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A: How to describe a diverse set of characters without falling into purple prose or exoticism? In addition to Mike C. Ford's excellent suggestions, there is a secret technique, misunderstood but effective, known to all professional writers but divulged to few outsiders… Don't show, tell. "The city was founded by people from all over the world. Generations had gone by, but not so many that it... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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A: Length of segments in rotating POV I don't see the length of each segment done in a particular character's point of view as the issue. I've seen excellent stories split into many short glimpses of the world through multiple characters' eyes, and I've seen stories equally excellent split into just two halves consisting of Character A's... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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A: How to avoid the 'magic explanation' info dump in Fantasy novels As you may know, Thomas , there was a question quite similar to yours put by KeithS a little while ago: Avoiding the "as you know" trope in exposition. There were several answers including mine which boiled down to the desperate need to introduce more drama into the explanation or we're all gonna d... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: How do you write boy & girl protagonists without turning them into a love story? I always knew I was ... unattractive. Say the word, my girl, say the word. Ugly. I thought I'd accepted it, almost relished it. It protected me from so much folly; allowed me to have so many friendships that I wouldn't otherwise have had. I didn't anticipate the burst of utter fury that ran through m... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: At what point disappointment and frustration within the story makes the reader abandon it? When there's no one likeable left alive. Or if there is anyone, you just know they're either faking it or doomed. TV Tropes calls it Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy. I lasted until somewhere in the third Game of Thrones book. Or maybe it was only the second, I can't remember. Then I put the book d... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: Should I use ideas for my story now, or in a sequel? I totally agree with the answer given by Tommy Myron, but I think there is one thing to add about the way you look at this question. I think whether you decide to use your ideas now depends on whether the ideas concerned are or are not naturally part of your current plot. If they are, i.e. if they f... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How do I demonstrate ideological differences between characters who are politically not too different? Suggested strategies: 1) As indicated by other responders, make the argument really about something else more personal. You can get great drama from repressed and/or unadmitted emotions leaking out into ostensibly polite debate. 2) Foreshadow that this argument may be mild now but is going to have ... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |