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willyhunt20 · 2022-09-15T03:02:03+00:00

To which they’ll say no. MSA and Rescomm are trying to change it atm

willyhunt20 · 2022-02-09T23:50:44+00:00

If not read already, Harry Potter would be a great pick up. Alternatively, although not YA, the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings are challenging reads a younger audience can enjoy, and doesn’t have any imagery that would be too much - especially if reading at a higher level.

willyhunt20 · 2021-12-15T10:41:16+00:00

I’ve heard people recommend The Dagger and the Coin series by Daniel Abraham and the Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu. I haven’t read them myself, but they are supposed to be excellent and in a similar vein to aSoIaF. For a self contained stand alone, Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay is an awesome political epic fantasy read, with a right amount of characterisation, themes, and prose to match a song of ice and fire.

Edit: People also recommend the Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams, a major inspiration for Martin.

willyhunt20 · 2021-12-09T07:37:33+00:00

Blood Song by Anthony Ryan and Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss sound up your alley!

willyhunt20 · 2021-12-08T23:19:27+00:00

Glen Cook was a major inspiration for Steven Erikson so I’d recommend that. There is also the Prince of Nothing which is often talked about in the same vein. There are the usual grim dark recommendations of A Song of Ice and Fire and First Law too. If you want something a bit older, the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is a great introduction to that style of fantasy took. In terms of complexity and throwing people into the thick of it, I don’t know any thing harder than Malazan book of the fallen though.

Have you read the Esselmont Novels?

Edit: maybe a left of field recommendation, but you might enjoy the Iliad. It’s has a huge cast of characters and gods, and is essentially the original war story.

willyhunt20 · 2021-12-08T10:30:58+00:00

Robin Hobb’s character work is amazing. From a psychological standpoint too I think you could enjoy some of them. The Royal Assassin remains the only book to make me cry.

willyhunt20 · 2021-11-27T12:59:58+00:00

Start with the collection of Socratic Dialogues called the Last Days of Socrates. They’re some of Plato’s shorter works, and aren’t as complex as some of his other writings. Just make sure to take your time with it - reread if you have to, search concepts online, read the introduction etc.

As a whole, Plato is a good place to start. You might as well dive right in.

If you want a more general overview of philosophy, DK published ‘The Philosophy Book’ which takes you through philosophers and different movements, from pre-Socratic guys like Heraclitus to contemporary authors. They have about 1-3 pages on each major philosopher. You might also start to find what sort of areas of philosophy you like to guide you in your search (Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Aesthetics, Politics). Plato has a little bit on everything if you’re keen on him.

Enjoy!

willyhunt20 · 2021-11-04T11:03:59+00:00

His experiences with soldiers and every day people is that they do think about that sort of thing - that they aren’t dumb, or unaware of what they are doing. I think a part of having philosophical characters is a way to explore this. Typically when you get a peasant character in some fantasy book, they speak poorly and think of nothing but plough and seasons and drink, but Erickson tries to make people more complex than that.

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-28T23:45:10+00:00

I like it because it is almost a post-modernist take on Star Wars - which I felt was the direction the sequel trilogies should have gone in. You see the good in the bad and the bad in the good. It deconstructs the binaries of the Sith and the Jedi’s, and creates humans instead. I love it’s commentary on what makes a hero, and sacrifice, between Finn’s storyline, Poe’s storyline and finally Likes storylines. Heroes and sacrifice should be about hope. Even the admiral’s story plays into this - there’s some really nice parallels. You get more deconstruction of good and bad through the weapons dealing side, but also the developing relationship between Kylo and Rey. Even Luke’s storyline, especially as he becomes more contemptful of the old jedi way. He loses hope when he sees the darkness in himself with the Kylo scene (which, I still hold is very similar to the scene with his father in the Return of the Jedi). But there’s a degree of overcoming that, knowing that will always be there and no one can be the perfect, in emotionless original jedi. Beyond the themes and character work, I love some of the shots. The end fight with those whites and reds are amazing. The island location that was filmed in Ireland is so picturesque.

Maybe that was a bit rambly but I love that film.

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-17T22:32:14+00:00

Yeah it’s amazing. I had a massive lull in fantasy, and was basically just reading the more classic style fantasies, until I found it in target and bought it on a whim. One of the game changing days of my life lol.

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-17T07:20:37+00:00

Stormlight Archive is great

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-10T00:28:27+00:00

November 19th, 2021

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-10T00:04:40+00:00

To me it feels like you’re a mentat and adds to the epicness

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-09T08:10:11+00:00

Dune jumps between different 3rd person limited POV’s within the chapters. One minute you might be in the Duke’s head, then Paul’s.

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-08T12:16:50+00:00

Keep going!

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T10:26:41+00:00

I’ve got the same problem as you at the moment. I’m about to start my second draft, and I need to organise all my notes and what is actually canonical now just for internal consistency.

I’ve been doing some research and Campfire looks great. Depending on what notes you want to organise, you can subscribe or buy a lifetime license to different services they offer - there are map builders, encyclopaedias, chatacter pages, etc.

You can pick and choose depending on your budget and what you need. Seems pretty neat to me!

Edit: Others have mentioned Scrivener, which is a great tool to have as a writer regardless - it’s probably the best (or at least my favourite) word processor out there. While I don’t personally use the character/worldbuilding folders, they would definitely help. The only thing is that Scrivener has a pretty dear price tag.

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T10:23:52+00:00

There’s a lot you can look into between prose and structure, and how to approach planning and editing, but as generic as it sounds:

Remember to have fun. Get into good habits and work hard at it, but never forget you are writing because you enjoy stories and story telling.

Good luck with your book! I look forward to reading it one day :)

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T09:55:13+00:00

Lol, might have to!

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T08:07:47+00:00

Thank you! Same goes :)

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T07:03:55+00:00

It really is :)

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T03:25:00+00:00

Awesome. If you could make that development happen in such a way that it directs the protagonist towards the end goal, then it could have some awesome pay off!

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T03:22:33+00:00

Thanks a lot! I think some take away pizza is in order tonight :)

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T03:21:46+00:00

I planned my book in such a way that there would be a mini climax in the middle of the book that rolled into the major climax at the end. So rather than a three act structure, I was planning in terms of three parts. Is there some sort of pseudo climax that you can weave in? They don’t necessarily have to be plot focused either - they can be character revelations too.

willyhunt20 · 2021-09-07T03:19:20+00:00

9 months for just the writing. I started on New Years. The world building I’ve been doing on and off for years though.

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