Recent content by valiant12

How do you describe dog breeds in your world? I want to use real world dog breds in my world, but it feels awkward. Most dog breeds have names derived from a real world location/other real world reference. For example Labradors were named after the Canadian region of Labrador, newfoundlands...

All of them can work I personally like this one, but that just my taste.

Not all sci fi.For example David Weber's Honor Harrington books are heavily inspired by real world history. Stargate is inspired by the past/mythology. Alternative history is a type of sci fi, unless it is a alternative history fantasy. In general sci fi is a very broad and diverse genre...

I always start with characters creation. When the characters are ready I just have to figure out how would these people interact with each other and at this point I already have some basic plot. When I have some basic plot I know what other characters I need. When I have enough characters I just...

Sometimes I really hate realism. :) >And I am hoping for something with a Scottish origin (or at least affinity). Any thoughts? Maybe you should give her a sword. Historically swords have been associated with the the nobility/professional warriors. The most famous Scottish sword is the...

Explosives. I think dragon wings can be damaged by explosives.

The hero's journey have one very big flaw- It's very predictable and formulaic.

Science fiction draws inspiration primarily from science and pseudoscience. Fantasy draws inspiration from mythology,history, folklore, legends, religions\philosophy and fairy tales.

Giant monkeys count as giants, right? I like giant simians.

Calling people creepy is rude/bulling. I don’t think you understand the average fantasy reader/fan. Most of us are either weird nerdy kids or nerdy grownups who were weird nerds as kids. Shaming people for their social skills is generally something that fantasy writers should never do.

Logos&Eidos, If you want to write a power fantasy book for a female audience I suggest you should read about marketing products to women. I personally always wanted my books to be popular both with men and women, but unfortunately most of my writing is very dude-centric.

I don't have much choice in the matter. There is another person with the same first and last name as mine who had already published four books. Either that or somebody had picked my real name as their pen name.When I google my real name the first results are this person's books.

A loser from our world gets transported/reincarnated in a magical/fantasy world where they are the coolest most badass person. Usually this cliché is accompanied with other "lovely" tropes like lazy world building, the chosen one protagonist and bland main characters. I once read a story with a...

I think the best way to make a good harem story is not to make the main man a loser. If you want to make a loser mc at least make him a likeable person. Another thing that kills harem stories is the first girl wins trope.

I don't think that its easy. The main challenge is that fairy tale characters are flat and one dimensional.