Activity for m4tt
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #4954 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #4943 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #4941 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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How do you connect a non sequitur hook to a novel? > A pineapple is walking down a street, but here’s the kicker: he’s completely naked. That was a non sequitur hook I thought of. I figured that it would raise a bunch of really interesting questions, encouraging people to read on. However, I can't think of how to connect it to my novel. Any suggesti... (more) |
— | almost 13 years ago |
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I suck at plots. Is there a way to sort of train oneself to think of creative plots, specifically in scifi? I'm pretty good in the writing department as far as prose, it's just that I'll sit down and have no idea what to write. Perhaps it's a creative problem, I just don't know. I cannot figure out any plot whatsoever. Specifically, for me, I like to read science fiction, so my goal is to come up creative ... (more) |
— | almost 13 years ago |
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Is it okay to attempt to write in the style of another person, and how is that done well? I want to write like Neal Stephenson- I read Snow Crash and absolutely fell in love with the style. I'm trying to write a cyberpunk style book myself, and I have a good plot (I think), but I want to make it humorous. Stephenson's style works extraordinarily well, so I figured that I might as well pig... (more) |
— | almost 13 years ago |