Recent content by Aegrus

I was a wreck yesterday, and I was off base by saying that this forum was useless. I regretted posting as soon as I did, but I could hardly take it back. To be honest, I expected people to tell me to get over it and get my problems off the forum. I'm glad noone's said that, so far, at least...

This may sound stupid, but listening to Linkin Park right now. . . I had a really jarring moment of clarity. I almost broke down in tears thinking, for some reason, of a book I wrote years ago. It was the first major book I ever tried to write, and the first one I ever finished. That time...

Perhaps, but it would take so long that it one group's eventual extinction could easily be inconsequential to the story. I mean, neither white people nor black people are in danger of dieing out. We're not different species, but the same conditions apply. The races in our world now will...

You might be surprised how many religions don't have an evil character. And many have many gods. Some religions have no deities at all. Also, how does it have Eurpean heritage? There were European colonies founded there starting in the 1700's, but nothing earier than that, that I know about.

Think of magic- QUICK! What comes to mind? If you didn't answer "Fireballs!", you clearly haven't read high fantasy in the last thirty years. All joking aside, magic in most books is pretty similar. They may have different mechanics and different invocations, but the results are...

For me, it really just depends. If I want more freedom and more emphasis on characters, I go for a smaller scale. This gives me more flexibility, as the events which happen don't have to be perfect justifications for a world or nation to go to war, and I don't have to worry as much about...

If I had to guess, I'd say E-readers will make book releases more episodic, as mentioned above, but I also think that a lot poor writing is going to flood the market from inexperienced writers seeking to publish electronically. Think: Soap Operas of the litarary world, with stilted plots...

I have a friend who wrote a really emotional short story about the death (via car accident) of a family member. It was incredibly sad, and it was only about ten pages. Usually I have very little emotional reaction to books (let alone short stories) that I read, but this was written so well that...

Well said. I especially agree when you say that immoral people would still possess values (such as love for their children) which most of us share. Too often, in my opinion, people make antagonists who reject every single ideal of their host society. That just isn't realistic for a human...

This is correct: I don't need many words for the helmet, I'm just looking for the best one possible.

I would also accept varying words for crown. Any words for significant things that are worn on the head are fine, really.

This may seem like a silly question, but I need a really good answer. I need more words for the word helmet, as the title says. This is suprisingly important, as the helmet in question is very important to my plot.

Yes, I am often struck by my own limitations. Whenever it happens, I promptly strike my limitations back down. :) Aah. . . I wish it were that simple. No, I am often reminded of my weaknesses. Sadly, I'm still battling them. I'll let you know if I work anything out, but right now, it...

My apologies. I saw the other overused word thread, and I read most of it, but I didn't think something like this had been posted.

I've linked a site that can let you make word clouds. Basically, copy and paste writing where you are instructed, and it will arrange your words randomly in a cloud, with the words used most often being the largest. This can be useful for finding out how well focused your book is, and also...