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    Is it just me, or...

    Recently, after seeing this great documentary on Neil Gaiman (Starz), I redefined my "distractions." Gaiman made this comment about how there comes a point in your writing career when you have to input more experience or you run out of writing material. So now all my distractions are considered...
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    Tropes: Favorite/Least Favorite?

    Geesus, I'm such a newbie I didn't even know what a trope is. Not sure I get it yet. But if this is a trope, I sure do hate it the most...the character getting kicked in the balls in some way. Only used in movies. As a point of comedy. Yawn.
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    6 Unexpected Things I've Learned From Writing Fantasy

    I'm working on my first fiction novel. I've written nonfiction for years through my blog and also nonfiction books and manuals. Switching into fiction has been fun and a bit of a learning curve. Here are 6 things I've learned on my journey so far: 1. Writing fantasy is a lovely escape from...
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    My story might suddenly become far darker than anything I've ever written--help?

    I love light but I can also take dark....as long as there's transformation at the end. No transformation and I'd rather have my fingernails pulled out. So if you kill off your main characters...they better be sitting on a cloud commenting on what they learned! :D
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    How do you respond to this common question?

    I really like an exercise I did recently from a book called The Fantasy Fiction Formula by Deborah Chester. She calls it SPOOC. It's a two sentence summary...the first a statement with the first three words and the second a question with the last two words. The acronym stands for: Situation...
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    How to describe a hologram to someone who has never seen one

    That could be fun...the hologram doesn't work until you go inside it...kind of like a 3D reality game or something. Thanks!
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    How to describe a hologram to someone who has never seen one

    Good idea Describing some mechanism might really help "ground" the whole thing...thanks!
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    How to describe a hologram to someone who has never seen one

    My story takes place in the future but after the apocalypse...hence no technology. So if someone who had never seen movies, etc were to see a hologram for the first time...how the heck would you explain it in words???
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    Uh, Hi

    Hi Tet..in your world building project(s) how would your "people" greet each other?
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    What're your feelings about reading other books in same genre while you're writing

    Thanks everyone for your great comments, advise, and support!
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    Help me flesh out my magic system, please

    How about one rune (or 3) to rule them all?
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    What're your feelings about reading other books in same genre while you're writing

    I go back and forth on this one. Will someone else's book affect my own creative process (as in I'll copy them?) Or will it enhance my writing (how did they handle POV?)
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    Unintentional Matriarchy

    As my grandson would say....AWKWARD!
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    What are some of the best resources for fantasy writers out there?

    So...here's a resource probably not listed. I am an energy healer and work with energy protocols. One of the protocols I work with heightens my creativity, connects me to my muse (or wherever the heck the story is coming from), and cuts out mental/emotional doubt, fear, distraction and the...
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