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I'm not going to say that being in the military doesn't affect my novel at all. I'm sure it will affect the way I write anything involving a military force. It also affects the way I view the military...
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[quote=Loriba] [quote=JP Underhill] ... about to discover an ancient thread has risen again. [/quote] Sounds like some of the threads I've known on Nanowrimo. ;-) [/quote] In MY world, necromancers are...
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[quote=JP Underhill] ... about to discover an ancient thread has risen again. [/quote] Sounds like some of the threads I've known on Nanowrimo. ;-)
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Im writing a fantasy novel. It was originally just a bog standard story about some dungeon crawlers, but somewhere along the line they became Scouts on the cutting edge of the Empire, about to discover...
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ALL the time - Ive got it on the brain, five years of active duty does that. I sometimes end up writing military SF even when I dont plan on it. Meh, doesnt bother me :3 Military SF is very popular...
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There is a sort of war going on in my story but besides that no not at all. I write mostly fantasy since you can make shit up when you can not think of anything to write.
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my novel this year has so much about the British Army in it, I just can't help it! it's a curse haha. Trying not to make it too detail heavy though because I don't want to look like i'm trying too hard!
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I've stated half a dozen novels and yet to finish one, but with this month I definitely see the military influence. I think after 19 years in that it has become such a component of who I am, that...
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Okay is it just me or does it seem that a lot of people in the military read SF/F? Just an observation and me personally I have to say it definitely does, they involve the ethics and camaraderie of...
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Last year I was TDY for part of November and found myself writing about nuclear plotting (which is partially what my class was on)...the story took a crazy twist. And then I tried to edit in February...
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This time around, I certainly find that it does. I usually do fantasy or historical fiction with a military angle, but this year's novel is set about 20 years from now, where the US Navy has very...
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My good friend writes "creative nonfiction" about the military. He and I were both in in similar jobs. His books are having difficulty getting picked up for publishing because they aren't the...
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Being a NB (Navy Brat) has definitely added stuff to my plotline. Plus I can now write very realistic descriptions of what a base might look like after Armaggedon. 29 Palms ftw. xD (I don't live there...
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I don't think it's affected my writing that much even though I grew up in the military and am now a military spouse. I've never written about a character in the military or really anything pertaining...
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I sort of feel that it does, I tried for a long time to resist it. But ultimately I think what has become the 'norm' for me can lend another element to what I write. If it comes down to writing what...
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Even though I write mainly SF/F, I can definitely see the influence. I generally don't write Massive Battle Epics, but my characters have a military background. Ships and sailing tend to pop up much...
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Because my stories are generally set in a fantasy world that is not anywhere close to modern technology, I don't run into questions from readers regarding military terms and acronyms. However, the...
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Not really, no. I've attempted historicals in the past (like medieval kind of historical), so it wasn't really the right kind of setting. This year I'm probably going to aim for something dystopian, so...
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I spent a few years in the Army, and almost all of my fiction has a military element or angle to it. Even if the connection is indirect, or a character with a military background, it's there. Some of...
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I don't think the military lifestyle has affected my writing much in way of plots, but since I write mainly fantasy there has been precious little military involvement in my stories. But if I were to...
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I would say little to none. I mostly write fantasy and sci-fi, the real world is too boring/depressing. :) Maybe a little on my 2010 NaNo, but a person could have written the same level of sci-fi...
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Every story I've written, NaNo and not, has had a military element. Three have been outright military stories. One has had a major character (but not the main character) who is retired military. One...
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Only in that I've written a story based in each of the locations that my husband has been stationed in. The rest of the influence is career-path specific, not military specific, but I guess it would...
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I'm constantly questioning my husband about little details that I can use to add realism. He's read some stories over my shoulder and helped me clarify things like survivor death benefits, how a...
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It does, but I always try to explain the context the first time it comes up. The PX is a military "Department Store," and the MPs are the base police force. Things like that...
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I've noticed that many of the little things I put in my stories, friends who grew up civilians will often ask me to explain what they mean. For instance, my MC always has a military ID and uses it as...
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