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Oct 15, 2009 @ 12:32 am | delete

Wow, this lens is like a fantasy realm on its own- fantastic job. 5 * fav

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spirituality Apr 12, 2009 @ 7:47 am | delete

Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)

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SammySpam Apr 8, 2009 @ 3:40 am | delete

Another wonderful lens on writing, you have an incredible writing and design style.

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Grey Wolf Feb 17, 2009 @ 11:49 am | delete

Detail can be very important for bringing your world to life. I've seen writers mention a dragon and others who explain the visual peculiarities of said dragon, the later was far superior for bringing the story to life. Also taste descriptions can be very important. I read a book where the food was not only described but expanded to include the scents and taste of the food. Difficult to do in a created world sometimes but not impossible, and it added so much more life to the world I was reading about. Texture, as well is important. What do things feel like, are they rough and scratchy or smooth and cold? Many writers leave this out as well. I love this site, really good information here.

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Thyme2dream Nov 1, 2008 @ 10:37 am | delete

A great reference!!! I agree, a detailed table of contents would be lovely- but its very helpful either way:)

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mulberry Oct 21, 2008 @ 8:49 pm | delete

Another fabulous one! You have an impressive imagination and a great way of teaching.

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Ener-G Oct 9, 2008 @ 4:41 pm | delete

I was leaving a comment in your lens on NaNoWriMo about my fantasy to someday write Fantasy, then saw this lens about it! Very exciting and great info. Thank you.

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Tiddledeewinks Sep 2, 2008 @ 11:29 pm | delete

I nominated this for LOTD. Love the pics!

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EelKat Aug 24, 2008 @ 11:21 am | delete

Well, with NaNoWriMo coming up again soon, I'm in my planning stages. Two years ago I did aghast-horror-romance-fantasy set in old day America, last year it was adventure-romance-fantasy set in ancient Maya/Inca backdrop.... this year? Momoyama (Medieval) Japan! So I'm doing pretty good I think: 3 years running in fantasy and not a Euro style setting in sight! YAY!

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EelKat Aug 24, 2008 @ 10:37 am | delete

@B7T

Wow... you think this lens is long? It's one of my short lenses! There's only about 4,000 words here, most of my lenses average in the 10,000 to 20,000 word range.

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B7T Apr 14, 2008 @ 11:16 pm | delete

(I had so much to say, I had to start another blurb!)

I wanted to add something else for you to consider, that I used to wonder at while watching Star Trek: How come Earth has so many cultures, and the people on other planets seem to have only one? Wouldn't you think their cultures would be just as diverse?

Also, I invite you to join my Steampunk Enthusiasts group; I'm admitting lenses on topics that might be useful for creators of speculative fiction of all sorts! (Who knows? If it becomes popular enough, maybe you will find some of those "on-topic" lenses there that you could lensroll here!)

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B7T Apr 14, 2008 @ 11:00 pm | delete

Excellent information! (The lens is so long, though; you might want to add a Table of Contents module or two!) I've encountered stories in "alien" settings where some element resembled Earth culture more than it should have. But consider this: A truly alien story would have to be written in an alien tongue created as part of the cultural setting, and I don't think most people would want to go that far! So it's not unexpected that people would take shortcuts in other regards, so that the audience could more easily follow the story! And even if you did want to make a parallel with Earth culture, it's odd that a modern Christian marriage ceremony would be imitated so often, when there are certainly a number of other historical and cultural variations from which to choose!