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    Thanks vs. Add Reputation?

    Aw! Thank you!
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    What do you do besides write?

    When I'm not writing, I'm studying for an IT certification, sleeping, or listening to podcasts. My podcast listening these days runs from "Writing Excuses" to podcasts on how to sell more and what's happening in the news.
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    Anyone play the Sims?

    I use Sims 3 to lay waste to entire days, when I need a brain-break. I never considered using them for character study. Lately I create entire households of evil characters and then watch them hate on each other while I build weird or grand mansions around them.
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    Thanks vs. Add Reputation?

    :confused: Sorry if this newbie question doesn't belong in this forum :confused: What is the difference between "thanks" for someone's post, and "adding" to their reputation for someone's post? Is one preferred over the other? Thanks!
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    What exactly is wrong with swearing?

    I think in some circumstances the purpose of the ritual is to single-focus intent. Like at a funeral, the intent is to honor or end association with the dead person, and the participants' focus is supposed to be on accomplishing that. If someone were to begin speaking about sex or cursing, that...
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    Ask me about swords.

    I have questions about sabers that would be used by heavy cavalry. What differences in use, advantage/disadvantage, and so on might there be between use of one on foot, versus use of one by someone still mounted? Thanks!
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    Keeping track of it all

    So, you have a complex magic system, political system, economic system, plus continents and cities and neighborhoods. And characters major and minor, with appropriate backstories and more. So what is your favorite tool for keeping track of all this as you progress through your novel?
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    The most frightening aspect of a character.

    The scariest character/person to me is the one who can perform evil actions while completely convinced of their "goodness". I think of characters like Nurse Ratchet in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - one who can mess with someone else's mind, even hurt them physically, and yet smile and coo as...
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    Slipping from the marketplace to the back alleys...

    Hey all! I've been reading and enjoying Mythic Scribes for ages, but this is my first foray into the forums. I've had a horror short story published, and am now working on a fantasy novel. I'm stalling myself out lately as I'm actually wanting it to go a few different directions, and I...
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    What are you Reading Now?

    I'm reading Liu Cixin's The Three Body Problem translated in English from Chinese. I'm really loving this author, and the historical base his story is written in!
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