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JBCrowson replied to the thread hello- Teen beginner fantasy author here.Welcome, and well done ditching the AI. If you post things in the critique requests area, people will usually read and offer thoughts... -
I thought the same things others have mentioned. All we know is what is "normal". So if you're in a purely evil world, those who live...
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Yes, I did not say what I really wanted to say, cause the words were not there at the time. For a world to be totally evil, which is...
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The thing is, I am sure a lot of AI I would not really balk at, but the tools that do this stuff are trying to use their AI features as...
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I've never done any of the following with any of my stories, but here's where I think the line is. I think asking AI to explain a...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Mixing first and third person?.I agree with those who've said it could work, depending on your skill as a writer. What I would add is that the more unusual your...
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I'd advise against that, because it risks becoming telling and not showing. If you want to write in the first person then the character...
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I don't think it's necessarily a deal breaker. If I remember right, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss does this. If you do a...
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You, sir, are a rabble rouser. You rouse rabble. ;) And yes, you are very right. And your girlfriend - really beautiful name - was also... -
I've been thinking about this . I'm coming from a different angle, the characters. Do the characters need a planning session? I...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.The Council of Elrond is a planning meeting of sorts. Do we use the ring, hide the ring or destroy the ring? Ok we're destroying it, so...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Calendars in Worldbuilding..Like Skip, I have not needed to reference days of the week or months as yet (2.5 books into the series). If I did I would probably have...
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I write alternate historical fantasy, firmly set in an alternate Europe. You'd think that'd make things simpler, but it really doesn't...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Favorite Fantasy/Mythological Creature?.I've always loved dragons, especially ancient, wise, morally ambivalent ones. Nicol Bolas is a cool supervillain in my view (from MTG...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Coming up with the plan.I agree with the dragon, that if the plan is discussed ahead of implementation, it needs to not work in some way, otherwise you've...