A new speculative fiction writers group just opened in Yahoo Groups. Check it out. I think it might end up being a good one. The reason I like it is 'one stop...
I'd like to put to the vote people's opinions on extreme characters. I'm not talking about sadistic tyrants and villains who are truly evil. I'm saying a ...
Hi Manda,<br><br>You can turn that mail feature off in Groups, so that they won't all come to your mailbox.<br><br>As far as the characters, I understand what...
What you say is true; a lot of people are more attracted to the "dark side" of a character rather than the typical goody-goody hero who is perfect. What I do...
Hey people, I use mythical a lot in my stories, and although I know a lot of them I'd like anyone to post any number of mythical creatures they know. Of ANY...
How about a wyvern? I wrote a humorous story with a wyvern in it (it was a genetically engineered one so the story still constituted sci-fi). It's a sort of...
what makes me like a character, but not like him is having him do some controversial things.<br><br>Such as Chriton's Timeline. the carachter is Chris. I like...
Wyverns are dragons...there are several "branches" to that family tree.<br>ummmm....*trying to think of something good*<br>I don't know, there are so many...
Have you read Bulfinche's Mythology? Here is the address to an on-line copy.<br><br><a href=http://www.bulfinch.org/ target=new>http://www.bulfinch.org/</a>...
<>A romantic story, however, doesn't focus on getting two characters together for a moment of sexual reverie.<><br><br>“But, please, no sex ...
A mermaid is attractive and playful with sailors, but won't necessarily kill them, while sirens can be gorgeous or hideous, but have beautiful voices...
Well, according to the Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were by Michael Page and Robert Ingpen, <br><br>Mermaids:<br>~live in and beneath the sea but can make...
I forgot to specify--<br>The sirens, when they sing to ships? the men jump overboard and swim to the sirens' island, where the birdladies use their talons to ...
First, I want to hawk my book: just check for "Badlands" in the link section. It is majorly self published, as in, in MS Word format. Available for download ...
New contest for stories up to 1500 words. Any genre except children's. Cash prizes! Free critique from judge for all short listed entries.<br>For further...
Sam and Paula Zbornick are from one of those 'other worlds'. Come visit them-especially if you are an 'other worlder'. Thanks, like your club, sazbor....
I sometimes refer to this informative site and you don't even need to leave your chair! There is an alphabetical list of greek mythical names, click on a name...
I've gotten some criticism of the point of view shifts in my science fiction novel. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it at first, but the more I ...
POV shift can be done, and done well, and sold.<br><br>Look at _Downbelow Station_ by C. J. Cherryh (A Hugo Award!). Or the later chapters of _Lord Of The ...
I thank the few who had critique my story, Netizen Quest (formerly NQ (the story)). One critique, in particular, indirectly made a suggestion for my series....
I looked for your work on Ipublish. I couldn't find it.<br><br>As I'm not familiar with the site, I might not be looking in the right place. Can you help?...
Now I feel like a moron. Not because of the help, mind you, but because I used to troll that site like crazy. <br><br>I guess I must--gasp, horror--GO TO A...
Go to:<br><br><a href=http://www.bartleby.com/reference/ target=new>http://www.bartleby.com/reference/</a><br><br>It has many wonderful things, including a...
Hello Paul,<br><br>POV shifts in novels are perfectly acceptable! Some novelists stick to one POV, which is fine, but there are probably more with one or two...
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