Comments on: The 1st Ring: Fire http://5-rings.com/blog/2008/06/the-1st-ring-fire/ A journal of the creative writing process. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:36:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: cirellio http://5-rings.com/blog/2008/06/the-1st-ring-fire/#comment-122 cirellio Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:05:50 +0000 http://cirellio.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-122 thankies :D The best example I've seen of 'Show, don't tell' is when the evil dragon is just about to breathe fire on our hero, the author probably shouldn't go into a few pages about the bio-intricacies of the inner workings of a dragon's fire-resistant lungs. lol. I heard Christopher Paolini devoted an entire chapter to saddle-making in <em>Eragon</em>. heh. Well, at any rate, I promise not to :) It would be a sin to data dump in my book after being explicitly told not to so many times by Holly Lisle in her books and email courses. My data dumps on my computer (and sometimes here) are really just guidelines to keep in mind while I write. thankies :D
The best example I’ve seen of ‘Show, don’t tell’ is when the evil dragon is just about to breathe fire on our hero, the author probably shouldn’t go into a few pages about the bio-intricacies of the inner workings of a dragon’s fire-resistant lungs. lol.
I heard Christopher Paolini devoted an entire chapter to saddle-making in Eragon. heh.
Well, at any rate, I promise not to :) It would be a sin to data dump in my book after being explicitly told not to so many times by Holly Lisle in her books and email courses. My data dumps on my computer (and sometimes here) are really just guidelines to keep in mind while I write.

]]> By: Steph http://5-rings.com/blog/2008/06/the-1st-ring-fire/#comment-121 Steph Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:45:15 +0000 http://cirellio.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-121 Lesson: What goes around, comes around. You know, the more you post about your magic system and its rules and intricacies, the more interested I become in The Five Rings. I've no idea why--I hate details. (And so help me God, if after all this promise your actual novel is page after page of description like Tolkien, I may have to track you do and force you to read more Goodkind! And we KNOW what torture that brings! :P) Seriously, this just sounds...cool. Lesson: What goes around, comes around.

You know, the more you post about your magic system and its rules and intricacies, the more interested I become in The Five Rings. I’ve no idea why–I hate details. (And so help me God, if after all this promise your actual novel is page after page of description like Tolkien, I may have to track you do and force you to read more Goodkind! And we KNOW what torture that brings! :P)

Seriously, this just sounds…cool.

]]> By: cirellio http://5-rings.com/blog/2008/06/the-1st-ring-fire/#comment-123 cirellio Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:32:31 +0000 http://cirellio.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-123 @David: I promise, no MP or HP or experience points here! I'm glad you like the idea of turning all of this more into cultural guidelines. I've been trying to create many sub-cultures within the two main continents. My aim is to make someone who is a typical thief (etc) from Bastin much different than somebody who is a typical thief from Aydomar (even if they happen to belong to the same guild), and to be sure each character is a blend of cultures with complex pasts; never archetypes. @David: I promise, no MP or HP or experience points here!
I’m glad you like the idea of turning all of this more into cultural guidelines. I’ve been trying to create many sub-cultures within the two main continents. My aim is to make someone who is a typical thief (etc) from Bastin much different than somebody who is a typical thief from Aydomar (even if they happen to belong to the same guild), and to be sure each character is a blend of cultures with complex pasts; never archetypes.

]]> By: cirellio http://5-rings.com/blog/2008/06/the-1st-ring-fire/#comment-125 cirellio Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:23:51 +0000 http://cirellio.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-125 lol@the lessons! I value your input, so if any of you read anything at all here that puts up red flags, please, by all means, let me know! #begin analogy# I may be a first-time navigator on this sea-faring vessel, but I don't intend to run it aground. So, every now and then, I may need a guiding hand from experienced writers like yourselves along the way. I hope I've got this ship (mostly) back on course. So thanks for braving the thunderstorm with me ;) #end analogy# lol@the lessons!
I value your input, so if any of you read anything at all here that puts up red flags, please, by all means, let me know!
#begin analogy#
I may be a first-time navigator on this sea-faring vessel, but I don’t intend to run it aground.
So, every now and then, I may need a guiding hand from experienced writers like yourselves along the way.
I hope I’ve got this ship (mostly) back on course. So thanks for braving the thunderstorm with me ;)
#end analogy#

]]> By: RG Sanders http://5-rings.com/blog/2008/06/the-1st-ring-fire/#comment-124 RG Sanders Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:30:05 +0000 http://cirellio.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-124 It's the ciiiiiiiiiiircle of life... It’s the ciiiiiiiiiiircle of life…

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