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JBCrowson replied to the thread Aspiring Author.Welcome Lila, look forward to hearing about your worlds in due course. I love world building too, and have learned (through many trials... -
RoccO replied to the thread How do you keep dread alive when nothing scary is happening yet?.A good way to increase tension is to foreshadow the main villain. It happens a lot in aeroplane fiction, stuff that you just throw away... -
skip.knox replied to the thread How do you keep dread alive when nothing scary is happening yet?.1) What do you use to build tension in slower chapters? 2) Is there a point where hints start to feel like teasing instead of tension... -
D. Gray Warrior replied to the thread Worldbuilding without a story?.I'm not a LotR but I might check that out just to see what his earlier works were right. I feel like a lot of what I write is crap, so... -
TThinkerX replied to the thread New Dark Fantasy Writer.welcome
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TThinkerX replied to the thread How do you keep dread alive when nothing scary is happening yet?.I had to deal with this situation in 'Empire: Country,' the first book of my 'Empire' series. I took two approaches: First, I started...
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PPenpilot replied to the thread How do you keep dread alive when nothing scary is happening yet?.Remember the story is filtered through the lens of the main character(s). What they notice and what they feel will influence how the...
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PPudgeThePug posted the thread How do you keep dread alive when nothing scary is happening yet? in Writing Discussions.Hey all, I'm working on a dark fantasy horror novel, and I've hit a structural problem I'm curious how others handle. My opening...
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PPudgeThePug replied to the thread New Dark Fantasy Writer.Thank you all for the warm welcome!
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TheKillerBs replied to the thread Dipping my toes in conlanging.No, only making words is still just "dipping a toe in." I agree that they're well beyond it, but that's because they're also giving a... -
skip.knox replied to the thread What makes you read a book multiple times?.I do re-read books. What makes me do it? Wrong question. Right question: why do I choose to re-read a book? That question puts the focus...
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Insolent Lad replied to the thread What makes you read a book multiple times?.I'm old enough to be revisiting books I first read decades ago and feeling the need to reacquaint myself with them. I have to admit... -
Queshire replied to the thread Fantasy/fiction in modern setting.Widen where you look beyond traditionally publushed prose stories and there's plenty of stuff taking place in a modern setting that... -
Sspidercrabb4 replied to the thread How Is Your World Like?.I just have the one world. It was originally supposed to be a more typical beautiful fantasy setting, full of wonder and...
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xena replied to the thread Where to Write.Did not know that about Google Docs....