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Ok. But do you think that the elements with the underworld being ruled by seven demonlords, each based on an animal: the goat, the wolf, the spider, the fly, the eagle, the snake and the beast-king, the main character being the half-human, half-demon son of the Spider demonlord and the Wolf...

In that case, can you give suggestions for a primary sin for each demonlord?

Ok. The demons are supposed to represent mankind's darker nature though. If one demon can embody multiple sins then how would you make each demonlord unique from each other?

As for the assigning a sin to each demonlord, do you have any suggestions?

By "that means the plot can move quite fast." Is it because of the Swedish story-telling structure?

Why dont the characters translate well to English?

Personally, I felt that characters and concepts weren't developed enough, things happened too fast and it felt "try-hard". It felt like the books were trying too hard to emulate "scary" kids media like gravity falls and Coraline.

Some time ago, I got the idea for a middle-grade fantasy story involving demons from the Swedish book series "Demondeckarna" (title means "Demon Detectives"). Some of the concepts in the book were interesting but the execution and writing was sub-par. The characters were bland and undeveloped...

What about "Ellen"?

are "Mashti" and "Ellen" close enough for people to suspect?

It's not really close enough to be a "retelling", just a story with similar plotlines and parallels.

I've got the idea for a story loosely by "the book of Esther" from the Hebrew bible; they share some similar story beats and parallels, but it's meant to be my own story. The story takes place in 16-or 17th century Sweden and follows a huldra who has been captured and enslaved by a landed...

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "were supposed to be sent somewhere else"? Why do you think it would make sense for the story? Personally, I dont think that works for the story I have in mind. The children were personally handpicked by the queen herself in the hopes that they can vanquish...

The concept of locations/landscapes created from the body of an enormous creature is nothing new; Ymir in Norse mythology and Pan Gu from Chinese mythology are both creation myths where the world is created from the body of a dead giant. However, currently the Disney cartoon The Owl House is...

To explain: initially my idea started out as a take that! Against CS Lewis work, but eventually grew into its own thing. My story doesn't just take inspiration from Narnia but also the Wizard of Oz and other fantasy works. I don't think the world is a matriarchy.