tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post2615726772683990563..comments2024-01-21T00:39:25.784-08:00Comments on Adams Gaylord Writes: Tips for Creating Believable Fantasy BeastsAdam Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-31286226314639564242012-05-18T06:38:31.953-07:002012-05-18T06:38:31.953-07:00Thanks!
Also, AJ Hartley just posted a cool piec...Thanks! <br /><br />Also, AJ Hartley just posted a cool piece about monsters on Magic Words that I recommend. <br /><br />http://www.magicalwords.net/really-i-mean-it/its-alive-writing-monsters/Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-66644633108488453672012-05-17T21:14:23.012-07:002012-05-17T21:14:23.012-07:00This is an awesome post. I'm going to bookmar...This is an awesome post. I'm going to bookmark it. I love all the weird creatures that exist and have existed at some point on earth. Nature is such a great source of inspiration.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.MaryAnn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618345950149423623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-21992867891662155732012-04-04T15:17:46.517-07:002012-04-04T15:17:46.517-07:00I actually went to a museum exhibit in Seattle, WA...I actually went to a museum exhibit in Seattle, WA (http://www.empmuseum.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=1550) that explained just how in depth the creators of Avatar went into the biology of their creatures to make them believable. I don't remember exactly how they explained their 6-limbed critters but I remember being impressed.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-33060053474472622562012-04-04T10:38:08.123-07:002012-04-04T10:38:08.123-07:00Wow, Adam! This is so cool! You're absolutely ...Wow, Adam! This is so cool! You're absolutely right, and I'm really glad to meet another fiction writer with as much attention to the [logical] details of creating unknown creatures (be it fantasy or sci-fi). I totally agree with everything you've said, especially no. 1.<br /><br />Avatar---this reminded me of one of the things that bothered me about that movie. All larger animals have 6 limbs, except for the Na'vi. First of all, there's no evolutionary logic behind the existence of 6 limbs on a low/normal gravity planet (they're only more mass that requires energy), and second, all mammals of an ecosystem will evolve in the same gross direction in respect to basic skeletal structure, right? :)Veronica Sicoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741318844378921184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-73704773843182947542012-03-31T08:59:01.630-07:002012-03-31T08:59:01.630-07:00Thanks Michelle, glad you liked it.Thanks Michelle, glad you liked it.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-19317144682917533822012-03-30T15:37:08.867-07:002012-03-30T15:37:08.867-07:00This is so helpful! Thanks for writing this post. ...This is so helpful! Thanks for writing this post. I love reading informative writing advice like this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999836461350028362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-64893134473728915382012-03-13T11:31:17.026-07:002012-03-13T11:31:17.026-07:00That reminds me, I need to post the Zombie Apocaly...That reminds me, I need to post the Zombie Apocalypse punk song I wrote this summer.<br /><br />And of course, I'll want to hear what you think.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-14252496528528998262012-03-13T11:04:11.438-07:002012-03-13T11:04:11.438-07:00Naw, it's from my manuscript, but thanks:)
D...Naw, it's from my manuscript, but thanks:) <br /><br />Did you know that there's a petition to get me inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame? I truly have some amazingly quirky friends. <br /><br />Poor balrogs. I was excited too - it was a triple word score on top of a bingo. Foiled again.Feaky Snuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481513779668517971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-72655032762139887532012-03-13T08:27:33.412-07:002012-03-13T08:27:33.412-07:00Damn Feaky, I hope you didn't write that just ...Damn Feaky, I hope you didn't write that just for this post. It's WAY too good.<br /><br />As for the under-representation of demonic creatures in Scrabble, we just have to keep up the fight for equality. Please go to www.BalrogsArePeopleToo.org to lend your support.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-36062508457554448602012-03-13T08:21:42.365-07:002012-03-13T08:21:42.365-07:00Thanks Todd. I'm not sure I would use the term...Thanks Todd. I'm not sure I would use the term "expert" but I hope the post helps.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-88143162552608914542012-03-12T22:18:26.458-07:002012-03-12T22:18:26.458-07:00The waitress might have been a looker at some poin...The waitress might have been a looker at some point eons ago, but I can't tell for certain underneath all the frosted coral lipstick, flaking foundation and wrinkles. I’d be certain her hair colour came out of a bottle, but I just can’t believe that any company would make that shade on purpose. It’s a fascinating shade somewhere between strawberry blonde and pink lemonade. She moves with a kind of slinky shuffle, like a panther with arthritis. An incredibly old panther. This woman isn't even in cougar territory – she's a sabre tooth tiger. <br /><br /> oh, you meant an inhuman monster... :P<br /><br />P.S. BALROG is NOT an accepted word in Scrabble. I've tried:(Feaky Snuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481513779668517971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-44434832608317793962012-03-12T13:58:05.046-07:002012-03-12T13:58:05.046-07:00Adam,
Thank you for this great post! You are a wo...Adam,<br /><br />Thank you for this great post! You are a wonderful resource of knowledge to writers researching this topic. It is good to have experts out there that we can draw from for knowledge.<br /><br />-ToddTodd Beingessner, Jr.http://theweekendwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-82377255898973045072012-03-12T08:44:52.002-07:002012-03-12T08:44:52.002-07:00You make a good point Ciara, sometimes fantasy bre...You make a good point Ciara, sometimes fantasy breaks all the rules simply because it's fantasy. And that's part of what makes it so fun to write!Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-28742472633441391542012-03-11T21:57:15.782-07:002012-03-11T21:57:15.782-07:00I think I cheat. I rarely create new animals, and ...I think I cheat. I rarely create new animals, and the ones I do create are usually of a magical variety, and therefore not necessarily believable in the biological sense (because creatures escaoped froma demonic plane of existence obviously didn't evolve where we later find it...). That said, you DO make excellent points about biology. A large eared animal, for example, shouldn't really be found in an arctic waste. <br /><br />I did research biomes and their usual inhabitants to help with general world-building, even without inventing creatures - to make sure I get the right animals in the right habitats - so I definitely get the point you are making!Ciara Ballintynehttp://ciaraballintyne.comnoreply@blogger.com