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Naruzeldamaster posted the thread When does 'sarcasm' become 'just being an ass' ? in Writing Discussions.I love me a good sassy character, provided they're well written. For the record, for both male and female characters. (Though good... -
JBCrowson replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Dickens and Shakespeare were both fond of inventing new words, to the extent I wonder if the colloquialism "what the Dickens..."... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Hmm, I'll say it's out of character for these kinds of terms to be used in canon, but it's an earth-adjacent world, so they probably...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Indeed. But why stop there? When existing language fails to provide, I say look further afield. "Dudetastically," "Scruffed." I have a... -
The Dark One replied to the thread "If you have to stop and google it, don't include it." ?.Never forget that it is part of a writer's duty (I believe) to be educative. Where else do we learn new words but in books. Unless... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.I feel like Mad Swede got a point, but I also feel like if my intention was to offend the phrasing would have been much worse. Either...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.You're in a group for writers. One of the skills that makes a good writer is being able to express themselves clearly in writing... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.I love this and I'm making it one of my rules. Interesting, I don't think my mute character will be an attempt to speak about the mute...
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pmmg replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.If you allow those who would be offended impede the story that needs to be told, it will never be told. Goldies quotable no 9... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Can a (proper) mute person laugh?.See this is why I can't 'win' in these situations because most of the time I don't know (see some examples above) again, hindsight the...
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Gurkhal replied to the thread How to speak Frog (primitive merfolk language).Impressive, I hope you get use for it in your writing -
ConvergenceCycle replied to the thread Hello from a fantasy nerd in the middle of his first book.Awesome! Thank you so much. I am working on finishing the last 10 chapters or so. My editor is working on the first pass as we speak. I... -
Ddantheman93 replied to the thread Hello from a fantasy nerd in the middle of his first book.Ohhh well dang, website makes me wanna read it for sure!
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ConvergenceCycle replied to the thread Hello from a fantasy nerd in the middle of his first book.Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. The Order is Genesis, but the animal mascot is the Ourosboros. That means you are creative and...
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Lynea replied to the thread Hello from a fantasy nerd in the middle of his first book.That's really cool. Not everyone gets so lucky to have multiple skills like that to serve them. I took the Rite of Reflection and got...