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Go watch the film 'Sucker Punch'. Firstly, it's a pretty cool film, with some amazing.. err.. costume design. ;) But also it mixes a dream-like reality, with sci fi and fantasy flavoured alternate realities. One of the sequences involves the heroines arriving in an alternate world war 1 where...

I also have a Masters in Creative Writing, and I agree with what Phil has said about these courses being both helpful and stifling. They are very useful for learning the general mechanics but as writing is such a personal thing to do there's only so far they can take you. For me, after 3 years...

Wow, great resource!

I am also keen to use muskets and rifles (such as the Baker rifle) in my work, based loosely around the Napoleonic era. I am heavily influenced by the Sharpe tv series, and the books that inspired it. Those books, in fact, are a great source of reference for musket tech and tactics, as well as...

I think I like them because the characters have a sketch-like quality, and I like the contemporary mix of monochrome and limited colour palette. I can see how they wouldn't appeal to everyone though, as they are quite different. My favourite covour recently has been the lovely green one for...

That's a good example! I wasn't interested in Brandon's work, except for knowing that he was finishing WoT, but I eventually picked up The Final Empire because of the lovely cover and actually really enjoyed the series. I guess we can judge books by their covers!!!

The urban fantasy/dark fantasy/paranormal romance shelves actually make me cry a bit inside.. it's the cover designs, they are hideous! But speaking of cover designs, I tend to make quick initial judgements based on the cover designs of fantasy books.. if it has a nice cover, i'll typically...

Interesting thread.. of course all of this is subjective. My opinion may differ to yours, but both opinions are equally valid. We mustn't forget that fiction literature doesn't necessarily have to have a deeper purpose beyond being entertaining – I don't question the value the deeper meaning of...

Here's a few of my draft fantasy maps Good thread. Here's a few draft fantasy maps that I was playing with.. the more developed one was the first one that I made, based on the Black Sea region. I wanted to create a few connected countries, with a fairly central smaller island that would be the...

Speaking of decent vampire movies, has anyone since the fairly recent film 'Stakeland'? It's a bit like 'The Road' but with vampires and lots of violence. It's a pretty good film, and the vamps in it are VERY cool (and not at all sparkly)

Indeed, my phone also does voice notes, and it also does reminder notifications, so even if i forget to make more detailed notes when I get home, my phone will remember. It also reminds to do things like feed the cats and have a shower (I have a terrible memory and get distracted very easily!)...

If the vamps are indeed soulless, evil killers, then yes you would entirely justified in destroying them, if only for reasons of safety. However, there is a fine line here - if we go out of our way to eradicate them does that not bring us closer to their actions, in terms of morality and ethics...

Also, regardless of whether the vamps are evil or sentient or not -- perhaps the question is whether it is morally right for the humans to kill them on sight or seek to exterminate them, or whether they should aim to kill them only in self-defence (and this includes clearing territories and...

Thanks guys, both useful encouraging responses. I think i'm still at that early idea stage where all the bits and bobs are floating around my head and I can't quite see how they mesh together with the plot ideas, etc. I think I might pin up some big sheets of paper and do some proper...

Hi all. With magic in fantasy sometimes I like to explore its effects on regular people and society as a whole, rather than hero-mages. I have a couple of ideas right now, one about the effects of removing magic from a society that has come to take it for granted. The other is perhaps a...