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Petrarch first used the term "dark ages" in the 1330s, criticising what he percieved to be the poor standards of literature in Italy at... -
skip.knox replied to the thread Web Novel Platforms.Do you mean get noticed on Wattpad or get your work noticed more generally? It's somewhere between devilishly difficult and even more...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Purple Prose and playing with words.Redditors are human beings. Some will be snarky and some will be helpful. As with other gatherings of humans, the ratio will vary with...
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skip.knox replied to the thread External linking question.Your website has more than the tropes page. I don't get the preference, but to return to the original post: Linking to an author website...
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skip.knox replied to the thread External linking question.I thought you meant it was *your* TV Tropes page. If it isn't your page, then it doesn't belong in your sig.
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skip.knox replied to the thread Purple Prose and playing with words.I would not call either example purple. The second example is hackneyed. The twist could surely be better described. To be purple it...
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skip.knox replied to the thread External linking question.I'm not sure it's a rule, but it's certainly a guideline. I agree with pmmg. But something seems odd here. You want to link to...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.There is a vast fantasy literature sent in the Victorian era. Nearly as much set in Tudor times, with another large helping set in early...
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skip.knox reacted to pmmg's post in the thread A quote from the late Sir Terry Pratchett... with
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Despite his stories, Niel Gaimon called Mr. Prachet, not funny, but angry... The quote seems to fit. Its easy to think others, or even... -
skip.knox replied to the thread Discovery mapping.Well, faulty memory. I pulled the map and it's 1360. Not a whole lot going on, except a pause in the 100 Years War. Europe was just...
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skip.knox reacted to hunterjwizzard's post in the thread How about one more thread about maps? with Like.
Yup. I am looking in to doing that next. Unfortunately I am in the midst of a massive heatwave and have all my more sophisticated...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Ask, you may be surprised.I've read Stonelands. The research was definitely worth the time and money! ... I'm trying to make a joke that would involve wings but...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Discovery mapping.All problems are absurd right up until you solve them. Some people do start with the map. I wish them well; they go by paths I cannot...
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Back before the internet, you would call a research librarian and ask them stuff. They'd get back to you, usually within a few hours...
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skip.knox replied to the thread How do you handle near-analogues in your world building?.First, keep in mind that what is familiar to one reader may not be to another. There is no way for you to know what are the expectations...