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TThinkerX replied to the thread Good afternoon from Eric, with one down and more on the way!.Welcome! Congrats on the book! There are over a dozen other published authors in your position here at MS...and six or eight...
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ehbowen replied to the thread How do you name characters?.If you want a suggestion which is my go-to for surnames...search for "The Official Guide of the Railways" from before 1960 (there are... -
ehbowen posted the thread Good afternoon from Eric, with one down and more on the way! in Introductions.Hello. I'm Eric H. Bowen, and I publish (and post) under my real name. I came to the considered decision, back in the days of CompuServe...
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casval replied to the thread How to set the scene..Definitely! I think Prince of Spires mentioned the rule of three with regards to this - try to keep it to three details. Too many... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Are you 'less' of an adult if you enjoy video games/anime/animation?.YGO is kind of like ATLA, it's REALLY good, in spite of being 'made for kids' much less exclusively existing to promote a product. (Like... -
casval replied to the thread Are you 'less' of an adult if you enjoy video games/anime/animation?.You won't find me arguing with that - I have a tattoo of Ruby Carbuncle and Winged Kuriboh from Yu-Gi-Oh! so I'm quite fond of it...
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TThrillhoBaggins replied to the thread What's your favorite example (Modern or otherwise) of the 'cartoon' villain..I can't think of a single character that I would describe as not well written.
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Are you 'less' of an adult if you enjoy video games/anime/animation?.I think content 'aimed at kids' can be good for adults to watch too. Some of them even include jokes for the 'adults' and kids don't get...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread What's your favorite example (Modern or otherwise) of the 'cartoon' villain..Chucky is another good one yeah, and although he's a pale imitation meant for kids, the doll from Goosebumps too. Same idea just, toned...
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GGenly replied to the thread How to set the scene..Another aspect of scene setting would be figuring out what to include to motivate the plot. It think the idea of Chekhov's gun is that...
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casval replied to the thread What's your favorite example (Modern or otherwise) of the 'cartoon' villain..I love a horror movie slasher who is always ready with a quip. I grew up with Nightmare on Elm Street, Freddy Krueger got sillier with...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread What's your favorite example (Modern or otherwise) of the 'cartoon' villain..Both of those are great lol though Snidely leans quite a bit into 'moustache twirler' (sometimes literally) I had not seen Andy...
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casval replied to the thread How to set the scene..I've definitely drawn on video games for inspiration before, visual novels especially as the closest cousin to (non-visual) novels...
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RRobert ss Gordon replied to the thread Do you like fantasy and Zombies?.Thank you very much! It really does, and I hope you give it a chance! You won't regret it :) Volume 1 is complete, and Volume 2 is...
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pmmg replied to the thread What's your favorite example (Modern or otherwise) of the 'cartoon' villain..I thought Andy Griffith did a great job in Rustlers Rhapsody.