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  • Writers Corner Re: The Equator in Zhulong

    Because it seems I am incapable of finishing a complete chapter-section before midnight... Beginning of chapter 2.1. LMS week III. 1030 words~ Abalone was not drunk. At least, he figured ...

    Jul 22, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: Menagerie (Working title)

    BUT IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN

    Jul 22, 2018
  • Research Re: Flea Markets

    (Question: is your flea market set in a fantasy/alternate universe or is it set in an actual place? Also, is it a permanent flea market or a seasonal one/associated with ...

    Jul 21, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: The Equator in Zhulong

    chapter 1.2, incomplete ver. for LMS week two. 2159 words. As in legend, the creature appeared twice--first to tease, and second to stay. Yesim was the first one to see ...

    Jul 15, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: The Equator in Zhulong

    ○The Game is called Mockea● - until i find a less crappy name for it - A card game played with a veil between both players, where neither player speaks--or ...

    Jun 30, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: The Equator in Zhulong

    ○an odd assortment of actors● in main company - Bàn Rén - our teetering-between-halfs protagonist [half human, half adult, out of place and overall tired of everything] Chosen name: Zhou ...

    Jun 30, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: The Equator in Zhulong

    ○the big picture● Some events are out of control. Rumour has it that there's a half-dragon in the capital--a certified-by-the-State, true-core, honest-to-goodness dragon that's been delivering pos

    Jun 17, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: The Equator in Zhulong

    //pitches ball the caesar + playing with power dynamics - organised crime - Yakuza influences - dragonboy - a mafioso known as 'the signet' - dipping toes into mythpunk - ...

    Jun 17, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: Characters having a mind of their own

    A secondary character of mine decided it was his destiny to become the main character instead. I'm subject to the whims of these idiots.

    Jun 9, 2016
  • Research Re: Writing battle scenes?

    Thank you for the help, everyone! I'm inarticulate, and tired, but I'm supes appreciative of all the advice and have a clearer idea of how to go about writing this ...

    May 28, 2016
  • Research Re: life in the 1800's?

    I'm a sucker for historical fiction, and having attempted to write one myself (and having subsequently failed), I'm going to say that Google is your best friend. There are certain ...

    May 20, 2016
  • Research Re: Writing battle scenes?

    My work-in-progress fantasy novel has reached a point where a fortified city is being held siege by an army of rather large, rather scary Blacksmiths. It's nowhere near as well-fleshed-out ...

    Apr 30, 2016
  • Writing Tips Re: Tips on finding a plot?

    Look in the fridge. In all seriousness, however, you've mentioned that your characters are already facing problems--having a plot is mostly about circumstances leading to one another, how your charact

    Apr 4, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Neckromancer//A Prison in Ophelia

    a]~ Worldbuilding Endeavours I'm marking this space for all the disorderly worldbuilding I'll be doing, which means! 1] Concept art + rough maps, 2] Short snippets and important locations, 3] ...

    Feb 29, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Neckromancer//A Prison in Ophelia

    As is the case with most of my ideas, I'm still in murky waters with this one, but a gritty vampire fiction is something I've wanted to do for a ...

    Feb 26, 2016


Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires.
— Edward Said