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Nov 8 |
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Unpunctuation: bug or feature? Why bother? Hunter S. Thompson sat down and typed out The Great Gatsby in its entirety for the sole purpose of trying to understand F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing style, and to see how it felt to write a classic. He did this with other authors, too, purely to get better at his craft; not emulating, but understanding. I imagine writing without punctuation falls under the same category. If you removed all the punctuation from your writing, and really thought about saying what you needed to in a way that didn't need it, you'd gain quite a good skill at achieving clarity. |
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Nov 8 |
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How to write English in Merlin (TV Series) style? Neatened up text, added tags. |
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Nov 8 |
answered | Unpunctuation: bug or feature? |
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Nov 2 |
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Logical conclusions of deduction Expanded and clarified ending |
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Nov 2 |
answered | Logical conclusions of deduction |
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Oct 31 |
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The opposite sex in first person? "a typical guy likes to come home from work and decompress away from everyone for 30 minutes" - See, I'm a typical guy (well, I have all the necessary bits to be a guy), and know lots of guys, but I can't think of one that fits that description. My personal feeling is that men are from earth, and women are from earth, so deal with it ;) |
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Oct 28 |
answered | Does this snippet meander too much? |
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Oct 26 |
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Is this excerpt's style too matter-of-fact? @John LOL, just illustrating a point. |
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Oct 26 |
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Is this excerpt's style too matter-of-fact? Edited for clarity. |
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Oct 26 |
answered | Is this excerpt's style too matter-of-fact? |
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Oct 20 |
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Groom's speech, any suggestions? I really think this question is too broad to be answered in a meaningful fashion. This is a bit like those questions that ask "How do I write a short story?" or "How do I write a novel?" Really needs some focus e.g. "How much humour should I try include in a groom's speech?" or "Who should I thank in a Groom's speech, and in what order?" or "Is this joke too risky for a Groom's speech?" etc. |
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Oct 19 |
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How to write a short story? (Oh, and this website will likely be a good place for you to start: theshortstory.org.uk). |
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Oct 19 |
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How to write a short story? Hi Dre, welcome. As is, this question is too broad in its scope to provide meaningful answers. You're covering everything from plot, characters, structure, planning, editing ... everything. I suggest having a look at the FAQ writers.stackexchange.com/faq for guidelines on questions, and look at previous questions to get a flavour of what I mean, and then try to focus your question so it's more specific. |
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Oct 17 |
answered | Any documentaries or other inspirational movies about creative writing? |
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Oct 15 |
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Write multiple trilogies or make a saga? +1 "I just did it, if I hadn't I wouldn't have learned all the things I learned and become better at being a writer." Great advice. |
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Oct 13 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How can I write dialog to express groveling? |
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Oct 13 |
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Write multiple trilogies or make a saga? @Lexi - you're not wrong there. I only got into it several months ago, and am now reading book five. Epic stuff. |
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Oct 13 |
answered | Write multiple trilogies or make a saga? |
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Oct 11 |
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Less universe-specific synonyms for “squib”? Agree with @justkt ... |
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Oct 11 |
answered | Less universe-specific synonyms for “squib”? |
