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    Doctor Who fans?

    I didn't mind River as a recurring character, I would have preferred she stayed a bit more mysterious to be honest. I wasn't a fan of how it ended.
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    Defensive of your language?

    I was never very interested in foreign languages in school, I regret dropping them now. Especially when travelling. I think my problem was that my schooling wasn't consistent enough. In primary school I had to learn Italian. And in High school I had to learn French and Japanese, and I hated my...
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    Dragons: Rawr!

    I also loved these dragons, they had so much character. I too prefer my dragons as "beasts". They can be cunning, intelligent, etc. Not in a human way, but in a predatory reptilian way. I'm not such a fan of dragons that can talk. Bit Eurgh when humans start chatting to dragons for me. But...
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    grammar (help please)

    I know this is obvious, but you use a comma when you want a short pause in a sentence. If you read your work aloud it's quite easy to identify where you need comma's. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but you can always just google for the 'rules'. And there is nothing wrong with using a...
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    thoughts on my elves?

    I just really don't see much of a difference between your version of an 'elf', and... a tall human that can hold his drink. It seems like your'e taking away archetypal elven traits, long life, magical and agility. And making them tall, short lived (relatively) with a large capacity for drinking...
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    Eragon?

    It's the prose that really kills it for me. It's almost unbearable. I kept thinking it would get better, but it just didn't. I mean how can you read Tolkein, Pratchett, Shakespeare, Rowling, Steven Fry (love his books) and so on, and then read Eragon? I could not stop cringing the entire time I...
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    Eragon?

    I got Eragon as a present from someone. I had seen the movie and thought that was... you know, bit trashy, but it had Jeremy Irons and Robert Carlisle so it was alright. And I thought... yea why not, the books are usually better than the films right? But the book just did nothing for me. The...
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    Is it wrong for me to be a Writer

    Of course it's not "wrong". But I can't imagine why you would want to write a novel if you can't even bring yourself to read one. Writing inevitably involves reading.
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    thoughts on my elves?

    So they're basically tall humans with pointy ears who can hold their drink? I reckon you should think less in terms of biology, and more in terms of culture.
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    Modern Fantasy

    Depends... what is "fantastical" about it? Alternate histories are alright, and secret societies and things like that on Earth. I don't know about creating a "new" world though.
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    Unrealistic Dialogue

    When you're talking about accents, you really have to consider your point of view. Which language is the base from which others will have an "accent"? For instance, if you're writing a story about French people, in English, you wouldn't give them "French accents". It's a translation, you would...
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    Grammar Nazism?

    :D It depends how bad and how consistent the mistakes are. It doesn't bother me if someone makes the occasional mistake, or if they neglect capital letters and such. But I remember on this one forum a number of people used the word "loose" when they meant "lose". And they made that mistake over...
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    Unrealistic Dialogue

    It's more that people often take words they consider "plain" and right-click, synonyms to try and find a word that they think sounds more "sophisticated". As though by doing this they are making their character, or themselves, sound more "intellectual" or more "Shakespearean", etc. This tends to...
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    Doctor Who fans?

    I have watched Doctor Who since... forever. It is one of my all time favourite shows. Granted some of the plot lines get a bit weird, but they always come up with the goods. I wasn't really a fan of the River Song plot line, kinda glad that one is over. As soon as Amy decided to call her...
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    Your Top 10 Favorite Shows Of All Time?

    Band of Brothers (Best thing that has ever been produced for TV imo, Pacific was a bit of a let down though) Hornblower Jonathan Creek Yes Minister/Prime Minister The West Wing Absolute Power Spooks Black Adder (series 3 is my favourite) Doctor Who Couplings But there are plenty of...
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