Recent content by Paladin

Yeah, sometimes I think I get a little too caught up in trying to make things as realistically plausible as possible... for credibility's sake, I guess. Which, honestly, can probably hurt a fantasy story/setting at times... or at least hold it back. I'm not trying to write a science textbook...

Thanks everyone for all the detailed answers! I really appreciate the help and suggestions! It sounds like the four moons idea may not work so well from a highly realistic perspective. But, as Cold said, I know the highly realistic/scientific perspective isn't always something a fantasy...

Here's my two Science/Astronomy questions... I guess they're each actually a collection of questions. 1. I was just wondering if anyone might know how this would work realistically. If a planet had 4 moons, what sort of effects would this have on the planet? I'm no astronomer but I'm...

Thanks so much for the detailed answers Steerpike and Devor. I hope I didn't come off as sounding impatient or anything. If I did, I apologize for that. I appreciate the quick reply even though its a holiday weekend. I was expecting the answer you gave about copyright violations in other...

Thanks. I did read through this thread before posting but I felt like, while some similar questions were asked, most of my questions were different enough that I should ask them. It seemed like this thread hadn't been updated in a year though so I thought I should make my own. I hope my...

Seeking advice about protecting my ideas/IP Edit: As the thread title states, I'm looking for actual, detailed advice, not yes/no lists. If you're going to answer my questions, please do elaborate and leave some detailed answers that both answer my questions as well as give me some advice...

I think the answer to the question is... different things can kill a fictional world's believability, depending on the reader. Different readers will have different expectations and different likes and dislikes when they begin to read a book. Some readers will probably be reading books for...

It seems plausible to me. I mean, obviously, Tolkien must have got H.G. Wells to build him a time machine, which allowed him to come forward in time, become a fan of Rowling, then return to his own time to write "The Hobbit" as a tribute. I do worry about the time paradoxes this has created...

Thanks for the suggestions. Yeah the name doesn't have to be similar to Tyria at all. I'm open to any possibilities at this point. If I have to rename the kingdom, I would probably want to just start over with a completely different sounding name anyway. I don't really want to be reminded of...

I would like to thank everyone for all the very helpful suggestions and advice. I really appreciate all the feedback I received. :) Sorry it took me a few days to reply, I've had a busy week. Unfortunately, I think I'm leaning toward changing the name of the Tyrian kingdom to something...

Welcome, Stuart! I'm pretty new to the forum myself but this seems like a great place to meet other writers and get help and inspiration for fantasy writing. I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. I can definitely relate on what you said about becoming more self critical after...

Hey, thanks for welcoming me everyone. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who suffers from writer's avalanche :D After looking at some other introductions, I realize I probably went on for far longer than necessary in my own intro and I hope no one was put off by that. All of you who...

Hello everyone, I would like to get some feedback about something I've been unsure about for quite a while now. I'm sure any of you who've developed your own worlds know that naming places can be challenging. My own fantasy world is meant to be more realistic and closer to realistic scale...

Hello everyone, you can call me Paladin. I stumbled across this forum recently and so far, it seems to be exactly what I was looking for: a relatively tame forum populated by creative and friendly fantasy writers. I've always had a difficult time meeting other writers, especially writers...