Recent content by martinH

I d say it matters mostly in context to the character. My inspiration for magic users (and I know it is cheap, but bear with me) are my colleagues, since I work in the IT company. There are some general markings, but they come in all shapes and sizes—even the very good ones. We had an actual...

Hey, I think it should reflect the story it is starting of to be. If it supposed to be and fantasy epic, you start with stuff like "at the end of the third age...", if it s action driven thing, you start in the middle of the action, obviously. So, my question is. What is the story supposed to be?

Hi Dina, first of all, I admire your discipline and focus on daily quotas, I know it is not easy. I know some of these issues pretty well, so let me tell you how am I dealing with them: 1 and 2 are kinda interconnected. I usually let myself write and don t spend much time editing the text from...

I like the magic Victorian era setting with aliens, but I think the most important thing is not to get too carried away in world building and focus on the story. To be honest, the world you have created is way more interesting than the story you described so far. I might be wrong, it is a bit...

Hi guys, thank you for answering. You were very helpful. I will most probably go with "what story needs." Not personificating the Death character but rather go for the "Valkyrie" kind of thing Devor suggested. I am playing with the idea of actually inserting Pratchett's Death character as a...

Always and as many I can possibly find that meet two criteria: 1 - I can trust them to finish the entire text; 2 - I can trust them to give me solid and honest opinion, even if not favorable. The hard thing is to find the critique that is actually worth while.

Hi everyone, I am looking for a bit of advice and a focused discussion, as I am in the state of deep analysis at the moment. So, I apologize in advance for a lengthy explanation. For some time I have been thinking about writing a comedic fantasy story, as I am a big Terry Pratchett fan. I am a...