Recent content by Dutch

Writing my first novel surrounded by three children at home and 3000 teenagers at work. I like things that are difficult ;-)

How much should real life experience of a setting affect where you place your story? A lot of people say write what you know but if I have never been to somewhere like New York or Tokyo etc, this could be difficult to sell to a reader. I believe I have a rough idea for a plot and cast of...

Yeah the reviews were quite good and sounds like something I should go for. I'm much more the type of person who likes research in their hands rather than surfing the net. I posted on here though to see if anyone on mythic scribes has read or used it so I could chat with them about it?

Hi all I was wondering whether anyone has come across the Knuckleduster Cowtown Creator resource book and if they have, what did they think? My genre of choice is the weird west (underrated and needs to be more popular!) and this looks like a one stop shop for a lot of my information...

Thank you. Sorted it now! Looks like there are a few out there that are unofficial products :-s Can't wait now to get underway and have ordered keyboard for iPad already! Let's hope this is all worth it to save money.

Another quick question. I typed dropbox into the app store search and there are loads!! Which one does everyone use?!

Thanks guys. Still a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new laptop! If I get any questions I will be coming back to this thread! ;-)

Thank you! So I just download app onto my Mac and then download app onto my iPad (I have an old iPad 2?), get Dropbox and I'm away? This all sounds too good to be true!!

Hi all! I am looking into using Scrivener as it looks like a great tool. I have a Mac and an IPad so thought I could combine these rather than go out and buy a new laptop to work on my WIP on the go. How easy is it to transfer the same project between both devices? Is it just a case of getting...

Oh my goodness! Thank you all so much for the above advice. It has been extremely helpful and as soon as I get this annoying thing called Christmas out of the way I will be delving into my notebook to action this. I also have to say Fifthview, that I think you have hit on the exact problem I...

Hi all! I delved into this forum a long time ago with aspirations of completing my first book but life took over and I never got my feet off the ground and my head into the clouds! I now find myself with some time to dedicate to my project and actually take the whole thing seriously so all...

Although not answering any questions, I would just like to say thank you for all of the above! It has helped tremendously it getting me as a novice, planning properly!

I am just beginning to give this writing lark a go but I am the type of person who likes to have a plan and structure before I begin. I have decided on a set of characters I like, a fictional setting I would like to use and the genre that excites me. My problem is that the arc or direction of...

How about the Ketty Jay series by Chris Wooding? Great fun and some good descriptions of airships, battles and dogfights.

I have been doing a little research into this myself. A couple of areas that seem to stick out but do not get much coverage include the darkness ( that God had to push back in order to create ) and the Djinn, who are said to have been created alongside Angels and humans. A couple of interesting...