I'd like to second this.
Personally I feel no particular interest in magic in the stories I read. Characters in historical settings is what interests me and what little writing I've managed to put down on a page is in fictional worlds, and with as little magic as possible.
And yes, I have and...
I entirely agree. I've made my way to start working on "Manus the Father of the Abyss" and he is most certainly a tough bastard even if I'm slowly figuring him out.
Well, there would be severals ways but if I'm being honest then maybe the government isn't the key thing here but rather the bureaucracy and policies of said government. The main question is thus how a government, be it a king or a council of nobles or whatever, that is based on a settled and...
While inspiration can come from all manner of sources, music is perhaps my greatest source of inspiration. Reading history often helps but its music that makes a scene or story, often but not always, come alive for me.
For me it was "This is something I need to develop in my writing" and from there it grew with a focus on that specific aspect and it turned into a pretty good short story.
Double post, shame on me and the forum for not allowing editing.
Dark Souls: And I figure that I should also probably get the Rite of Kindling before I brave the DLC stuff.
Dark Souls: Took out Ornstein and then reduced Smough to half his HP. The tactics on how to beat them are returning to me with increasing improvement as a result of that.