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    Mara or Krisky myths?

    Does anyone know anything about the myths of Mara (from Scandinavia) or the Slavic/Russian myths of Krisky? Female demonic spirits said to suffocate a child to death in its sleep... Or does anyone have any good links/book rec's on the subject of Slavic/Russian mythology? Thanks. -MoD
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    Shapeshifter-to-Human Tail Injury?

    Hi all. I have a weretiger character who sustains a pretty major injury to his tail in a fight - it's almost severed. How would that translate when he shifts back to human? A back injury of some sort? Thanks in advance. MotherofDragons
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    Looking for Critique Partner(s)

    Thanks, everyone. I have all the critique partners I need now and am no longer looking. Thanks!
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    Charcaterization in Dialogue

    Ah, but even with identical twins there will be personality differences. For example, with a set of identical twins I know, one is a married scientist with two babies who lives in Maryland and the other a single librarian living with her post-grad school boyfriend in Chicago. Sure, they both...
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    Looking for Critique Partner(s)

    I'm not as active on these forums as I'd like to be so maybe this is presumptuous of me, but I'm looking for 1 or 2 critique partners. I have two right now, but one has gotten swamped with her own life and can't give me as much feedback as I'd like, and I definitely need more than one...
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    Romance And Gender.

    I think even within the sexes there are as many diverse opinions as there are people. Romance, like most things is life, probably rarely boils down to what men think vs what women think. If you want to write a romance from a female POV and want it to appeal to the widest possible female...
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    Historically Accurate Sexism in Fantasy

    That was a very good article, even if, like Amanita said, most if it isn't news. One thing I would like to add to the discussion is that while the history writers themselves may have forgotten or neglected or downright ignored women's voices, and many (many, many, many) cultures and societies...
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    The character you love to hate...

    For a long time when I first started reading the vampire hunter books by Laurell K. Hamilton, I really hated Anita Blake. I loved the stories, but I couldn't *stand* Anita herself. She was just so self-righteous, so full of herself. I've long since stopped reading those books, but I remember how...
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    When In Doubt, Go Star Wars

    I apologize if this link has been posted before, but I found it extremely helpful and clever. Right now I'm in the querying agents process and felt completely overwhelmed by the idea of writing a 1-page synopsis. After searching around the interwebs I found this. Not only is the worksheet...
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    Neil Gaiman's 8 Rules of Writing

    "Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong." So true. I had several people read over various drafts of my ms, and some critiques I...
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    Hi everyone

    I restarted my book just because the first draft sucked. At least you have a good excuse. I like to email my draft (and notes) to myself at a different server, and store it on Google Docs.
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    Introducing Myself

    Thank you, moderators! And don't worry, I ain't scare o' no sharks.
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    Introducing Myself

    Hello everyone! My name is Meredith, aka MotherofDragons. I'm working on third round revisions for my first novel, currently at 80K words, a historical paranormal set in early 20th century Japan. It's the first of a trilogy, which will go around the world and up to present time. The elevator...
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