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    Do you need conflict?

    A book I recently read on the art of writing stories did say every story needs a conflict and d"isastrous consequences if failure occurs". That, I suppose, is the heart of every story, even one like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, what with the truancy, stealing the car, evading Mr Rooney and all...
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    Do you need conflict?

    I've seen that too. The consequences of failure, apparently, have to be disastrous for the hero in a good story.
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    Postcard pitch: The Night Mare

    Four months; has it really been that long? I just have so many things going on I just leave things be! Oh well, here's another "postcard pitch" for another fantasy epic that I started writing for Nanowrimo's online Novel In A Month challenge. I succeeded in reaching the word limit too...
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    Steampunk research

    Two excellent graphic novel series for Steampunk inspiration; Bryan Talbot's Grandville series (also for anthro fans), and Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (well worth a film adaptation, but not the one it got). I also used to have an excellent book entitled "Victorian Inventions"...
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    A Magical Heroine and her Sidekick

    Again, I may use these characters or I may not. Ophidia, the Red Witch Sandra Egillsen is a sable and a popular stage magician... to the world at large. In secret, she is a member of the Shreelander Fraternity, who are responsible for regulating supernatural events and the use of magic on...
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    Unofficial Powers

    Two other kinds of super-anthro exist in Aurah, although the Millward Scale does not cover them. Technological heroes/villains are anthros who can create and use technology well in advance of extant science. It is not yet decided if this is a superpower or merely naturally advanced intellect...
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    What Powers Are There?

    Here are some of the official labels for certain anthro's powers in Aurah; Colossus Individual possessing immense strength and athleticism. Resilient Less vulnerable to damage or physical strain; useful in a colossus. Holistic Can communicate with and/or command lower life forms. Hybrid...
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    The Millward Scale; How to Measure Supers' Powers

    This was an arbitrary standard scale proposed by Dr Wilfred Millward to help categorise the strength and type of power an anthro exhibits. He proposed it just as superanthros became emergent in the Second Great Auran War. It puts supers into five separate categories, as follows; Class 0...
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    The Desolation of Smaug

    I saw the movie last Friday evening. It's actually a bit better than the first movie. It's more exciting, even if not wholly faithful. The scene where the forges are lit and form the gold statue was stretching my disbelief, but a big thumbs up on the realisation of Smaug. (Who would have...
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    Comic book scripts; resources and advice

    I am building the concept of an anthropomorphic costume hero universe that I thought would make a great series of novels. Someone else advised me that they would be more likely to sell as a graphic novel. I've already posted an excerpt from my work on my page. Now, I'm going to write and post...
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    Be Honest: Why are you Really Not Published Yet?

    Guys and gals, have to admire your ambition. I've got a whole novel-length manuscript I haven't yet polished at home, and one short one that I have thought would make a nice book. I can have those sent off to publishers by the end of the month if I push myself. I will also continue my...
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    Another hero

    This is a hero I may use, or may not. Pocus Thomas Wildwood (European badger) was an unpopular child at school and as many of them are wont to do, he retreated into the world of his imagination. He read widely and developed an exceptional imagination. As he reached adulthood, he...
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    Postcard Pitches and Elevator Pitches

    Thank you for your pitches, advice and votes of confidence everyone! Don't stop though, keep them coming!
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    Are Sensitive Topics Worth The Risk

    Perhaps the "show and don't tell" approach is the way to go. You could deal with such issues subtely, like disguise them under a thread of the story. It's been happening since ancient times; one Greek writer wrote a story about frogs which was actually a political tract. That's one way to do...
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    What format should my work be?

    My fantasy world is an anthropomorphic world that is a parody of our own. If anyone knows Bryan Talbot's Grandville graphic novels, it's like that but set in a kind of Marvel costumed hero universe. I had hoped to write it as an ongoing series of novels, but when I took it to a published...
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