I was there as dweomeroflight and I even was lucky enough to win a prize lol.

The band that wrote Jillian (I’d give my heart) are a Dutch symphonic metal band called Within Temptation. I’ve only really just discovered them so I can’t tell you alot but as far as I’ve discovered they’ve just started getting bigger over in Amnerica, Uk and Australia now. Their music is often along fantasy lines (a bonus for nerds like me) or are nature themed or pacifist themed.

Fantasy inspired songs by them include The Swan Song (referring to the legend of the princes turned into swans), Forsaken (reminds me of the Time Lords), The Howling (gothic references), Ice Queen (from the myth), Never Ending Story (self explanatory), and I suspect Utopia (having watched the Dr Who episode of the same title I am almost certain they wrote this song about the ep.) Other songs use fantasy inspirations such as choirs, strings and an epic sound.

Their other songs are also astounding. I’d reccommend Mother Earth (strong fantasy sound harking back to the days of earth worship) and Our Solemn Hour (a pacifist song about WW2 set to Churchill’s victory speech)

That’s actually an excellent question, and I don’t know the answer. I will ask my fellow DeepGenre-ites and if any of them know, I’ll post an answer on the front page.

Maureen,

I think Kit may not see this topic — I’ll forward those lyrics to her! What can you tell me about the group. Also, I hope you saw the 15 Days of Deverry we ran recently. Check out the front page for more info.

re: 13 Lines: my apologies but between one thing and another that feature is down right now.

I have a general question about trademarks and copyrights of products/items used in fiction works.

I am from Australia and my current project, Broken Cast, is aimed at the late-teen/early 20’s age range and as part of the story my main characters are in places and using everyday identifiable items (like search engines, watching TV. shows and at Universities or other venues) as part of the plot and these items are also used in some extent to assist in reader identification with my characters.

It would be great if someone could discuss/provide some general guidelines governing the use of these items as part of a plot, getting past the impact of restrictions like this as a writer and any acknowledgements or changes that would be needed to make sure that my work was not infringing any copyright or trademark restrictions.

I also understand that laws in this area would be different depending on the country you are in, but surely being aware of the implications of using these everyday identifiable items in a fiction work would be useful for writers trying to get their work published and the writing community in general?

Any information/discussion would be MUCH appreciated.

Tracey.

P.S. I apologise if this is dealt with elsewhere, I did a Google search :p

I’ve been dreaming for so long,
to find a meaning to understand.
The secret of life,
why am I here to try again?

Will I always, will you always
see the truth when it stares you in the face?
Will I ever, will I never free myself
by breaking these chains?

I’d give my heart, I’d give my soul.
I’d turn it back, it’s my fault.
Your destiny is forlorn,
have to live till it’s undone.
I’d give my heart, I’d give my soul.
I’d turn it back and then at last I’ll be on my way.

I’ve been living for so long,
many seasons have passed me by.
I’ve seen kingdoms through ages
rise and fall, I’ve seen it all.

I’ve seen the horror, I’ve seen the wonders
happening just in front of my eyes.
Will I ever, will I never free myself by making it right?

I’d give my heart, I’d give my soul.
I’d turn it back, it’s my fault.
Your destiny is forlorn,
have to live till it’s undone.
I’d give my heart, I’d give my soul.
I’d turn it back and then at last I’ll be on my way.

Jillian our dream ended long ago.
All our stories and all our glory I held so dear.
We won’t be together
for ever and ever, no more tears.
I’ll always be here until the end.
Jillian, no more tears
Jillian, no more tears

I’d give my heart, I’d give my soul.
I’d turn it back, it’s my fault.
Your destiny is forlorn,
have to live till it’s undone.
I’d give my heart, I’d give my soul.
I’d turn it back and then at last I’ll be on my way.

KATHERINE KERR’S LAST DEVERRY BOOK COMES OUT IN AUSTRALIA NEXT MONDAY. i nearlly cried from happiness. the amount of time i have read and re read that series. all of my copies are nearlly in pieces from how many times ive read and reread them. i read them at least 4 times a year and speculate with my brother on what will happen in the end. It’s a little sad that it must end but still, i think ill explode from excitement.

I believe the UK and US dates are similar and you can preorder the book if you like too.

if Katherine comes back on the website I just wanna say thanks for this astounding series… my brother and I have loved and hated characters in the saga for years, to the point where they seem real to us now (though in a healthy way lol). lol the other day my mum asked if anyone had rang while she was out and my bro said Nevyn instead of no one. it was great.

thanks for being consistent with publishing this series too (one every year almost ) one of my pet hates about fantasy series is the amount of time authors take to publish them. my second fave author of all time, Isobelle Carmody, is a case in point. I waited 9 years for the next obernewtyn book to come out last year.

anyway thanks again for a wonderful series and i am sure the last book will be everything I hoped it would be.

To admins: sorry if this was the wrong place to post this but i just wanted to let people know The Silver Mage is near

All it says is 13 line email address…

Help?

Dominique

I realised afterwards I didn’t explain myself correctly. There is a website called fanfiction.net where people publish their fan fictions under usernames and other people can review. However, as a fan fiction site, everyone knows that it is not your work and disclaimers are put at the top of the piece you write. There is also a list of books/movies that ask that you do not publish work about those series/films and if you break that rule you are banned and your fanfiction is deleted. I have written some stuff on this website and gotten reviews from other people my age on there. However I’m assuming your answer would still stay the same?

Maureen

Ps- you seem like a really dedicated poster, despite being a successful author… you have my respect/thanks

there’s really only one pointer I have for you:

Write, and then write more.

That’s it.

The rest will either happen, or it won’t, but you’ve got to write and write and write if you want a chance to make it happen. Good luck! And enjoy your writing!