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Mad Swede
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Has medieval style fantasy had its day?
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No, you don't understand commercial publishing. First, I got an advance - 70 000 SEK. Second, editing takes several passes, not just...
Yesterday at 12:30 PM
Mad Swede
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Has medieval style fantasy had its day?
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There's a lot of comments in this thread about agents and publishers, some of which show a distinct lack of understanding of the...
Wednesday at 2:10 PM
Mad Swede
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Has medieval style fantasy had its day?
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Well, this depends on how you define fantasy as opposed to speculative fiction. For most readers I've met (who are, obviously, people...
Tuesday at 4:03 PM
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I feel like I can come up with everything except a plot.
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A. E. Lowan mentioned the word "conflict", which in terms of writing stories means something the protagonist has to overcome to reach...
Sunday at 8:53 AM
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Describe your narratives in as few standalone terms as you can.
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Hope. Cynicism-idealism. Integrity-venality
May 10, 2024
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Advice for writing themes into the story without hitting the reader over the head with them
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My advice as a published author? Just write. Don't worry too much about the themes in the story, or what layers there are in the story...
May 8, 2024
Mad Swede
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Selections of when I explain magic
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No, but Bayaz is. He is shown to use magic, personal and political manipulation and (in the later stories) technology to win his...
May 6, 2024
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Fun with Scammers!
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Oh dear. And the scammer doesn't even have their own (fake) profile right. Comes from Chattanooga and lives in one of the most exclusive...
May 6, 2024
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So, we get one or two messages from scammers a day, and I usually just wield the Ban Hammer and keep on with my day. But today I got...
May 6, 2024
Mad Swede
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Selections of when I explain magic
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You don't need a detailed explanation of the "how" to show this. Tolkien makes it quite clear how tired Gandalf is when they meet the...
May 6, 2024
Mad Swede
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Selections of when I explain magic
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Do you need to explain the magic system? Here I'm thinking of legends, folk tales and myth. It's very rare that any of these explain how...
May 5, 2024
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The RETURN of NUMLOCK
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Does NUMLOCK need to follow the PAGE DOWN to the cellar? If there's wine down there it might be the best place to meet the END...
May 4, 2024
Mad Swede
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Is it possible to write a literary fantasy book?
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My editor has a somewhat jaundiced view of literary fiction. In her more cynical moments she says that literary fiction is whatever the...
May 1, 2024
Mad Swede
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Colorful "normal" characters?
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I wonder how much thought you've given to characterisation. Even supposedly normal characters need to be well developed, that's what...
Apr 30, 2024
Mad Swede
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Where to publish a short story>
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OK, the best paying English language magazines are those that used to be regarded as qualifying markets for SFWA membership. That...
Apr 26, 2024
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