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Mad Swede replied to the thread Why Do Some Fantasy Worlds Breathe?.For me good writing is inherently by and for people, but it is also about people. As writers we try to build an emotional bridge with... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread When is the 'best time' to bring back a minor character?.I always name all characters, majhor and minor. That way I can bring minor characters back if I need to - which can and should happen if...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread So about language-isms not in your native language?.Start by reading the following threads: Favourite fantasy books and why What are your top fifteen favorite novels/series...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread So about language-isms not in your native language?.I criticised your apparent lack of reading and your apparent reliance on Youtubers. That has nothing to do with your intelligence.
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Mad Swede reacted to MSadiq's post in the thread So about language-isms not in your native language? with
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I don't like to make assumptions, but I think some, like myself, fall into the trap of thinking that fantasy doesn't require much... -
Mad Swede reacted to MSadiq's post in the thread So about language-isms not in your native language? with Like.
To add to this, the internet is genuinely a terrible place for learning how to use colloquial expressions. When expressions migrate to...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters at Once.Ah, now she's not named in the Bible, she is only described as Manoah's wife. However, whilst serving in the Lebanon with UNIFIL I did...
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Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread So about language-isms not in your native language? with Like.
I tend to agree with MS quite a lot, I've noticed, though I probably would have found a way to say the above a little less...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread So about language-isms not in your native language?.I've been trying to think how to write this diplomatically. And I've given up. You do not read anything like enough. Watching a bunch...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread So about language-isms not in your native language?.Agreed, and I'd stress the need to read widely and extensively. Only then can you hope to gain the insight you need both to use...
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Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread So about language-isms not in your native language? with Like.
I do it a lot but I have read very extensively in the relevant cultures and have visited the relevant countries with my ears very much...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread How Epic Fantasy Writes So Many Characters at Once.Hmm. Might I challenge the idea of a traditionally large cast? The Lord of the Rings doesn't have a large cast at all, in fact if I...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Caption this....I thought custom was to gibbet people at the crossroads, not feed them to the spiders?
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Mad Swede replied to the thread To map, or not to map?.We've discussed artwork dpi before (here: Book cover artwork DPI) and the general rule is that you should be using as high a resolution...
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Also, this, from STONELANDS, which you can find in the book. It's a military SF/fantasy crossover, and having been an intelligence...