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Heh!  What've you got?  Post with pride!

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You're reinventing the wheel.  This is covered by "creative commons" and you can put a meaningful creative commons seal on each photo that will convey your wishes.

Hmm.  Wheel…what shape?  Triangle?  Square?  Oh, wait, somebody beat me to it!  Damn!

Seriously, though- thanks, Lingster.  That's very useful information.  I will be putting a CC license into my future work just to clear up any lingering questions about legal use of my material.

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Some great answers in here so far.  Obviously, I've used some of what's been mentioned in Sylph's ongoing little story (I was going to say saga, but that too pretentious even for me…)

Now here's a follow-up…

Your character, having decided to go to the gym, and not being interested in just outright wrecking stuff, discovers that standard gyms simply don't have the equipment needed to push the upper limit of their strength under normal circumstances.  How should that character train?

As I understand it, there comes a point where doing more reps simply ceases to give returns on the energy invested, so, for example, doing a thousand barbell curls might sound impressive, but it's really no more than heavy cardio…  I'm thinking specifically of Dicey when I ask this question, but it's a question that could apply to pretty much anybody in the superstrong FM genre, so help me out again, please.

You guys are the greatest- makes writing here fun!

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When you say literary, I assume you're speaking of established authors that have been published in the mainstream, rather then on line.

My range of being strong inspired / influenced in my style of heroic sci-fantasy storytelling would have to include, but not strictly limited to, writers such as Robert Heinlein, Keith Laumer (Worlds of the Imperium & Jamie Retief, the Two-fisted Diplomat), Clifford Simak, Tolkein, James P Hogan, Edger Rice Burroughs, Dean Ing, Robert Adams (Horseclans & Castaways in Time) and S.M. Sterling (The Draka Trilogy).

Others such as Tom Clancy, Leon Uris and Clive Cussler, have had their influences, too.

Nope- the title is slightly misleading.  As I stated in the body, I meant specifically from within the FM/FMG (or GT/GTS/GGTS) genres- whatever style you write in.  The reason I said literary was to avoid a deluge of references to pictures and video clips, because I'm specifically looking for linguistic variants and styles.

Some very nice references, though- I haven't read all of those; Heinlein, of course, and Tolkien, because anybody who claimed to be a Sci-fi/fantasy fan would have to be flogged and beaten if he hadn't perused their works, at least.  I've read, I think, all of the Jack Ryan/Johk Kelly/Rainbow Six stuff by Clancy and some of his non-fiction stuff, too.  Simak, Ing, and Sterling, check.

I'll have to keep an eye out at the library/used bookstore for those others…

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That's brilliant! ;D

Unfortunately I couldn't send it to any of my friends – they're all such Potter fans that they'd have very bad reactions. 🙁

At least you have plural numbers, mate!  ;D

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I think the problem in FMG – and indeed, all bodily transformation cliches – is that you can go "I have an original idea!" and then read all the stories there are and go "Oh… that's been done before".

That's very true.  I'm actually less concerned about out-and-out avoidance of cliches.  They are a staple of the genre.  I would like to find a way to present cliched situations (The gargantuo-humongo arms filling to mega-super-uber babe proportions and bursting the frail, weak fabric of heroine's cotton sleeves) in ways that are still interesting and fun to read.

Hmm.  There may be a contradiction, there, but my brains are runny and dribbling out my ears, so I'm not sure…

I think that good stories are more likely to make me think "I should go off and do some writing!" than anything… although, ironically it was a dearth of stories to my liking that made me go looking.

That may be the single best definition of inspiration I've read in a long time, PT!

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I'd disagree – just because you've got a lot of free stuff, doesn't mean a site should get a carte blanche to post pay material… it's not like downloading a multi-million dollar film…

Agree.  The artists- bodybuilders, photographers, videographers, assorted others- spend valuable time doing what they do.  They deserve compensation for their work.

It's one thing if someone chooses to post THEIR OWN work for free- as I do- I have no objection to that work being copied, used as inspiration for another project, whatever.  I ask only that I be recognized as the original source.  It's quite another thing when something is produced for profit.

When the artists put in the time and effort to produce something that is particularly high quality, then someone takes it and spreads it across the internet without providing them any compensation, that is stealing and it is VERY WRONG!

Sorry to rant.  I feel very strongly about this, I know, but I don't insist that everyone agree with me.  I recognize that this is my opinion, and everyone is entitled to their own.  I just happen to think that mine is right…

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Ah somebody beat me to it. I was going to say that sleep is over rated and people need to suck it up.

Excellent chapter by the way.  Good fights scenes and I'm a guy who likes my fights scenes. Tris is going to have to lean to duck from time to time 😉

And so, here I am at 4:00 in the morning, once again…  😉

Thanks for the kind words.  I likes my fights, too- probably comes from years (and more years) of learning and teaching people how to di it.  Yeah- Tris needs to get a bit better at the whole "when the punch lands, don't be there" end of things- she's real good at the hitting-stuff part, but everybody's got a weakness…

Seriously, I'm gonna go, get some Earl Grey, and try and get a couple more hours of sleep before I tackle Second Chance Ch.9 and Chapter 3 of this story, both of which I'm hoping to make significant progress on today.  This cold is just kicking my @$$.  😛

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That was so very wrong!  I loved it!

I'm sending it to all my friend!

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It was not my intention to tease.  I was just lazy. 😉

Scoundrel's (and Cancuz's) yahoo group is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cancuz_scoundrel_art/?yguid=116778210

you have to tell them why they should let you in, but it's totally worth it.

That's cool that your ideas are your own, PT.  I think most authors generally work from their own imaginations first (I know I do)- what I'm thinking of, though, is what, stylistically, informs your writing?

I'm sorry if that's a little vague- I'm living in a bit of a white haze, at the moment, informed entirely by not enough sleep and way to much caffeine… 😀

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