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Not to mention without seasons crops wouldn't grow and weather may well be non-existent lol... I just burned through LeGuin's "The Tombs of Atuan", and sections of the book take place under a vast series of underground tunnels where you cannot tell time, and she plays with time by having a...

Skyrim looks to be Bethesda's only good game this year unfortunately. I have faith in it, but I feel like they side-lined other titles to focus on Skyrim more. Look at Brink, and Hunted: Demon's Forge. And Rage (although that was more Id than Bethesda in the end). They just aren't up to par. I...

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I agree with the fact that if they aren't important to story, don't use them. My work currently has a mix of different races; elves are a part of it, as well as fae creatures, but with their own unique appearances and twists. There are also other more inventive races I've been toying with, but...

I used to write outlines, but then Steven King told me how I was doing everything wrong, and because, frankly, the outlines got me stuck in a rut (was I making a novel or a business proposal?) I believed him and now I just write. I get it all out. My general plan is: 1) Write. 2) Write more. 3)...

Yiiiiiip yip yip yip yip yip yip... Me and my roommate actually speak like that somedays lol.

Shorthair, you make a ton of sense. You have actually given me the encouragement to play with time in my own writing. In a world full of flaming and bloated internet egos, you should take solace in the fact that you changed someone's opinion haha. I feel like this can be taken further. If you...

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I love that kind of thinking, actually! I usually assume it will be too confusing to change time too much (I like to give the reader things like standard weeks or time measurement so that they have something to relate to), but this makes a lot of sense. Though you have to think about how many...

It looks so good. I ordered the bundle that comes with a golden motion-plus Wii-mote. Apparently with motion-plus the sword play is very realistic to your arm movements. I can't wait! For those that know Zelda lore, how do you feel about this being the first game in the series where Zelda is...

It depends where you are. I know in Toronto there is a really strong emerging group of young hopefuls. Nowadays, there are tons of small studios. The iPhone and iPad market, along with services like the XBox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network, offer developers a place to show off their...

Agreed. But as for software, I prefer the minimalist ones, and then I keep my notes on world building (if they need to be so documented) in a file in Pages (writing software for Macs). For my actual writing though, it's either OmmWriter Dana or Byword. OmmWriter is really worth checking out for...

When I have writer's block, a break turns into an episode of a television show, which turns into a video game, which turns into me getting tired, which turns into me doing this for three or four days. The only way to break it is to work. Work through it. I know it's the last answer you want to...

Very excited! I work at a video game retailer, and we're doing a midnight launch party, which I totally requested to work during. Can't wait to grab a copy!

I just picked up A Wizard of Earthsea. It was surprisingly hard to find, and you'll be saddened to know they categorize it as "Age 9-12" now to move more copies. Sigh. I am still excited to read it, and then some of the others on this list! :)