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JBCrowson replied to the thread Is this success?.You are clear in saying you write in response to an inner drive, which I'll refer to as your creative dictator. In thinking about how to... -
JBCrowson replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.I have not tried, I have seen on some of the poetry websites people writing poem-stories as long as novels. None were in a fantasy...
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pmmg replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.Tried it, no. But the book paradise lost is in this style. It is quite impressive. -
JBCrowson replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.Interesting lore to backdrop a story. What's the story going to be about?
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Something I have always wanted to do is write a story that captures the style and feel of ancient epics like Beowulf and the Iliad... -
MWhile they're called Elves, they're not elves, not in the Tolkien way. The word elf (ælf in Old English) denoted white, feminine...
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she was never the true enemy. he wasn't, either. none of them were. 'it' is. it was always there. it first appeared when humanity ousted... -
MHi all. I am an aspiring author who has completed 6 fantasy novels, with the first professionally edited, and am seeking an agent. I...
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Karlin replied to the thread Realistic yet interesting plots?.I'm not understanding the Writer's situation here. You built a world, and are not sure what to do with it? -
The Dark One replied to the thread Is this success?.I can't in any true visceral sense relate to the OP's issue - my level of sales/fame is significantly lower than MS's - but I can relate... -
Karlin replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.For whatever it is worth: I found my publisher by reading a book on a related topic, and thinking "I wondered who published this?" I...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Received my first response from a publisher!.>You have to keep turning up if you're serious about being a professional novelist. Or even if you are serious about being an amateur... -
Gurkhal replied to the thread Realistic yet interesting plots?.If you have time you might want to look into historical fiction as that's stories in a non-modern setting, like most fantasy, and which...