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Michaela started the topic Fun Tool for Fantasy Titles in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 3 months ago
Hey everyone!
I came across this cool tool recently. You don’t need to do it exactly the way it says, but it may still be helpful for brainstorming if. Let’s get those steampunk-style gears turning! I know, it’s fantasy, not necessarily steampunk, but whatever.
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Michaela replied to the topic Pursuit of innermost desires in the forum Themes 2 years, 3 months ago
Also, Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs may be a helpful resource (not that it’s entirely accurate, per se). For example, although people strive for some level of morality, survival is considered to be a more basic need than ethics. This is why formerly-“good” characters in post-apocalyptic books are willing to kill if their physical needs are dire…[Read more]
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Michaela replied to the topic Need Help Coming Up With Titles? in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 3 months ago
I’ve done that before, too.
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Michaela posted a new activity comment 2 years, 3 months ago
Yes, I consider myself a writer of speculative fiction, because it’s more general. Here are some of my stories/ideas:
1. “Candles & Kaleidoscopes”: Sixteen-year-old Hayley Marks has a superpower of being able to see memories when she touches objects. However, she’s forced to grapple with her purpose alone, because no one believes her. She…[Read more] -
Michaela posted a new activity comment 2 years, 3 months ago
Hmm, that’s a neat idea (putting your characters in a different setting). Maybe you could do a sci-fi story that’s set in a medieval time period?
I just looked up the definition of speculative fiction because I kind of forgot. It’s “a genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving…[Read more]-
I need to print out and tape the speculate fiction definition and put it somewhere prominent!!
I have trouble falling under either the Sci-Fi or Fantasy genres comfortable; there are so many tropes and such within them that I find… odd at best. Now that I think hard about it, I think Speculative is what I do write.I’ve seen a lot of…[Read more]
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Michaela replied to the topic World Building Questions in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 2 years, 3 months ago
Hi! This has probably already been mentioned, but Story Embers has a worldbuilding questionnaire. Here’s the link that shows the resources that Story Embers has: https://storyembers.org/resources/
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Michaela replied to the topic Showing God Through Fantasy/Made-up Worlds. Help! in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 2 years, 3 months ago
My pleasure! I love brainstorming these sorts of things!
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Michaela replied to the topic Worldbuilding races/ethnicities in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 2 years, 3 months ago
This sounds interesting! I like the reverse-racism concept (it’s very unique), and I don’t think it would be too controversial. Here are some ways to differentiate people of different races/ethnicities:
– different accents & pronunciations
– the specific words that someone uses
– Color of eyelashes? (e.g., brown hair with blond eyelashes)
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Michaela replied to the topic Calling all SCI-FI WRITERS! Idea propositions! in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 2 years, 3 months ago
I’m a wannabe Sci-Fi writer…in other words, I’ve started writing at least one Sci-Fi stories, and I feel like it’s “my” genre. A lot of the stories I start to write/think about writing are kind of crossovers between Sci-Fi & fantasy.
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Michaela replied to the topic Wonderful research/worldbuilding youtube channel in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 2 years, 3 months ago
Thanks for sharing!
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Michaela started the topic Need Help Coming Up With Titles? in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 3 months ago
Hey Everyone!
I’m in one of those creative moods where I feel like brainstorming some titles. If you’re struggling with coming up with a book/chapter title, I’d be glad to help you out! Anyone else can chime in, of course – I’m curious to see your ideas!
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Michaela replied to the topic Discussion: Class systems in fantasy? in the forum Themes 2 years, 3 months ago
Great question!
Someone may have said this already, but a culture’s values often determine class systems. For example, I had an idea for a fictional culture that prizes asymmetry, quirkiness, and oddities – a value that trickles into its concept of beauty (e.g., women purposefully wear their mascara asymmetrically, etc.). Since this culture…[Read more]
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Michaela replied to the topic Does spoken word count as poetry? in the forum Poetry Discussions 2 years, 5 months ago
Yep! I saw this discussion while scrolling through the poetry forum because I wanted to ask about spoken word poetry. As far as I know, you can post it! I love spoken word poetry! Do you have any favorite artists?
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Michaela replied to the topic Pursuit of innermost desires in the forum Themes 2 years, 5 months ago
This is interesting! I think you’re right in that evil actions can stem from not using gifts the way they’re meant to be used. I agree with the fact that people sometimes seek power in order to gain a feeling of self-worth and use revenge as a tool to gain “justice.” Here are my thoughts on how desires can be perverted (just…[Read more]
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Michaela commented on the post, Why Do Readers Enjoy Objectively Bad Books? 2 years, 5 months ago
You’ve got me on the edge of my seat…I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes, but I don’t like Hallmark movies. I’ll watch them if someone else in the room is watching them, but I wouldn’t voluntarily choose them unless I’m outlining the plot, analyzing the acting, making fun of them (a…[Read more]
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Michaela replied to the topic Emotional Scenes in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 10 months ago
P.S. I love your profile picture, by the way! Foxes are so cute!
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Michaela replied to the topic Emotional Scenes in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 10 months ago
I would suggest listening to instrumental music that fits the mood of whatever you’re writing (e.g., sad, introspective, beauty-filled, etc.) I find that music really inspires my writing; I made a writing playlist on Spotify of instrumentals to listen to while I’m writing. You could even make a playlist that reminds you of the…[Read more]
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Michaela replied to the topic Story-Go-Round Take Two! in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 10 months ago
@ericawordsmith I can #joinin if you need more people.
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Michaela replied to the topic Any Fellow You Tubers? in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 11 months ago
@blueberry I subscribed to your channel – looking forward to checking it out!
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Michaela replied to the topic Temperaments in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 11 months ago
@kayla-skywriter Hmm…that’s interesting. Thanks, your profile picture is pretty, too 🙂
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