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You switched your style without having any reason to do so - just continue showing this via the characters thoughts It's the first time your characters encounters this reocurring thing. Just descr...
Another trick that can help is to print it out. As soon as it is a hard copy, you will see problems that were not in the e version. Try it with a chapter or two. You'll see. I see the changes imme...
Isolate Distance Identify Feedback Isolate: Pick something you want to isolate, such as a particular plot point or a character or location's description. Then copy-and-paste any reference to it...
In addition to the points raised in other answers, I'd also mention that if you're going to include something you don't know about, then you really need someone knowledgeable in that subject to giv...
kill two birds with one stone: create a wiki of your own universe A lot of books have now their own dedicated wiki, with a page for all characters, places, events... It's maybe a lot of work, but ...
There are two issues here. One is whether technical documents should include "creative" language. The other is whether problems with style should be fixed despite looming deadlines. On the second ...
I'm going to say no, but do it anyway. Which may be confusing, but let me explain. Religious groups are diverse, and you won't be able to represent that diversity in your book, because you will...
It can serve both base and higher instincts. On one level people appreciate a character whose response to provocation is more dynamic than the response they think they would have themselves. This ...
Super intelligent doesn't necessarily mean "not feeling human" to write. They are two related questions. I'd say that any reasonable definition of "super intelligent" for an A.I. would include the...
If the majority of your readers are from US, then mph will be more easily interpreted. If part of the goal is to make people feel like they are in Italy, then metric would be better. Context could ...
I would go in the system that you are used to. This will ensure that you will give the correct values and that you don't make a conversion mistake. I usually stick to the metric system in conversa...
Many have mentioned that you might use km/hr as a writing tool to create an effect. I'd like to offer a global answer: if you're not intentionally using km/hr to create an effect, use mph. If you ...
Whether you're allowed: yes, you're allowed to use metric in US English. Whether it's a good idea depends very much on details of the setting, and of your intended audience. If your story is set ...
I think you should give him a small win too show off his best. Maybe the detective is too depressed to do well at solving crimes, but he can still manage something small day to day. Let him solve ...
A good example of an AI who is inhuman is AM from I Have No Mouth Yet I Must Scream. It is a horror short story about a group of unfortunate individuals who are used as the AI's playthings to torme...
By rewriting the book so that the four main characters are not introduced all at once. There is a good reason that most books introduce characters one at a time or two at a time (in the form of a c...
First off, don't bother trying to predict its thoughts. You can't. It will inevitably come across as you trying to sound smart and your personal biases will be laid bare and every fault in your log...
Yes. These observations may not advance the story, but they are a part of this character. They contribute to fleshing out the character and are your version of "show, don't tell" - instead of desc...
Take a very close look at pets. The main thing about AI is that we cannot imagine at all how it would be or think. We can imagine someone being smarter than us along the same line, but not someone...
While Amadeus gives a great answer about what intelligence is, let me try to answer your question from a literature standpoint. There are two authors with, in my opinion, absolutely outstanding AI...
I'm in the process of writing a mystery novel/novella and it conforms to the traditional/classic mystery novel, emulating that of Agatha Christie or A.C. Doyle. I'm having doubts as to the proper w...
I’m trying to improve my writing skills, doing both original works and facfiction, but there is a peculiar limitation to what I achieve. Despite being male, I fail to write from a male perspective ...
Suppose then you have an story in your mind. Then, to write down this finite series of events, you have to translate your imagination into the paper. This process isn't trivial, of course and plot ...
It is generally taken that if I tell you a joke, then have it explain why it's funny - it's not probably not funny. I continually return to one of my own short pieces. If I submit it I believe it ...
I'm writing my thesis, and I use some acronyms in it. For example "MDBs" = "Multilateral Development Banks". Usually, I write "Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)" the first time I cite it and ...
