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Posts by Axarydax‭

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Q&A Jumping on the Zombie bandwagon

Is it too late to jump on the zombie bandwagon? There are loads of stories about the possible popular outcome of an apocalypse, is it possible to squeeze anything more out of it? Or, maybe it wou...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Axarydax‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Fan Fiction: a crutch or a good start?

I have encountered numbers of excellent fanfics out there which could stand out on their own, and be excellent works by themselves if the author just didn't constrain himself into the pre-created w...

posted 13y ago by Axarydax‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What determines genre?

quoting wikipedia: Genre ... "kind" or "sort", from Latin: genus (stem gener-), Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature, as well as various other forms of art o...

posted 13y ago by Axarydax‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Using slang as a narrator - pros and cons

Is it advisable to use slang and euphemisms as a narrator, in addition to the main characters who use it? Are there arguments for and against it? For example, if I were to write about street thugs...

3 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Axarydax‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the effect on the young reader when there is no "Happy Ending" in a story for children?

It is a common practice for a story for children to have a happy ending. Would it be considered inappropriate and disappointing for the young reader if his hero/heroine will suffer a horrible trage...

4 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Axarydax‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭