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[quote=GoneLookingForMyself] If you haven't seen this book, you have to. http://ebookbrowse.com/calvino-invisible-cities-pdf-d466524958 It's called 'Invisible Cities', and it has some of the most...

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I agree. I don't use generators myself, but I do find it handy to have all the links in one place so I can scroll through easily and click on anything that sounds interesting.

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Might be helpful to have a separate thread for them, but this thread isn't too long, so it isn't hard for people to dig through and find them in here--and a single thread has better odds of being...

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Random question concerning next season: I've been putting generator links in this thread. Should I make a separate thread just for fantasy types of generators next go around, or keep all types of links...

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[quote=Harai] I am somewhat surprised to see that nobody has mentioned Rich Berlew's The New World series. (found here) These are articles designed to, in a very practical manner, help you design a...

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http://phrontistery.info/index.html This website is compilation of word lists organized by types (forms of worship, forms of government, divination and fortune-telling, phobias and manias etc.) that...

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Jeffery A. Carver's "write science-fiction/fantasy" guide is pretty good. http://www.writesf.com/

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[quote=Anatola] Here's something fun that might spark some ideas in you, if you're in need of them, or could be used as a basis/challenge for your next project after NaNo... Go here:...

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I am somewhat surprised to see that nobody has mentioned Rich Berlew's The New World series. (found here) These are articles designed to, in a very practical manner, help you design a detailed and...

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That's catnip4writers.com I didn't put the .com because it was already in my signature, but that didn't carry over in the quote, so here's a post with the actual link.

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Tried it out. Got "cruel sorcerer." Already done. The dark sorcerer assassin kidnapped the innkeeper's daughter in chapter three and nearly killed three main characters in chapter five before they...

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[quote=catwithpen] Hah! calm Viking sounds like an oxymoron :D Here are some other character generators: http://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/random/#npc http://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/random/#cyberpunk_npc The...

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[quote=lilyiris] If you're having trouble creating characters for your medieval-setting fantasy, try this generator to Adopt a Medieval/Fantasy Character that I created a couple of years ago on...

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[quote=nathancroft] cool blog post about being a late bloomer to the fantasy genre http://goo.gl/mGtU6 [/quote]

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How neat!

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People kept asking Vonnegut to write a book about writing a book and so he coughed up the following: Vonnegut eight rules for writing a story: 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he...

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I third this recommendation! Absolutely spectacular. :D

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Magical World Builder Chttp://www.web-writer.net/fantasy/ forgot one!

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http://www.epic-fantasy.com/epic-fantasy-articles/article-index.htmhttp://fantasyguide.stormthecastle.com/fantasy_for_writers.htmhttp://www.swordandsorcery.org/articles.asp

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I've run across her stuff, and I second the recommendation!

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