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Q&A How do I avoid making scenes feel rushed?

I've written several scenes and reread them silently. Most times they sound rushed, unnatural and uncomfortable. This especially happens with action or other fast-paced scenes. How do I avoid this ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by K. Bailey‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it a bad habit to reveal most of the information still at the beginning of the story?

This is a habit I have with my stories, and I think it's a bad practice. The story I'm writing isn't of the suspense genre, it's a mix of fantasy and realistic fiction, but a bit of "I wonder what/...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Yuuza‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Would it be wise to make the turning point of a story coincidental?

I've written a fictional story and the way my characters are coming together and forming a bond seems way too coincidental to me. A lady lives on the first floor while her tenant, a guy, lives ...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Nikki‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it needed to add breaks in a depressive story?

I'm writing a somewhat depressive story that has no comic reliefs and no happy scenes/moments (except the ending and one or two in the beginning). The only scenes that aren't sad or negative are th...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Yuuza‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it bad to divert from the topic in a paragraph and continue in the next?

Here's an example from my own writing (this is a first draft so there might be errors): Turn for Kazuo's eyeballs. I take them to the table, but I don't eat them immediately. I look at them l...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the steps/plot-points of the Sequel Story?

There are many ways to do a sequel, though for this question I'm only interested in one... The Post Hero's Journey/Apotheosis-Story. Lacking a proper name for this narrative frame work "PHJ" is w...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Trismegistus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What format/platform/structure is good for writing for a video game?

I know this may not be the best place to ask this, since it's for a game, but the game is very story driven, so I thought it would be reasonable to ask this on the writers stack exchange. The stor...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How many subjects in the same story is "too many"? And is it too bad?

The story I'm currently writing is a framed story where a recurring-depression-suffering writer that lost his wife [killed] in a war tells his life story in a symbolical fantasy world. Throughout t...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Yuuza‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Style-less writing -- Lack of real structure for blog article

I used to write a lot when I was younger, and I like to think that I was even decent at it. It's been years since I've tried to write anything other than code, though. I'm quite out of practice, an...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by ndugger‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I write well-structured ideas without overusing connectors such as "moreover" and "in addition to"

When I write, I find some obstacles in forming well-structured ideas and my writing does not sound natural because of overusing connectors. How can I overcome this issue?

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Lucy Brown ‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write a short, and persuasive headline? [closed]

I have the following sentence that I am thinking of using as headline ` Shop online. Locally. ` However, I am not sure if this headline connects well with it sub-headline. Pick up the g...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by John‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I prevent the ends of my chapters from feeling forced?

Background I've found that at the end of a lot of my chapters, the endings feel quite forced and abrupt. This is because I don't know where to go, I've done what I need to do. For example: Exc...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Daniel Cann‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Chapters - Writing Order

I, like most writers, have a number of ideas about my current work in progress. I know how some chapters in the story will play out almost precisely (the ending / final chapter, for example) and h...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by M.Y. David‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Translating from mind to paper

I've had a story developing inside my head for years (literally about 5 or 6 years now) but every time I try to put that story onto paper it never turns out how I wanted it. It feels like this is m...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Chase Hughes‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much falling action can follow the climax?

I'm writing an action/adventure in the same genre as Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider. I've reached the climax, where the heroes have saved their friend from death at the last moment, and the cave/tomb...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by whiterook6‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Antagonist that remains unknown

In genre fiction, the antagonist is usually either known throughout the book or revealed before the end, so that protagonist and antagonist can battle it out during climax. What I am wondering is,...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Suggestions for ways to say "I'll come back to this later ..."

I'm looking for several suggestions for techniques to handle 2 similar cases ... While writing my current non-fiction book, there are a few times where a section ends with somewhat of a teaser of ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by CJ Cornell‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Habitual use of -ing follows -ed -- is this wrong?

I have recently noticed that I consistently follow an -ed clause with further action or elaboration using -ing. I feel like something is wrong here, even though it sounds and reads well enough to m...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Matt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to structure the text when describing the steps of a procedure which has simultaneous processes?

I have to further explain my intent here. I'm writing down some procedures in operating manuals and servicing manuals. I mostly use numbered lists and sometimes just bulleted lists. Recently I star...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Montag451‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Story Structure

I gained a lot of momentum from the answers to my first question. I've read a couple of writing books and read a lot of articles online. Although I'm still quite 'green', I have a much better ide...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by JBP‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where are the six honest serving men?

A lifetime ago I learned about Rudyard Kipling's 5W1H framework: I have six honest serving men They taught me all I knew I call them What and Where and When And How and Why and Who ...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I structure a novel to contain short stories?

I'm planning a novel where the protagonist is an author and regularly writes short stories and shares them with other characters. I see this as a great opportunity to break out of the narrative an...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Liath‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Name of writing style or structure of novel that is in non-chronological order

What is the name of the structure of a novel that is not in chronological order but moves between characters (viewing the same or different topic)?

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by user8282‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to avoid formulaic fictional structures while still using tried and tested techniques?

There are several books that provide an excellent breakdown of the elements that make a good story or script. For example, The Writer's Journey by Christopher Volger identifies common archtypes and...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Craig Sefton‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using P.S. in a formal email

I had a quick question in regards to using P.S. I just finished writing up a formal follow-up email for an interview. I touched over a lot of information and brought up some new topics. Anyway, I...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Austin‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How applicable are screenwriting ideas to novels?

My current goal is to write a novel (I'm already close to the 35K word mark). However, most of the books I've read about story structure are actually about screenwriting. While stories are stories...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by ggambett‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How much outlining should I use in writing my book?

In my writing style, I make an outline of what I'm going to write, and I have fun in between. I was kidding myself in thinking outlining contrasted with "stream of consciousness" in which thoughts ...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Matthew Paul Chapdelaine‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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