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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #38431 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #23526 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is it a good idea to leave minor world details to the reader's imagination? My main concern is this part: > I didn't mention these things anywhere else in the novel. Didn't give the reader details about these lilllahi birds, Bettornim flowers, gaijamu flowers, etc. What I really love about fantasy books, is if I get to remember small recurring elements. I would not immedi... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: How can I explain my world if the character is technologically not yet capable of understanding it? Let your character stumble upon the book of a monk, that analyzed the flower. I guess he tried to remove the flower from the cave, expose it to sunlight, try growing other flowers in the cave, etc. Then you can summarize the findings of that monk, leaving your character puzzling over what that impli... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |