Mike.C.Ford
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See all 25 »I'm writing a fantasy novel, in which the story progresses over a number of years. Throughout the story, I want to display an evolution of the magic, much like technology evolves in our world. The...
6 answers · posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
Jokes are just humor where you provide both the set-up and the punch-line yourself. A stand-up comedian talking to a room full of people has to reel off jokes one after the other, as they have no ...
posted 7y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
If you would like to immediately disprove your friend about the fact that female readers prefer a protagonist that is an ordinary person, I'll refer you to the works of Jane Austen, which are favor...
posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I should think that alternating paragraphs should be enough, as long as the tone/ voice that each character uses has been sufficiently different. It's not too dissimilar to two different people ha...
posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
Seeing an axe murderer at the end of a hallway is scary, but not seeing them and knowing they're somewhere nearby, maybe round the corner, or maybe behind you, is much scarier. This is because, as ...
posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
You don't have to write good arguments for two characters arguing opposite points in a debate, you need to write good characters. As someone writing a debate, it's likely that you will favor one s...
posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
This seems like a great idea, and possibly the best way to approach this would be to have the time of disorientation be relatively brief. I've not written dream sequences ever, so I don't have any...
posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I actually asked a similar question to this in a different SE site, and I think that GRRM actually provides enough evidence to prove that he is an incredibly accomplished swordsman. However, you a...
posted 11y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I actually think that this story would work better with someone who is 18-20. I haven't read any YA novels for a few years now, so I don't know at which point plots and themes might be deemed too ...
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The terms are bandied around quite often to describe fictional characters, generally in order to help describe how developed a character is in terms of personality and backstory. However, are ther...
1 answer · posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I'm attempting to write one or two chapters with one of my main characters in a jail cell. It's important to the character development that he is isolated for an extended period of time, antagonize...
4 answers · posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I don't think it's altogether a bad idea, it depends on how you implement it. One of the ways it can be achieved is to have the present day story and the past story running in parallel. This would...
posted 10y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
Worldbuilding SE can help you with a specific solution to your logic problem, but in terms of writing I'll offer a general solution to how to solve such a problem. If you're not sure how to move t...
posted 11y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I think it entirely depends upon the pacing you require from the scene. If you're writing it with the action in mind, I would have around a single line of dialogue for every action that takes plac...
posted 11y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
I would say simply pick a really specific way to change the language, and then change it that way consistently. Like with your example, it uses words that rhyme with the word they mean in English,...
posted 11y ago by Mike.C.Ford · last activity 7y ago by System
