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Hi Threnody, I'm a relatively new Fantasy writer myself, but I thought I would just add my two cents here and add to Tenyo's reply. Tenyo is 100% right about ...

Amazing stuff TheSunChildren. I'm glad to be along for the ride as well. Keep up the good work! I wish I was as good at map making (drawing) as you. ...

Well, I have coached 6-8th grade basketball and used to play in HS myself, so I am quite familiar with the game. It's also my favorite sport which I watch ...

Well well. It seems I have opened up quite the theoretical cookie jar. All kidding aside, you've already been a tremendous help. I am interested in what else you have ...

Sorry, I should have provided more context. As far as I can tell my style varies and does not fit a single "type" of third person. It's more on a ...

OK, first of all just let me admit that I am a natural infodumper. A couple months on these boards have revealed to me that my instinct is to just ...

To stay in past tense you need to put "It was Friday night". If you feel that part of it needs to be in present tense (because it feels right ...

Best. Forum. Ever. Seriously, where else on the internet am I going to get four replies as good as those in a 30 minute stretch? Yahoo answers, wikianswers, eat your ...

Calling on the Experts here! I need some advice regarding a fantasy novel I'm working on. First of all, I'm familiar with the "Show, don't Tell" approach to writing (I'm ...

I actually know exactly how you feel. I also write in third person, and find great difficulty using the first person POV. I totally understand what you mean. I would ...

I know what you mean Satan. It definitely makes sense. I shouldn't have said "background information". What I meant was "character development". The problem is that my story isn't the ...

Thanks for the clarification Kyllorac. I'm a little worried though that the beginning of my story (first 4 chapters) doesn't have enough tension. I'm using the beginning as mostly background ...

Is there anyway to test the accuracy of this program? I entered my own writing and got a score of 6, 71 Then I entered a chapter of George R.R. ...

This was helpful Satan, Thank you. I'm new to writing fiction and this seems like it will be a great help in getting me started. My only questions are about ...

I didn't read the whole thread, but the story idea from the topic creator sounds similar to a manga/anime called 'Monster'. In that story, the main characters travel all over ...