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| Edit | Post #9441 | Imported from external source | — | over 11 years ago |
| Edit | Post #9425 | Imported from external source | — | over 11 years ago |
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A: Is it bad idea to directly state the message/moral of a story? Many of my favourite authors are my favourites because their novels are ripe with great philosophical ideas. What you call your "message" is a philosophical idea. Reading your story, I might not understand it as the message of your story at all, but rather as a bonus, that does not prevent me from un... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #9423 | Imported from external source | — | over 11 years ago |
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| Edit | Post #8861 | Imported from external source | — | over 11 years ago |
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A: Is it possible to write a novel completely devoid of dialogue? The following English language novels have no dialogue: - Journey to the End of the Millennium by Abraham B. Yehoshua - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend (turned into a tv series) - The Making of Americans by Gertrude Stein The following German novels have no dialogue: - Ex... (more) |
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On the role of "accidents" in "realistic" stories Accidents are a part of our real life. It is possible to see an old friend accidentally. It is possible to find a fallen comet accidentally. It is possible to kill someone by an accident, etc. Many stories of our real life are based on an accident. Also many good "realistic" stories begin by occurren... (more) |
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A: Good idea to describe the heist place before the heist begins? In many movies and novels there is a scene where the heist is planned. Bankrobbers don't usually spontaneously draw their guns when they pass a bank on their way to the supermarket. They have to have a pretty good idea of who will be where at what time, if the heist is supposed to work. So they plan.... (more) |
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