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pmmg
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Aspiring Author
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Howdy Lila, Welcome here.
Oct 1, 2026
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Lila_Pierce
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Writing fantasy where magic isn't super relevant to the plot.
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I would probably include key details like if there is any magic or different species like dwarves and dragons etc. even if you aren't...
Oct 1, 2026
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Lila_Pierce
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Worldbuilding without a story?
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OMG I've done that so many times! I absolutley love worldbuilding and I tend to get carried away with it. I do try and use at least bits...
Oct 1, 2026
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Lila_Pierce
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Aspiring Author
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Hey everyone! I have been writing stories and acting for 12 years now! I am a teen author, or I hope to be! I have so many ideas but...
Oct 1, 2026
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Lila_Pierce
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Amateur author here
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Welcome! Glad your here!
Oct 1, 2026
D. Gray Warrior
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Worldbuilding without a story?
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Wait, not all of Tolkien's stuff was good?
Oct 1, 2026
pmmg
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Fantasy/fiction in modern setting
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Well...also in fairness, most of those fantasies were written in the past as well. King Arthur and Perseus do not have cell phones...
Oct 1, 2026
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Michael Terrance
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Writing fantasy where magic isn't super relevant to the plot.
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You might consider having a quick read through one or two of Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. The world is clearly one of...
Oct 1, 2026
pmmg
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Where to Write
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That pretty much my thought process as well. If I am going to write, I have my big story to do. I think part of the issue is that much...
Oct 1, 2026
JBCrowson
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Looking for Accountability Partner(s)
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Hi Hjgranhof, I get why people like to have someone / a few folk to touch base with around their writing progress. The actual nitty...
Oct 1, 2026
CupofJoe
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Fantasy/fiction in modern setting
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In the UK you can also add: Aberystwyth Noir by Malcolm Pryce. 7 books set in a current but alt-time line of Wales where Druids act...
Oct 1, 2026
Saariston
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Fantasy/fiction in modern setting
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I may have overlooked this as a genre, though books like harry potter have their own fantasy hierarchy and feels like it could almost be...
Oct 1, 2026
Prince of Spires
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Fantasy/fiction in modern setting
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Disagree. The best selling book series of all time, Harry Potter, is a Fantasy tale in a modern setting. Urban Fantasy as a genre is...
Oct 1, 2026
Insolent Lad
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Fantasy/fiction in modern setting
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The greater part of Stephen King's output is fantasy (albeit frequently 'horror fantasy') in a modern setting. Not that I'm a King fan...
Oct 1, 2026
Saariston
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Fantasy/fiction in modern setting
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Looking at most of fantasy, it seems to be set well in the past, with little work set in modern day or modern life, seemingly very few...
Oct 1, 2026
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