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"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence. These little problems help me to do so." (Sherlock Holmes)
I enjoy embedding puns and subtle self-references into many of my answers and comments.
This question inspired me to create this web page.
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Jun 17 |
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I'm getting tired of “he said” “she said” in dialogue; how do I get around it? I agree that the method is overused in this answer. Then again, we're just trying to illustrate the technique here, so one might expect it might be used a bit densely in this small snippet, simply to show different ways the technique could be applied. I wouldn't expect a whole novel to read like this, but those are good examples of how to break up a monotonous string of he said/she said, which is what the O.P. wanted. |
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Jun 17 |
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Does my story beginning hook the reader? (dialogue + narration)? I like your advice to tighten it up, and your comment about how this usually takes several iterations: "took a package of Marlboro Light from her purse, and lit a cigarette up" becomes "took a package of Marlboro Light from her purse, and lit a cigarette" becomes "took a Marlboro Light from her purse, and lit it" and maybe even "grabbed a cigarette from her purse, and lit it." |
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Jun 16 |
answered | Does my story beginning hook the reader? (dialogue + narration)? |
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Jun 12 |
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Are these fictional musings convincing or overwrought? I like your revision; it inspired this thought: why not make his shave a metaphor for his thoughts? Something like this: As my razor scraped off yesterday's growth, my thoughts made their usual turn to Kathy. Ever since Kathy, I could keep my rhythm for my morning shave, but I couldn't find a groove for anything else in my life – not after a love like that, a triumph and a catastrophe... Finally, I rubbed my towel vigorously across my face, but I could not rub Kathy out of my mind. |
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Jun 11 |
answered | Are these fictional musings convincing or overwrought? |
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May 30 |
answered | When writing on paper, how do you move things about? |
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May 15 |
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Is it OK to use a single parenthesis after each number in a list? I often wonder about #2 (can an emoticon's smile function as a closing parenthesee? ;^) |
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May 11 |
answered | Is it more advantageous to have an excerpt or a plot summary critiqued? |
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Apr 13 |
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What is a normal length for a chapter? Instead of counting pages per chapter, you can simply divide the total number of pages in the book by its number of chapters. (Just an alternate way - not necessarily a better way - of accomplishing the same thing.) |
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Apr 9 |
answered | How can I catch more errors when I proofread? |
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Apr 4 |
answered | Would it be weird if I write “a simple sample something”? |
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Mar 14 |
suggested | suggested edit on Deaf speechmarks? |
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Feb 27 |
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How can I make this essay more succinct? @Neil Fein: I believe the wordcount was included in the question; i.e., the application form specified that the answer should be no more than 250 words. (That was my interpretation, anyway). |
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Feb 27 |
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How can I make this essay more succinct? If you are going to frame the essay, you need to do it in a more interesting way. Otherwise, the benefits of "framing" are outweighed by the mundane opening. |
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Feb 26 |
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How can I make this essay more succinct? Point taken. Thanks for the clarification, and kind words. |
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Feb 26 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Feb 26 |
answered | How can I make this essay more succinct? |
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Feb 23 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Feb 22 |
answered | Is “sparkle” the correct word? |
