Recent content by Lancelot

First off, thanks for all the good information. I will check those sites out. I have a quick question regarding the above. With the way amazon works for putting out e-books for their Kindle area, do you think that counts. I only ask because it is basically self-publishing, but at the same time...

As far as tolerance and variation, I would add that it is still tolerated if it is in character. The trick is that you want to stay away from changing a story significantly. If you want such a different story, just don't use that famous character. To do that is dishonest in that you are using...

In fantasy, you can do whatever you want. I would accept plenty of variance, especially dealing with myth since the figures involved have several different stories to draw from and many characters even have conflicting stories where there is no single correct version. The difference between...

Is that a Gumiho with her?

The only movie I have ever walked out on in a theater was "Punch-Drunk Love" so I will list that here. NOTE: I don't have a problem watching a serious film from a comedian. This film was just awful. There are many others that are bad, but I generally avoid them since I can tell from the...

I think a key way to use the internet in promotion is its ability to connect people on a large scale. I am trying to get my name out there by submitting writing and entering writing contests where ever they are. It gets your name to appear on different web pages and makes it easier to search...

DIdn't you see "Inglorious Basterds!?" Not knowing the visual representation to go with a language can get you killed. :)

Chain is good for armies, as sizing is easier and outfitting can be done by oneself or with a buddy (the same way modern military garb is put on). Plate is great, but you see it was more restricted in use since it needed to have a better fit to be useful and it is much more laborious to put on...

Also, children can magnify emotional response. To many adults, the site of a child will strengthen a response. So, injustice being done makes you emotional, but injustice being done to a child makes you even more emotional. Mistreated prisoner = emotional. Mistreated child prisoner = much more...

Other people's emotional responses can evoke one in you. Think about how fear spreads to those who don't know any threat. The same with crying. Often, the sight of someone crying (and you having some idea about why they are crying) will make you cry. That is the basis of empathy. It is a person...

That was pretty funny. Mainly, I wasn't expecting it and the title sold me on it being a gore-fest.

Just fiction, not fantasy but by a fantasy writer Ursula K Le Guin. She wrote a short story called "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" I can't read that story without crying and simultaneously becoming enraged with the characters. It is a very powerful story. It is probably more-so if you...

I have a soft spot for the beast and man-beast mixes of myth. One of my favorites is the Chimera and another is the Minotaur. I like the Chimera because of how weird it is and hey fire comes out one end and a snake bite from the other so that is pretty cool. As far as the minotaur, I like the...

Funny story. One of my friend's was curious about this so he showed the Star Wars movies in the publised order to his friend's kid. So he was about 9 and watched SW, ESB, and then RoTJ. They were basically watching the kid while he watched the movie. During ESB when Vader did that reveal., they...

Ironically, I just used this same segment for a different post, but SPOILER ALERT FOR FOUNDATION SERIES ------- ----- ----- IN the Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov) book, "Foundation and Earth" they finally find Earth long after Asimov's Robot Series time (which would be our far future)...