Maybe "seconds" or "moments" would be a better word.
As for the armor description, it's intended to contrast the difference between Valens of the Black Dragons and the den of cutthroats and bandits that he's in (a brothel in Shadizar, which isn't mentioned in the excerpt). And the inspiration for that moment came from those "hero" moments in movies where the hero will sneak into a villian's lair in a disquise, then reveal him/herself in dramatic fashion.
I do, however, appreciate any feedback as positive unless someone just blatantly tells me something like, "You suck, stop writing, you failure", which I'm confident won't happen here.
A Question For The Fanfic Writers
Started by Spartan198, Aug 06 2008 11:08 AM
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Posted 09 August 2008 - 10:33 AM
"What is good in life?... To crush your enemy, see him driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!" -- Conan of Cimmeria
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ ~ "Come and take them." -- Leonidas' reply when ordered by the Persian messenger to surrender his weapons before the Battle of the Thermopylae Pass.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ ~ "Come and take them." -- Leonidas' reply when ordered by the Persian messenger to surrender his weapons before the Battle of the Thermopylae Pass.
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 05:47 AM
writing is fun, thats why I do it....and you never know, if you keep at it improvement is always a possibility....thats how I look at it.....I always feel good after writing something....I would really like to create a cool character...something Howard was so great at!
I don't worry...I have to much on my mind
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 02:29 PM
Creating the character isn't the hard part, it's making him/her appealing to the readers. That is was Robert E. Howard was so great at.I would really like to create a cool character...something Howard was so great at!
"What is good in life?... To crush your enemy, see him driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!" -- Conan of Cimmeria
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ ~ "Come and take them." -- Leonidas' reply when ordered by the Persian messenger to surrender his weapons before the Battle of the Thermopylae Pass.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ ~ "Come and take them." -- Leonidas' reply when ordered by the Persian messenger to surrender his weapons before the Battle of the Thermopylae Pass.
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 02:30 PM
Would you fellow writers be interested in creating a shared S&S world, where we could all create chgaracters and societies and have them interact and such? Just an idea.
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:37 PM
I'd put my two lunas in where I can.Would you fellow writers be interested in creating a shared S&S world, where we could all create chgaracters and societies and have them interact and such? Just an idea.
Suggestion # 1: We need an ancient Mediterranean Sea connected to a larger ocean! It makes things much more interesting, while making more kingdoms into naval powers.
Putting an inland sea between Shem and Stygia would have made the Hyborian Age even more interesting than it already is!
Edited by Spartan198, 11 August 2008 - 04:41 PM.
"What is good in life?... To crush your enemy, see him driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!" -- Conan of Cimmeria
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ ~ "Come and take them." -- Leonidas' reply when ordered by the Persian messenger to surrender his weapons before the Battle of the Thermopylae Pass.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ ~ "Come and take them." -- Leonidas' reply when ordered by the Persian messenger to surrender his weapons before the Battle of the Thermopylae Pass.
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:40 PM
I have a setting I had originally developed as an RPG setting. But I decided to use it as a basis for some Howard-ish stories, and even shared it with a friend from High School (sadly he never wrote anything). Maybe I'll post something...
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Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:57 PM
I would research the fighting techniques, get a really good feel as to what it was actually like, then provide lots of detail.Anyone have any good tips on how to draw out fight scenes, making them seem longer and more involved to the reader?
