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Can a book with a lot of action be annoying? I’m writing a book and these first 20 pages are mostly just action so my question is if a book is like mad max fury road, (almost nothing but action) will it be annoying or not be exciting anymore after awhile? (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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When is it okay to say the word “now” in a past tense story? I’ve seen it done in Harry Potter I just don’t understand when its okay to do it, like can I say something like “John walked away from the house and was now walking along the road” or not? When is it acceptable? (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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Is it bad if I sidetrack to a backstory that’s not really necessary but is interesting? My story is about two children and one of them dies in the first chapter. I give a four page backstory of how his parents came to the town they are in now, it is unnecessary but very interesting. Should I just remove it? I mostly added it because the chapter was too short and I wanted to expand on ... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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Do I have to keep saying “_____ thought,”after I put italics? Every time a character is thinking something is it necessary to put “\\\\\thought,” if there is italics, so shouldnt they already know that’s what the character was thinking not the narrator speaking? (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Will it be disappointing for the reader to not know who the main character is until the end? What I’m trying to say is the first four chapters are about four different people by themselves, then they’re together the rest of the book and all die except one, but that one is very important and it’s supposed to be realized that he was the definite main one throughout the whole series. If that so... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Are the most successful authors like Stephen King and Jk Rowling all trade-published? I mean are the most famous authors usually trade-published or are there some self-published others that are very well known? (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Are you allowed to make references to things like Jedi or The Walking Dead (those are just examples) or do you need permission? Will I get sued or something if I just mention/ reference something like that? (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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What is the structure and important points to cover in a first chapter? I feel like I have everything except the first chapter; once the story is underway I feel like I know where to go, but I'd like some guidance in getting it all started when the reader knows nothing at all. What does the reader need to know to get into it (without telling them everything), and do pro... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Is it Ok to make up places if I want the reader to think it’s set in the real world? What I’m doing is making a story in the medieval times and I wanted to make up a village and have my characters be there and travel around there but do I have to make everything around there in the book like how it was in real life? For example if my character where to travel south, in real life he w... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: How to separate scenes in a chapter? Well in the book IT they switch from different point of view and different time periods a lot but how Stephen King does it is he does this thing where he numbers sections in the chapter, I’m explaining it bad but it’s like this: “Beverly walked down the street and ate ice cream like a normal 11 year ... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Do readers not like a book if it's too dark and the characters almost never win? I started a book and although I wanted it to be dark, will the readers find it too dark if the characters almost never win? Or are a lot of readers into that? In my book the two main characters' whole lives are terrible, but the point is they’ve been together through it all since childhood. It’s kind... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Is it ok to reference something modern to give the reader a better idea of what something looks like if the book is set in the Middle Ages? This is a random example but would it be bad if I said something like this when the book is set in a historical setting: “Edwards sword was black and shiny like a brand new car” is it not ok? Should I only reference things around that time period of late 1400’s? (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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How does one go about describing someone doing Naruto like hand symbols? Like how do I describe if someone is doing symbols with their hands like this? I want to describe specific hand formation but that seems like it’ll be a whole paragraph just for one second of saying that his hands are doing a symbol. (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |