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Popular public domain works from the 19th and early 20th century see a lot modern renditions. I think Sherlock Holmes is probably the most notable example. If you were to write your own remastering of these old characters and stories which would you choose, and what would it look like...

So today I started filling out a SH glossary, hoping that it would help readers quickly catchup despite my infrequent updating. The thing is, I went searching around to see examples of how other people were using the glossary, and I could not find anything. Does anyone else use the glossary on SH?

Occasionally I’ll come across a story with a title like ‘The indomitable swordsman’ or ‘The invincible master mage’ some shit like that. I’ve read a few of them, but noticed that despite the titles the mc will often still lose, or be defeated (I’m sure that’s not the case with everyone story...

How often have you read a story where the desert nomad people use sand magic? Or the northerners use runic ice magic? Sure you can make a lore explanation for stuff like this, like ‘sand magic is most powerful in the desert so of course they use it there’ which seems to be the most common...

Hello, on SH I’m known more as a forum user than author, and there is a reason for that. I end up killing almost all of my projects when in their very early stages. Despite that I have plenty of projects that I’ve made art for but never ended up releasing. I thought now might be a good time to...

Honestly just curious

It feels like every time I read a new fantasy story, the antagonists are always some shadowy evil organization. It feels beyond over played at this point. And it’s always like something to do with demons, or cultists or demon worshipers. I’ve seen a couple stories that diverge from the demon...

Because this word is such a loaded term, just need to preface this by saying don’t bring politics into this thread, you’re on the SH forums, no matter how well informed your opinions are no one cares, go post on Reddit or something. Since most stories are told from the protagonists pov, most...

I want to hear about what you have retconned in your stories. No real reason just curious. Or perhaps you’re a level 99 planner who has never retconned once in your entire life? Idk let me know

Specifically talking about character names for this thread. Do you pick names because you like the way they sound? Do you pick names with a historical or entomological meaning? Is that meaning meant to reflect character or story themes, possibly foreshadowing?

Another rant today. I saw a video on YouTube all about why female fantasy is horrible and I couldn’t help but disagree with a point. I concede that bikini armor is stupid, and it’s kind of pointless wearing a heavy chest plate if you’re just gonna leave your thighs exposed under a thin cloth...

I don’t think I’ve made much of an effort to hide my love of guns in fantasy stories. That’s not really what this thread is about. It’s more of me pointing and laughing at how many things much more technologically impressive then black powder weaponry show up in fantasy stories. I just think...

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Feel like I’ve already read all the decent ones

Title ⬆️ For me I can’t stand to read charcters that seem to be (unintentionall) overwhelming hypocritical. I’ve seen it a few times but it will be a character going “How dare you kill my son I will have my revenge and cut off your head.” Despite the fact his son or whatever was an assassin he...

Something I love to read in stories is when the main focus of the plot, and everything revolves around a character who is already dead at the start of the story. This happens in my favorite JP light novel series The Insipid Prince, and I recently read a murim manwha that was similar in that way...

This isn’t a thread to talk about religion, I’m only interested in which Christian inspired writing/story cliche is the most interesting/fun to read about. If I missed anything comment it below.

Been told every good story has a theme, a core message that is conveyed when reading it, even if it’s never expressly said as such. I’ve found a lot of eastern light novels manwha/manga especially isekai fantasy kind of lack a theme and is just character going from place to place and series of...

Generic fantasy stories tend to have 3 big recurring fictional metals Adamantium, Mithril, Orichalcum It varies story to story which is stronger. Do you have a personal opinion on how you think they relate to eachother?

Is there any character/plot you really badly want to write your own version off? For me I‘ve really wanted to do a story inspired by the character Parker Barrows from the malifuax table top miniatures game. The character is a former nobleman who was cheated out of his inheritance by a...