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Apocalyptic events.
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Putting a bit more thought into it, I guess I would have to class the invasion of the Roman Empire by a quarter million goblins would...
Apr 7, 2024
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Transitory Groups
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There are two things here: itinerants and marginalized people. The notion of marginalization presents some interesting angles when in...
Apr 7, 2024
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Apocalyptic events.
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Nothing at the world level. I try to keep that word in reserve, to use it only in its original sense. For more secular, modern stuff, I...
Apr 7, 2024
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Hi, Since we're being shameless, I can tell you there's always hope. Just finished "Freaksville" after more than a year of restarting...
Apr 7, 2024
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Are classical tropes overdone?
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>But, I still see so many stories which don't. Sure, but that doesn't relate to the trope, it relates to the fact that few stories are...
Apr 6, 2024
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What was hard to write?
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It's usually been logistics. I had a hard time in my first novel figuring how to get a Roman legion across a river in the face of a...
Apr 6, 2024
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Do you gravitate toward particular body types?
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I'm sure I do, but not consciously, so I would have to go back through all that I've written, making notes of weight-related adjectives...
Apr 6, 2024
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Are classical tropes overdone?
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>What is meant to be used instead? My first reaction to this question was to seize upon the passive voice. What is meant to be used ...
Apr 5, 2024
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The Blurb for Faerie Rising: The First Book of Binding
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This is going to sound way out there, but as we're progressing with the series I'm actually starting to enjoy writing blurbs. They're...
Mar 30, 2024
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You don't need to fall flat on your face. Just twist on your way down and take it on the shoulder. Pro tip #845
Mar 29, 2024
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I'm just generally happy that I finally have a nice, big epic fantasy story to work on that I really like, and think might be pretty...
Mar 29, 2024
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fat characters
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>What plot reasons do you have for characters to be the default? None. But I do have a writing reason. As has been said (more...
Mar 29, 2024
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We can also flip this the other way around, which I do a whole lot when drafting. As I write I have a habit of pausing with every single...
Mar 29, 2024
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The Blurb for Faerie Rising: The First Book of Binding
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Much better! I hate writing ad copy in all forms, blurbs included. It requires I somehow manage to be simultaneously analytical and...
Mar 29, 2024
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The Blurb for Faerie Rising: The First Book of Binding
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I agree about the breath-holding. The opening sentence feels more strung out than punchy. >Winter Mulcahy is a wizard, a potion master...
Mar 28, 2024
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