tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745492561963169892.post539359604509202852..comments2024-03-25T11:35:12.435-05:00Comments on DeConstruction of the Sekuatean Empire: How would your Protagonist Vote?DeConstruction of the Sekuatean Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652207370325098073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745492561963169892.post-54912843480023630692016-10-10T08:48:44.689-05:002016-10-10T08:48:44.689-05:00The above blog does not seem to need any changes f...The above blog does not seem to need any changes following the debate televised last evening.DeConstruction of the Sekuatean Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652207370325098073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745492561963169892.post-90116772352543137912016-10-10T08:47:57.808-05:002016-10-10T08:47:57.808-05:00Theocracy in fantasy is somewhat dubious. There is...Theocracy in fantasy is somewhat dubious. There is a tendency to take something from Earth cultures are rework it. Nothing wrong with that, of course! GoT has the Seven Gods vs the Lord of Light. In EFWD some pray to gods and some pray to goddesses, and some pray not at all. And magic may be its own theocracy!DeConstruction of the Sekuatean Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652207370325098073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745492561963169892.post-23197324317556350462016-10-10T08:45:48.225-05:002016-10-10T08:45:48.225-05:00It's always a good writing exercise to create ...It's always a good writing exercise to create a character the total opposite of you, the author. DeConstruction of the Sekuatean Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652207370325098073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745492561963169892.post-81576365112664491392016-10-09T18:37:53.210-05:002016-10-09T18:37:53.210-05:00Five of my books take place in a theocracy and two...Five of my books take place in a theocracy and two under a monarchy. In the Theocracy I haven't had as much of a chance to do more than just lightly touch on the "other" side, although I am planning a book that will do just that. In my two monarchies, they're set alternate medieval worlds - If Henry Tudor decreed it, my Kings would too.<br /><br />In a contemporary novel that I Connie J Jaspersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455899967916707544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2745492561963169892.post-73159265992165961552016-10-09T18:04:14.193-05:002016-10-09T18:04:14.193-05:00You raise an interesting point. I'm working on...You raise an interesting point. I'm working on a character that holds a profound belief that God has initiated armageddon and that he must stop humanity's attempts to avoid it. I fear my fanatic will come across as a stereotype.<br /> DPCantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446775166107243085noreply@blogger.com