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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to skip.knox's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with
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I read a fair amount of older fiction, pre-Internet. That is to say, fiction that was written when writing for a market was the... -
TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Karlin's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
Well, the director would make a good politician. I like the careful wording. Still, I wonder. When marketing something, anything, one...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
I asked my publishers managing director about this, as I happened to meet him today and we had a chat over coffee and cake. His reply...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to rubstar's post in the thread A Hello Full of Mixed Emotions with Like.
And finally - after months of contemplation, she gathered all her courage and signed up for one of the writing forums she had read so...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
Yes, you could leave some of many of the details to the readers, let them do some of the work, as skip.knox suggests. For me, that leads...
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TheCrystallineEntity replied to the thread Intro.Ooh, that's a different take. I like it. Why go home when there's a magical world to explore.
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TheCrystallineEntity replied to the thread Intro.Ah, a classic portal fantasy setup. Will your characters have difficulty living on Earth again after all of their experiences, or is the...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Queshire's post in the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published with Like.
Hmmm.... Of course a world should be well designed, but as authors we should look for areas where the readers can do some of the work...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Like.
Just want to step in here and mention that this is only the case for the majority of writers. There are some people out there who can't...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Penpilot's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Like.
This is a quote that I always try to keep in mind. "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Like.
I'm about to hit publish on my next novel, and this is exactly how I feel at the moment. Swinging between thinking it's great and...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Like.
I like to tell aspiring writers that existing as a career writer means walking a tightrope between hubris and humility - the insane...
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to Lynea's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Like.
Also, I just wanted to add that in lots of cases, it's more the input of editors and beta readers that build up a writer to their own...
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TheCrystallineEntity replied to the thread Creating a language?.If by easy you mean 'spent his entire life dedicated to linguistics', then, yeah, totally easy. 😄
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TheCrystallineEntity reacted to A. E. Lowan's post in the thread How much of modern day technology is throws you off in fantasy with Like.
It's really going to depend on your flavor of fantasy. For example, our series, the Books of Binding, is Urban Fantasy with a strong...