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    Have you ever rewritten your first story?

    I actually wrote my first story as a composition for my English exam in 11th Grade (four years ago) and I tried to rewrite it a short while after I started my first novel and unfortunately I couldn't remember it well enough. It was a short paranormal/romantic tragedy type story. the main...
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    Elf Story Problems and Ideas

    Originally titled 'The Elf Princess' the story was going to end with the princess being kidnapped and having to be rescued. There are several problems with that though; 1. All elves are trained as good fighters 2. It becomes a whole 'damsel in distress' story (which I hate with a passion)...
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    A slight character problem

    Hi all, not quite sure how to classify this one; I'm having a problem with the ending of my elf story. I was originally going to have the story's princess get into trouble and have a male lead get her out. The problem is that first, it would become the stereotypical fantasy damsel in distress...
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    Modern World + Elves and other fantastical things = ?

    You make a good, solid point here and I have been wondering about that...maybe I should start with something smaller and use this line as a future project; might be better if I take my time thinking out the story properly first.
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    Modern World + Elves and other fantastical things = ?

    You mean Terry Brooks, right? I've never actually read his books. I tried the Shannara Chronicles when I was about 12 or 13 just after I finished the Lord of the Rings books as well as the Hobbit and Silmarillion...maybe I'll give him a try.
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    Modern World + Elves and other fantastical things = ?

    Dwarves wandering into a subway...great for comedic effect, almost as good as Gimli's 'not the beard!' line in Lord of the Rings; Fellowship of the Ring...
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    Modern World + Elves and other fantastical things = ?

    Hey everyone, I posted a thread a little while ago about avoiding cliches and crossovers in fantasy projects with elves and such. I've gotten some huge amounts of feedback and input (for which I'm very thankful). I've thought of a new angle for my elf story but at this point it's just a...
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    Avoiding cliched elves and genre crossovers in a Fantasy Project.

    Well, thanks; I've been busy getting my debut science fiction novel ready for publication so most of the projects I've been working on have been put on hold but I'm still working on them as I get time.
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    Avoiding cliched elves and genre crossovers in a Fantasy Project.

    That makes so much sense that it's frightening. :D
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    How is Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle Unique?

    Hey, You are right, I didn't actually think of Star Wars being a part of the plot (although, now that you've mentioned it I can see several similarities.) Angela is probably my favourite character in the whole series.
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    Avoiding cliched elves and genre crossovers in a Fantasy Project.

    Hi all, I mentioned in my introduction that I've been writing for a while now and would like to do a fantasy story at some point. Now, I have started on a story about an Elf Princess, unfortunately I haven't fleshed out the story a whole lot in terms of mapping and such and I'm kind of stuck...
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    How is Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle Unique?

    Hey everyone. I was talking with a friend of mine recently and she was saying that she and her mother have read all of the books in the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance) and that she saw a lot of concepts that she felt were taken from other authors. This made...
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    Hey Pals and Gals, a sci-fi nut here!

    Hi la Volpe Yep, born and raised local yokel. I've just finished my fourth course with them.
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    Hey Pals and Gals, a sci-fi nut here!

    Hi all, I'm Greg and I've been writing for the last 4 years or so - specifically science fiction/horror/fantasy stuff. I'm currently studying a course in Copy-Editing and Proofreading through the South African Writers College while I get my debut novel ready for publication. I'm hoping to...
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