Activity for Paul Chernochâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #38994 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #38403 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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A: How to implement a fictional language in my novel? Here is how I dealt with Lissien, the language in my dragon book. 1. Pick a few root words and use them a lot. This gives readers an idea of what you mean, through repetition and similarity. Thus the dragons are Lissai, their language Lissien, an adolescent dragon is a glissond, an adult female an o... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: As a discovery writer, how do I complete an unfinished novel (which has highly diverged from the original plot ) after a time-gap? About eight years ago, I began writing a fantasy novel. Then something else came up, so I put it down for about two years. I returned to the novel eventually and finished and published it. What helped me do this was the worldbuilding notes (maps, bestiary, Character descriptions, plot ideas) that I h... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |