Hey everyone. I used to frequent Mythic Scribes years ago but life and work slowly lessened my activity here. Fortunately, things have gotten to...
It's been a long time since I've been here. Life's been super crazy. I'm glad to see that many of the people that were here when I was are still...
I think almost all writers fluctuate between arrogance and self-loathing; the former is what is often seen by the public while the latter is only...
I'm not sure if I fully understand what you're saying but I'm going to try and explain what I'm saying better. Personally I'm tired of the victim...
Why can't we have both? In my current wip I'm developing a character who was captured by raiders who attacked his town. The exact atrocities that...
The problem isn't that they are too much like Norsemen (since they are basically the product of that culture afters years of travel and...
*harumph* Indeed. His statement bothered me a lot mainly because he is one of my beta-readers. Basically it felt like what he was saying there was...
Actually that is exactly what the Atsaru and other cultures are. Societies formed around old cultures. The world they currently inhabit is...
I just about every way. The only differences are that 1.Instead of sailing the seas the travel using airships mainly because the land they call...
My current wip takes place on a post-apocalyptic futuristic world with high technology and mystical creatures. Many of the societies that exist in...
I was talking to someone after class today about the Book of the New Sun series (he had just managed to finish it after a year) when he said...
I know my opinion (especially on this topic) might not be wanted but I'd still like to put my two-cents in. Personally I believe that the new...
I find that kind of funny since I'm not a big fan Nietzsche. But I agree with your last two sentences and infact is kind of what I'm trying to say...
I think GoT is a perfect example of what the nature of truth is. An illusion. There is no such thing as good and bad; only what we decide is good...
I agree with you when you say Cameron's Avatar had an interesting depiction and viewpoint on race; it went to the point where you didn't know who...
I agree with here. After all many times the only difference between the truth and a lie is perspective and time. I Personally don't go out of my...
I think it all depends on the purpose of the story you are trying to tell and the demographic (if any) you are particularly trying to reach. If...
Thanks for your input and advice. I've never heard anyone I know mention Metatron or the book of Enoch outside of certain religious studies and...
In essence yes. Basically, instead of losing their religion through the evolution of science, they have fused science and religion. One cannot...
I think you are right when it comes to the amount of cultures I'm putting in at once. I'll probably remove the Native/Meso-American cultures and...
