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I'm not sure I understand exactly. I guess you are not telling a time-travel story; so this sounds like a long flash-back. If it is a romance, I think you destroy much of the suspense in a romance ...
I think Secespitus hits the nail on the head by saying: People will rarely look at the letter of a word means. They know what "tiptoeing" implies and that is all they need to imagine the scen...
It might be worth pointing out that the hoof of, say, a horse, is essentially a single toe. https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/horse/the-evolution-of-horses/on-your-toes I can't speak for the evolu...
Hoofed creatures are always effectively tiptoeing, but it doesn't help them sneak around silently. But there are other ways that they can improve their stealth all stemming from the idea of interpo...
For pacing: try subdividing your three acts in more sub-points. Are you familiar with the Seven-point Story Structure? Dan Wells explains it pretty well in this series of short videos. Basically, ...
IMO, as a believer in Evolution, aliens cannot be that much different than humans. There is only one reality; in order to become an intelligent, space-faring race they had to go through much the sa...
If the purpose of the cipher is encryption, use the substitution cipher. Have some character study it, know it is encrypted and that E is the most commonly used letter in English. Ah, E has been re...
There are two issues at play: First person present tense (FP-PT) is a very particular combination. A lot of the descriptions found with third person narrators, or with past tenses, would feel gim...
If a character appears in the third act and helps solve a major problem the main characters have carried for the two previous acts, that character is sort of deus ex machina - something previously ...
Looks a bit like a Pilot G-1 0.5mm. I just so happen to have one in my bag... Also, it may be useful to you to know that these are indeed very good pens. The line is thin, sharp and consistent, ...
Descriptions in writing are two way streets. They describe the describer just as much as the subject. In first person, or third person limited descriptions always describe the point of view chara...
In paranormal stories you first need to establish normality. Make sure that you note down the elements that you have presented as the cardinal staples of normality. You then need to break them, one...
That is a pickle. The sons of Levi are obeying the words of their prophet, which they believe to be the words of god. They have no choice. I suggest the kids see sudden activity, men and youths g...
For me, the annoying thing about "funny" characters is where that the humour gets injected artificially, and for some reason they decide they have to tell a joke out of nowhere. That's great for a...
Use the actual text that you gave in the question in your story. You can either use it whole and then let the kids react to the event after the fact or you can break it up and show the kids' react...
+1 Shadocat; I will expand on that answer with reasons. Epilogues are especially welcome if your story is strongly focused on characters, and throughout the story they (like most of us) have thoug...
You prevent writing a comic-relief character by making them essential to the mission. And not shallow or dumb. Give him a skill (besides punning) that the others value, or even a trait: Perhaps h...
Collectives are important, but individuals in a collective are a driving force. The first thing you would need to do is establish POV. Because you don't want inner thoughts, you don't want 1st per...
First of all, let’s make it clear, what API means. API stands for Application Programming Interface. API is a set of tools, communication protocols, and subroutine definitions for building software...
You can try to add a "what I learned" sentence to the end of your blog posts, when there is something interesting to say, if your aim is to give "morals" to the readers. But overall, no: you don't...
Hard to say from just the pics but almost certainly it's a gel rollerball pen with a very fine nib, probably ~0.5mm. Looks very much like a Pilot G1 to me.
If you are using the exact title or exact quotes or ideas from the book, you will have to ask for the writer's permission as otherwise it would be considered as copyright infringement and plagiaris...
API stands for "application programming interface". API documentation is addressed to programmers who will use that interface to accomplish some task. While all technical writing is addressed to ...
How best to keep these occasionally polarizing aims balanced without creating reader whiplash? This is character conflict and it's a good thing I think it's not about which character is "wi...
Thalidomide is the generic form of the brand-name drug Thalomid. I would think no one owns a trademark on a generic name. If you are taking thalidomide to treat XYZ, the most common side effects a...
