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Gurkhal replied to the thread Careful with your research.Yeah, using an AI summery as the only research seems like a bad idea. But are there people writing who actually do this level of shallow... -
Gurkhal reacted to Rudolphthered's post in the thread I want to know your opinion on orcs in my fantasy novel and how they came to be with
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Your worldbuilding is clearly meaningful to you and I really admire that passion, but be careful with lore dumping. Readers often won’t... -
Gurkhal reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures? with Like.
I dont care what TVTropes says (and would suggest this is a page you should never visit), or share any of the concerns of the opening...
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Gurkhal reacted to minta's post in the thread Is redeeming a really nasty villain this way good? with Like.
When a long, slow, and painful course has been worked-out for redemption, it can be pulled off. It makes a great case for writing and...
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Gurkhal replied to the thread How much do you delve into the darkest aspects of the Fantasy Worlds you build?.I sometimes go into the darkness but only when I feel the story needs it. When I was younger I was a lot more edgy but now I feel...
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Gurkhal reacted to ClearDragon's post in the thread Is redeeming a really nasty villain this way good? with Like.
I understand, and yeah I hope I can write it well.
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Gurkhal replied to the thread Is redeeming a really nasty villain this way good?.It all goes into what kind of story of redemption you want to write. I would argue that Darth Vader's redemption is different from...
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Gurkhal reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread Is redeeming a really nasty villain this way good? with Like.
Fun fact: Sauron was actually offered the same deal. He just didn't take it... Source: the Silmarillion. At the end of the first age...
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Gurkhal reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Is redeeming a really nasty villain this way good? with Like.
It worked for Darth Vader. Its all in the execution.
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Gurkhal reacted to Toob Waysider's post in the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures? with Like.
My main setting is a small Connecticut town located on the "Notch", so I try to keep it as realistic to the actual towns surrounding it...
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Gurkhal reacted to Aldarion's post in the thread Does anyone know where I can get stats for city populations in years past? with Like.
Was the loss of population due to raiding hordes, however, or because countryside got devastated by the raids and the plagues, thus...
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Gurkhal reacted to AlexS's post in the thread Received my first response from a publisher! with Like.
It was a "Your manuscript has many strengths, but..." Well, that's a start.
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Gurkhal reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing! with Like.
You deserve an ice cream. Even just sending the manuscript off to an editor takes moxey. Go you! My editor is my wife. Think that makes...
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Gurkhal reacted to Michael Terrance's post in the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures? with Like.
I have always found history, anthropology, philosophy, and languages interesting, and I think basing your world on real historical (or...
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Gurkhal reacted to DesinKalaScribe's post in the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing! with Like.
This is exactly how I felt throughout writing my book. I went through three complete re-writes. I changed major character...