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  1. Captain's Log III

    Captain's Log III

    Writing Date 9409.8 (pm) Hi folks, how’s it going? Hope your storytelling motors are all purring away, keyboards clicking as you race along those open arcs and winding plot-lines. My own writing engine could do with a good run out, truth be told. I’m at the tail end of things now; thinking...
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    Ask me about archery, longbows especially.

    Great article, John - so useful! Specialist knowledge like this is invaluable to those of us who don't practice the old skills. Thanks for sharing. Your piece is bookmarked, and will surely be used as a resource for many up and coming stories. Don't suppose you know anything about blacksmithing...
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    Captain's Log II

    Writing Date 9325.10 (pm) Hi folks, seems a while ago now, but how was your Christmas? Mine was mint (thanks for asking). I got a vinyl copy of Kamasi Washington’s Heaven and Earth; we saw Into the Spider-Verse on the big screen, and the day before Christmas Eve, the Cleveland Browns beat the...
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    How much does voice matter to you?

    All points clearly made and understood, Demesnedenoir – it surely is funny how people are different! Shame The Name of the Wind didn’t do it for you. But hey – that’s OK. It’s a big world. We can’t all be into the same stuff, can we? And please don’t think I mean any disrespect to Tolkien. The...
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    How much does voice matter to you?

    Well, many thanks to ol’Steerpike for throwing out this little nugget. I’ve been mulling over the question of writers and voices for much of the last week now, and at the risk of p*****g everyone off, my personal conclusion appears to be that, though there are areas of fiction where a strong...
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    How did you discover Mythic Scribes?

    Google search, then I followed the Scribes on Twitter, and the regular tweets kept me interested until eventually ... I cracked (and I'm very glad I did!)
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    A nerd in "normie" clothing! =D

    Greetings from the UK, Matt. 85,000 words is a goodly chunk! Looking forward to seeing some of your work.
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    Captain's Log

    Writing Date 9260.6 (pm) Hi gang - welcome to the Captain’s Log. This journal’s been running since October 1998, but I’ve never gone public with it before, so … be gentle. My name’s Phil Busby (Wiglaf on Mythic Scribes). I live with my wonderful wife Susie and our two fantastic teenage kids on...
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  9. Captain's Log

    Captain's Log

    From Here to Publicity - the trials and tribulations of a fantasy writer trying to finish off and publish his first novel.
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    Hi everyone

    Good to meetcha, Soulthief, Sound like you've already been busy as a writer. Looking forward to checking out your site. Hope you enjoy the Scribes.
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    Retelling fairytales into a Novel?

    Most of what we now call ‘Fairy Tales,’ certainly the two you refer to in your question, come out of the oral traditions of pre-industrial Europe. They were ‘collected’ during the nineteenth century, most notably by the German Brothers Grimm (Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Puss in Boots … etc) and...
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    Hi gang

    Peasants of Stockport would probably be more appropriate - ha-ha! Though I'd probably bottle out of using it before anything went to print. It's a small town ... people can be sensitive.
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    Hi gang

    But then I noticed the Altearth link, so had a gander at your website - nice work Mr. Knox! I loved Mani and Ki's encounter with the Carrotfinger Man, perhaps especially because I've been taking summer vacations in Bretagne every year for the past twenty years, and I could really imagine this...
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    Hi gang

    Forgot to ask - what kind of stuff do you write yourself?
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    Hi gang

    Well, thanks for asking Slip.Knox. My story's called The Other Place, and it's a bit like Coronation St. meets Game of Thrones, with a bit of Spinal Tap sprinkled on the top. On the one hand, it’s about a gang of heavy metal fans growing up in 1980s Stockport, and on the other, it’s the story of...
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