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| Edit | Post #6878 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: avoiding making all your characters sound the same I think speech idiosyncrasies are a part of distinguishing characters from each other, but they are, more than anything, stylistic, writerly flourishes. Conan Doyle didn't define Sherlock Holmes's voice by excessive use of stock phrases. Sure, Holmes utters some choice expressions like, "You know my ... (more) |
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Characters with no names I've got a few short stories going, and I've foregone naming any of my characters. It started because I just didn't have any good names in my head and I was going to take care of it later, but now I'm considering leaving them all nameless. It's worked well for the first four stories, but I have betwe... (more) |
— | almost 12 years ago |
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A: Effective ways to enrich your active vocabulary? Read out loud whenever you get the chance. Hearing a word spoken adds another point of reference to the word--along with seeing it, interpreting it, and, potentially, writing it--and, like hearing a song, makes it stick more firmly in your memory. Language learners are taught to "sing" useful expres... (more) |
— | almost 12 years ago |