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Karlin replied to the thread Most recent books you bought..I just read (borrowed, not bought) a Hebrew Fantasy novel, Kharashta, "Witch" in Aramaic. It is based on "Jewish Mythology", though... -
Karlin replied to the thread Chinese mythology.I'm fairly familiar with Chinese mythology. I gained what knowledge I have by reading some of the Chinese classics, and listening to...
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Inspiration is not an issue for me. Finding time to turn that inspiration into stories is another matter.
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Karlin replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.This is true. Authors put a lot of themselves into books, just in the natural course of writing. There are " preachy" books, ones that...
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Karlin replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.The very term " redemption " means diffrent things in different contexts and cultures. It doesn't mean the same thing for Jews and...
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Karlin replied to the thread Panster Fun.It's Chapter 27 of the Tao Te Ching. I should have given attribution. Maybe I assumed everyone would recognize it?
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Karlin replied to the thread Panster Fun.“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good...
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Karlin replied to the thread What Does Good Omniscient POV look like?.One wonders if Adams thought about this conciously.
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Karlin replied to the thread What Does Good Omniscient POV look like?.Malik, why do you write? Personally.
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Here's a curious one, perhaps pantsing taken too far. I got my main characters intoo a tattoo parlor, got the tatto parlor OK, but- I...
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Karlin replied to the thread What's your favorite 'dad' 'mom' 'tourist' clothing look?.Baseball Hat = American I generally wear a brocolli cat fur boa, so no one can guess where I am from.
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Karlin replied to the thread How do you create your World?.Oh No! Don't say such a thing! Here everyone is "Doing What Tolkien Did", and you are suggesting that maybe He Didn't.
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Karlin replied to the thread How do you create your World?.I am a huge fan of Farmer Giles. A wonderful story.
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Karlin replied to the thread What Does Good Omniscient POV look like?."The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Mark Twain. If anyone remembers him.
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Karlin replied to the thread How to 'kill' the he said/she said habit?.I've been avoiding it for over a decade, yet I don't don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm a social media dinosaur, so I doubt...
