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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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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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For those looking to write medieval fantasy, check out this thread over in the historical fiction lounge.
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The best online link I've come across is Limyaael's Rants: http://curiosityquills.com/limyaaels-rants/ She talks about everything writing related in over 200 entries. Topics range from creating...
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These are great too for info from various writers on how to write sci-fi/fantasy/horror: http://www.sff.net/odyssey/podcasts.html
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whoops--that second link leads to part 3 of the guide, here's parts 1 and 2: part 1part 2
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