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    How complex does plot really need to be?

    I think if you look at the contrast between those two scenarios, it's almost like movie versus a book. In a movie the adrenalin can be kept going with plenty of action and a minimum plot. In a novel a certain amount of complexity can be included to deliberately "mislead" the reader so they get...
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    Can A Wizard Be Female?

    They don't "have" to look like anything anyone would expect. The possibilities are endless.
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    So glad to be here

    Welcome to mythic scribes. I'm a newbie too.
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    Female Dwarfs

    Essentially your creation, so you can do what you want with them. That's the beauty of the genre - you get to decide without anyone nit-picking "factual" details.
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    Dreams where you can fly

    I get them from time to time. For me it's the soaring/superman style flying but the quality can vary from dream to dream. I've discovered that bad guys, in fact very few other inhabitants of my dreamscape, can fly. So it's a great way to escape.
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    Resources on the Hellenistic Kingdoms in Asia?

    If you want to get really intrigued, check out the Kalash - the blue-eyed, European looking lost tribe of Alexander: - Sorry can't give you any links, as I don't have enough posts.- Google will supply. In literature, The Man Who Would Be King by Kipling is interesting. Not our genre but what an...
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    Hi from the UK

    Thanks Cupofjoe, I'll have a good rummage around and see what I come up with.
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    A question of fantasy and foreign words in the English language

    I don't see any reason to invent new vocabulary for everything. You are inviting readers to read a novel rather than learn a foreign language. Weird words can sometimes get in the way of a good plot. Trying to remember if the Xaxllquhn the hero confronts was a bear-like creature or his...
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    Hi from the UK

    I'm not a published author but I have written for pleasure for some time and I am considering giving it a go. I love the fantasy genre because it's what I'm familiar with and it enables me to create new worlds from scratch. I have an arts background and my early influences were Tolkien, ancient...
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