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LittleOwlbear reacted to ThinkerX's post in the thread Showing versus telling for POV character with
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For the POV character - show. For the other characters - tell. Because you are in the POV character's head, describing what he is... -
LittleOwlbear reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread Showing versus telling for POV character with Like.
It's always a balance, which is personal to your writing style and preference. You can't show everything, because it would make your...
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LittleOwlbear replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.It's not the writing I dislike, but ... - the romanticization of monarchy with "the one true king that needs to return" - the various...
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Well...that's kind of what I mean by grabbing the low hanging fruit. Use a magic sword, must be Tolkien. Use a dark lord, must be...
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For me there has been a back and forth between story and world: I had an original idea for a story, which necessarily included some...
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I really enjoy the concept of world building, the different mechanics that can be created. For example the Symbiosis that exists in...
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LittleOwlbear reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures? with Like.
One of the regions in my story has a white sand desert that looks like a Tundra, obviously weather wise it's the opposite (being a...
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Curiousity. What drives people to dig into anything around them. Why is this works the way it is? How was it made? How to create new...
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LittleOwlbear reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread Favorite topic to write about? with Like.
My favorite thing is character interaction (As my signature says) It doesn't matter if the characters involved grow to like eachother or...
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LittleOwlbear reacted to katelynschoumaker's post in the thread Favorite topic to write about? with Like.
Soooo many! I do really like writing things related to the 'found family' trope, though. I find it interesting to write about a...
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Spirits. Things that are not human but have taken human a aspect so they can talk to us of their experience. Second-place goes to...
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I dont know. I think I have the most fun writing scenes that are showing the growth of relationships between characters. The topic...
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LittleOwlbear replied to the thread Favorite topic to write about?.I also go with people, and add their relationships (romantic, platonic, family, mentor-student ...), because I daydream about various...
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LittleOwlbear reacted to Kassandra's post in the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures? with Like.
I would say, do what works best for you. In my world, I've created completely fictional kingdoms, etc, but I've kept some information...
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LittleOwlbear reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures? with Like.
You'd be surprised at how much real life culture peeks into fantasy culture, especially if you dig into cultures of video games...