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JBCrowson replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Dickens and Shakespeare were both fond of inventing new words, to the extent I wonder if the colloquialism "what the Dickens..."... -
JBCrowson replied to the thread How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters at Once.Yup, reckon we crossed the demilitarised zone about 10 posts earlier.
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JBCrowson reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters at Once with
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Okay, throwing down a few caution flags. Keep in mind that we've got guiderails on discussions of religion and we're skirting pretty... -
JBCrowson reacted to Karlin's post in the thread How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters at Once with Like.
1. I don't know what "traditional" means in this context. Bible? Iliad? Is Tolkien the measure of all things? 2. Write as many...
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JBCrowson reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Can 'pun' character names be in 'serious' narratives, and still be taken seriously? with Haha.
I have a character in a serious drama called Hugh Jarss whose enormous buttocks are integral to the plot. Weird thing is, the pun was...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Political World Building Allies Wallow in Despair Over.I really wanted to pick up on the phrase in parentheses here. First, involuntary suicide is murder. Second, Canada is one of those...
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Caption this....The recipe is very explicit, we can't substitute marshmallows for the spider eggs.
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Listen, sweetie, when the elven lawyer here says there will be a custody battle, he doesn't mean an actual battle.
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JBCrowson replied to the thread Question about 'growing' my sense of humor..I think I would echo a little what others have said: read or watch what you find funny and try to analyse why you find it funny. I would...
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JBCrowson reacted to CupofJoe's post in the thread Question about 'growing' my sense of humor. with Like.
I think being silly is very different from being funny. I'd look to comedians that you find funny and work out what they do and if you...
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JBCrowson reacted to Karlin's post in the thread What Does Good Omniscient POV look like? with Like.
I am going against the trend here, but: Read, a lot. Write, as much as you can. Worry less about the technical aspects. Karliin
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JBCrowson reacted to Penpilot's post in the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character with Like.
Every writer uses their personal experiences to bring their stories to life. Sometimes it's a dash here or a dash there. Other times...
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Or, Gilgamesh? Beowulf?
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Malik, you make us all proud. Keep up the good work.
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It might be on my personal page and I put it up on a couple of writing groups. I have no social media anymore other than my personal FB...