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How to tell if my story is finished, or needs more?
Slightly obtuse title, let me elaborate.
I'm writing my first screenplay, and I'm trying to keep it simple while making it simultaneously wonderful. It's just a rom-com.
But as I write and modify ...
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What is it called when the outcome of the plot is not told?
Is there a name for the mechanic where the storyteller doesn't divulge the outcome of the end of a story because the outcome is not important to the point of the story?
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Should cliffhangers be used in every chapter?
This is not a great question but I use a lot of cliffhangers. And I have a habit of making cliffhangers in the end of every chapter that I write just to hook the reader. The question is, is it a good ...
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death by poisoning? [closed]
I am looking for the easiest way for one protagonist to kill another one. They are acquaintances and do spend some together drinking coffee or tea, so I was thinking poisoning would be the easiest ...
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How to improve the ending of this short story (final scene + flashback)
This is sort of the continuation of this previous question.
The full text is here (just in case).
Sophia grabbed her bag, and headed towards an entrance in the corner
of the room. She walked ...
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How to improve the ending of my short novel (mostly dialogue)? [closed]
In a previous question, I asked about how to improve the opening of my short novel. The following is the ending:
"Can I talk about something that makes me feel strange?" he asked
while searching ...
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requesting a review/critique of an outro narrative
Here's an outro narrative I wrote for our movie we're working on and I was wondering whether someone could provide a critique. Anything what would help improve it before we pass it to the recording ...
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Story for children without a happy ending
It is a common practice for a story for children to have a happy ending. Would it be considered inappropriate and disappointing for the young reader if his hero/heroine will suffer a horrible tragedy ...
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How common *are* happy endings?
I'm curious. After reading some other questions, I've been pondering about the frequency and reason for happy endings. That is, a positive and/or hopeful ending, even if not everything went right, ...
