Recent content by Vandroiy

To be blunt, I think there's a lot wrong with the typeset there. The image of the eyes on simple black does have something... but the text, just no! The red text looks center-aligned, but it's not in the center! The black space to its right is much larger than the left one. There are three...

I am certain it is possible, and can be a lot of fun to read. "Fantasy" bears its name for a reason; one can make a world that is different. In fact, I think authors should start thinking outside of the blood-and-gore box. I've seen entire seasons of anime with no serious violence, serious...

To answer this question, you must know your target audience. There are different readers, so it depends on whom you want to satisfy. Also, you asked two entirely different questions: one about loose ends, one about inconsistencies. I think the latter is much more critical, because some readers...

Interesting; that's very similar to what Orson Scott Card said when asked the same question. He said he sees something in real life, but starts wondering what it would be like if things were different. Probably, that's what creativity is about; asking the question "What would it be like if...?"...

LOL Opihucha, maybe there really is no way to win. :D This post is exactly what I needed, a deciphering of how this worked without having to search the books for examples. Thanks a lot! Sinitar's post is also quite true. A character's voice is probably the most convenient way to clarify such...

That might actually be an interesting interpretation. So, if I'm getting this right, they try to make others inferior to them to prove they themselves are not something inferior? I can hardly imagine them consciously thinking like that, but maybe they do in their subconscious. Now that might be...

So, I'm writing a story with a young guy not really having many people he can call friends around... meeting a girl with a (hopefully) interesting character, who is quite beautiful on top of it. Where's the catch? Yea, it won't happen, they just don't match that well. But they still like each...

This is an interesting topic. I have a side character that probably should get at least attempts of bullying, and a few scenes where I need such people. I have a problem with that though... I'm bad at bullying, so when someone does it inside my story, it seems weird. Is someone here who...

Thanks for the warm welcome! My mother tongue is German. How long I've been studying English... well, it depends on what you call "studying" -- it was never a full-time thing, but it's been long since I started learning it. That was back in school, and I was really bad at first. At one point, I...

Seriously: when I started trying to write a story, I typed exclusively on a mobile phone. I still do at times, to keep my speed down. Why do you try to increase your typing speed for fiction writing? I'm very concerned that I do not take sufficient time to think about what I type. Typing...

I think it is strange to use "young adult" as a counterpart to "Epic/High Fantasy". Quite frankly, I was always hoping to get (and now make) something that is both. My favorite styles of fantasy are epic world-driven fantasy like Wheel of Time, but also what some call Super Power of Shounen...

It's actually subtle, general notions that I take from reality. For example, I see humans acting in all kinds of ways, but in the chaos that is reality, much of what could follow is drowned. So I take elements of their behavior into a different situation, to put them to the test. High Fantasy...

I use some existing names to make them easier to memorize, however, I always use some kind of background pattern when making them. Using their origin on the map helps. I have some areas that have classical names, as in Latin, German, Japanese, and others that have exotic names, but still...

Pleased to meet you all. I'm one of those few who are not native English speakers, yet dare meddle in the realms of High Fantasy along with friends who also had to learn the language a tad late. I actually just registered in hope of being allowed to read the "Showcase" forum, but it seems I...