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DDima Grossman posted the thread Hello from Canada — Dima Grossman, sci-fi author and musician in Introductions.Hello everyone, I'm Dima Grossman — a Canadian-Ukrainian musician and author, writing from Canada. My first novel, "Paul of Teraura"...
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skip.knox replied to the thread Who are you writing for?.I write because I have always done so. But after decades of accomplishing nothing more than a long series of false starts, my goal... -
skip.knox replied to the thread (Un)expectedly justified tropes.The subject line implies there is some justification for the exaggeration. I think it's pretty easy to understand. Once you get up into...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread HOW TO HANDLE BETRAYAL.I saw a situation rather like this when I was serving with the UN. I won't mention where this was. Neither I nor my colleagues could... -
Astralai replied to the thread HOW TO HANDLE BETRAYAL.I don't read it that way. Assuming the younger brother loved his wife, he would be devastated at losing her. While he might rationally... -
Astralai replied to the thread Who are you writing for?.I write for myself. It began with a phrase a friend over used and when I was unable to work, thanks to long Covid, I wrote a couple of...
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pmmg replied to the thread (Un)expectedly justified tropes.Smaug is such a light weight. Barely in the richest dragon club. Musk is doing pretty well. Singe has them both beat. Course some... -
Aldarion replied to the thread (Un)expectedly justified tropes.Note however that I did not include gems in the calculation. Arkenstone alone is valued as "at least" 1/14 of Smaug's entire hoard... -
Aldarion replied to the thread blog Fantasy and Monarchy.Well yeah. As I said, most fantasy authors base their ideas on Tolkien, and even then only on very specific parts of Tolkien's lore...
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Aldarion replied to the thread (Un)expectedly justified tropes.Fixed: 1 aureus is 1 000 denarii. Golden aureus of Diocletian weighted 5,46 grams, silver argenteus 3 grams (and was 1/25 aureus...
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LittleOwlbear replied to the thread blog Fantasy and Monarchy.I mean... not really. There is fantasy like Shinsekai Yori, Children of the Whales Made in Abyss, Avatar (which changes in Korra... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Who are you writing for?.I write for myself. I always have. I started writing for personal reasons, as a way of helping me deal with a personal tragedy. Then I...
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Aldarion replied to the thread (Un)expectedly justified tropes.For reference: 1 300 000 000 gold coins + 1 050 000 000 silver coins = 1 405 000 000 gold coins in Roman currency For modern value: 1...
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Gurkhal replied to the thread Who are you writing for?.I also write for myself. I try to write the stories that no one else will write if I don't write them myself. -
RoccO replied to the thread HOW TO HANDLE BETRAYAL.I think the brother has more lofty ideals keeping his family alive, if there is any villainy at play. It is possible the wives are kin...