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I write a lot of emails in my job. What I've discovered over the years is that you only have one or two sentences in which to capture your reader's attention, or the email is deleted without being read in full. You have to lead with the main point. Even if the reader gets past the first two...

I once had the privilege of meeting Michael Stackpole and asking him for writing advice. Naturally, his advice has stuck with me more than any other I've received or read. To paraphrase, since I don't have an eidetic memory, his advice was to "above all else, know your characters." For my...

I posted one of my early 3D renders in the gallery. Going to try adding it to this post, just to see if it works.

A 3D render of a mounted female knight carrying a blunderbuss. One of my first fantasy renders using DAZ Studio.

Thanks, all. Glad to meet you as well. To answer your questions... @CupofJoe: I use DAZ Studio 4.7 Pro currently for my 3D renders. @ArenRax: I didn't create a new account. Nothing happened to my old account. This is my old account. :angel:

I joined Mythic Scribes back in 2011. Haven't been posting since then, but I've been reading the emails I receive from Mythic Scribes. Lots of great inspiration in those emails, and some of the discussions linked to from those emails have drawn me to the forums on occasion. Fantasy is my...

Interesting topic. Lots of "good" discussion here. I just finished a story about a dragon perceived as evil by the humans of the world. The story is told from the dragon's viewpoint, however, and reveals its motivations for its actions. The dragon even makes the claim that it is not evil. Yet it...

If you write dialogue involving a creature, or are describing what a person or persons think about the creature, then how real it would come across would depend on the beliefs and observations of the person(s) involved. If you write exposition about a creature that is separate from what anyone...

Thanks, all, for the welcoming words. Hope you enjoy my blog, Johnny Cosmo. My son writes for the blog, too. (I'm menslar on the blog, and he's tearsofash.) We've been on a music kick lately, as you can see/hear. I'll look for a more appropriate thread to talk about my thoughts on how writing...

I saw an ad for this forum on my Eposic site, and the ad looked interesting. After checking out the forum and the articles on the home page, I'm impressed. I do keep myself pretty busy with projects, but I need to take a few moments occasionally and be social, eh. Maybe I can learn some new...