Robert E. Howard had some crazy names for his Atlanteans, King Kull for instance. If you don't like his style, I would advise the same as those...
Spy on them. Pretend you are watching them go about their daily lives from a mile away with a high-powered telescope. What do they do?
I would try to write my magnum opus of metaphysical ethics and political philosophy. Just in general accomplish as much good as I could in as...
Huh, that's really interesting. I was surprised at first, but then I realized how stupid I must have sounded in my first post. When mail was...
You seem to have answered your own question. However, ultimately it all comes down to context. If it makes sense in your story, than people will...
There has always been illegal activity via sea, since the beginning of a classification of things as legal or illegal by the nearest civilization...
I've only made it through the first one, which is kind of a shame because I really enjoyed it. The first book establishes these very interesting...
In many short-stories I have read with similar fantasy/sci-fi settings, the actual world is left intentionally vague. Instead of trying to explain...
Hey all, I'm a Junior in college, and a History major. I love writing, especially low-fantasy/sword and sorcery, along with some dabbling in...
It definitely had the most realistic bear attack I have ever seen in a film. Other than that, the film seemed to be much more focused on telling a...
I like classic villains, a lot. No complex motivations, no conflicting emotions or hint of good. Just evil wizards who are evil because they can...
"Heh." - Walder Frey
One of the primary things that will make your character likable or not is how justified his actions and beliefs are. Why is he a Fascist? Why has...
I'll just go ahead and give OP one more response. As a Christian myself, and one who converted from being what could most closely be described as...
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