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Software to draw plot structure charts When I plot my own novels or analyze other works to understand their structure, I like to visualize the dynamic of the storyline(s) in a diagram. Usually I draw this by hand. A first version of such a narrative chart might look like this one (which shows part of the plot for Mary E. Pearson's Remnan... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #27179 | Imported from external source | — | about 7 years ago |
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A: Is there a tactful way to give advice to a writer who needs it, but doesn't think so? 1. While honesty is an admirable trait, I feel the prime "purpose" of friends and family is to offer support, not criticism. People who make it in the world usually have close relations who stand by them without ever doubting them. Even if your friend explicitly asks for an honest judgment, as long a... (more) |
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A: How do I write LGBT characters without looking like I'm trying to be politically correct? Depending on how you ask, between one and ten percent of the population of Europe and about five percent of the US population identify as LGBT. About two thirds of them come out beyond their family. Despite the fact that only a few percent of the American population are opently LGBT, Americans think ... (more) |
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A: How to get valuable feedback on the quality of my storytelling? Not receiving feedback from publishers, or receiving a rejection, does not tell you anything about the quality of your work at all. Publishers reject good books because they don't fit their catalogue or because they don't see a market for that kind of book currently, and sometimes out of error (see t... (more) |
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Is it better to avoid names with a difficult pronunciation in Middle Grade fiction? Many languages are written using Latin letters, but often these seemingly familiar letters aren't pronounced in the way that we are used to. For example, an English speaker might read the name Siobhán as siob-hen, pronounce Jorge like George, and Erdogan with a "g" as in "green", while the correct p... (more) |
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