Recent content by Zephon

I still can't get my ideas on paper. This is laziness and lack of practice. I think many people like the idea of being a writer, but they hate being a writer. When I was younger, I thought I loved writing. Looking back though, I don't think I actually did, I just liked having a story that I...

I think that's one of the blessings, perhaps even purpose, of the whole thing.

Sorry I should have mentioned, this would be within the narration, and if it were used in dialogue it would be in an ironic and/or coincidental sort of way. The characters would be in an alternative and highly stylized( or rather exaggerated) medieval world. JRRT's "locomotive" example is...

"Even in 70 LB's of plate mail his body writhed and squirmed like someone attempting to break dance on 1000 mics of acid." Okay, the above example is pretty shitty. However it sort of demonstrates the style I'm talking about. It's using modern slang, and sometimes even pop-culture references...

Embarrassingly, I recently began reading LOTR for the first time in my life. I enjoy the book immensely, I knew I would after reading the Hobbit, though I wish I didn't watch the movies first. However, I don't like the songs. Honestly, there's been a few times I skipped over them, but then...

Incredible show, it's so awesomely refreshing to see some deep, deep character development on a prime time T.V. show. I really like how the writers are showing the ins and outs of the meth business, but they never really glorify it. Any good, or at least financial benefit, that arises from the...

If someone were to make an attempt at bringing back the "pulp mags" of the early 20th century, do you think you'd be interested in buying and/or submitting stories to them? Pulp magazine were basically periodic anthologies and/or series on a specific genre, world, or character(super hero...

Thank You everyone for your help. It makes total sense now to start at the top, I suppose the only obstacle now is my patience!

I've nearly completed a short story that I wish to option at a few, or if need be, several hundred magazines/ezines/ and other publications. In reading a short biographical piece on GRRM, he said he started with the magazines that paid the most per word, and then worked his way down. Is this...

What is your favorite stand-alone fantasy novel, a single book not apart of any series or trilogy? I actually haven't read much, but the one that comes to mind is Monument by Ian Graham. The main character, Ballas, is exactly the type of hero- or anti-hero- that I wish more fantasy authors...

I did not see "Christian bashing," in fact I thought the near-end of the movie actually had a pro-Christian or at least Pro-Theist message. I consider myself a "wobbly Catholic" and I actually enjoyed discussing the theological aspects presented in the film. (If the Engineers made humans, then...

Yea, I also had no idea Word has those capabilities. That's pretty damn cool. TAS, what you said is pretty much exactly what I was looking for, a simple way yet effective way to check my paragraphs. Thanks Guys! EDIT: Hey Guys, I found this article on how to use "grammar check" for...

Does anyone have an exercise or "checklist" that's helpful in eliminating or correcting passivity while combing through a draft? Obviously I hope to naturally correct these tendencies as I progress as a writer, but a "cheat sheet" of sorts would be helpful in the meantime. Whether it's...

I googled "fantasy writing forums." First and best result:)

Secret societies should never become cliche, because they're too real to ignore. I'm not talking about the "dark brotherhood" types, but just groups of people that through birth or effort have a tremendous amount of power over other people, and in the interest of their own ambitions, or the...