Activity for Yamikuronueâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #5108 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #4693 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #4609 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #4465 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #4459 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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How can I revise these sentences to be more correct while still keeping the effect? I have written these two sentences: > Despite her temper, I loved her still. > > Or perhaps not despite; perhaps because of. The second sentence feels grammatically incorrect; how can I revise this to be less awkward-sounding yet still punchy? (The thought continues in the rest of the paragraph, e... (more) |
— | almost 13 years ago |
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Use of present-tense for memory-related shenanigans in a past-tense story I'm writing a story in past tense, in first person. The character is discussing the vagaries of his memory of events in the further past. "I remembered" seems to have the wrong connotation here - he can still remember presumably in the present, rather than having specifically accessed the memory at t... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |
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Should a flashback be in past tense or past perfect? Assuming the story itself is in past tense, normally when I go further into the past I'd use past perfect: > He had first met her at the grocery store, six months prior. However, which is more correct when writing an extended flashback (several pages): > He fondly remembered the day they met. > >... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |
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Less universe-specific synonyms for "squib"? I write primarily fantasy; recently, it's been brought to my attention that I use the terms "muggle" and "squib" informally fairly often in roleplay. If I were to publish something, I'd not want to use Potterverse terms; "muggle" can be substituted with "mundane" or "normie", I suppose, though they d... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |
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How to juggle work and NaNoWriMo? I love to participate in NaNoWriMo, but this year for the first time I'll have a full-time job during November. Is it feasible to write less on weekdays and "make up" for it on the weekend? Should I try to squish in extra time during my lunch break, or do all my writing in the evening and risk not ge... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |