Recent content by Magicat

The Inca culture is interesting. They were a very well-organised, using research into managing micro-climates in the Andes to increase production (you can visit their "research station"), and collected surpluses in great stores along many of the 000s of kilometres of tracks they laid down The...

I have just picked up this thread. I too have trouble with most of the points you make Yora, especially grim dark and what I believe is called "steampunk". I listen to books on Audible as well as read on Kindle, and have discovered several good fantasy writers whose work meets most of your...

Thank you, William. I have many ideas floating around my head, I now hope for the chance to develop at least one!

My apologies, Maker of Things, I addressed my piece of doggerel to the wrong person. Thank you for your kind words - the the recommendation for the salad. It's nice to be back.

Thank you, Maker of Things May the Buffalo wings Take you higher and higher To where you aspire. As you can tell, poetry is far from my best genre - I'd better avoid bards in my tales!

Hallo everyone. I'm re-introducing myself after a 4-year break, in which time I have moved house to a totally new area, overseen the refurbishment of said house with my husband, been to 5 funerals in 9 months (including my mother-in-law, )got stuck into the new community, travelled quite a bit -...

When in the history of your world is your planned story? Religions develop/mutate/divide over time, so some straightforward devotees of your pantheon would be fine early in your world's development, but after centuries I can see that followers of Kyva could be autocrats/ruling classes ("we know...

I have stumbled on this fascinating exchange, on my return to Mythic Scribes. I love the idea of the eternal candle too. May I offer a thought, picking up this from skip.knox on 23 July. (I hope I've copied it successfully, my computer skills leave much to be desired. I thought the same. But if...

I read all the Clan of the Cave Bear books, including the notes in which the author described the background research. This included contacting, and even in some cases visiting, academic researchers some of whom allowed her access to their sites. The only caveat is that the first book was...

Greetings, JPT, we're almost neighbours. I'm just over the border, but I can see Welsh hills from my garden - assuming that the incoming weather doesn't spoil the view?

Hallo, Phrase, and welcome. I'm a new member too, bit I salute you - a published author!. As others have said, I'm sure folk will be really interested on learning from your experience.

Welcome, Ben.D. I joined a couple of weeks a go, and I'm really enjoying myself here. I look forward to hearing more from you - find a thread or two and start posting!

From someone North of the Border, after the election "any Brit is a good Brit" is a compliment MapHatter. This forum can be distracting, but I'm sure you (and I, if it comes to that, I've still lots to learn) will get the hang of it. I've concluded that like any new thing, it takes some...

Oh, I love the emoticons, I intend to learn how to do those. Wait, how about now . . .:) I think my fingers may find Stephanie easier, thank you. They'll have to get it right if I initiate a message to you, I s'pose. This on-line stuff is really hard for someone with a Very Old mobile 'phone...

Hallo, MapHatter, we're in the same time-zone. I joined about a week ago, and have had such fun already. The people here are warm, welcoming and many show a grand sense of humour. I can empathise with all you've said - keep in touch if you'd like. I fossicked around the various forums, made a...