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    Using Pen Names and Income

    Like FarmerBrown said, it's not a problem at all. Just a little clarification: Amazon publishing (KDP) does not have a limit on pen names, you are considered "the publisher" there and can have as many as you like need. In fact you can only have one KDP account (and they are VERY strict about...
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    Why are you married to a prologue/epilogue?

    I usually don't do prologues, but in my current WIP I'm planning to use one. As a single scene from the main character's childhood the reason behind it is to set the mood for the story and reveal a bit about the character and dreams of the hero. I'd rather have it as prologue than something the...
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    Ryan Hood - Artist

    Wow, love the fantasy piece :) How much does he charge for comissions if you don't mind me asking?
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    Magic Idea Criticism

    I like the idea of your soul magic. With regards to humans being used I thought it doesn't have to be "evil". You could have for example a cloister of monks who are all familiars to their leader, and are happy to sacrifice themselves for a greater good. In a similar vain I thought it would be...
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    What do MS members look like?

    I usually try to avoid posting my face everywhere, but as I've been updating several online profiles, here's a photo of me (not the most recent one, cause I tend to stay behind the camera ;) )
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    A Mother Scorned - short story, Dragons Reborn series

    Hi All, My first published short story is available on Amazon now. Featuring a race of dragon-human hybrids and bloodthirsty dwarves trying to rid the world from everything remotely related to a dragon. All set on a mysterious island called Uutta Toivoa. Amazon UK Amazon US It is the...
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    Sources for cover art

    Thanks, her personal style can be a bit shocking to some :) She's an art graduate though, and actually can do work that's a bit more "normal" too ;) I'm currently bugging her to do a portrait of my novel's main character who's a human/dragon hybrid - here's hoping for a birthday present ;)
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    Sources for cover art

    My sister's building up her portfolio and was thinking of doing some covers for others (she's done some for her own books), she'd love to do hand drawn as that's her speciality as an illustrator. She would be looking for £50-100 depending on complexity. If anyone is interested you can find her...
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    mysterious protagonist?

    I was wondering about something similar to what the author of the thread was asking. I had an idea for a story about an alien invasion (more sci-fi genre I guess), where you could have a trilogy, but written in such a way that descriptions of the invaders are vague or ommited, and it could be...
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    Names?

    I usually make up names if it's a fantasy setting. In the novel I'm writing most names are made up, but the main character and her sisters have names that actually have a meaning - but I used the words from a foreign language. It's actually quite fun to chuck a term into 30 different languages...
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    Hi

    Thanks, there's plenty of room for improvement though ;)
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    Why do so many people use elves and dwarves?

    In some way you could ask why do you even have humans in fantasy novels when you could make up so many new races. ;) Someone mentioned laziness, but I think it's maybe more down to what is your priority in the story and if you like creating new races and creatures or you would rather...
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    Thoughts on Terra Nova

    I was disappointed at first - the trailers hinted at something more serious with maybe a bit more depth to it. But after a while it can be enjoyable if you adjust your expectations to it, it's kind of like A Town Called Eureka meets dinosaurs... I find it quite funny that I was expecting some...
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    Favorite tabletop rpg?

    My favourite used to be World of Darkness, for it's focus on storytelling. But recently I've been playing a home-brew play-whatever-you-want system that my sister and her friends have been developing for over 7 years. What I like most about it is that you can come up with the most outrageous...
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    Publishing on your blog for fun

    Just the topic I've been struggling with just recently. As a teenager I used to have all my writing out on a blog. But these days with things like the mentioned above first publishing rights etc. I was struggling to decide whether to have a blog for my writing or not. In the end I decided to...
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