Science Fiction/Fantasy | Forum profile

January book study pre-poll. SF. Alright everyone, continuing the theme, we need nominations for good SF books by non-English authors. We can also nominate books outside that category and see what might be popular as a book-study book. __________________ . "Come down from the comb." "Turning a somersault?" "What do you think? Like a hen off its roost? Go on, jump." ~Blood of Elves by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kitty Pryde Personally, I'd squeeze it between my knees or between my arm stump and ribcage and pull it off. That's way easier. See Jim Abbott for a perfected technique! Not so easy with your wifey on your lap Quote: Also hoping to catch the Star Trek exhibition at the Tech Museum with friends today. I've got to do something different for my birthday, right? Hippo Burpday! __________________ My...

Meanwhile, I am getting ready for my lil sis' birthday! She's gonna be dressed like a princess and all that jazz. __________________ "Life isn’t divided into genres. It’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky." — Alan Moore

Quote: Originally Posted by defcon6000 Would stories where the MC travels across different lands (or planets/galaxies) be a "portal" tale? Like you know how they got from point A to point B and probably even had a few boring chapters on their travels alone. Because I can't really think of too many novels I've read where the MC just randomly plops down in an entirely new world - besides those children's...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bookewyrme Heh. That would be a great t-shirt, Liosse. "Cliches don't kill stories. Writers kill stories." It would probobly offend some people though. >_< I would wear it. But I'd word it like "Cliches don't kill stories, writers do." Reminds me of "Guns don't kill people, people do." 'Ceptin' that cliches are...

Being an ogre, it's hard to make a living in childcare because of our belief that children are to be eaten and not heard. __________________ Matthew Graybosch http://matthewgraybosch.wordpress.com/ WARNING: I am not a lawyer, represent nobody but myself, and all opinions expressed by me are strictly my own. Use salt when reading.

The general populace is mystified by Santa Claus' tireless workshop of elves but little do they know: he replenishes his ranks with stolen children.

You're all giving me inn-envy! None of my inns are that rough... Although what was The Bleeding Wolf - where the innkeeper's wife was rude to Crisiant and Connor finally let his grief out - is now called The Spotted Cow , basically in honour of the innkeeper's rude wife. Pub cricket. Well, that's one way of amusing yourself... We used to make our dad do quizzes. Not so fun when we got older and he tried 'helping us...

I don't know who said Norwegian ogres were cheap labor, but they've charged me thirty-seven freight cars of bad kids for only two weeks on the job.

I heard some somewhere that one trick Rowling used was she found a "new bottle for old wine." Take old tropes and motifs and package them into something new. Perhaps there is a balance, too many tropes / cliches will make your story feel crunchy, but having a few in there will give the reader enough familiarity to keep reading. Then you through in a few new twists towards the end to surprise them. __________________...