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Daeus replied to the topic How do we define "worth" when there is no actual God figure in the story? in the forum Mission, Calling & Ethics 6 years, 10 months ago
@livgiordano Well, I may be wrong, but I don’t know if you can do it completely. You probably don’t have to mention God very much to make that type of message, <span style=”background-color: #ffd9de;”>but I think you’d have to just at least some. </span>
<span style=”background-color: #ffd9de;”>The question I want to ask is why God can’t be m…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic Help Wanted: Creating Themes in the forum Mission, Calling & Ethics 6 years, 10 months ago
@waterlily Definitely what Elizabeth said.
Also, on another note, things like love conquers all” and “revenge leads to destruction” aren’t actually themes, they’re messages. I don’t know if you’ve ever looked into KP’s Theme Mastery course, but one of the things we teach in there is that a theme should never be controversial like “revenge leads…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic Has Anyone Published A Kindle Book in the forum Publishing & Platform 6 years, 10 months ago
That was for compiling the ebook. Publishing it to Amazon is also very easy.
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Daeus replied to the topic Has Anyone Published A Kindle Book in the forum Publishing & Platform 6 years, 10 months ago
@photobloggergal Yes, it’s very easy. Do you have Scrivener? That’s what I used so I could help you the most with that, but it’s also easy to do with Word and some other programs.
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Daeus replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE 6 years, 10 months ago
Oh, somebody already asked my question. 😛
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Daeus replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE 6 years, 10 months ago
@livgiordano Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet!
I’m a YDubber too, though I don’t get on the community much.
What’s your favorite fantasy book?
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Daeus replied to the topic First time writing historical fiction in the forum Historical 6 years, 10 months ago
@epicaddie2 You don’t have to do this, but if you want to write a really in-depth historical fiction story, I’ve read that you don’t want to just read about the time period, but you want to read in the time period. Read the books that were famous at the time, preserved letters from the time period, newspaper articles, etc.
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Daeus replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 6 years, 10 months ago
@kate-flournoy I hate being in serious trouble.
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Daeus replied to the topic Which Idea Should I Tackle Next? in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 6 years, 10 months ago
@jenwriter17 I like #4 most for what sounds like an exciting read, but #5 actually fascinates me the most. It would depend on what your MC is like, but I think that could make an amazing book.
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Daeus replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 6 years, 10 months ago
@kate-flournoy Just tagging you because you’re normally into this. If you want to do it, I’ll get you your own doc.
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Daeus replied to the topic Arrows, spears, and other pointy things… in the forum Fantasy 6 years, 10 months ago
@that_writer_girl_99 Research English longbowmen. They were the best of the best and traditional bowmanship was a bit different than today. Like English bowmen sometimes used 100lb draw bows, which just makes us all look like epic wimps basically.
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Daeus replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE 6 years, 10 months ago
@bella-d Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of her. What do you like about her?
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Daeus replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE 6 years, 10 months ago
@bella-d That’s so cool you write historical fiction. Some of us on here do, but the vast majority write fantasy. I write both, and other genres as well. Who’s your favorite historical character?
@rochellaine Yep, it’s called contemporary fiction.
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Daeus replied to the topic Arrows, spears, and other pointy things… in the forum Fantasy 6 years, 10 months ago
@that_writer_girl_99 Okay. Well, there are a lot of swords, but this will cover all you need.
- One handed sword. The handle is only big enough for one hand. You’re probably going to use this in conjunction with a shield.
- One and a half handed sword. The handle is just the right size to fit two hands, but it can also be comfortably handled with…
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Daeus replied to the topic Arrows, spears, and other pointy things… in the forum Fantasy 6 years, 10 months ago
@that_writer_girl_99 Okay. Well, if I just spewed out everything I could possibly tell you, we’d be here for quite some time. Could you narrow things down any? What do you need to decide on for your novel?
Also, if you haven’t yet, check out this article I wrote.
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Daeus replied to the topic Arrows, spears, and other pointy things… in the forum Fantasy 6 years, 10 months ago
@that_writer_girl_99 I have fired compound, recurve, and longbows before, but I’m certainly not an expert on them. If you have any questions on handheld weapons though (especially swords), I’d be happy to help.
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Daeus replied to the topic What to do with a blog/website ? in the forum Publishing & Platform 6 years, 10 months ago
@itisastarrynight Blogs, like social media, serve two potential purposes. 1, To promote yourself/get people on your email list. 2, To interact with readers. Actually, they also serve a third purpose of helping you get used to writing regularly.
If you really want your blog to be a major way you promote yourself, you need to blog about something…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic The Elements of Elemental Cliche… in the forum Fantasy 6 years, 10 months ago
What Kate and MNValentine said.
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Daeus replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 6 years, 10 months ago
@perfectfifths Well, anything, but I think particularly descriptions/sentence structure. I want to make sure it flows just right and is easy to envision.
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Daeus replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 6 years, 10 months ago
@perfectfifths Yes, I sent it via email. If you haven’t got the invitation, here’s a link to it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZY5PcSrhX1LdSb69sP_tD4MnPqYZxuCyz6Zwr4i7W8/edit?usp=sharing
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