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Posts by Jürgen A. Erhard‭

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Q&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 serie...

posted 14y ago by Jürgen A. Erhard‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&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-l...

posted 14y ago by Jürgen A. Erhard‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&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 ...

posted 13y ago by Jürgen A. Erhard‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Examples for books that don't use (traditional) chapters? [closed]

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?

2 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by Jürgen A. Erhard‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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