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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE:) “Hey, I’m a pretty big history buff and noticed that in An Empire of Ashes, the Empire’s ships have names like the Akagi, Kongo, and Nagato, but then they also have Kali, Colossus, and Agincourt. Those names span a lot of different modern countries. Why do they all fall under the Eastern … Read More Drakin, Battleship Names? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE:) “Hello, I’m part way through Drakin CPR and wanted to know if DLX supposed is to be in reference to COVID? You mentioned Wuhan in your book and inferred that something bad happened there. Thanks, Ian” Hi Ian, I can certainly understand why one might think that. However, if you remember, I … Read More Drakin, COVID Reference? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE:) “Hi Jim, I was wondering about the airships you put into your stories. Why would they be necessary? It seems with modern military technology, the idea of massive lumbering giant battleships would actually be a massive step back. Can you go into a little more detail about them? Thanks, John” Hi John, … Read More Drakin, Battleships? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE:) “Hi Jim, I was actually curious about what society would look like on the planet you created. With so many human/dragon couples that have come about and given how long dragons live, do you think that at some point the human race would become extinct on Earth as a result of this? … Read More Drakin, Society? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. So the next question I got was a Qira question… because of course it was. Thankfully, this one is a bit different than others. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE) “Hi Jim, I’m curious. In your books, Qira seems to have chosen a life of celibacy. Can I ask why? Wouldn’t her getting with someone else fix her … Read More Drakin, Drakaeic Qira’s Life? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE) “Dear Jim, Can you go into a little bit more of Tar’Mortha? How is she able to exist without food or water for so long? Thanks, Lindsey” Oooo… that’s a very good question. A VERY good question. Here’s the thing you have to understand about Tar’Mortha, she’s existed for over ten thousand … Read More Drakin, Tar’Mortha Eternal? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, Welcome back! Let’s dive right in. So the next question I got was to dive a little bit more into the biology of the dragon race. (OBLIGATORY SPOILER ALERT HERE:) If you have not read past An Empire of Ashes, you may want to skip this piece. So we have people asking how it is possible for humans and dragons to conceive … Read More Drakin, Drakaeic Biology? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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Hello all, As always, when it comes to new readers, new questions come about, and boy have I been getting some good ones. I reply to those emails, typically, directing them here. Because I figure if one person has a question, chances are more people have questions. I do my best to answer ALL my fan mail (God help me), so let’s get started. … Read More Drakin, A Question? #Writing #Fantasy #SciFi
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I’ve looked through the different works and various forms of elves and what their half-breed children are like. Half Breeds in some stories look like their human parent, almost completely and I’ll explain why below… In other stories, they are mixed, though in most, they have slightly pointed ears, but otherwise look like humans. So far, there is one consistency; elven genes are recessive … Read More Half-elf description #Fantasy #Fiction #Advice
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So in the questions I’ve had asked, a few of the same came up: “I have the desire to become a writer, a published writer. I just have no idea where to to start.” –plasticfacesofdorothy ——————————————————- Hey Jim, I’ve come to the point where I’m revising a draft of a novel for mainly grammar and wording, no more major changes to the plot. My … Read More Getting Published… the basics…
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If you’re good at something, don’t do it for free! Okay, let me start off by saying that I’m aware a lot of people are going to disagree with me on this, and I am aware that there are exceptions to this rule. If you want to donate copies of your book to a local shelter, library, or even just throw a few sample … Read More Author’s Advice Pt. 16
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Hello all, so as time goes on, my advice blog is getting bigger and bigger. Unfortunately, as with all things, you run out of topics to give advice on. If anyone has any questions about writing, publishing, my stories, etc. etc. please feel free to post a comment or email me at jimthewritingwizard@gmail.com . I’ll use those comments to select my next blog post. … Read More Need advice on a certain topic?
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