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    "Why is your character xyz?"

    I never called Checkov's gun a rule. I called the matters being discussed an instance of it. Checkov's gun is a commentary on foreshadowing and...
    Post by: nephlm, Nov 16, 2012 in forum: Character Development
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    "Why is your character xyz?"

    Isn't all of this just an instance of Chekov's gun? If you make a character conspicuously different in act 1, those difference need to have some...
    Post by: nephlm, Nov 15, 2012 in forum: Character Development
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    Creatures of the dark and myth?

    Sounds like you're look into cryptozoology. Google has a big list of cryptids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids which might be a...
    Post by: nephlm, Nov 1, 2012 in forum: Research
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    What are cyberpunk and steampunk, as genres?

    I can't speak to steampunk because I haven't read enough of it, but cyberpunk's binding themes revolves around the question of what it means to be...
    Post by: nephlm, Oct 30, 2012 in forum: Fantasy
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    Need Advice for animal side character/ companion

    I'm with chickfreak on this one. I'm not sure what level of realism you're looking for, but the reality is that dogs evolved with us. If you...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 23, 2012 in forum: Character Development
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    Cambions - Can they be good?

    Nurture vs Nature? What does it mean to be a demon if you weren't raised demon? Your cambion may have no more internal struggle than anyone...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 23, 2012 in forum: Character Development
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    Medicine and Sci-Fi: Regarding technological advancement.

    I read the best difference between science fiction and fantasy recently: Fantasy has an internally consistent logic that may or may not adhere...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 21, 2012 in forum: Science Fiction
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    Are there too many events in my story? Is the story not progressing fast enough?

    The real question is what conflict do you intent to resolve in the conflict. If you intend to resolve either the alien war or abduction than you...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 20, 2012 in forum: Science Fiction
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    Need Help Brainstorming...Why would a spy?

    I assume you're looking for something where the spy is following orders rather than doing his own thing because he like Joe. * Chess game: The...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 14, 2012 in forum: Plot Development
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    Does this sound believable?

    I agree with Nightchaser, the prostitute is completely irrelevant. The pimp is probably irrelevant, unless he's someone's little brother working...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 5, 2012 in forum: Plot Development
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    Advice Needed for Villain of Story.

    I can't put my hands on my copy of A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels for some reason so I can't come up with examples of fallen...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 5, 2012 in forum: Character Development
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    Portraying the deaths of family members

    I'm going to throw out there that the packs death would have minimal emotional impact on her. She was four when she last saw these people and...
    Post by: nephlm, Aug 2, 2012 in forum: Character Development
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    showing and not telling. Why at times I find this difficult

    I didn't see anything in the tell paragraph that I thought I needed to know to understand the show paragraph. If anything It seemed to of the...
    Post by: nephlm, Jul 31, 2012 in forum: Setting Development
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    Novel Musical scores in a novel

    So the truth is I would skip right over that. It's been 25 years since I tried to read music. I'm basically illiterate to that form of...
    Post by: nephlm, Jul 30, 2012 in forum: Genre Discussions
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    Gah! I hate the middle of my story!

    In the pinned Writing Resource Links thread in the General Writing forum is a link to Jim Butcher's livejournal. About halfway down the...
    Post by: nephlm, Jul 27, 2012 in forum: Plot Development
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