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Don't mention it. Seriously, don't mention it. No one wants to read a short story or a novel with equations in it. Tell us that your character calculated the result if it is really central to your ...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2020-01-03T20:41:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T05:55:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/26006 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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System
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2019-12-08T05:55:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Don't mention it. Seriously, don't mention it. No one wants to read a short story or a novel with equations in it. Tell us that your character calculated the result if it is really central to your story arc, but seriously do not put the actual equation into the story. If you are writing about the equation itself, then a short story or novel is the wrong vehicle to use. Novels are not about the solution, they are about the challenge and the danger of finding the solution, the obstacles faced and overcome, the pain that drives the hero to find the solution, the hopes and fears of the people who depend on the solution, anything and everything but how the solution actually works.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-01-12T04:12:26Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 1