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| bio | website | boredwithchurch.info |
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| location | South East England | |
| age | 49 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 2 months |
| seen | Apr 27 at 12:12 | |
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25+ years in software development.
6 years on an HCI PhD.
20+ years married.
19 years a parent.
I can cope with anything.
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Jun 22 |
answered | How do you determine if a plot device is too coincidental? |
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Jun 22 |
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Does my story beginning hook the reader? (dialogue + narration)? added 404 characters in body |
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Jun 22 |
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Does my story beginning hook the reader? (dialogue + narration)? @M.Na'el - actually I agree with this. Ruth may have said "a four three they said". And she probably said "nine-ish" as well, harder to use numbers for that. |
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Jun 20 |
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Does my story beginning hook the reader? (dialogue + narration)? Always remember that in normal speech, there is a lot of unspoken context, and a lot of abbreviation, and it doesn't make complete sense. If you can get that down, the reader will have to interpret the rest of the story to understand it. |
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Jun 20 |
answered | Does my story beginning hook the reader? (dialogue + narration)? |
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Jun 20 |
answered | What sections of the frontmatter are listed in the table of contents? |
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Jun 18 |
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A tricky serial semi-colon @justkt - I think it falls between the two somewhat. It is about the appropriate way of writing this - a writing style question - while the focus is on a punctuation mark - a punctuation question. If we treat it as writing style "how can I show this list correctly and clearly", not what the rules strictly say, it works better here. For an answer about "what do the rules say we should do", EL&U would be better |
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Jun 18 |
answered | Some doubts on the use of Italicized words |
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Jun 18 |
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My first act is lengthy. And I cannot shorten it. Any Suggestions? And, as another example, Stephen Lawheads Byzantium (I think) was a bit of a slog, and a build up until the very last page. An awesome conclusion, but a long way to get there. Use the rules as a guide. |
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Jun 18 |
answered | How do I stick to one story? |
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Jun 15 |
answered | Proper attribution of copyrighted lyrics in a story |
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Jun 15 |
awarded | Fanatic |
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Jun 13 |
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Is it possible that my short novel will be boring to my readers because it only has two characters and the location doesn't change? "Waiting for Godot" has 2 characters, one scene, and very little action. It is also an exceptionally good play. It can be done, and can be phenomenal when it works. |
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Jun 13 |
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How to improve the ending of this short story (final scene + flashback) The problem is, I have tried to answer one of the questions. But the other two would require a lot more, and would make a single answer very long and disconnected. The questions are OK, but maybe making one question the main one, and the others subsiduary ones, for comment, would improve it. Or the flashbacks question could be entirely separate. |
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Jun 13 |
answered | How to improve the ending of this short story (final scene + flashback) |
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Jun 12 |
answered | Opening paragraphs of a short story set in an aquarium |
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Jun 11 |
answered | Are these fictional musings convincing or overwrought? |
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Jun 6 |
answered | Is it a bad idea to linger too long on a first draft? |
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Jun 5 |
answered | Legal ramifications for writing about fictional relationships with celebs |
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Jun 1 |
answered | Is there a quick way to know I have created a Mary Sue? |
