Harry Potter is a kids book and should be judged as such. It's very black and white. Characters with dubious morality almost don't exist (I can...
Not too difficult to speak, a pain to write especially without a QWERTZ keyboard. :D
The problem is I later found out the OP wasn't too much related to my question and the thread took a different direction from what I wanted, so I...
Names tend to stick and sometimes you name your characters for silly reasons. But, what when you hit a certain point in worldbuilding where you...
A week ago I felt horrible and had an anxiety crisis. Today I feel very well. Also, just found out this forum has the most awesomest feature ever...
It can get really annoying because Tolkien didn't do a very good job of disguising his influences from Norse mythology, so much that whenever we...
Well, every character needs to have flaws, because every person in the world has flaws. Asperger's is no joke but The Bridge had a light-hearted...
Hmmm... It would be really troublesome. I honestly don't know how to get around this without "appealing to the Tumblr crowd", haha. :D So, Amalie...
I'd call them it, if they're unbound by gender. In English language, gender only applies to humans IIRC. English is pretty much a genderless...
Indeed. People use HP as a benchmark, but they forget HP started as a children's book. Not even YA, but children.
I love mixing vampire with those. :P
Fantasy is just a coat of paint. I love works on criminals and their activity, but I don't have first-hand experience to make them believable.
It's not bad if you have everything make sense. You overestimate the reader. :P
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