Concepts A concept is whatever my mind can conjure. A mental picture. I have a concept of a cat. It is a four-legged, furry creature, purrs,...
Awakening I don’t know where I came from, and I don’t know where I’m going when I die. But for this brief interlude, I am here. My body is my...
In Praise of Imperfection Years ago, I read that, in some cultures, a vase that has been cracked and repaired is considered more beautiful than a...
We are born asking questions. My mother likes to tell the story of newborn me being placed in her arms for the very first time. The memory is...
The difficulty with fiction is that it must be written as if it were true. This means the story must be believable when put up against what we...
Human motivation is created by wants and needs. Want and need both signal a deficit, but want is beyond need. Need is core, bones and meat. Want...
At first glance, determinism makes a lot of scientific sense. Everything has a cause and an effect, right? All our choices are constrained by...
Consonance and dissonance are opposites. Dissonance is tension and clash. Dissonance is the person in the grocery store yelling at their kid....
My main character who is a rogue and incapable to shift is thinking back to the time when all her pack was killed brutally by a tyrant alpha. All...
For those that don't know, "anthropomorphism" pertains to sapient non human animals and objects. Or in other words, pretty much your standard...
In terms of quality and content, what are your thoughts towards Steven King, if any? If so, what aspects of his novels have lead to your opinion...
In terms of quality and content, what are your thoughts towards ASOIAF, if any? If so, what aspects of the novels have lead to your opinion about...
I write some pretty grounded fantasy novels. I was wondering what other people thought about having more grounded fantasy. Do you prefer majestic,...
Not sure what to call this magic system, but here goes. Humans are limited beings. They are incapable of truly perceiving the world, instead...
What are your thoughts on writers basing some of their characters on themselves? Especially if they are actually honest with adding their real...
Here I'm again. How are you? I hope good between a pandemic wave and another. I'm from Italy but I'm still alive. Well, writing is a fantastic way...
So, I am currently in the process of creating a secondary protagonist character, but have yet to land on a decent backstory for them. While in the...
I've created my own book cover and would appreciate any and all feedback. It was done using Word 365 with images taken from Pixabay. The book is...
As a character archetype in general, what are your thoughts and feelings towards the “Femme Fatale” (their male counterparts can be included in...
I've recently come to the conclusion that my fantasy novel would be way too long to actually put everything into one book and still make it...
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