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Malik replied to the thread How much should we explain existing mythology in our stories?.If you mean extant mythology in our world that you're working into your fantasy novel, unless it's common knowledge, you're going to... -
Malik reacted to TheCrystallineEntity's post in the thread How much should we explain existing mythology in our stories? with
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I feel that a few important questions to ask for any scene are: 1) What does the reader need to know right now? 2) What needs to be... -
*Adjusting his mindset according to the tempo of the fight! (I don't know what autocorrect did at the end of this comment, but ai did...
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A very good point! I never thought about it that way. The change in tempo in the description, is probably making the experience more...
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What is hard to capture is how those involved in the fight see things. Sure, the witnesses all think it happens so fast. And maybe it...
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Malik replied to the thread Descriptions of fight scenes.I write mine so that the time it takes to read/describe the action stays the same relative to the time it takes the action to happen...
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I've already killed my Social Media presence so I guess I got that one right.
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Does Scribes count as social media? I've never quite been able to pin down that phrase anyway. I'm a long-time user of net-based...
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Me I'm a pretty happy-go-lucky extrovert and I can tell you: it doesn't make social media any more palatable xD
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Malik replied to the thread Hear Me Out - Nuke Your Social Media.I cosplay as an extrovert at fantasy cons. It's exhausting. At the end of the day, the extrovert costume itches and smells just like...
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Well, in my case, I'd have to sign up first, before nuking it. But that doesn't make much sense, does it? I think I've seen a Facebook...
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Malik reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread Hear Me Out - Nuke Your Social Media with Like.
A book, breaking even? What arcane magic is that? Congrats! I do agree that Social Media isn't necessary for an author carreer. It...
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Facebook pretty much is my social media, with a sideways link to Instagram. I ended up on FB by accident - my lovely young daughter sent...
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Absolutely congratz! That's such great news. Also thanks for sharing this. I have never had any socials and was worrying about whether...
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I've been saying this for years. Running a Social Media account is a terrible way to market. It's on par with trying to market a book by...