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  1. Shonen

    Making Fictional Languages

    I will admit, in my previous thread, I did admit to having a terrible understanding of the English language and understanding the details of the literature. As much as I wanted to create my own languages, I realised when having a chat with users, it wasn't going to be easy. I have tried...
  2. D

    Is character want and desire the same thing?

    Could a character have a want and a desire? (if yes could you provide an example?) It's just I've been reading articles on these things lately and not sure if they are they same thing just termed differently, or if they are two separate things. Looking up the meanings of the two words they...
  3. D

    Do you create Villains differently?

    This is the first time I've ever developed a true villain and I have two in my book and I just wanted to ask: Do you develop them any differently to “heroic” characters? I tend to follow a character work sheet because I'm really a beginner. I use this one: Character and characterisation in...
  4. The Dark Muse - Journal

    It's all a part of the process.

    I was injured at the end of 2016 and sometime after that had my second break-down. It's no exaggeration to say that I barely made it through 2017 in one piece and often the only way I made it through a day was second by second. Right at the end of 2016 I thought I'd do the world a favour and...
  5. Dina

    Tips on Getting into the Writing Habit

    When I was younger, I could belt out 1000 words in an hour, easy. My focus was better; I could write whenever, wherever, for hours at a time. I distinctly remember writing in the bathroom of a cruise ship at 2 in the morning because the lights were out in my cabin. It's been maybe two years...
  6. D

    How to view old questions I've asked?

    I did look on my profile page but I couldn't find anywhere that I could view all the questions I've asked in my time here. I got some good advice I wanted to write down. Could you help, please? Thank you.
  7. D

    How to deal with negative feedback?

    So I love both History and Fantasy, so decided to combined the two, it has been done before. After writing a brief summary for my plot, being a new writer, I wanted to ask for feedback from more experienced writers about the flow of the plot. (Strong enough hook, that things made sense, the...
  8. O

    Looking for worldbuilding partners

    Hello ^^ Me and my roommate have been working on a fantasy world on Discord that we would like to use for roleplaying. We are in search for new worldbuilding partners that would like to help us make the world more detailed and interesting. We are looking for both temporary partners and...
  9. D

    Help with current novel?

    I don't have much experience and it all sounded a lot easier than what it is. I'm really stuck on my current book. I started with my plot and got about half way through and couldn't seem too think of the next set of events. So I decided to work on my characters a bit. I had my main character who...
  10. Captain's Log

    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...
  11. 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.
  12. D

    Creating strong Female characters?

    'A strong female character' I have been hearing this phrase a lot lately on the other writing forums I use and I don't really understand it. I hear people say this female character was strong and this one was weak. I don't really understand the difference between the two. It seems a bit...
  13. Laurence

    Writing Podcasts

    I recently finished every episode of the Writing Excuses podcast (for anyone who hasn't given it a go, you're really missing out). Can anyone recommend any other great writing podcasts out there? I'm looking for both technical writing help, writing inspiration and reading inspiration. Some...
  14. Giovanni

    Anybody doing NanoWrimo?

    I'm going to try to do nanowrimo, hopefully it will give me the discipline I need to actually finish something. I was wondering if anybody on here is participating? I plan on coming up with an elaborate outline as well as try to flesh out my characters as much as I can. I'm usually a pantser...
  15. D

    How do Immortals work?

    First I'm new to reading Fantasy and and so far the few books I've read None of them have really answered these questions. Ageing - So they don't die of old age or disease. So do they don't age? So if they don't age how do they grow from children to adults? Do they suddenly stop ageing once...
  16. Laurence

    Words That You Avoid

    In school, my teachers always discouraged the words 'but', 'big', 'good' and 'said'. I know now that those teachers were just reading from a lame book and that shorter, less descriptive words are often great as they don't draw attention to the writing. Are there any words that 9/10 times you'll...
  17. D

    Giving characters goals?

    Character goal always seems to be something that's lacking in all my novels, so I'm spending time learning about it for my next novel. This fantasy is a little more complicated than any others and the character goes through lots of different situations so her goals change throughout the story...
  18. Writer’s_Magic

    How many clichés are in my character’s background?

    The Name (Dana Dearing) was given by her Dad because it’s sound like a superhero. (Bruce Banner; Peter Parker; Clark Kent) She has no nickname. Dana lives in the futuristic Boston for her whole live. (By the way, she likes the city.) Dana has never took a trip to another country or city. She is...
  19. Writer’s_Magic

    How do I create a character, who doesn’t suck, with the hero’s journey?

    I chose the hero’s journey to outline my novel idea. I need a character for the next step. However, I decided that the character is female and lives the futuristic Boston. I haven’t more until yet. But how do I create a character, who doesn’t suck, with the hero’s journey?
  20. Writer’s_Magic

    How can I get an extreme fluffy writing style?

    Yeah! I know, what you are going to say, “Write! Read! And practice!”. I did it, and I didn’t stop to do it yet. But it doesn’t work. However, a fluffy writing style is important. The reader doesn’t want eyesore because you wrote too many words. So, do you have other tips than what I wrote and...
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