Recent content by Scribe Lord

I have long since given up hope that this joke will ever die... (: I suppose the reason Google Translate will always remain a language teacher's worst nightmare is because it can't think in the language like a human can. All it can do is try to individually toss in one word for another...

I may be off the mark on what you mean here... It really depends how much one's 'strength' factors in, but magic only limited by one's imagination would result in a completely unrecognizable world. Just to scratch at the surface, most jobs and crafts would simply cease to exist. Each individual...

I just thought I would make a mention here about the shootings that happened in Orlando that left fifty people dead and even more wounded. Several of my friends were near the place when it happened, but were fortunately unharmed. I find it increasingly tragic and sad that such events continue to...

Without giving this question much thought here's my two cents. Lately I've been struggling to write about someone who is immortal. Now obviously there is no true way of knowing whether I've gotten it right or not, but that's the beauty of Fantasy. We get to experiment with characters who have...

I figured! It's a nice riddle. "He'll judge and praise for what's within." and "Heed his call and find your peace." set me off in the right direction. Though to be honest, it was your hint that really confirmed it for me.

I'm going to hazard a guess and say that the answer to the second riddle is one's 'conscience'.

Can someone explain to me how one would glorify racism or prejudice in a novel? Say my MC is raised in a culture where racism is merely the norm. While this doesn't hold any major position in the plot, he does on rare occasions act racist and attempts to argue and justify it. By the end of the...

Well I think I'll just dump a quote here... “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations...

Yeah, it really depends on how old the baby is. If it is a newborn, they can generally survive for a couple days just on the stores which they are born with. At it's early stages, milk is really the only viable thing for a baby. It might be possible to get away with some kind of sugar water...

Undecided on this one. I generally dislike books where demons are running around, but then again, I really enjoyed Bartimaeus. I suppose it really depends on how it is done. I was under the the impression that it originated from the Hebrew for 'drew out'. Regardless, since the biblical Moses...

I've got a bowl of Elf-ear Salad, Hobbit-foot Roast, some Pickled Dwarf, Orc Liquor, and... *cough* Oh, uh... Wrong party. How embarrassing. I'll be back later. With like some Skyeel and Klah or something.

Except I feel that the person inside wouldn't really be the same anymore either. I'm actually surprised by this poll. Seriously, am I the only one to think that the results of this would wreck complete havoc with one's psychology? Think about. Your old body gets shredded and you are thrust into...

Was browsing and I found this: Hollywood News So apparently Lionsgate is working on making the Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss into a film, tv show, and video game. Yes, all of them. I guess there is still a possibility that it might not go anywhere but I'd say this is pretty big...

Interesting concept. You say it's permanent but what happens if you get attacked again? Can Switching Sparks work twice? If so then maybe the Cisgender victims would be more likely to survive. That hope to be turned back to normal would help them struggle on. There's almost another good story...

I don't understand why you see this as a bad thing. If anything, it could be a golden opportunity for more realism, conflict and development (aka probably a better story). Show how your character justifies what he does. He doesn't even have to align perfectly with your definition of morality...