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Now THIS is genius. Just as Druss is dying from his poisoned wound he could look up and with his last breath of life say....."I'll be back." On a more serious note, perhaps Czechoslovakian actor Vladimir Kulich? He played the Viking king in the movie 13th Warrior.

I don't think that Gemmell was not a fan of his books being turned into film, it was more the fact the he lost the rights (and therefore the control) of his characters which was why he kept turning the movies down. I can only assume he wanted to retain rights of his characters as he wanted to...

RIP Maurice Sendak. Where The Wild Things Are was one of my favourite books as a child. Christopher Walken reads Where The Wild Things Are (and throws in some of his own amusing commentary at times), you can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKNaYlzssbc

Reiver, great work, I really enjoyed reading that! The story held my attention the whole way through. The last sentence throws a whole new concept over both the main character and the story itself. Bloody well done!

Sorry Bowler, I didn't mean to start all this! I..err..have never beheaded anyone (except a few times in a computer game called 'Die by the Sword', years ago....crap game by the way) but I'd imagine that the executioner would be standing slightly off to the side. I guess we'll never know...

I remember playing a game called Mellenium 2.2 bloody years ago (on the Atari ST, that's how long ago). Would have been the early 90s at least, but it was a strategy space game, not bad for its time. Anyway, one of the first moves to take over another planet was to place a device on the planet...

Brussel4, You might like the 2 graphic novels based on the David Gemmell books. The drawings are realistic and gritty, no comic strips to be seen. If you're interested, the names of the graphic novels are: Legend: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/009914171X/?tag=brite-21 Wolf in Shadow...

Monsterchic, that's a pretty massive undertaking. J. R. R. Tolkien did invent a whole new language for the Elves in his Middle Earth books. So well did he carry it out, that fans of Tolkien still speak the Elvin tongue today. Bit freaky if you ask me, but it just shows how well he did it. I...

pff :rolleyes:

I found this really interesting. Dorset, 2009, a contract company is developing a road when they dig up 54 human skeletons (all of whom have been beheaded). All dated to between 980 AD and 1030AD, all male, all of Scandinavian descent. Apart from the (obvious) beheading, there is no other...

Azzagorn, I think every person in the world (including Hollywood superstars) have their self doubts and hesitations. Never think you're alone in that mate, because you're not. I think there's two important things to consider: 1. That you love to write (I don't know you, but I'm confident...

Evester, Congratulations! A huge first milestone, and many more to come in the near future. My first draft was about 140, 000 words. By the time I hit draft 5 (after several proof readers made comments/sugestions along the way etc) the count was 157, 000. Draft 6 was post edit and the editor...

Springs, No worries at all. The pigeon would probably make it (very slowly), but then once in-country, Australia post would take over, and therein lies the problem! :)

A slow leaking renal artery would also do it, time frame is perfect. I say this because I have watched a patient die in front of me from just such a complaint. I'm a paramedic not a doctor. I must state that no names, or locations will be given in the following piece of information. Originally...

I think I,Brian hit the nail on the head ("You don't hurt characters because you *want* to - you do it because the story demands it.") In short, I don't think one should ever separate themselves from their characters (even when the character dies, and unfortunately that happens). A good story...

....More importantly, it's a realistic portrayal of what real aliens would be like. None of them look or act like humans." Wow! Really?

I remember reading about that bloody psycho in the newspaper, and the only reason I remember is because of that photo of him with the hammer (which I've just seen on the website posted here by Scott). Maybe he had his lunch stolen one too many times in primary school and he eventually snapped...

Hi Rosemary, I think it sounds great, needs a little work as mentioned here, but the story itself is good. It might be a good idea to knock out the whole story first before looking into the sterility of technicalities and grammar. Only my humble opinion. One thing I did notice is the section...

Mouse, I'm a Paramedic here in Queensland Australia and have been to many dead bodies. The QLD Police cannot declare life extinct, so we are required to attend the scene, make sure there are no heart/breath sounds, that the ECG is a flat line etc. and then fill out a ROLE (Recognition Of Life...

Mouse started a topic entitled 'Write what you know' and he/she's spot on. But more than that, write not only what you know, but what you're passionate about. Subjects about which you not only know, but inspire you, that drive you, the stuff that makes you intensely focused. Research is a very...