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Oct 28 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Oct 28 |
reviewed | Reviewed How much should I reveal of how the world functions in fiction? |
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Oct 26 |
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Is the ambiguity in my story the salt which makes it tasty or just plain frustrating? I didn't notice the bit about their being black. From the start I imagined something close to the world of 'Fringe' and so I imagined black suits or something similar. Realizing the 'invasion' was in fact racial really changed the meaning, not sure for better or for worse. |
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Oct 26 |
answered | What is the “three-asterisk-break” section called? |
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Oct 26 |
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What is the “three-asterisk-break” section called? I found this question on English.SE. I'm not sure if this makes it a duplicate or... |
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Oct 26 |
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What is the “three-asterisk-break” section called? I think that would be a scene. In most works I read it came when the place or characters changed, thus signaling a change in scene and in time. |
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Oct 25 |
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Is the ambiguity in my story the salt which makes it tasty or just plain frustrating? It reminds me of the TV-show Fringe, where the invaders in this one are the show's Observers. No, I didn't find the lack of context (as to what is the setting or who is the protagonist) confusing at all. But I did notice a change in style starting paragraph 3; it first felt like a monologue or a documentary then went all action, this was confusing. |
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Oct 21 |
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Writing a very complex relationship broken into paragraphs |
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Oct 21 |
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Writing a very complex relationship (CNT'D)… then build on that based on how the usual and totally normal within their world actions that they do at the beginning and how this leads to the attraction and eventually love. If the transition is smooth the story will be much more believable. What happens within the story, however, to keep it realistic (and believable) is sth only you could do, as you know your characters, their past, and (since this's a comic; not a novel) what they think and feel, the reader wouldn't know that last one most of the time. |
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Oct 21 |
suggested | suggested edit on Writing a very complex relationship |
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Oct 21 |
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Writing a very complex relationship You laid out the basic formula. But how the characters interact is what will make the story. Don't think of what's happening between them as a romance (or a star-crossed love) but as a collection of moments and smaller stories that in hind-sight show they were, in fact, in love. In that way, start with the base state; they just knew each other, nothing is happening; then build on that based on how the usual and totally normal within their world actions… (continued) |
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Oct 21 |
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How short is “short monograph”? format; spelling |
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Oct 21 |
suggested | suggested edit on How short is “short monograph”? |
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Oct 20 |
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What existing platforms use crowdsourcing to develop creative writing and editing? Shouldn't it be 'Story Timed'? I've tried Protagonize and I think it's not what the op is getting at. 'StoryTimed' seems to fit the description more and I've never heard of it so here's another site to try! |
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Oct 19 |
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What is a normal length for a chapter? Good! But remember to add an empty line between each 2 paragraphs. Ie. you need to returns (2 presses of the 'enter' key) to have separate paragraphs here. See this. |
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Oct 19 |
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What is a normal length for a chapter? Hi, Janissa! And welcome to Writers Stackexchange! Your advice of deciding on chapter length by how much you can read within a comfortable time frame is very interesting. Can you edit your answer to emphasize that? |
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Oct 19 |
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Is there any good time-line software out there? Made the edit stand out |
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Oct 19 |
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Deciding the setting: real or invented? @Alenanno, The movies, yes. We don't have the books here so I haven't seen those. Still, start with a real place, change its name and just let it flourish to a setting as you go along with the story. So long as you don't introduce something to the setting only for a deus ex machina then any changes you make should be fine. But create some rules you never violate to give it some structure. |
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Oct 19 |
suggested | suggested edit on Is there any good time-line software out there? |
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Oct 18 |
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Is a chapter the equivalent of a sequence? Also note how 'chapter' has different definition. Some writers just take 'chapter' to mean 'this's one more part of the story and it will be focused and will wrap up logically.' While others take it as 'a chapter of the protagonist's life' thus it's much longer, ends in a more definite way and is closer in definition to film sequences. |
