Recent content by YohannIan

Well, from my experience; I've come across cannibal elves in The Elder Scrolls series. If im not mistaken, the woodelves eat their dead as part of a ritual. And if you look into Forgotten Realms' lore, the entire Dark Elven culture is vastly different from the other elves. In A Song of Ice and...

Well, if your problem seems to be the lack of inspiration, I suggest viewing the world around you in a different perspective, just so that you can come up with ideas that were not there previously. In my case, when I don't have the mood to write, I just wait until the magic comes back to me...

Lol..i was reading through when I HAD to ask you this question: do your stories have a walrus-dragon cross breed in it? Generally I feel it's not wrong to have elves and dragons in your story. Wouldn't it be a let down to not have something of that sort? It's something people are familiar...

Interesting perspective. I'll seek to overcome that gap! (The hunter example is a good one) Thanks so much! I shall now go to Skyrim and hunt some deer. LOL!

Yes, I know I left out the part that Harry was written very well and it gains credit for more than just its setting. I understand that there is a lot more to Harry than that. I just wanted to use that aspect of it as a simple example to which we can all look to. Devor says that some readers...

The question pops up in my head all the time: Will the general audience relate to it? I feel one big problem the fantasy genre faces is the lack of ability of the common audience to relate to the setting. If you look at Harry Potter, a world wide phenomenon; you could say that the mass...

Thanks a lot man! And all you other guys! I'll try not to worry so much on the originality part. But I do have to keep an eye out for certain things right? When creating content and coming up with the elements, is there anything I need to be careful about? (anything related to this Originality...

I know there's a saying: "Nothing is original"..or something along those lines. I don't really believe in that, though. I feel something can be original in its own right, provided it doesn't seem like a cheap carbon copy of what it drew inspiration from. If the same idea is executed very...

I can understand what you mean by 'having to start again'. But in editing a video, rarely does anyone redo the thing twenty times as what void141 does with his/her story. In video editing, there is often a kind of direction that we already have (one that is laid out by the director or the...

How do you work on it? Your Novel, your world, Your fantasy? How do I be constructive? Story, character and world building aren't exactly like video editing. In video editing, or playing a game, you can devote hours into it and expect to see a result (with great effect). But the same...

I was going to ask the same thing! In this case, I strongly believe it isn't wrong and I don't really think it can be considered a DeM..because I would think the story doesn't end THERE and THEN. I would think that there's a sequel after that. (Makes a lot of plot expansions possible.)

I agree on your view on Deus Ex Machina...AND Deus Ex the game! Go Adam Jenson!

Wow! I'm overwhelmed haha! That's quite a breakdown of it. Thanks a lot. Thing's seem much clearer now with your examples. :) Personally, have you ever (when you were young and didn't know it was bad) used a DeM in one of your stories? Btw TWErvin2 said By foreshadowing, you mean the subtle...

Deus Ex Machina..is it a good thing or a bad thing? People say the ending to The Lord of The Rings is kind of Deus Ex Machina, because the eagles show up and rescue Frodo. I don't find that moment bad at all. I find it very comforting. I remember thinking that was the end..and then there...

Do events in the different cities relate directly to one another? Or does each city have its own separate adventure?