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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...
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skip.knox replied to the thread How about one more thread about maps?.You did say website. I don't think there's anything for e-books, but for html I entered this as a search string: a widget or embed that...
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skip.knox replied to the thread A quote from the late Sir Terry Pratchett....>Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one. Too facile for my taste. Seems to me all stories require imagination, both to...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Trialectic?.One reason (of many) I don't develop as much as I might as a writer is exactly because each new story is a new working experience. I do...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Discovery mapping.First, thanks for the replies, I do appreciate folks taking the time to share. I have loads of maps--historical maps. Thirty years of...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Discovery mapping.>Just as I would when writing historical fiction I do write historical fantasy fiction. I do have maps, but they are very high level...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Stress in medieval times.I don't have anything that addresses stress directly, but the term itself feels awfully broad, or at least that there are several faces...
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The current thread about mapping has made me wonder about this: I am a chaotic writer. I'd like to claim I'm chaotic good but I suspect...
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skip.knox replied to the thread I can't seem to upload media anymore....Here's an idea. Grab the image pmmg posted above. I'll assume you know how to do that, but if you don't, just ask. Once you have it...