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A: How realistic should dialogue and character voices be? "It's about time we got going, don't you think?" "It's 'bout time we got goin', don'tcha think?" Both these guys sound the same to me. They both have my voice, they both have my accent, and I suspect that accent is a few thousand miles off where it's supposed to be. The problem is, one took much lo... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: Handling a small detail the POV character would not notice Cut it. No question. It doesn't belong and it's neatness won't satisfy the reader anywhere near as much as it appears to satisfy you. Ask yourself what's so great about that line that makes it worth damaging the integrity of the story? Merciless editing is a required skill for an author. No matter i... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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A: Should I be a Novel Writer or a Screenwriter? Financial concerns aside, the differences in the day to day job of writing include: Structure: In a screenplay structure is everything. You have two hours to tell the story. Your forebearers have refined the the structure of those two hours, through trial and error to the extent that we know, to th... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Three Act Structure - How do I include it? To some extent it's not really possible to write a story without three acts. Unless it's only two sentences long it will always be possible for a reader to post-rationalise a beginning-middle-end structure onto your tale. But when writing, don't worry about it. You don't need any acts in a short sto... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Can a plagiarist sue one who plagiarized them? I'm also not a lawyer, and neither am I in the U.S. but I'll try a swing at this... The author of a derivative work (fanfic) certainly can register their copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. The author is expected to only claim copyright on their original contributions; any other claim would be... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: "All of a sudden..." ? The great thing about 'suddenly' is that it appears at the start of the sentence, so itself appears suddenly to the reader, but you can replace it easily with something stronger... Start a sentence with a jarring word or image instead of a 'suddenly'. Like one, or even all of the below examples: > ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |