I apologize. I guess the real question is more like "What is wrong with using these races? And if done so, what is wrong with the stereotype?" I...
Whoa-wee. Reading this thread kind of gave me a bit of a headache. If the definition of a portal fantasy is anything in which you leave the...
Just a forewarning, this will be a little long but there is a reason. I am sorry it is so long winded but I wanted to put my opinion out in its...
I understand your pain. Too often do i re-read the few paragraphs I have written and find it deplorable compared to my current thinking. It helps...
In works I have read and really enjoyed, dialogue always flowed in and out of actions in and around the story. Information or action would split...
I think some of my favorite - and most hated books, have all been ended by deus ex-machina plots in some way. Obviously, as others have stated, it...
This kind of makes me think of how I desire to write my books. I aim to try and showcase everything as misconceptions, misunderstandings, or...
@Aaron DC That's the most basic way to interpret something that is moving across a distance of volume. Not to judge a relative objects actual...
@Masterspeler my stance is that i believe the light speed barrier is a myth. To calculate velocity of an object, the speed of light, or c, is...
It comes down to taste I think. I agree there are books that may be enhanced by the lack of FTL. I for one would rather read a book which allows...
I personally have always loved psi powers in novels, assuming its displayed appropriately. I believe in giving it drastic limitations or...
I like this idea because in a way I agree. I dislike light speed barrier, I read the science and I (more or less) understand it. However I find...
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