 now. I've never played at a high level. Never will. But...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Demesnedenoir's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Love.
The true greats are born with innate talent and then hone the crap out of it. I poopoo the million words theory because I wrote nothing...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others?.Who says they're geniuses? Who says you aren't? Don't fuss about comparing yourself with everyone else. Write and write, because they...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Scrivener Software: to use or not?.Yeah... the numbers are all on Dingbat. I understand that yes, it really does make it so that all of the 'important' stuff is up top...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread Scrivener Software: to use or not? with Haha.
It does look a bit like my folder list... As I write more, I keep changing how I organize things. So different books have different...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Scrivener Software: to use or not?.I'm glad someone thinks it's organized. lol My younger writing partner will get in there, and also into our Documents folder, and move...
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