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my friend and i were discussing endings to shows, movies, books, et. and all that the other day. we were able to identify a few different types of endings that we've seen and could classify. chances are everyone else has seen all these too, so this is just a reiteration. Everyone wins - The...

the ending that ive chosen and am pretty set on doesnt even resolve the conflict that goes on for a planned 6 books. Id have to release a sequel story just to bring ultimate closure to the world. Because of this, if everything goes according to my plan, my 6th books wont be the last one. there...

i have a few planned instances where a song (either sung or played on an instrument) is used a metaphorical key. I guess you could say I was too influenced by the legend of zelda games in that respect. the melodies or verses are meant to either open "magical" doors or prove legitimacy to a...

i might have jumped the gun a bit when i said "I definitely recommend it" because i just remembered an anime worshiping friend of mine couldn't finish it because the plot became a little too convoluted. the fantasy elements still have me scratching my head also. I don't know EVERY psalm by...

If anyone is interested, a great anime I saw set in 18th century France/Russia is called le chevalier d'eon. The plot is a little rushed for the amount of episodes it has, but it's still great, and the characters are great too. Deffinetly recommend it if you love that era of europes history

Eehh research should be slipped into the story subtly unless it's really helping make sense of the plot. I feel like if it's obvious that the author is giving unnecessary trivia or too many little details about whatever subject the story is exploring, they're just showing off.

i havent read sanderson's work (the way of kings looked interesting. but im a slow reader, and its quite a monster. if someone can talk it up enough to me I might cave and set everything aside for that), but yea. Im not one who will suddenly fall for a book because it does [insert trope]...

I do have one poker-esque game that I'm working on. it involves cards and dice (its not too well thought out though. Its basically 5 card stud with dice). I also have a planned scene where some of the characters take part in a football (soccer) game. im not too much of a stickler for...

i once heard in a documentary about Billy the Kid that the average horse can only gallop at full speed for about 1 mile before getting fatigued. is this true?

in my trudge through "a game of thrones" i noticed there was quite a bit of foul language used purely in modern context. so to answer your question I would say that the general reader base wouldn't scrutinize over it. this is my opinion: when it comes to cussing and swearing and all that in...

So this is a question that's been irking me for a while. maybe im thinking about it too much, but its still really putting me in a corner for my story. If your story doesn't have much action sequences in it, this thread probably won't apply to you. The question is: how do you justify your...

im pretty much in full violation of this. my story has heavy allusions to england, nordic region, germanic region, the middle east, russia, india, steppe nomads, and the Mediterranean kingdoms. i got the idea from mount and blade. before i played that game, i wasnt exactly sure how i was...

the way I get over this is as simple as rereading, or having someone proof read for you. I pretty much have the same problem. i dont realize my characters have done something stupid until i have someone look it over and ask "why didnt they just do that?" or "why would this character even do...

for me, the fun is in making up your own phrases. i knew I should have written them down, but when im thinking of a dialogue bit, and an opportunity comes up to insert a real world phrase, converting it to something more fitting to the story is quite fun. EX: in my WIP, people from region A...

this is pretty much my goal with my writing. maybe im just bitter and boring, but i couldnt write fiction solely for fiction's sake. I have this strange need to give the reader something else to chew on when they put the book down, whether or not they agree with me. its odd though, because i...