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Mad Swede replied to the thread Writing Pointers.Well, as Prince of Spires has name-checked me I guess I'd better comment. :) As others have already said, the key to being a writer is... -
Sspidercrabb4 replied to the thread How do you name characters?.I think of a trait associated with the character, i.e. lonely, thief, guard, happy, etc., then look up either the Celtic, Gaelic, or Old...
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Sspidercrabb4 replied to the thread Amateur author here.Wahey, maybe I can cut the word amateur then. Although if you saw me trying to draw my covers on the backs of bank statements and...
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Sspidercrabb4 replied to the thread Amateur author here.Haha, definitely a bit of both 😅 Thanks for the welcome!
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Hello!.The idea of spoiling the story is overrated. People care a lot less about it than they claim and research actually points at people... -
Prince of Spires replied to the thread Writing Pointers.Welcome Pudge. Others already mentioned this, but for beginning writers, the best thing you can probably do is to keep writing your...
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Prince of Spires replied to the thread Where to Write.If I were to venture a guess, I'd say this is a big reason why. Writing already is my most time-consuming hobby. I don't have to go...
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Gurkhal replied to the thread Has medieval style fantasy had its day?.Maybe "realistic" wasn't the best word. Perhaps "believable" would have been better. -
casval replied to the thread Has medieval style fantasy had its day?.Guy Gavriel Kay is a great writer of these more grounded-in-history settings, though at times I almost wish he'd just write his stories... -
skip.knox replied to the thread Has medieval style fantasy had its day?.Guy Gavriel Kay wrote one called Children of Earth and Sky which takes place in Venice, aboard ships, and in the Balkans (sorry, my... -
Gurkhal replied to the thread Has medieval style fantasy had its day?.To me it depends on how realistic you want it to be. If you want me to buy into a society which is obviously formed by the influences of...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Amateur author here.Welcome! You've completed two books, which is a major accomplishment. I hereby declare you no longer need to prepend "amateur" to...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Has medieval style fantasy had its day?.This one sets my historian's teeth to itching every time. I reckon I can scratch, once in a while. Place is one; Mad Swede has...
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TThrillhoBaggins replied to the thread How do you name characters?.Oh yeah, you could also do what a lot of authors do and write parts of the character before giving them the name and, then kind of have...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread Writing Pointers.Writing pointers... 1 - Butt in chair. 2 - Grunt (optional) 3 - Write, ignoring all distractions. Also... Write at least a little...