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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Does anyone know where I can get stats for city populations in years past?.It probably depends on the size of the city. The issue for ancient Rome for instance wasn't the raiders running through the countryside... -
Interesting premise, but I don't read much any more, all my extra time is writing until someday I retire... it that ever happens, heh...
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Prince of Spires reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing! with
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You deserve an ice cream. Even just sending the manuscript off to an editor takes moxey. Go you! My editor is my wife. Think that makes... -
Prince of Spires replied to the thread Please check out my book!.Good luck with your book. I like the cover, though perhaps it's a bit low on contrast.
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.I feel like you missed the point of AlexS post. Which was that he described the exact same situation as described in the original post...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Fellow Gamers: Why is failing 'simple' jumps over and over so infuriating?.I think it's because in real life jumping is fairly straightforward (though if you've seen a kid learning how to jump, you realize it's...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Intro.Hi Vaeloria! Welcome to Scribes. Just to put it out there, but this isn't true. You can indie publish a novel for free. Write your...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread How do you keep writing when the motivation fades?.I'm with the others that waiting for inspiration is pointless. Writing a novel takes something like 200 hours, editing takes something...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Three and a half years of writing ... and I still have no clue what I'm doing!.Some good advice in the thread here alread. I'll take a different stab at it. First, realize this is perfectly normal. Writing is an...
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Prince of Spires reacted to Malik's post in the thread Is it true that your first book getting published should be a standalone and not part of a series? with Like.
Every book in your series should stand alone as well as working in a series. A reader should be able to jump into the story at any...
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Prince of Spires reacted to Demesnedenoir's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
Quite a few years ago, pretty much every agent was seeking "own voice." The nomenclature changes, but monolithic is the right word. The...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Is it true that your first book getting published should be a standalone and not part of a series?.I think part of this also was that computers and email weren't a thing. Simply getting a full manuscript printed out and sending it via...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread How would I write a power to influence people's feelings without making it evil?.You can read Mistborn, by Sanderson, where some of the characters have this kind of power. It's a decent example. It comes down to how...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread It's 1900's Japan, you're stuck in a horror story, would you trust a random priest wearing a fox mask?.If a guy saves my life (assuming that's what saves the protagonist means here), then I'd probably trust him. At least I'd likely give...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Basing fantasy culture on real life cultures?.I think some parts of it are unavoidable. The environment partially shapes the culture. So the moment you take a real earth environment...