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TThinkerX replied to the thread Hello! + A different idea?.You use short stories to build the world. You don't say that the City of Ty was attacked by barbarians; instead, the authors show what...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Hello! + A different idea?.We have a subforum dedicated to writing challenges. In the past, it has been used for short story contests. You might be able to build...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Hey, Everyone.welcome!
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Wilderness Writer.Welcome! I was raised on an Alaskan homestead at the edge of civilization, a time of hard work that taught me an assortment of...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Just how many fantasy novels/games end with 'let's go fight/kill the god/devil' ?.My 'Empire' series BEGAN two years AFTER the demise of the evil demon God. The Lovecraftian deities in that series masqueraded as...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.This sounds a bit like the reasoning for my 'Empire' series. I didn't care for the static tech/static society thing, so that sory - and...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.Technological and social change is a key element in my 'Empire' series. It began with Emperor Fabius, who encouraged the innovative...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread I have some exciting news to share!.Congrats!
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TThinkerX replied to the thread How about one more thread about maps?.I went with multiple naps for the big picture, which covers about a third of the northern hemisphere.
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Trialectic?.With 'Empire,' I started with the setting - the heartland of a tottering empire in the wake of a devastating war. From there, I moved to...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Discovery mapping.I made a *lot* of maps for my books. 'Big Picture' maps. Regional maps. City maps. Most of what is on those maps is directly relevant to...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread 'real' names in Fantasy Settings..Many of the names I use in my stories come from lists in the old TSR 'Historical Earth' series, mythology, or country-specific baby name...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Search function?.Find a thread that interests you. At the bottom, below the posts, is a list of 'similar threads.' I have used keywords to find...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Greetings from a kinda cozy, kinda upmarket fantasy novelist.Welcome aboard! Several of my published novels were NaNo projects. I have occasionally provided structural story advice to other...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread I can't seem to upload media anymore....Some parts of the site allow media uploads. Others return error messages or fail.