Activity for Jürgen A. Erhard
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| Edit | Post #2909 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #1693 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #1674 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #1346 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: "In the" vs "At the" Either is fine. But they have slightly different... connotations. "In the beginning" makes most people in the western world think/associate that ancient book called the (Christian) Bible. Which starts out with "In the beginning" ;-) So, it gets a more epic feel right off the bat than if I started w... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |
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A: How to handle foreign military ranks? A number of good answers, indeed. But why not just leave it as "foreign"? Flavor indeed. Don't think it's too hard to find out, and it gives not just flavor but authenticity. Compare original-language (for the character) parts in movies: they can be left subtitled, or just not translated at all. An... (more) |
— | over 13 years ago |
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A: Where to find some good examples of combat or action scenes? I pretty vividly remember the fight scene in about all of Robert Ludlum's novels. If the name doesn't ring a bell: he wrote the Jason Bourne novels (" The Bourne Identity" is the first in the series). Not sure which to recommend, probably the Bourne Identity (if you've seen the movies, the hand-to-h... (more) |
— | over 13 years ago |
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Examples for books that don't use (traditional) chapters? I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and he doesn't use chapters (mostly). Are there any other authors who tend to not use traditional chapters or chapters at all in novels? (more) |
— | over 13 years ago |