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Q&A Describing a chess game in a novel

As a novelist myself, who writes fiction about the game of checkers, I find the critical question is this: Who is your intended and expected audience? Makes a lot of difference in how you handle ...

posted 5y ago by Bob Newell‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:22:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/43674
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Bob Newell‭ · 2019-12-08T11:22:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
As a novelist myself, who writes fiction about the game of checkers, I find the critical question is this:

Who is your intended and expected audience?

Makes a _lot_ of difference in how you handle it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-17T21:36:48Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 1