Recent content by EccentricGentleman

Even if you are right and magic (the product of human imagination) will always trum human tech, what about what I write today? How do we know that in the centuries to come, when man has doubtless gain technology far beyon what we can currently imagine, my stories about magic will still be looked...

Until, sometime in the future, mankind has advanced genetic engineering to the point of literally enabling people to shoot fire from their hands. Until mankind invents a personal antigravity transportation rod (broomstick). I don't know if I'm right or not but part of me assumes that technology...

I have often heard this quote: "Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Something I love about fantasy and magic is that it is not technology, it exists beyond science, does things that science and technology are not capable of. But we live in an age when...

I really want to know why the Hero's journey and it's specific eliments work. Is it nurilogical, cultural or what? Why does this pattern resonate with our species?

So you're saying that it is neurological but in a nuture vs nature kind of way? Christopher Vogler says that it's an invalueable tool becuse it makes for a universal story. But I don't know why.

I've been reading about the hero's journey lately and I want to know why these particular elements make for such great stories. Is it a purely neurological effect? If you press the right button control panel the machine will give the response you want. If you write a story with these elements...

Ok, on a related topic, why is the Hero's Journey so effective? Is it purly nerological? Does a story with these elements have a positive effect on the human brain? Like entering the correct pin number unlocks a door?

But you cab't put "The Ordinary World" last or the "Return with the elixir" first can you? If you can put them in any order, why are they in a specific order in my book? Would my story be better if I used them all? If it is so flexible, why is it so flexible?

Lately I came up with a plot for the book I'm working on. But recently I've been reading the Writer's Journey to better learn the Hero's Journey. I'm familiar with the concept and that it is a flexible paradigm. But I do not know how flexible. My writing teacher told me that any of the...

I've noticed that across various fantasies created by different people, more or less the same set of magical races is used again and again. IE: elves, dwarfs, orcs, trolls, goblins, some sort of diminutive halfling, etc. My question is, why is it these same fantasy races are used over and over...

For years I've had several ideas that might make for great cartoon shows at the same time I'm afraid of selling them to a studio. I've seen plenty of TV shows where a character sold an idea for a TV show only to have it mutilated by controlling producers and studio executives who seemed...

Not long ago I started a thread on one of these forums to talk about how I've gotten stuck with a plot I'm less than satisfied with. For years I've been wanting to write this epic fantasy adventure book but every plot variation have come up with has been unsatisfying to me, no matter what I...

I hate The Lord of the Flies but I've never heard anyone say a word against it. I can't help but feel that if don't darken my story, no one will take it seriously.

My ambition is to be an author but part of me feels I am lacking in what it takes to be an author for the following reasons: 1. I don't understand Shakespeare. All my life William Shakespeare has been portrayed to me as this iconic literary giant but frankly I don't know why. I've studied...

Thanks for the response. As a writer I'm practically interested in steampunk, fantasy, adventure, mystery and children's literature.