C. M. Hayden

They say ideas are a dime a dozen, execution is key! I remember I had an idea for an evil tree creature that could see the future. I even wrote a full novel (one was never published) that included him. Some years later, I read The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss and got to the Cthaeh part...

Hello? The thread title promised me hugs, so...?

I doubt very much that you're actually confused about my statement, but I'll state my point a bit more explicitly: There aren't many female heroes in scifi/fantasy movies. This is a clear hole in the market, and Sony seemed to try to fill it by casting the Ghostbuster's reboot as all female. When the trailer first released, it was downvoted to oblivion, because the trailer was God-awful. A lot of internet trolls (and even Sony) tried to push the reason as being because the cast was female. That's not the reason. The reason was because the trailer was bad and unfunny. And the movie was awful, and flopped. Along comes Wonder Woman. A female-lead movie, and the trailer has an overwhelmingly positive response. The movie is awesome. They didn't need to insult their core fan base in order to push a female-lead movie, as Ghostbusters did. If the movie is good, that's what matters. And Wonder Woman is an excellent film. Arguable, as portrayed she's more of a hero than Superman and Batman are. So, I say again: where Ghostbusters failed, Wonder Woman succeeded.

Nothing really to add, but I wanted to say that sounds like so much fun!

Wonder Woman is the getting the praise it deserves. It's an excellent movie (though it does get a little silly in the last 10 minutes or so, but not enough to ruin it). Where the Ghostbusters reboot failed, Wonder Woman succeeds. It's genuinely entertaining.

The Kingkiller Chronicle, hands down. It's a wonderful series. A lot of crossover between fandoms too, which is strange considering just how different Rothfuss and Sanderson are as authors. Almost polar opposites.

Hi there! You probably left before I arrived, but welcome back nevertheless.

You seem like a swell fellow. Here, borrow these upvotes, but promise not to run off with them.

Well, now I gotta conserve 'em! :|

Teach me, great master!

Welcome to the board!

Oh, you people are awful, lol xD

I'm still just a newbie when it comes to the Cosmere, but what I've heard from Brandon has been very promising -- fantasy becoming science fiction is a brilliant idea!

I learned this last week, very disappointed I love giving upvotes.

That's a very valid point. I don't pretend to have any more information than the next guy, I was just stating my manner of thinking.

If it's not written or approved explicitly by Brandon, we'll have to take it with a grain of salt -- even if it is from the publisher. xD

Calderis gave a pretty good summary, so I won't repeat him, but I'd add that if you're very interested in his process he's got a lot of really good videos on YouTube of him teaching writing classes. He goes into a TON of detail on his methods, process, and how he approaches the craft. I'd highly recommend it.

I have an unnaturally precise memory.

I just don't think gratuitous sex or violence is very enjoyable to read.

This is actually very well done! I'd be interested in seeing more!

Mistborn TFE It took me a chapter or so to get into it, but once I got through them I was hooked.

Incredible game. I bought a new console just to play it. I'm kindof a Zelda nut.

When I was in college, I always wrote before classes. It's always been hard for me to write after going to class, I think it uses up some of the same brain "muscles" that writing does.

Eventually Brandon will write a novel that's a perfect cube. :3 (As said by Brandon Mull)