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People won't relate to it until they realise it's a mind, not just a recording. You could have it use only recorded messages at first, but later get frustrated at how limiting that is and start com...
There's nothing wrong with starting your story with a fantasy VR sequence. This is known as a Fake-Out Opening (TV Tropes link warning!). What you want to avoid - and what you do seem to be concer...
I would say Plot Structures are narrative models. They can be used in writing, editing, and critiquing plots. I see no reason for them to be mutually exclusive from each other if the goal is provid...
You should read George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman (1969) and it's sequels, in which the "memoirs" of the fictional schoolboy bully from Tom Brown's schooldays by Thomas Hughes (1857) tell of his ...
I think you answered your own question: I'm wondering whether it might be worthwhile to add the occasional POV switch early on ... to get the reader used to this taking place If you're worr...
It's absolutely fine to introduce a new POV late in a story IF: It's the POV of a now well-known character, whose motives were already a significant plot point, and the clarification of those mot...
Original text of question: I strongly believe that such type of dieting as vegetarianism should be pursued by everybody, considering ethical, health, and ecological reasons. First and foremost, it ...
You just have to consider (or decide) on the level of expertise of your audience. One technique is to write to your slightly-younger self; assume the audience knows as much as you did before you e...
We tend to think of fictional characters in terms of "Hero" and "Villain" when this should not be a case. The character of focus in your story is the "Protagonist" and the element directly in his ...
Sympathizing with the killer. Isn't that the entire basis of any revenge story? You stole John Wick's car? You killed John Wick's dog? And the way I understood the movies is, you are supposed t...
In the modern era should literature embrace the lessons from new media and discard some traditional practices? Of course. But you are wrong about the successful TV Drama season; every episode ...
So you have Sir Nathaniel Charles III. A nobleman, obviously. Is he from a famous family? Or some minor, not well known nobility? Did he grow up in a castle? Or did his family lose their estates an...
I'd say if you are inclined to write females, learn how to write females. Don't just read, but study how female writers write female protagonists. Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games is written by...
It seems this is less a question of being prude and more a question of mismatched expectations. Erotica comes in different forms - same as porn - as soft romantic form and hard pornographic form....
Your question is moot because you're overthinking your issue. There is no 'general reader' because we all live in different bubbles and have different knowledge bases. For example: I'm currently wr...
how can one effectively ruin an arc for dramatic effect and to subvert expectations If you want to sell something, you can't. In older fiction, maybe, but in modern fiction, forget it. The MC...
At the end of the day, it has to make sense. You don't go flipped a story around however you like to confused the reader. Your story needs to make sense. For example, Arya killing the Night King m...
One key thing that I learned in my classes is that when you outline a story plot of any kind, you don't want to write the whole thing out on a planning document. My advice is to write half the plot...
Yes, I believe you will have to change your character's name. I'm not a lawyer, but I believe if the name is trademarked, you can't use it, and you probably can't use anything like it for such a s...
Some background. Erotica, as a genre, means that mind-blowing sex is the point of the story. If you take away the sex and the story just isn't interesting, or no longer has a point, then it's eroti...
Try Critique Circle. It's free, although you can pay a subscription to be able to do more cool stuff I guess. They are an online writing community where you can discuss, research, brainstorm or s...
I like editing, because I like reading my story, and I feel good when I improve a passage. However, I also edit with a specific list of things in mind. I want clarity, I want continuity. I don't w...
Pick one thing that all the characters have in common, and I'd make it subtle. In dialogue, Loki has a favorite word, perhaps a curse, that no other character in the book uses. You might also give ...
I assume you're using latex with autogenerated glossary, if not you probably should. \usepackage[acronym]{glossaries} \makeglossaries \newacronym{MDBs}{MDBs}{Multilateral Development Banks} If...
I think it's about aspiration, about claim-staking, and about self-importance — and, in some cases, ultimately about denying the competition. The number of one-word titles is far smaller than the ...
