Recent content by GrailNorthwest

Fantastic web page, pmmg, looks like a great place to start! And it brings up a typical problem with Arthurian tales, to whit: there are actually TWO swords with two separate origins, both of which have been called "Excalibur" by different sources in different version. One is the one given by...

Anders, wow, you've been at this for a decade! Many thanks for your willingness to share the fruits of your research! I have a question about research I'm doing for my WIP, a near-future scifi/fantasy take on Arthurian themes. Have you, by any chance, come upon any really good info or sources...

I'm a plotter, not a pantser, and thought I knew a lot about story structure, until I took a class with John Truby. (His book, ANATOMY OF STORY, is a classic on the subject.) Right now I'm working my book through his process, and finding it incredibly helpful, making once vague ideas pop into...

I would also recommend English-language audiobooks. It helps especially with what German-speakers call "Satz Melodie" or "sentence melody." And keep in mind this can be quite different from one sort of regional English to another, so if you're trying to write as someone from a specific region...

Greetings, all! I'm a longtime writer, but this is both my first post on this cools forum for fantasy authors, and my first participation in NaNoWriMo. ("grailnorthwest" is my Nano name.) It falls perfectly for me, as I've been outlining my novel for a while now, and am eager eager to get a move...