Writing - Posts tagged structure

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The problem with beginning

8 answers · last activity 2 months ago by aCVn

plot openings getting-started structure

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How can I shorten a piece of writing without losing its original essence?

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio

style structure essay writing-instruments sentence-structure

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Does a point of view need to be introduced when or right after the character is introduced?

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technique structure pov

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What are good ways to improve as a writer other than writing courses?

9 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Mark Baker

style creative-writing education structure

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Books in a trilogy are significantly different lengths. What to do?

3 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Amadeus

book book-length structure

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Non-sense question about plot structures

3 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Mark Baker

plot technique style creative-writing structure

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Why does the second act 'reaction' and then 'action' need to be drawn out?

4 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Kevin

creative-writing structure 3-acts

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Is there something "wrong" with my writing? How do I improve it? [closed]

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style creative-writing structure formatting format

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Will it push away a reader if I start my book with the frame story?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel plot technique structure

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Doubt about the difference between a "Beat" and a "Event"

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot style creative-writing structure

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Where do I write 'The End'?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel ending structure epilogues

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Question regarding narration and 1st - 3rd person swaps

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction structure

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How does the 3 act structure fit in a Non Linear story?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot storyline structure text-analysis

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Classical Style vs. Modern Innovation

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

technique style structure

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How can I make the final realisation less depressing?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure theme

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How do I handle a backstory big enough to be a story of its own?

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction plot fantasy structure

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A long backstory right at the beginning

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot structure

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Is it bad storytelling to have things happen by complete chance?

14 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction plot cliches creative-writing structure

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How to get the "back again" part after horrible experience?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction plot characters character-development structure

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Turning normal phrases into gerund phrases: What's the effect in the reader?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style creative-writing structure grammar

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Events happening in two places in one short story? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure

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In multiple narratives, does time have to be in sync?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction creative-writing structure

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How much can a reader remember?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction fantasy creative-writing structure

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Text structure in a fictional diary

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure

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Where should I place a comma in this sentence? [closed]

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure

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Do I need to make use of paragraphs when writing a novel and if so, how?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel book structure

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Sentence openings variations to avoid repeating determiners and pronounces

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style description script structure

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Sequels and avoiding sequelitis

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

book creative-writing structure sequel

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How to work on a new software feature that affects different topics

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

software technical-writing structure

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Fragmented sentence

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure grammar dialogue

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Should "plot" or storyline be the main determinant of what goes into a story?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction plot screenwriting structure

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Long or short form? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure

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Defining a Prologue

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel style structure prologues

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Hiding information

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storyline structure mystery

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Normal structure for Dialogue paragraphs

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structure dialogue

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How to list concepts and tie them in together?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style structure

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On the role of "accidents" in "realistic" stories

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel style structure

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Where to put counter-examples within a 5-paragraph essay?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure essay academic-writing

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Is it strange if a novel starts the first chapter without one of main characters?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel structure

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Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure word-choice

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How to tell or retell basic character and setting information in a series?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

series characters children setting structure

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What software do you use for writing and then structuring a book?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

software structure

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How to write from the middle?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction short-story technique process structure

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Very long sentences: personal style or just bad writing?

10 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

style character-development structure middle-grade sentence-structure

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Is the following piece of text comprehensible and written in good style?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

resources style vocabulary structure

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How can I reconcile the exposition of the three act scheme vs. starting out with a bang?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

structure

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Should cliffhangers be used in every chapter?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

ending structure suspense

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Tools for exploring and analysing document structure?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction tools non-fiction structure academic-writing

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Is a 'tutorial format' acceptable for personal notes? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by System

notes structure

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My first act is lengthy. And I cannot shorten it. Any Suggestions?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

plot editing structure