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    Disney's Frozen

    The songs were written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. They did the music for the 2011 Winnie the Pooh movie as well as the musicals Book of Mormon and Avenue Q.
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    Crowd to a castle

    I have a book called "Life in a Medieval Castle" by Joseph and Franes Gies. It's not a very long book and it is a good introduction to the subject you are looking for. It does discuss some of the people you would find in a castle and what their roles were. And If memory serves me right, the...
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    Mental illness: writing the disease and writing the character

    In answer to your first question, some of us in the mental health profession see diagnosis like a two-edged sword. On one hand, by giving someone a diagnosis, there's the risk of an individual believing that they must live up to that particular diagnosis, in a self-fulfilling prophecy sort of...
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    cliches and stereotypes

    I actually did that with my latest story. When I was first thinking about it, I did have an older, male mentor for my MC, but I decided to change the mentor character to be the MC's cousin, who is a female and is about 5 years older than the MC. I based her character on this group of girls who...
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    Music in Your Stories

    So I currently have two stories that involve music, the first being fantasy and the second being a contemporary. While the main focus of the music will be the emotions that the characters feel, I believe I have that part down. What I would like to involve the sounds of instruments into the...
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    Culture Based on Destruction

    One thing I could see is how they view natural disasters. In the real world, human beings are drawn to order and predictability. Psychologically, this makes us feel safe and secure. When a disaster hits, such as a tornado, fire or flood, people feel a wide range of emotions including; fear...
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    Noble Families

    For how your houses are ranked, perhaps you could have public displays. One way could be seating arrangements with the monarch, or other general meetings. I remember from the Bible, Jesus spoke of how many would seek out the head of the table, closest to the host as a seat of honor, but that you...
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    Royal Titles

    I've recently started work on a short story, and I'm trying to figure out titles for members of a royal family. The story focuses on three cousins. One of them has become king after his father died of an illness. The other two, who are brother and sister, are cousins on his mother's side. I'm...
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    God with multiple personalities

    If I'm not mistaken, I believe that the Faith of the Seven from A Song of Ice and Fire has is similar to this concept. GRRM has one god who has seven aspects. In the series, people who practice the faith pray to a particular aspect for with specific intentions, such as the Father for justice...
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    Multiple subplots and POV narration

    Perhaps I missed it while I was reading this, but what is the main plot? From what you have described, most of these sub-plots could work as stand alone stories. However, as this is supposed to be one story that is told over the course of multiple books, there should be something that links them...
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    Ancient Worship Practices

    This is very helpful Chilari. There is not much information out there on worship of gods aside from “people worshiped X, Y, & Z” or “people would pray to “X for Y”. I am only familiar with Christianity and Judaism, practices hence the use of the term service. Perhaps ceremony would fit better...
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    Ancient Worship Practices

    In my current WIP, I have a number of kingdoms that practice different religions. There is a mix of polytheistic and monotheistic religions, which have a significant impact on people’s daily lives. While I have the basic tenets and the pantheons of these religions, I am stuck on how people...
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    Gaining Power By Tea

    One question, is it the tea itself that gives these powers, or do the leaves that are used give the power? If it is the latter, then people could bypass the tea and eat the plants. There could be pros and cons if this is the case. For example, someone could chew the leaves and gain the powers...
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    Maps

    I've used this site: donjon; Fantasy World Generator for world building. Sometimes, I don't use the world as is, but it did give me some inspiration for landmasses that I could use in my own world. Also, I have seen people use photoshop by rendering clouds to create landmasses. I've never done...
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    Of kings and capital letters

    One of my english teachers gave me this tip: if the title is replacing a name, then capitalize the title. If you are referring to a specific individual, you can capitalize King. Could you possibly provide an example from your story? I would like to see the context in which the title is used.
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