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    Giving a character two goals?

    In my opinion, it's a good idea. But you have to seperate them. The personal goal can be something like getting a girlfriend while the plot goal could be destroying the ring in a volcano.
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    Trail of Pyres: Sundering the Gods Book Two

    Demesnedenoir And for a hardcover book?
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    A few thoughts on "tension."

    Well! Hitchcock explained a good trick in one of his interviews. In his example, there were a group of guys, who talked about baseball, in a bar. What they didn't know was that under their table is a bomb, which counts 10, 9, 8, ... The guys don't know it. But the viewer do and he/she thinks...
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    How good is my show don't tell?

    "The waterfall was thundering. Stan listen to it calmly. He leaned back without falling from the chair. The week was stressful enough. At Monday, his mom dated a new guy. At Tuesday, she was crying the whole day and Stan had to consoled her while she was eating vanilla ice cream. At Wednesday...
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    Trail of Pyres: Sundering the Gods Book Two

    How much have you paid for the godly covers? Really, dude. They'll be an eye-catcher in my shelf.
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    Your opinions on “The Prophecy” in Fantasy?

    Nope. I'm good with prophecy. It's an overused cliché. And as long as you don’t use it in a creative (or unique) way it’s totally annoying. Since it was used in Harry Potter, YA novels glutted with them. (And you wonder why your books don’t sell?) I hate it if there is a prophecy. They didn’t...
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    Hero’s journey

    Well… What share Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker? Ok. You may say: “Oh! They’re powerful, they’re orphans, and they’re part of a huge prophecy.” – That’s fine. That’s true! But their stories were made with the hero’s journey. And now my question comes: How can I master this structure?
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    Trail of Pyres: Sundering the Gods Book Two

    Oh, man! That looks awesome. How have you made those?
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    Do You Prefer Reading, Listening, or Watching Stories?

    I prefer everything. But I like reading very much.
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    Machos, idiots and other daily "bugs"

    I think you’ve met at least one person, who is hated extremely by you or the other people around you. Let's talk about this!
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    Plot Driven VS character driven?

    Well. Plot-driven is more about the plot. Character driven is more about the character. And character-driven are more successful because they make kinda fall you in love with them. So, you won’t forget it and buy the next book more likely.
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    Beta readers

    They're good in theory. But I never had one.
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    Hello, here is MythicMirror

    CupofJoe Thanks.
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    Hello, here is MythicMirror

    Hello, I’m MythicMirror. I’m 18 years old and English is just my second language. I like writing stories, sharing them, drawing random stuff and watching good films/series. I hope to publish a novel one day. I hope we can be a great community together. Bye MythicMirror P.S.: I’ve a Tumblr-Blog
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