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Mad Swede reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread Is this a 'real' thing? (In reality, not just romanticized fiction) with
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I've got some thoughts on this, but instead of talking theoretical, let's see the execution. Do you have any of this on the page, yet? -
Mad Swede reacted to Malik's post in the thread Is this a 'real' thing? (In reality, not just romanticized fiction) with Like.
I'm a former amateur boxer and retired Army, with nearly 10 years in Special Operations. I've been beaten up, blown up, shot, stabbed...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this a 'real' thing? (In reality, not just romanticized fiction).In reality muscle damage like that would probably prevent you standing properly. You certainly wouldn't be able to stand while that sort...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this a 'real' thing? (In reality, not just romanticized fiction).In combat, whether you're using knives, swords, guns or baseball bats, it's usually the combination of shock and blood loss which kills...
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Mad Swede reacted to Malik's post in the thread Is this a 'real' thing? (In reality, not just romanticized fiction) with Like.
Swordfighting isn't sport fencing. It's the incidental damage that wears a fighter down. More often than not--especially in...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Unreal real.Ah, the Church of St John in Ranui. Ranui is part of Santa Maddalena in the Val di Funes. In the backrgound the Odle massif. Val Gardena...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread I need help with writing.Welsh people are just like most other people. So write the characters first, then worry about potential stereotyping. There is no single...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread How do y'all make up "fantasy names?".I use my knowledge of languages as the basis for naming characters and places. In your case I'd look up names from the period and use...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Identifying and sharpening your writing voice.The answer, for me , is simple. Write. Write a lot. Write short stories, write long stories. It's the only way you find your own style...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.And now we have the next oneSheilawisz: precious thomas
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.roiess
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Be on the Lookout for AI Bots in Our Forums and Our DM's.Rose1. Festus. Authors Ally.
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Months and Calendar.Before you get to the point of working out the number of days in each month and so on, I'd ask you how many people in your setting can...
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Mad Swede reacted to skip.knox's post in the thread My writing style, right for me, or too 'distracted' ? with Like.
Have you finished any story? That is, all the way to either self-publishing or submitting the story to an agent or magazine? If the...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread My writing style, right for me, or too 'distracted' ?.This is not really about how many stories you have on the go at the same time. It is about your writing discipline, because it is this...