Personally I felt that was awful game design. They throw trash mob after trash mob at you and then remove the only payoff for all that tedium. I'd rather they tone down or remove trash mob random enc… (View Post)

That's one of the purposes. Some people write for different reasons, such as it being cathartic. The problem here is you're equating essay writing with fiction. The two have completely different obje… (View Post)

But part of a writer's skill includes the evocation of wonder and feeling. Plot and structure are only part of the art. Great writers distill language to its essence and make colourful word choices t… (View Post)

For many of us writing skill is very important, but personal tastes are of course also a factor. (View Post)

I've always found it amusing that fans of more recent fantasy, e.g. Terry Brooks, David Eddings etc., are often dismissive of Tolkien on the grounds that, 'while his works are admittedly influential,… (View Post)