Recent content by L. Blades

I would like to point out that we as authors Do have a special effects budget; at the very least for our cover art, but also for possible things like supporting artwork for our work. This can be a huge challenge not only in terms of the actual book, but also in marketing, generating awareness...

Absolutely agree with evolution rex here, on all points. Many horror films can portray all kinds of horrific acts; some (most) do it in an almost comical, half-assed way that I would agree is exploitative, whereas a good horror film will truly try to capture the 'horror' aspect of it. I myself...

Also, the theme may refer to the overall theme, the underlying theme of the book. That is, it could be a somewhat dark, sad, gloomy fantasy, or a parody fantasy. The dark fantasy themed book may still have themes of happiness in some scenes or even a chapter, and likewise a parody may have an...

Commencing Ignore Mode Countermeasures!! - Release the flare!!!

... "That's my opinion on ninjas sir, now please put some clothes on!!"

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread... Firstly Lowen I would like to suggest to not to limit yourself too much. What I mean by that is, don't force one thing to depend on the other; consider that Magic, Technology, and Religion can all be Completely independent of each other. You can...

Firstly; very interesting topic for discussion! The 'theme' for me can mean a few things, as it can be broken down. Besides the overall theme (that is to me, the style/mood of the book), as Chessie2 put it, the theme can be woven into "dialogue, scenery, character introspection, plot events"...

Yes you're right; ideally I'd like to give the stickers away / leave them in an appropriate place, but I haven't quite figured out exactly where yet. An update on my efforts though; I've recently put artistic posters up in several venues, with permission. Ranging from art places, to libraries...

Thanks for sharing your experience. I myself have tried to generate awareness of my first book by first setting up a basic social media presence for it (something I'm no expert at whatsoever); the book's namesake Facebook, Twitter, and Blog, where I post a lot of supporting materials. I've...

I don't think I would fit into either the 'pantser' or 'outliner' categories, so that leaves me somewhere else: I found much of my work can be written when not doing the writing; that is, while doing other tasks, whatever it may be, I think of things I want to include in my work. This could...

Once I cross that line (picture posts), I shall let you know

Good to hear you're thinking in-depth about it! A quantifiable real-life comparison, yes, but remember the obvious golden rule here; in your book you can't tell the reader it's roughly equivalent to a hand grenade (unless your book does have modern tech, grenades etc.), in which case you could...

Thanks CupofJoe, and yes, things are much improved now. My plan is to put my posters on public noticeboards at various venues, venues that have them at least (coffee shops bars etc.). Oh yes, the government will hunt you down for chalk on pavement, but leave the tax evading war criminals in...

Hi MittoMan, I like your magic system overall, especially the quantification of it. 'Tuums(T)' is your unit, so I presume T/s is Tuums per second?-If so make sure it's initially defined as such. Would I be right in assuming that if a person uses up this energy at a certain rate, then once they...

Cool, are you going to finish it?-What I mean by that is I draw my own characters, but I then use computer software to add all colours, textures, shadows, and backgrounds etc.. I couldn't tell it was a powered (tech) suit, mostly due to the image quality, but now that you've pointed it out I can...