Recent content by Orilindë

So you mean your prologues are stand-alone novellas. As in not included in your main books?

Wow, okay you really sold that argument with a golden wrapper my friend. But a part of me still wants to know if I'm good enough. I mainly write for myself and what I would like to read. But in all fairness I still would like to know if others would enjoy it as well. So with that, a part of me...

Dang it, I was about to muster the confidence to post the prologue for critique 😅 By nature, I often seek feedback on things I do (writing, work, etc.) but what are the downsides to that would you say pmmg?

Great input. Simply put, the prologue is confined to a scene in which elements of the antagonistic force is introduced alongside elements of which the protagonist will be effected by. So in your words I would describe it as a dramatic scene with with dialogue, action and setting. With hints of...

So I guess you're telling me to post it there 😅

Personally, I really like that prologue. Gives me some good perspective on what I might try to accomplish with my own prologue perhaps.

I first intended it to be chapter one. But for myself, I wanted to explore the background to parts of the conflict I'm working on. I guess one thought I had was that I wanted to practice my writing as well, by saving the introduction of the protagonist a bit. But still introduce the elements he...

I'm not sure if there are any right or wrongs to this, if there are, please enlighten me. But I think I feel that I now have a prologue for my story I'm working on. As of now, it's roughly 3000 words. The dos' and don'ts are maybe of prologues might be hard to define depending on if it's...

I thought that it could be an interesting part of my worldbuilding. But I can really see how it both can slow down the writing, and be a thing needing a book on its own. Great to hear about how other writers feel about this topic.

For those of you who use a fictitious language you've created as part of your worldbuilding, do you translate it in dialogues? For example, if you have a dialogue in English, but a phrase that a character says in that dialogue is in a fictitious native tongue, do you leave the translation to the...

I'm thinking about hinting at the creation through the traditions and religion in my world. My first hint is that a demi-god founded the land where my story takes place. The land itself is part of a world with several lands. In this way, I hint that higher beings are above that demi-god and that...

Since I'm Swedish, I can't help but ask Mad Swede if it is possible to know if you've published any writing. I'm writing in English, so if you're Swedish and can do the same, it would be interesting to read your work. That is, if you're Swedish, I assume, based on your username.

what are some recent really cool original tropes you’ve encountered?

Since I've started taking up fantasy writing, I've been watching and reading many related content on YouTube and Google. Now, I'm starting to see some recommendations of videos on topics that state that traditional tropes are overdone. I've only seen a few such as this one. But it made me wonder...

How much would you say you would want to know about a relationship of this kind? Would I have to show them growing up, a montage, flashbacks? I want to avoid spending the majority of the beginning of the story explaining their deep relationship; at the same time, I feel I have to. Or can I focus...