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Mad Swede replied to the thread How do you make a swear look like a deity name?.If you're going to do this in a way that doesn't feel forced then you need to think through the culture in your setting in som detail... -
Mad Swede replied to the thread Scam e-mails.They do indeed. Facebook, Instagram etc. But I guess my main message would be that these scammers are intelligent, motivated and...
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TThinkerX replied to the thread How do you make a swear look like a deity name?.Deity's name followed by an obscene body part mention.
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pmmg replied to the thread How do you make a swear look like a deity name?.By having those gods have a role and some meaning in the story. -
MOf course the denizens of a fantasy world wouldn't swear by the name of a religious figure from our world, and so most fantasy stories...
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Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Scam e-mails.Oh trust me, if someone's willing to 'bend an ear' and is genuinely (keyword) interested, I'll gladly spoil the whole plot. But if it's... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Scam e-mails.I'm the Thing That Won't Shutup, but that's the business. Talkie and kittehs and making friends. Sometimes there's even books. ;) There... -
Naruzeldamaster replied to the thread Scam e-mails.Trust me I know, this is why I (Barely) talk about my work online. Here n maybe a couple discord messages, that's about it. If Google...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Scam e-mails.Oh, it gets worse. The scammers who initiate and maintain close contact with their victims are predominately slave labor. Lots are...
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RoccO replied to the thread Scam e-mails.You have got to give it to them, they basically run an empire. They are not viruses or bots, they are legitimate. They probably have... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Scam e-mails.And before we begin to think that scammers can only find us if we're published, that's not how it works. They're finding us in the...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Scam e-mails.More than that, this whole business runs on personal contacts so your agent will have an ear to the ground and will have heard about...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Scam e-mails.Yup. And any legitimate studio who's interested in putting a pin in your film rights will know not only to contact your agent rather...
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Mad Swede replied to the thread Fiction vs realistic.I write speculative fiction, and I guess most in the English speaking parts of the world would call it low fantasy. With that written, I...
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Malik replied to the thread Fiction vs realistic.I write "hard fantasy." I made a career out of writing fantasy that elevates suspension of disbelief into plausible deniability...