I think that might be a little unfair. Sure, in real life swords evolve from their cultures, but in a fantasy environment it's perfectly acceptable to think that a range of swords could be known about and produced in a single country or region, I think. It might not be wholly realistic, but it...
I think, if anything, it's necessary. While the word might have a slightly different meaning, there's still some familiarity for the reader, some grounding in their reality. I'd sway from call your 'dragon' creatures dragons, though. While manticores and panthers have slightly vaguer definitions...
Hey man, I'd totally be interested in something like that. I'm quite a critical reader so I think I'd be able to give some decent critique and help polish your writing if anything. Plus my writing is far from perfect so I wouldn't mind a bit of back and forth :)
Sounds interesting, though I'm not sure if planets with rings are often habitable. I'm not sure if it's something to do with temperature or the makeup of the atmosphere, but I'm pretty sure it's impossible to live on a planet like that.
The views would be pretty good though
TheBrain's a pretty useful brainstorming tool, I use it to organise notes when writing. It's also pretty good for taking notes when studying :p
I was wondering if anyone else has used it or if anyone knows of a better program? I like thebrain but it's not really made for the kind of note-taking...
To do illustrations for a whole book, you're likely looking at having to pay someone (at least if you want it done well)
I'm not sure how many artists there are on here but I'm sure a few of them would be more than happy to take on your project as a commission (not really sure how these things work)