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LLorn Ashby replied to the thread To map, or not to map?.I've done quite a few hand-drawn maps and found they just take me a lot of time, and I end up focusing on that fun exercise rather than...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character.If your story gets published you will be judged. You may not want that, but it will happen. All you can really do is choose whether to... -
DDanGreen replied to the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character.I am doing my best in that regard. The violence as far as my experiences tell me are real and the MC is not actually that dark or...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character.Every writer uses their personal experiences to bring their stories to life. Sometimes it's a dash here or a dash there. Other times...
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Adam Scribentis replied to the thread Hello (I made an account like 20 months ago but never said hello) + Novel Revision help.Welcome! If you're looking for feedback, I'm sure the Critique Request forum on this site will prove helpful. -
ludwig1beethoven replied to the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character.With that turn, you should also avoid making him a walking stereotype of the dark mysterious traumatized guy. He should still feel... -
DDanGreen replied to the thread What do we think of POV writing?.That was surprisingly smoother and coherent head hopping. I'm impressed.
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DDanGreen replied to the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character.Hah. That trap is somewhat avoided as the main focus of the first half of my novel basically is his abusive childhood filled with...
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ludwig1beethoven replied to the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character.I think it is fine, as long as they are not an untouchable Mary Sue, but actually an interesting character that doesn't have plot armor...
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DDanGreen posted the thread Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character in Writing Discussions.I have recently begin feeling selfconcious about the fact that in my novel feels very intimate to me. What I write is somewhat dark. It...
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RoccO replied to the thread Let's say we lived in a Who Framed Rogger Rabbit world....I would like to be Mad Max. I would grab a broad, deck out a car, with spikes, and go trade palladium in the slums. I would follow... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Mr. Grumpy Pants Offers Sage Advice.If you want to call the process by which publisers find a new author and/or book to publish gatekeeping then do so. But in my view that...
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Reaver replied to the thread Help Wanted: Article Team Manager.Hopefully the Article Section on the Home Page will be active again soon. Stay tuned. š -
TimothyDovekeeper replied to the thread Hello (I made an account like 20 months ago but never said hello) + Novel Revision help.And...this is what happens when you call your sister instead of texting her back...not how I anticipated this thread to go...oh well... -
Pen_Warrior replied to the thread Hello (I made an account like 20 months ago but never said hello) + Novel Revision help.The sister who wrote 200 here: it's a great book!