Thar Shaddin

Famous Advice on Writing: The Collected Wisdom of Great Writers:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/ ... n-writing/

Stumbled on this today:

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http://www.autocrit.com/editing/library/

If your going to be writing things on dwarfs, or need some stone/ rock based info or inspiration, this might be a useful site for you,

http://www.modernmarble.net/Typeofstone.html

http://fantasy-faction.com

Well, THIS place is a gold mine and a half


Combat:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/writing-fight-scenes
^LOVE that one, things many overlook
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/writing ... -strategy- A larger look at tactics
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/tactica ... y-battles- Lovely! Choices you have to make about the battle you're planning to write.

Characters and Worldbuilding:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/on-char ... nstruction
Mmm, especially interesting article.

http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/fantasy ... -the-page- Using life as an inspiration for your fictional relationships.
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/the-cha ... e-champion
^There are nine or ten parts to this, all wonderful.
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/the-fantasy-assassin- Types of assassins and how to characterize them
http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/how-to- ... r-writing- Mental illness and how to do it right


http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/worldbu ... e-the-box- Thought provoking read for world developers!
http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-pro ... -cultures- Very good for Thar since it's at least loosely based on alternate reality

Fantasy tropes/Writing tricks:
http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/dragons-introduction
http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/manipulating-the-mythos
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/ten-fantasy-cliches
http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/the-truth-about-tropes
^All very interesting articles about how to work around clichés and tropes and how to use them to your advantage!

http://fantasy-faction.com/2013/rats-an ... n-fantasy- How to use the little rodents >.>
http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/bringin ... r-writing- Using theatrical techniques in your writing
http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-myt ... n-fantasy- Food and its uses!

http://www.writingexcuses.com/

good advice in podcast format.

Aaand in case you missed it in the previous google link:

http://scholar.google.com/

found some really great .pdf articles with it!

10 Psychological States You've Never Heard Of... and When You Experienced Them
http://io9.com/5893964/10-psychological ... enced-them

Was searching names and came across this, thought it was interesting.

A Study of the London Masters of Defense

Controlling perception vis-a-vis sleight of hand and pick-pocketing for fun and profit

Penn and Teller on the 'Seven Rules of Magic' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o​XGr76CfoCs
Apollo Robbins on controlling attention as a means of misdirection - http://www.ted.com/talks/apollo_​robbin ... tion.h​tml

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose - http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5402/pg5402.html

Herein you may learn terms such as

ABEL-WACKETS: Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief, instead of a ferula; a jocular punishment among seamen, who sometimes play at cards for wackets, the loser suffering as many strokes as he has lost games.

and

BASTARDLY GULLION: A bastard's bastard.

not to mention

THREE-PENNY UPRIGHT: A retailer of love, who, for the sum mentioned, dispenses her favours standing against a wall.

but you should really go take a look. It is brilliant.

A note about colors and stuff http://www.ehow.com/list_5828692_were-c ... hing_.html

Feng Mo Gun "Shaolin Mad Devil Staff"

Qi and Qigong

Inspiration and reference material for Corey and I as we slowly work on Bataar and Abagha.

---Steppes Tradition: Hunting with Eagles---
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_with_eagles
see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw to appreciate how truly fucking epic that can be.

I thought it was a neat idea when I picked an eagle hunter for Abagha's profile pic, but if the real world reality is THAT epic, I think we can jump the shark with this, Corey.

In some of those fights, the eagle is using its wings like we would elbows, providing a platform to deliver powerful kicks while on the back. The wolf knocks it around, and it still gets back in the air, with absolutely no fucks given.

For a less epic, more 'Training wheels still on' level - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtC42jLh2K4

I've got a bunch of ideas whirling around my head for eagles in the Xiongnu Steppes of Tian Xia as a result.

http://www.writingclasses.com/WritersRe ... Writer.php

These are quite interesting. And there are a ton of them.

I just came across this interesting "evolutionary tree of religion" image and thought it might be useful, especially with this being an alternate history setting and all.

https://i.imgur.com/TgprGAW.png