Activity for whiterook6
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| Edit | Post #21787 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #18521 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #18043 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #14573 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #10672 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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How do I turn a "screensaver" into an actual story? I am capable of dreaming up interesting settings and even placing things in a world, but I have trouble dreaming up characters and plot. Example: my first aborted attempt at a steampunk story ended when I realized I had literally asked for help coming up with other steampunk-y tropes to fit in to my ... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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How much falling action can follow the climax? I'm writing an action/adventure in the same genre as Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider. I've reached the climax, where the heroes have saved their friend from death at the last moment, and the cave/tomb is about to collapse around them. Now, I have a dilemma. I currently have a scene after this where the... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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When dialog is italicized, should the quotation marks be italicized as well? For example, in the following exchange, > "Shut up!" she yelled. "I can't think when you ramble." (For context, it's for a novel or online story publication.) I want to emphasize the two words shut up using italics. Normally, if there was only one word or a part of a sentence emphasized, I would on... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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How can I surprise my readers with a surprise betrayal? In my action/adventure story, the two main protagonists are rescuing the injured victim and escaping the dungeon. (Or jail cell. Or whatever.) Once the protagonists have rescued the victim, I want to surprise the readers with a betrayal--the victim was working for the bad guys all along, and leaves t... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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What are some strategies for surprising the reader? I'm writing an action scene and I'd like for the POV and the readers to realize something at around the same time. Specifically, why another character is physically stuck and unable to escape an advancing danger. If the readers figure out that it's the POV's fault before the POV does, they might won... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |