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Though I am not positive what you are looking for, I'll take a stab at it: the rebirth occurs gradually, not suddenly like is sometimes the case, but slowly, dramatically, as she rises from the watery depths. She is surfacing in a lake with inverted pressure, so when she is in the deepness/void...

In a town suspended in gigantic trees I have people falling/jumping from tree to tree as a popular form of transportation (unidirectional: i.e., down). The town also has various types of bridges and carts hanging on vines strung through the forest that are useful for long expeditions and hunting...

Hey Nightender, welcome to the forum, hope it proves useful :)

You can say that again. It's canny and true that you created the universe of your world, and the way you disseminate magick from the Beginning through biological and historical bases is awesome, as you approach the issue from the ground up. I wouldn't be surprised if you've mapped out how each...

Wow Shangrila, that is a wonderfully creative system—I'd like to see how it works in the context of your story when it's done. And Varamyrr: I like the idea of magic being an illness as it puts a time limit on the heroes escapades and enhances them with superhuman powers. It also makes for a...

I know what you mean, describing things like this can sometime be like trying to describe a dream. Darkblade, I like the way you limit your system by having it draw from the wizards soul: way cool. But what does the wizard lose when he draws upon it? I'm imagining that he fades away like a...

Magic systems impact stories to the core, effecting the fundamental laws of the world, bringing abstract concepts together with the real. Yet the range of forms that a magic system can take is enormous; there being so many cool things that authors can and have done (though there are even more...

Hey Feo, I never insisted that someone stand for more than themselves, I claimed that tall women often symbolize independence, a rather unrefined claim, I must admit, but not the same thing. If I had said something like tall women in Fantasy are often independent I would be matching what I...

The problem seems to be that the function this character has in your story deviates from her form, requiring her to change or for you to loosen the realistic integrity of the story to abide her in her current form. Does her height play an important role in the story or are you simply interested...

I think you are right Steerpike, counting the spines on this Mexican sierra, we've got shivering as a participle phrase (or participial: I don't know if there is a difference), branches is an appositive and a synecdoche for trees, and one only has to look at the verb to discover the tense of any...

Hey Nihal, I like your attitude. Welcome!

Welcome Shaun! I wish you luck figuring out what happens in the muddle of your story.

Welcome to the forum Chris. We are practically neighbors: I live in Fort Collins. How fantastic!

Though it is mostly a matter of taste here, I would use who as it emphasizes the humanity (or relatability) of the subject more than that does. Yet, in switching to who instead of that the question of who these characters inspire and enchant ostensibly increases, as who is commonly used as an...

There are many differences between the male and female perspective on romance, most of which can be attributed to the gender norms of whatever society the romance is occurring in along with the situational social context of the couple's interaction. However, I can think of no historical society...