Mike.C.Ford‭

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 9y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 ...

posted 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

It kind of sounds like you have a group of characters that you want to remove their plot armor. If the reader realizes that anyone can die, then they will be unsure who could be next, as any of the...

posted 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There are so many different plots that can be written. The majority of them can be narrowed down to even more broad terms until every story is just a variation of around a dozen different types. T...

posted 8y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

In situations like this, my instinct is always to completely rephrase the entire section (whether that's just a sentence, a paragraph or even more). If you want to emphasize that both the building...

posted 7y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Personally I believe the reason not to use real people in fiction is very simple: the writer already knows them too well. When you write about a person that you know first-hand, it is very difficu...

posted 6y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

It's possible that you have 2 problems here. The first is that you're trying to find convincing arguments in support of someone who rules through fear, power and intimidation. Generally, these typ...

posted 6y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y 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 5y ago by Mike.C.Ford‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭