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Matthew D. Devitt

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I've always had a love for fantasy, and to this day LOTR and The Inheritance Cycle remain some of my favorite books. There are limitless possibilities when you're writing, but with fantasy, it's different. You don't have to adhere to rules or logic; you can create whatever type of world you want. Characters can live in a dystopian society, a grand futuristic city, a picture-perfect world, or a medieval wasteland. Time, technology, and magic are all there for the taking, and as a writer, you get to choose what defines your story.
I truly enjoy writing, and I hope you enjoy reading my works just as much.
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Matthew D. Devitt I like this question. I would have to say, when I write something and I'm happy with it, but when I do my revisions, I don't like it at all.
It's chall…more
I like this question. I would have to say, when I write something and I'm happy with it, but when I do my revisions, I don't like it at all.
It's challenging because I now have to change what I wrote to make it fit into the story. It's never been a major issue, but it's always been tough to figure out.
Thanks for the question, Callum!(less)
Matthew D. Devitt I’ve always loved creating stuff, and I started writing because of boredom. I had nothing to do, so I opened up Notepad and started writing. My first …moreI’ve always loved creating stuff, and I started writing because of boredom. I had nothing to do, so I opened up Notepad and started writing. My first work (if you can even call it that) was awful to say the least. But I enjoyed it. So I wrote and wrote. Eventually, I got better until I decided to see how good of a writer I was. I wrote my first ever work and learned so much from it. But it still needed work. However, I believed I was ready to create my magnum opus, and thus, Conquest was created. I put more time and effort into The Quest For Freedom than all other works combined. (less)
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“It's not like any of you could best me. I mean, it's three on one and you're still losing.”
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“Something’s only impossible because it hasn’t been done yet.”
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“Death is a part of freedom. Blood will be spilled whether we fight this war or stand down and stay as slaves. I'm trying to put humans back at the top where we belong. It's all I've ever thought about…freedom and victory. My only purpose in life is to rectify the disposition of this damn world, and I'll do whatever it takes to do that.”
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“Death is a part of freedom. Blood will be spilled whether we fight this war or stand down and stay as slaves. I'm trying to put humans back at the top where we belong. It's all I've ever thought about…freedom and victory. My only purpose in life is to rectify the disposition of this damn world, and I'll do whatever it takes to do that.”
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“A wise man doesn't seek war, but he's always prepared for it.”
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“In order to appreciate the good, we must have evil…but that does not mean we must comply with it.”
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“I would rather be hated by the world and loved by myself than loved by the world and hated by myself.”
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“If you want to see change you need to be willing to enter parts of your mind that you don’t want to.”
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