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Re: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
^ I agree with your criticisms - he should have had a better editor who simply took a red pen and crossed out 90% of his annoying overdone character traits and it would have improved the story immensely! Also the story is far more enjoyable when not being read from Rand's POV. Having said that there is a lot to enjoy. In the fantasy family tree, you don't go straight from Tolkien to George RR Martin, you go via Robert Jordan. The epic scale of his story, the political intrigues, the world building are all to be admired. May 10, 2011, 06:32:19 AM |
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Re: Is Tar Valon a vagina?
To be strictly accurate, the island in question resembles a vulva, rather than a vagina, but don't let that get in the way of the debate. For the record, I can't stop myself wondering if the Oath Rod requires batteries . . . 
February 06, 2012, 05:05:28 PM |
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Re: Greatest battles in fantasy
I may be wrong with the passage of time but I remember thinking a few battles I read in the Dragonlance sagas were "way cool" when I was younger. February 12, 2012, 12:27:49 AM |
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Re: You know you're a writer when...
...you don't mind waiting rooms in the slightest and are quite happy for appointments to run late, since it gives you some alone time in which to plot and plan.
April 30, 2012, 12:30:38 AM |
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Re: The Stone Road
Ranked 5th on Amazon Bestsellers in the obscure category of: Kindle Store > Books > Fiction > Fantasy > Myths & Legends > Asian Thank you to anyone and everyone who bought it - or still intends too 
November 15, 2013, 06:30:56 PM |
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Re: Fantasy Memes and silly stuff about books from the internet
March 11, 2015, 11:50:43 AM |
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Re: Experiences with worldbuilding
Drow, also spelled as Trow, is from Shetlandic and Orkney folklore. D&D appropriated it for their own purposes. The name loosely translates as troll, but it seemed to apply to a variety of dark sprites. There's also the svartalfar from Norse mythology, they are dark elves. They appear in Thor (both comics and the 2nd film), the Dresden Files and Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid series. Elizabeth Boyer also used them in her 80's fantasy series based on Norse mythology. Tolkien took a lot of what he did from Norse mythology and that's why he used the anglicised elf, as opposed to the nordic alf or alfar.The name Forgotten Realms used for the dark elves like Drizzt Do'urden was drow. It was used as both singular and plural as far as I can remember and also as the race name - The Drow. I always thought that was strongly evocative of what it represented. I have no idea where it originated or if R A Salvatore just made it up, but if your elves are evilly inclined it may appeal to you.Drow goes back to an older Dungeons & Dragons world. Not sure where the name came from, though. April 14, 2015, 12:45:40 AM |
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Re: One Sentence writing advice
When struggling to edit a clunky piece of writing, read it aloud and it will help to iron out problems. I've been told that having it read to you by someone else is even better. Haven't tried it yet, but I love reading my stuff aloud to check out my prose. May 19, 2015, 03:24:45 PM |
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Re: One Sentence writing advice
Just pretend you're on the phone?When struggling to edit a clunky piece of writing, read it aloud and it will help to iron out problems.  I do think it's funny that throughout history, speaking to yourself would be seen as a sign of insanity, whereas nowadays it's almost a status symbol. 
May 19, 2015, 04:10:15 PM |
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Re: To Describe or Not To Describe
Personally, I don't think the level of detail in your description is as important as the mood that description sets, and what that description says about the scene, or the characters involved. For example, if you're writing in a limited third person and the character is very analytical, heavy detail would make sense, as it ties in with who that character is as a person. On the other hand, a character who is flighty and terse, might have sparse descriptions. In a bitter scene, your character might notice only the most negative aspects of what's around them. In a happy scene, they might appreciate the beauty around them. Tie in to emotion, and what the character, and the scene are supposed to convey, and I think your readers are more likely to be swept in by the prose, and the mood it sets, than they are to focus on whether it's too sparse or too wordy. In other words, I don't think you should have a template for description, but rather, match the amount of description to the specific instance, just as you would manipulate your sentence structure to short, biting sentences in order to build tension in a scene that is supposed to be quick, and jolty. July 13, 2015, 01:52:49 AM |
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