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    Best Free TTS Software?

    I've been using Balabolka for awhile now and while it may not have all the bells and whistles you're looking for, I have had no complaints. From the site: Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text...
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    Do you consistently stick to one world/planet/ectc with each story?

    Hi, I use one world [ Alkebulan, which is rumored to be the most ancient name of Africa before its "discovery"] but I use different regions as well as the occasional time-jump here and there. This gives me diverse city-states, peoples and cultures to work with. My heroines range have been...
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    NanoWrimo is coming ...

    Rebels are welcome at Nanowrimo. I've been one for the last few years, because I'm also writing fanfic [ABC's Scandal] along with my original fiction. So I just add the word counts together into one document as I go. Escalating health issues had me unsure if I wanted to participate this year...
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    Is This Too Gross?

    I don't think this premise would ruin a good read for me; it might even be one of those "I can't believe the writer went there even while I can't look away" works if done "right." Of course, doing it right is subjective, after all look at Stephen King - he writes some pretty twisted novels and...
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    My Cover Story: NaNoWriMo2016

    My Cover Story: Dominion's Dawn - NaNoWriMo2016 This is the first rough draft for my NaNoWriMo Novel this year... I do love me some Photoshop - with a background in traditional visual art, I'm self taught from V4.0 and taught it from V.7.0 through the first iterations of CC at my local...
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    NaNoWriMo2016_Dominion's Dawn

    My first rough draft for my Cover Art for NaNoWriMo 2016
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    Books in a series with varying plots...

    The book series that got me hooked on fantasy was Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover books; these books span generations - some are sequels and some are not. They were also one of the factors that planted the seeds in me to eventually inspired me to write. I hadn't planned to, but in my Nanowrimo...
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    Reading and Writing

    As in any genre, for me the best reads are character-driven stories. If I can't come to care about the characters, then those are the books that tend to get thrown across the room in exasperation. That being said, when it comes to fantasy, it's the combination of well-written characters...
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    Would it bother you if a protagonist in a fantasy often thought deeply?

    I think it's all about the pacing of the story. Done at the wrong place and the wrong time, a reader could find it jarring and find themselves skipping over it. But done right, your reader gets to know your character a little better [so yes, the personality of the character counts] and starts to...
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    hello!

    First off, THX for the all welcomes! Twitter IS addictive :showoff:, I'll admit that, but I don't consider it a waste of time. I follow quite a few writers/writing blogs/ etc. who regularly post writing tips and I share as well. Lots of Creatives to interact with [novel writers, fic writers...
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    What are some of the best resources for fantasy writers out there?

    Hi, newbie poster here! I've found tons of resources on both youtube and Pinterest: Brandon Sanderson Lectures - YouTube which is a series of Brandon Sanderson lectures Movie Breakdowns for screenwriters - YouTube even though D4Darious' focus is on screenwriting, I really enjoy his Story...
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    hello!

    hi all, I've been following Mythic Scribes on Twitter for awhile now, and finally made my acct. here. About me: Nanowrimo unpublished author here - writing soul & sword fantasy. I have several stories in various stages of re-write / editing, who knows, maybe one day I'll get one of them...
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