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    handwritten (just curious)

    I, too, find some romanticism to putting pen to paper. I don't do it all the time, but it definitely helps me through times of being stuck; kind of gets my mind in a different gear to get going again. I also keep a notebook on me at all times to jot ideas and such in. The last manuscript I...
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    Transcending Our Own Limitations

    I have three stories that I have begun, but seem to have fizzled out after several chapters. I find myself jazzed about the story when I start, but then something happens and I lose that. I doubt the story is good enough, I doubt that I've thought it through enough or done enough research...
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    From 1st to 2nd Draft

    I'm just now approaching the first revision of my story. So, first think of the re-vision as a re-seeing of your story. You should definitely have let it sit for at least a couple of weeks before going back to it. Longer, if you can. I left mine for almost three months while I started back...
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    Writing combat

    In the scenes I've written, I've tried to stay out of too much detail. I don't know a great deal about combat, only what I've read and studied of other authors. I think if you're not very familiar with what you are writing, find out as much as you can, but avoid going too far into it. Your...
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    Hello

    Thank you all for the welcome! I went back to school for my bachelor's in English. I currently work for a manufacturing company that will be closing it's doors because the product is being pulled to be built in Mexico. So, after 15 years, I'm moving into strange waters! But, it's exciting...
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    Is "gypsy" an ethnic slur?

    Personally, if your story will lose something by not using, keep it in. There's no way you're not going to eventually offend someone anyway. If your friend is offended by the word, warn them in advance that they may not want to read your book. We choose our words for a reason and you...
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    Religion in story

    I suppose that is really what I'm looking for, something to draw ideas from. I have estalished a religious system involving three known gods, thus far (the current book will introduce a fourth). It is constantly evolving and changing, however! My thought is that it will be bigger. I spent a...
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    Hello

    Wanted to introduce myself to the group! My name is Lela, 37, live in Louisiana, married, one child, who has autism...I work full-time as an Internal Quality Auditor, I started school again this year, I write for a local publication about living with autism and also write fantasy books. I have...
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    Religion in story

    Can anyone suggest books or websites that I could use for research on this topic? My first story does not deal so much with religion, only establishes a basic premise of the belief system of the world. However, my current WiP has a protagonist that is priestly-type (healing, divine magics...
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