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    Sympathetic villains

    I love sympathetic villains, though I think it rather interesting that the term "villain" does not refer to something inherent in their being, but rather the eventual outcome of their choices and circumstances. This implies however that a person can make different choices or feel regret for...
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    How large could you make a bow?

    I've studied a bit of bow-making. With a bow that large, you'd have a tremendous amount of what's called stacking. In simple terms, that refers to how when you draw a bow back, there's a certain distance in which the pull will be relatively easy. After that, the draw becomes significantly and...
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    How to go about becoming an editor

    I'm not sure if this is the best forum for this or not since it pertains to writing in a different sense, but I'm curious how one might go about becoming an editor and what sorts of skills, knowledge and resources might be helpful towards that end. I of course plan to continue my own writing as...
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    I want to see more...

    I'd like to see more low fantasy. I'm not actually sure if that's what it'd be called, but something where there exists a created world with unique cultures, but less emphasis on magic and such.
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    How do I gain confidence in my writing?

    I think the solution is to be found in acknowledging that self-confidence extends beyond simply writing. If we lack self confidence in all or most aspects of life, then it's a simple thing for it to filter into any of our passions as well. That to say, I think it'd be worth focusing on areas...
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    The Value of Fantasy

    I tend to agree with Tolkien with regards to escapism: "Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape...
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    Coping with immortality

    I think immortality would produce considerably reflective people who valued tradition. They would also likely value simple things such as the change of seasons and would have put off any hints of pettiness. Also since they'd have likely established a culture well capable of meeting everyday...
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    Writing Across Genres and the Use of Pen Names

    That's a possibility I'd not considered. Very good thoughts, thank you.
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    What Do You When...

    I think of Robin Hood and King Arthur. How many times have these stories been told and in how many different ways? Even if some of the beats are the same, the presentation varies greatly. As an example, in the realm of movies, the existence of the Errol Flynn Robin Hood doesn't effect my...
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    Writing Across Genres and the Use of Pen Names

    I likely will go the self publish route initially, but you're quite right to say that its not a concern until the stories are ready to go. For my part, I'm really just curious about it for its own sake. For instance, if I do decide that having a pen name would be the best route to take, I can...
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    Writing Across Genres and the Use of Pen Names

    Ultimately my intention is to write primarily in the fantasy genre, but I also enjoy writing sci-fi and westerns and I'm working with my wife in writing some children's stories. If I were to write across these genres (Westerns in particular) would it be wise to use a pen name or possibly...
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    Number of words per page ?

    So if I'm understanding this correctly, if you set your WP to 12 pt Times New Roman and do double spacing, this will give you a fairly accurate idea of how many pages you'd have with a typical paperback?
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    frozen leather?

    I have a good bit of experience working with leather. I would assume that the leather would be heavily waxed since it would be intended for outdoor use. This would cause the snow to simply collect and fall off or else in a wet snow, to bead up and roll off the leather. Now if they were...
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    What's your hurry?

    If I believe my work is competent in its story telling and in the writing itself, I'll likely release it. As nice as it would be to be highly polished as a writer before putting work out there, I think quite a lot of the polishing takes place along the way and at some point you just have to...
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    Do You Really Have What it Takes?

    I suppose for my part, I won't know whether I have what it takes until I have or haven't had some success with writing. Even so, I do enjoy it for its own sake, so that takes the pressure off considerably.
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