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Matthew Dave
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A prematurely curmudgeonly person in his mid-twenties who intends to publish his debut novel in 2019. Performs a software development day job on fumes, and takes writing seriously.

Core interests regarding writing include:

  • Economic methods of delivering strong characterisation
  • Death of the Author versus Authorial Intent
  • Genre Ghettoisation and how to redeem genres in the eyes of literary criticism
  • Plotting versus gardening
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What's a plausible-sounding technobabble explanation for Mars to be a forest world supplying Earth with timber?
Aug 9, 2018
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Could a planet's ecosystem function to serve the balance of all, rather than survival of each one?
Aug 9, 2018
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What would happen if the quantities of silver and gold mined by humans were switched in a fantasy world?
Aug 9, 2018
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How to make religious sacrifices to their dark god sympathetic?
Sep 4, 2018
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Could a magic-filled world have religions that are unrelated to magic?
Aug 8, 2018
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Avoiding cliches when writing gods
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Is head-hopping always bad?
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How can you write when you're upset?
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How do I fill time in my story?
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Is it bad to project myself into my story?