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    If you're going to do this in a way that doesn't feel forced then you need to think through the culture in your setting in som detail...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Scam e-mails.
    They do indeed. Facebook, Instagram etc. But I guess my main message would be that these scammers are intelligent, motivated and...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Scam e-mails.
    More than that, this whole business runs on personal contacts so your agent will have an ear to the ground and will have heard about...
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    Mad Swede reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread Scam e-mails with Like Like.
    Yup. And any legitimate studio who's interested in putting a pin in your film rights will know not only to contact your agent rather...
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    Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Scam e-mails with Like Like.
    I doubt whether a legit film rights buyer would give up easily. And the reality is, most (not all, I grant you) writers whose books are...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Fiction vs realistic.
    I write speculative fiction, and I guess most in the English speaking parts of the world would call it low fantasy. With that written, I...
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    Mad Swede reacted to Malik's post in the thread Fiction vs realistic with Like Like.
    I write "hard fantasy." I made a career out of writing fantasy that elevates suspension of disbelief into plausible deniability...
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    Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Fiction vs realistic with Like Like.
    I should add, I never referred to her as a druid (quite deliberately). He made his own connection.
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    Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Fiction vs realistic with Like Like.
    As I've said before, I don't write fantasy but I do write historical and speculative fiction. Even one of my crime novels has a decent...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Despite a few delays....
    The books will arrive from the printers on a few more pallets than that, and the books also have to be repacked when being sent to the...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Scam e-mails.
    You need to start being wary now, and above all you need to follow Writer Beware and also Bewares, Recommendations & Background Check on...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Despite a few delays....
    Thank you. What has come as news to me is how much internal coordination my publisher does when planning print runs for their various...
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    Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread Despite a few delays... with Like Like.
    Well done MS. It's always exciting having a new book on the shelves and that's a very decent print run. My biggest was 5k (and there...
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    Mad Swede replied to the thread Despite a few delays....
    Well, pmmg started the following thread on what to do when your book is finished: Book Finished, what now?
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    Naruzeldamaster mentioned an odd e-mail that he'd received in a thread in Chit Chat, and today Writer Beware published the following...
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