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    What Are You Playing Now?

    Nice tip on Clank, thank you! We're always looking out for new games to play.
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    What Are You Playing Now?

    Dominoes, with my hubby. He is currently three games up. We were playing Yahtzee but I kept beating him, so he won't play it now....huff.
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    Is there such things as a 'stupid genius' in writing ?

    "Intelligent people are full of doubts, stupid people are full of confidence" (or words to that effect!). I think this is a great character trait to write about as it's very relatable. We all over think stuff sometimes and procrastinate until the moment has passed, and we all charge in rashly...
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    Why fantasy writers should read old books

    I'm mildly disappointed that no-one has explained to me what a brave clock with bullets is. Heheh.
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    Why fantasy writers should read old books

    An interesting diversion into the merits of learning a foreign language, but for clarity, I guess what I was saying is that most of us aren't bilingual in ancient languages, which means we are dependent on the translations of others. Given that comes with all the usual caveats of time, distance...
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    Why fantasy writers should read old books

    "I've done some translation myself, so I am aware of the difficulties involved." I think you've just agreed with my point :)
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    Why fantasy writers should read old books

    I see your point, but unless you're going to invest the time into learning ancient Chinese, old English or ancient Greek, going back to the source material will be a fruitless endeavour. And if you're reading it in English, it's someone else's translation, with their own interpretation of...
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    Helloo!

    Oh, yes you are so right. Very insightful :) politics features somewhat!
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    Helloo!

    Thank you Jackarandajam! Hmmm...not consciously, but there must be some subconscious elements in there. I've posted a little bit now on a portfolio on here, and now I'm wondering what's buried beneath!
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    Sixteenth day of Cowdren, 243, at Lightford Tower

    I must hurry in writing this, so I am sorry for its brevity, but you will understand why as you read. You will remember Damon Teg, the butcher of the Tower so beloved by M? We have found out that he has been working with R and has been passing on information for some time now. I know, I know...
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    The Almighty Lord Marcus Acristle, Lightford Tower, on the eve of Sheleswhite, Cowdren, 2306

    I will tell you about myself because other records will be embellished, conflated, or misconceived, and after all this time, I desire to tell the truth. I know that in this matter perspective counts for very much and my perspective will be rather unique, being one of the few to survive the...
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    Marcus and Henquist

    A portfolio collection of the diaries of the 'Almighty Lord' (self-styled) Marcus Acristle and letters from Henquist of Lightford, 306-310 (AH-WE). The records detail a picture of life in the Cromine Adulatory established by Acristle after the H-W, and precedes the Uprising but some 80 years...
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    Helloo!

    My apologies. I guess I mean analogous in its ubiquity, use and production (in my world magic is dug up and processed in factories) rather than as a direct comparison...although essential oils have been used in myth, magic and medicine for centuries, so that's an interesting thought...:unsure...
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    Helloo!

    I should also add that one of the systems of magic is analogous to our (as in, the real-ish world) use of oil. And I want it to be character driven. I love fantasy and sci-fi, but my favourite stories are ones of really strong characters that you get to know well and believe in, who happen to be...
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    Helloo!

    Hi Incanus, I have just started writing a fantasy novel. 20,000 words in so early stages, but it has two competing systems of magic, environmental cataclysm, religious war and poses questions on the gender(s) divide. So I'm packing it in, haha!
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