Recent content by Stable_Idiot

Also just want to point out that the lack of a sun is only significant to your characters if at some point they've experienced the world when it had a sun. Otherwise they have nothing to compare it to, it would just be the way the world is. There's a well know philosophical concept called...

If you were writing a sci-fi fiction I'd say you might need that level of detail, but in a fantasy world I'm not sure your characters would ever look at it that way. The point I was trying to make is that a fantasy world doesn't have to follow the rules that exist in our universe. Pratchett's...

Since I didn't see it mentioned, faith in a cause or belief in the righteousness of their action. That could make a 'Good' character do something like torture but you'd have to have quite an extensive setup to make it work. Along the lines of 'the road to hell is paved with good intentions', the...

If you have to know that I'd make the explanation rooted in fantasy rather than science, that way you avoid the temptation of introducing ideas that don't fit your world. As mention above Tolkien had the Two Trees of Valinor or in my previous example the Aurora could be the breath of a dying...

I think the advantage of it being a fantasy world is that you don't need too much science to back it up. You could have a setting where the only light source was feint aroura in the sky and just build in around that. You just have to show how it affects the characters. What they think about it...

Hey all, Thought I'd just make a quick intro post as I'm hoping to find a community here to get involved with. I'm 35 and have been writing on and off for a few years now; thought it was about time to see if I can find some online friends who share the interest. I don't have any local writing...

Ahh sorry, I meant to the group. I've already got the app, shall I PM you my id?

I'm interested! Is there a discord link somewhere?