So I've never heard of sentence diagramming before. I've been looking it over and it's very interesting. I'm going to continue trying to learn...
I actually watched a video the other day from Readercon 2013. It was entitled The Nuances of POV. You can look it up on YouTube. The general...
Thanks for the link, it did seem to help a little. I'm starting to think I just need more practice. The main problem I am having is picking out...
Hello all, I'm new here and have been looking around. Recently I have been writing a lot of manuals and reports at work; and it has made me want...
I have three movies that I can call my favorites. first is Terminator 2, It's a classic sci-fi action movie that doesn't take itself seriously. A...
I don't have my two weeks waiting time in. But I like the community. I've been a software engineer for about 9 years now. Three of those years I...
When I hear "Philosophical Narrative" my mind goes directly to something like Greek mythology with a hint of grim fairy tales. I don't deal much...
When thinking of stories based in a maze, I instantly think of Cube. It used the maze as a catalyst for the group to keep going, but made the...
Not sure how it works in other countries, but the private sector has the ability to hire security guards, city police, provincial police and even...
Not exactly steampunk but The Iron Dragons Daughter by Michael Swanwick put fantasy races in a slightly futuristic tale. One of my favorite books...
I think that elemental magic systems have lots of life in them. I do agree with the other posters though, the execution needs to be spot on. A...
If your story feels like Silent Hill, then I would suggest to read H.P. Lovecraft. The Silent Hill games and movie were heavily influenced by his...
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