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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is a ancient fantasy world better than an modern one?.Hmm. What are these intriguing themes that feel timeless that you feel need an ancient setting to explore? Is there any reason you think... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread How do you treat gods in your setting?.Maybe you need to take a step back and think about what sort of story you want to write. Where is your focus? I ask that because in my...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Do you have any characters that are 'goblin coded' ?.Mig veterligen är det inte ett lokalt eller dialektalt uttryck, så du har kanske inte sprungit på det någon gång. Och jag som trodde det...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Do you have any characters that are 'goblin coded' ?.Har du aldrig hört någon säga "si-och-så är ett riktigt träsktroll"?
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Do you have any characters that are 'goblin coded' ?.In Swedish we would say "träsktroll", meaning someone who doesn't really give a stuff about the image they project (particularly...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing 2 Books on Pre-Christian Scandinavia.You do understand how long a period you are looking at, don't you? It took about 1000 years (yes, ten centuries) to convert the whole of...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread AI translation.Writing this both as a traditionally published author who's books have been translated and as someone who has used translation tools...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread how to actually write books.Write. Just write. Until you get words down on the page you won't know how you write, or what your writing is like. Don't worry about...
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Mad Swede reacted to The Dark One's post in the thread How and when did you decide on the title of your story? with
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Never force it. About two thirds of the way through the draft the title will simply appear in a flash of genius and you'll feel it was... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread How to use the economic, political, and sociocultural concepts in a fantasy world?.My simple advice would be to write your story, and to ask a few simple questions as you do so: What do the main characters do for a...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Starting your book.No, you don't have to start the book with the main character. With that written, if you start a story with another character then this...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.I'll dare to be different and say that I don't hate any trope. What I hate is bad writing. Tropes are a way of analysing the structure...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread i would never….There are times when I get sick of hearing the word "trope". There's a distressing tendency to think of creative writing in terms of the...
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There is no such thing as wasted words, especially when you're at the beginning of this road that, if you're lucky, you're going to...