In normal society: Physically, they'd be capable of much more than humans, so it's unlikely that they'd have had an industrial revolution on the...
Some (very) random thoughts: There was a lot of interest in religion, spiritualism and the occult in Victorian Britain, even though science was...
Easy: religion. look what it's done to this planet. If your protagonists live in an area that has sacred meaning to another group, but don't...
If the parents want to keep exploiting the children, they'll have to keep their true nature a secret. Assuming these would be the first...
It's the English translation of a quote from a French anarchist named Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. I've always understood it to mean that elements of...
The tricky bit would be getting the meaning across to the reader. In films, the characters can speak any old gibberish because the audience has...
I've never heard the word 'fit' used on its own with this meaning. There is a phrase 'fit for purpose', which describes something that is suitable...
Personally, I'd use the following structure: "At first glance the phrase “Property is theft” seems to be a contradiction: how can the concept of...
I honestly can't think of an existing reference, but with the exception of someone undergoing such extreme trauma as to drive a personality change...
I would have used minimum, but according to my Collins Concise Dictionary, I'd have been wrong. It says 'minimum' is a noun and 'minimal' is an...
In the right context, I've heard 'killed' used successfully, though 'ended' is more common: "She ended the call and put the phone back into her...
A few thoughts that you might like to consider: What is the motivation of the Degorans in taking over earth? Is it part of a master plan, or just...
Alternatively, the assassin is actually a patsy in a much larger conspiracy (or at least the king thinks he is). Think Kennedy assassination...
First off, depending whereyour character lives will affect the choice of name. Certain names are popular in certain countries. For example, Jack...
Picking up on the Mimic race, some of their culture sounds a little like that of native Americans, which you may already have thought of. In terms...
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