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Karlin replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.IN general, I don't conciously think about POV, or most of the technical things that come up in the forum. Like what voice and so on. I... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.My advice to you would be to use POV as appropriate to your writing. There are situations where a single POV per chapter is right (for... -
MMSadiq replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.While the written material is post-Christianization, the content isn't necessarily. A lot of it points to pagan beliefs, and I will even...
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Zilver replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.Well don't question everything... Keep your eyes on the goal. Every PoV choice comes with pros and cons. & Only you know what your story... -
pmmg replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.I generally agree that head hopping is a poor POV style, but I also believe everything can be done well. For myself, I try to have one... -
mr_clean replied to the thread Magic systems please!.mine are the only beings who every truly used magic, humans have a workaround version. -
thatoneguywho- replied to the thread Magic systems please!.mine are literally the ONLY six of their kind to ever exist. magic is sort of a primal energy in my world, created after a big-bang... -
mr_clean replied to the thread Magic systems please!.I decided that my "God's" are kinda like superman, the last of a race, but instead of getting powers from a yellow sun, they're just...
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MMSadiq replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.You can thank the Norman invasion for that haha. As for Beowulf, we can actually frame its time. I don't remember the details, but...
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thatoneguywho- replied to the thread Magic systems please!.truly a wall... my divine are just life that developed in a part of space perfect for it, and they only became powerful because...
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mr_clean replied to the thread Magic systems please!.Ok, I'm gonna paste the lore below, prepare for a text wall: Version 1: the lore people know Roughly 55,000 years ago, before everyone...
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Karlin replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.Here is part of my own shot at it. Based on Gilgamesh, with some Biblical stuff throw in (they are not much different). If interesting...
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Karlin replied to the thread Has anyone tried writing a modern epic?.You may find this epic, oral tradition, interesting:Epic of Manas - Wikipedia Epic of Manas - Wikipedia
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.It's all a mater of style, what you're trying to achieve, and personal preference. The thing is that most readers wouldn't know a POV... -
MMSadiq replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.A bring-over isn't accurate, as the corpus is older than the arrival of Scandinavians on Anglo-Saxon England, evidenced by names such as...