http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/forums/16 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:33:21 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/forums/16 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/531/t/Redefining-Established-Elements-in-a-Shared-World.html
If you get the chance to redefine that element in a way that enhances that element and provides a good identity, would you do it knowing that it would come across as retroactive continuity? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/531 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:34:02 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/540/t/The-Hero-with-a-Thousand-Faces.html
The Hero with a Thousand... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Valharic) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/540 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:08:51 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/541/t/Invention.html
Help?

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Elton Robb) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/541 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:07:17 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/538/t/Books-on-story-craft-.html
What books out there do you all recommend on how to write short stories and novels? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Valharic) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/538 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:12:16 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/532/t/Are-Cataclysms-etc-Overused-.html
Question is, are Cataclysms, etc. overused in fantasy literature? Would the use of one in a new novel work out okay depending on how it was done, or would it just evoke groans from fans who have seen this theme overused? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/532 Tue, 23 May 2006 11:39:01 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/533/t/Crafting-a-System-of-Magic.html
I thought it would be good to open up the discussion a bit and see how people approached the craft of a new magic system.

To me, the big pitfall is coming up with a new idea. For example, elemental magic is cool, but it has been done to death. There are some cool variations of the theme though, such as Sovereign Stone and Legend of the Five... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/533 Tue, 16 May 2006 08:03:05 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/536/t/The-Genius-of-Joss-Whedon.html
Lately, I've been discovering another man of genius - Joss Whedon. I never got into Buffy, because at the time I thought it would be silly to do a serious show based on a not-so-serious movie (though I loved it). Turned out Buffy was a hit... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/536 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:41:08 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/542/t/What-should-a-proper-novel-proposal-include-.html
I'm presuming at least a letter of introduction, an outline, and a summary of the characters. ??? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/542 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:26:06 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/534/t/Expletives-in-Writing.html
I’ve often said that some of the funniest comedians are the ones who can make you laugh without dropping a four-letter word left and right. Likewise, I think some of the best stories are the ones that grip you without resulting in the dropping of the f-bomb.

At the same time, I recognize that there are times when an expletive may make a scene in a story better. “Gone With the Wind”... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/534 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 09:11:12 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/535/t/Using-Current-Events-in-Stories.html
Generally, I believe in keeping thinly-veiled political messages out of story, as a person who reads said story (unless it's a political story to begin with) is reading for reasons other than politics. It's like going to a Dixie Chicks concert. If I went, I'd go for the music, not their political views.

That being said, though, there are events that happen... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/535 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:52:55 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/537/t/Adventure-Writing.html
Why is it, then, that writing adventures scares the willies out of me? I'm not sure what it is exactly. Part of it is that writing an adventure is a bigger commitment than writing, for example, a prestige class. Part is trying to have challenges... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/537 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:56:17 GMT http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/539/t/Does-Dark-Subject-Matter-Bother-You-.html
I guess that it surprises me that I can write about those types of things. In some ways, I find it fascinating since I tend to focus on the heroic. In other ways, it disturbs me a bit.

Anyone else ever feel this way? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trampaswhiteman) http://dragonhearth.yuku.com/topic/539 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:48:42 GMT