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Karlin replied to the thread Aspiring fantasy writer! Looking for beta-readers and constructive criticism!.I actually was looking for a sample of the book itself. A sample paragraph or two -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.One example of gradual transition is the Nordic countries. Here, the Iron Age is regarded as stretching into the Viking period, and in... -
Prince of Spires replied to the thread Question.What's the question? They aren't even contradicting in my view. Rather they say the same thing. The saying you shouldn't judge a book... -
Prince of Spires replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.Since I like arguing with people, I'm going to (slightly) disagree with you here. Not on 536 AD by the way. Wonderful time to be alive...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.Petrarch first used the term "dark ages" in the 1330s, criticising what he percieved to be the poor standards of literature in Italy at...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Ask, you may be surprised.Pegasi is the correct plural form of the common noun pegasus, at least in British English, as the word pegasus originates in Latin...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.I love the smell of conflict in the morning. lol Choosing the Rococo Period in our history to emulate has given us a lot of wriggle... -
TThinkerX replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.This sounds a bit like the reasoning for my 'Empire' series. I didn't care for the static tech/static society thing, so that sory - and...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.On the subject of transition periods being somehow gradual... that's not how real life works. So, homework. Search 536 AD. Geographics...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.Well, in real life dragons don't often drive Lambos, Demon Lords mostly avoid eating people because that can be so negative, and...
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Gurkhal replied to the thread We're back! Want to track your weekly progress with me again?.Not at this moment. I've had a backslide into sloth so now its mostly focused on reading, writing and gaming regularly so I get... -
GGurtegbedi replied to the thread New, Fantasy Writers Practice Group - Seeking Members for Weekly Critiques.Hello, I am interested in this.
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GGurtegbedi replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.I mean you're technically right, but the term itself came from Petrarch an Italian scholar from the 1300s who believed that the western...
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GGurtegbedi replied to the thread Aspiring fantasy writer! Looking for beta-readers and constructive criticism!.Sure, we already have a query letter blurb "In Koshmar, the night belongs to wicked fairies and blackhearted spirits. By day, harsher...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Technology and Eras in Fantasy.We call it the Dark Ages because the Victorians hated complications like maybe they weren't the smartest, prettiest, and whitest people...