Recent content by Alile

I've let the debate go on a little bit now. My agenda? It wasn't trolling at all. I meant to put things out there, whip up a debate for our mutual benefit and make my point. Maybe I overdid it. But: I've seen way too many threads about the "so-called" "strong" female character. I was trying to...

Anne Rice posted on her Facebook page a few words about writing. If you don't know her, she's written "Interview with a Vampire", it was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas and Stephen Rea. After that came 20+ books about these...

I am just so fed up with these so-called "strong" men characters. I am sick and tired of hearing about "those broad shoulders", an upper body shaped by years of working in the smithy. I hate those unruly brown curls, that dimple in his chin, that striding gait and how he holds himself when...

I was also wondering what a "deep thought" is. The ownership of a stone seems shallow to me. Thoughts about the meaning of life, the value of human life, does any gods exist, what is ethical, good and right, why people feel pain and die in stupid accidents, why do people do wrong things like...

I guess with this sort of person, what you fail to mention is that you're not writing about a guy. There are at least two of them, two disctinct different personalities. You would need to know them both, but how much of this knowledge you use in the written story is of course up to you. Mental...

I know it's probably not a question for a first draft. But do you think about pace when you are writing? What is your pace like? Some authors use long, flowery, descriptive sentences, rich and blooming. Some authors just seem to take it slow, going behind the things that happen, for example...

Hahaha, you read my mind! It's been done again and again. So true. Another thing is experiencing things like just crossing a river on foot, the ice cold water, also the all too well known danger of lighting a fire. Other examples are "I survived three years out on this mountain in snow...

I think about it in my world creating and character making. I try to make conscious decicions about the culture, the norms in it and how I write about my female and male characters. I've written a few projects with different races, and I try to make them have a plausible history, culture and way...

I mentioned this as a off-topic thing in another thread here on the board, the Actual strong feminine lead thread. This was what I wrote there: "...Think of how often you're describing a character. "Anna was a kind and considerate sister." But can you describe her kindness without using the...

What is strength to me, in particular what is strength in a woman.... I guess indeed some of these thoughts may be controversial and actually support our day's culture's gender norm. A norm in any culture tells you for example what is accepted behavior and considered normal within that culture...

You could try looking up theories and research within a rather new science, Astrobiology. I stumbled upon it but unfortunately I read it in a foreign language, however, it's about the origin, evolution, distribution and future life in space. They haven't proved any life on other planets yet, but...

I'd like to think about how this discussion has been flowing and comment on a few things. These are my views, but like any writer I sometimes write for impact and I just want to warn you that my tone of voice and ideas may offend you, I'm running short on time so I'm just going to post this now...

Skip.knox said; To clarify, I wrote; Yes, the idea that men shouldn't cry is a thing in itself, but it is also an limitation in our society; gender roles, views of them and expectations within them. I'm aware. It's an example, I chose it to get a point through, but perhaps my wording wasn't...

I would read about the 50's and social life back then, maybe watch a few old movies to check out how they dressed and danced, make-up and hair styles, this was after all the early days of rock and roll and women were beginning to change the female role forever. The clash between the parent...

I shall keep my point short and sweet (I'm only trying to be ironic in a friendly way and there is some seriousness to this): Assume she is male. :) No, really. This question is not at all easier than your thread about violence. Please let me ramble on for a bit, because I feel like voicing my...