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Malik replied to the thread "My Characters are not Me" Train of Thought?.So, yes. I feel you. My characters are not me. I needed to make that as clear as possible, especially with this new novel. I'm merely... -
Malik replied to the thread "My Characters are not Me" Train of Thought?.
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That was pretty much the plot of threes company every episode.
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I find this happens too often in TV writing.
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Malik replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.Refusal of The Call The Call Knows Where You Live The Call is on Your Front Lawn Holding a Boom Box Playing "In Your Eyes" at Max Volume
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Malik replied to the thread So I think I've established Third Omniscient. But Questions..I'm not sure I understand this correctly. There is a main character to the story, of course. An omniscient narrator will be primarily...
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Malik replied to the thread LAUNCH DAY.Absolutely. And I worked hard to not make this into war porn/gun porn/Navy SEAL Ooh Rah BS. It's much more about the personalities and...
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Probably the earliest examples of fantasy authors putting their real life military experiences into their world building are JRR Tolkien...
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I think there's a fair bit of stretch left in that trope to be honest. Only issue is that most people never subvert it. You only really...
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Thanks for the explanation. I love the idea that "it shows that SF and fantasy can be just a matter of perspective." Definitely going to...
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Malik reacted to Naruzeldamaster's post in the thread What Does Good Omniscient POV look like? with
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Same, some of the stuff I would want to read would be a lot 'worse' than the stories I would personally write. At least for a couple of... -
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Wasn't he that one guy who did a thing and now Hannibal, Missouri is famous. Highly recommend the winery. Last known refuge of...
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Mark Twain. If anyone remembers him.
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No one will stop you from using AI. There is no rule. But some will not like it, like me. IMO, any AI is AI use. You say, but i...
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Malik replied to the thread Your Most Hated Tropes.Anytime I start questioning my storytelling ability, I remember the three words that forever changed the way I look at my writing...