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In my personal opinion, literature should be used to express certain ideas and values. If you write a novel to convey a certain idea or...

I don't think most people go in with the objective of writing a popular novel. Sure, they'd like for it to be, but that's rarely the...

Let's consider classical geopolitics and state-building. After all, modern states originated from the Treaty of Westphalia, and national...

《EMPIRE》:A wrong ritual, a returning ghost, a belated conquest.This is not merely a story about power, but rather a questioning of legal...

Yes, but in fact, for some matters, the public's perception is quite different from the historical truth, which makes the truth seem...

In a Historical Fantasy novel, the most important thing to me, would be the Historical Accuracy. (It doesn't have to be perfect, but it...

It's your story. You choose the conflict. Star Wars had plenty of battles and duels; the story wouldn't have improved if they had spent...

Yes, the story is at the core, no matter where it happens. If you only care about the cool appearance, you are putting the cart before...

Yes, and to be honest, this is one of the reasons why I have a hard time getting hooked to a lot of high fantasy fiction. A lot of...

What it says in the title I'm pretty new to this, but I think I can still be of some use I'll try to give meaningful and constructive...

Yes, I agree with your idea. Fighting should be more of a solution, and not the best one, even though it might seem good

At the heart of any story should be the drama within and between your characters. I think a lot of folks get sidetracked by the...

如果你淨係想寫個好宏大嘅史詩故事，咁就隨便啦，自己高興嘛，係你藝術自由。 但係，如果你真係想讀者同你個故仔有感覺，咁政治或者魔法啲衝突，最好加啲私人嘅嘢入去啦，啲情感啦、啲關係啦、啲道德啦，咁先容易令讀者入晒心。

I haven't thought about that, but how should I put it? Political demands and military conflicts should have been linked, right? It's...

Hey, bro, I know you might be a bit busy now, but could you please read my novel when you have time...