photo by onkel Elodin proved a difficult man to find. He had an office in Hollows, but never seemed to use it. When I visited Ledgers and Lists, I discovered he only taught one class: Unlikely Maths. However, this was less than helpful in tracking him down, as according to the ledger, the time of …
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January 15, 2010 – 12:03 pm
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By Keith
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Posted in Advice, Fiction Friday, GMing, Writing
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Tagged Brandon Sanderson, excerpt, fantasy, fantasy fiction, inspirational, metafiction, Patrick Rothfuss, quote, writing
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illustration by jeloid Fantasy writing must be grounded in both truth and life experience if it is to work. It can be as inventive and creative as the writer can make it, a whirlwind of images and plot twists, but it cannot be built on a foundation of air. – Terry Brooks in The Complete …
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January 11, 2010 – 8:00 am
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By Keith
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Posted in Meta Monday
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Tagged Advice, fantasy, fantasy fiction, Fiction, inspirational, Meta Monday, metafiction, quote, Terry Brooks, writing
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photo by Bobby Duran The wife, brother-in-law, and I played a good old fashioned board game thrifted while we were in chicago. Parker Brother’s 1975 masterpiece Gambler. A glorious game of chance that inevitably draws mass screaming in the stereotypical voices of gangsters and auctioneers. But throwing down wads of fake cash on horses simply …
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