Recent content by H. Y. Hill

In that case, he even know how to spell his name properly in English? He's more used to a different alphabet. IMO, it should be spelled how the character thinks the pronunciation is spelt. (Also, English spelling has almost no accents) "Lo-gherr(?)"

I prefer familiar terms. As a reader, it takes less of an effort to connect with the story. And I agree that too much new terms does make reading, which is meant to be leisure, into work. But it also depends on many factors: the culture of your group of people. If it's based on well-known...

I'm assuming that the Queen is supposed to be a good person. What you can do is have her be someone who sympathizes with the plight of peasants. She wants the peasants to live better and she wants to spend money on improving their lives (maybe higher wages or lower taxes). Now, this should piss...

What I sometimes do is just copy geographical maps of real places (incl. rivers, cities, forests, etc.), and rotate them around and rearranging them. I might just take a geographical map of Malaysia, rotate it 90 degrees and then place it next to a rotated geographical map of Lithuania, which I...

It's just personal preference, really. Different author has different styles and they have different stories to tell. I won't worry if you tend to gravitate towards a certain type of scene as long as that scene is essential to your story telling. In the end of the day, I find that the overall...

Does it have to be a normal, human-style pregnancy? We are talking a hybrid, demon-human baby. This is how I would do it: Since the baby has to be born the same day it was conceived, I'd go for the 12 months (at least, or maybe 24 months or 36 months, depends on the needs of your story and how...

Quick question before I give more opinion: How central is this clan's religion to your entire story? If its part isn't that big, then you shouldn't delve too much into its mechanics and structure (keep things simple and just give glimpses here and there) and focus more towards other more central...

I'm writing down what I'm thinking upon first reading your post. Haven't truly thought through this idea of mine. The first thing I think about when someone mentions religion is 'deity.' You can't have religion without a god or a supernatural being and the worship of said being. Since your clan...