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Posts by staticsan‭

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Q&A What's the best way to show a foreign language in a manuscript?

It is possible to use multiple languages even if you actually don't by flagging them in dialogue tags. This is good when who speaks what language(s) is important in the narrative. You can put the i...

posted 12y ago by staticsan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it possible that my short novel will be boring to my readers because it only has two characters and the location doesn't change?

Remember there is always a journey in a story. Many writers will call this the "plot", but the two don't co-incide compeletely. You've put your two characters on a journey with each other through...

posted 13y ago by staticsan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What breaks suspension of disbelief?

Lack of research will often break the artificial realism. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between insufficient research and the author didn't care. Case in point: The Crystal Singer by ...

posted 13y ago by staticsan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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