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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general).No, they're a person with some real mental health issues. I came across a few like it on the various UN missions I served on, although... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.I don't have a website, or any form of social media presence as an author. I just don't have time. My publisher does explain when the...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.Thank you for all the supportive comments. I mean that. I think what I'm having trouble coming to terms with is the expectations that...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general).At this point I'm going to suggest that you read Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence. That book disproves your point in many ways.
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing characters that are awkward about sex (or romance in general).As I wrote earlier in the thread, this is partly why I use a fade to black. It's the events around which develop the characters and...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.I wish it were that simple. I hadn't quite appreciated that I'd develop a sense of loyalty to my readers, by which I mean that the...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.I wish it was that simple, but it isn't. I can't not write. I'm compelled to write. So it isn't a question of walking away. I guess what...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Is this success?.No, that is not what I wrote. I write for deeply personal reasons, which isn't the same thing. Inevitably I, like most authors (or so...
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Now I know that seems like an odd question, but bear with me through this post and maybe you'll understand why I'm asking myself that...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Realistic yet interesting plots?.Read a lot, especially local news and politics. You'd be surprised at how many personal conflicts and vendettas there are in local...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Realistic yet interesting plots?.Might I suggest that you should study them a bit more? If you want story and plot material for your fanatsy world then the run up to...
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Many, but not nearly as many as I would like to have read. EDITED: Also I believe on should read broadly, if one wants to write, as to...
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I forget where I read it, but the quote to live by is, "Reading is breathing in. Writing is breathing out."
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Mad Swede replied to the thread How many books have you read?.Being dyslexcic I do not read one book a week. But I do read as many as I can. I've never counted how many books I've read, but I have...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Differences between 'copyright' and 'trademark' when doing parodies..The answer to your question depends on which country you are talking about. The US allows a broader interpretation of parody than is the...
