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pmmg
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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Also consider that know one knows what is you and what is character. Unless you say so, i dont know you at all so i could not know what...
May 9, 2026
Esraa_Saeed
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Creation of Arda
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Chapter 2 The Arrival in Ora Faelrith did not enter the Kingdom of Ora as strangers do. The gates did not open by command. No horns were...
May 9, 2026
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DanGreen
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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That sounds like a healthy way to do it. In a nutshell: be aware of it and only engage if you are ready to handle it.
May 9, 2026
Naruzeldamaster
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Let's say we lived in a Who Framed Rogger Rabbit world...
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Funny thing is I watched the entire show without realizing it was a chick show haha. And yeah that was 100% their start toward their...
May 9, 2026
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Lorn Ashby
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To map, or not to map?
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Yes, that's my primary motivation as well. Otherwise, I know I'm guessing and introducing inconsistencies.
May 9, 2026
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Lorn Ashby
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To map, or not to map?
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I've done quite a few hand-drawn maps and found they just take me a lot of time, and I end up focusing on that fun exercise rather than...
May 9, 2026
Mad Swede
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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If your story gets published you will be judged. You may not want that, but it will happen. All you can really do is choose whether to...
May 9, 2026
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DanGreen
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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I am doing my best in that regard. The violence as far as my experiences tell me are real and the MC is not actually that dark or...
May 9, 2026
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Penpilot
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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Every writer uses their personal experiences to bring their stories to life. Sometimes it's a dash here or a dash there. Other times...
May 9, 2026
Adam Scribentis
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Hello (I made an account like 20 months ago but never said hello) + Novel Revision help
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Welcome! If you're looking for feedback, I'm sure the Critique Request forum on this site will prove helpful.
May 9, 2026
ludwig1beethoven
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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With that turn, you should also avoid making him a walking stereotype of the dark mysterious traumatized guy. He should still feel...
May 9, 2026
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DanGreen
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What do we think of POV writing?
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That was surprisingly smoother and coherent head hopping. I'm impressed.
May 9, 2026
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DanGreen
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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Hah. That trap is somewhat avoided as the main focus of the first half of my novel basically is his abusive childhood filled with...
May 9, 2026
ludwig1beethoven
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Writing grim dark fantasy with self injected main character
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I think it is fine, as long as they are not an untouchable Mary Sue, but actually an interesting character that doesn't have plot armor...
May 9, 2026
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DanGreen
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I have recently begin feeling selfconcious about the fact that in my novel feels very intimate to me. What I write is somewhat dark. It...
May 9, 2026
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