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Mad Swede replied to the thread "My Characters are not Me" Train of Thought?.As The Dark One says, writers discuss this a lot. My view is that whatever we may think our characters do reflect aspects of both... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Four-letter words in literature....Possibly you mean that they swear a little more openly? I've known quite a few of what some would call the upper class, and even they...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Help With Important stories.OK, given your background you won't need any sensitivity readers for that first book you want to write. In fact, your background is...
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There is lots of swearing in my work, mainly because of the story contexts/subject matter. It wouldn't seem authentic without the... -
Sounds like graphics card, which is not great news, There was a cartoon, many and many a year ago, that has ever held true. When...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Color Me Annoyed.Is it your screens or the graphics card/chip on your computer?
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Tired of using the same word.Might I recommend Jim Colville's translation of " الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطر " ("The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight")? I'm sure...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread LAUNCH DAY.Yes, I do my best not to make my stories war porn/fight porn/weapons porn/macho men BS. The people, their personalities and their...
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Absolutely. And I worked hard to not make this into war porn/gun porn/Navy SEAL Ooh Rah BS. It's much more about the personalities and...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread LAUNCH DAY.Probably the earliest examples of fantasy authors putting their real life military experiences into their world building are JRR Tolkien...
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Rereading this, I realize this sounds big-headed. Stick with me for a minute, though. As a lot of you Old Guard here know, I did all my...
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Okay, fine; I'm relenting. The Kindle version of STONELANDS will be available on 12 May. Preorder now for $4.99. After launch, it'll...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Victorian England.Start with the various UK Census, especially those from 1851 onwards. Look at the local trade guides and the local newspapers, and also...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Four-letter words in literature....C S Lewis did not dislike Lady Chatterley's Lover. Far from it, he saw it's literary qualities. He seems to have felt that it could have...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.The trouble is, things like supposition and inclusivism are not tidbits in C S Lewis writings. So many people get blinded by the fact...