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| Edit | Post #18841 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Structuring a sentence with two phrases qualifying the same ending To answer your question: all of your examples are grammatically correct. (Well done!) However, in most contexts, clarity and readability are even more important than grammatical correctness. By that measure, your third example is definitely the best, as Lauren has explained so well. (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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A: How can one not let their voice show through in all the characters? The other answers are good but they strike me as abstract. Maybe I'm a philistine, but I like my advice concrete and practical. Different people naturally use different: - Vocabulary - Sentence length - Sentence structure (think balance of simple and complex sentences) - Register (which is a mix of... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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A: How do I express that a culture has a different standard of beauty? Lots of helpful answers here. I'm adding one more as I think the suggestions which accompanied this quote... > The show-don't-tell style that is so popular among aspiring writers today, forces you to do almost all exposition through physical action or naturalistic conversation. It does not work well... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: Hang on - where's the main conflict? My two cents! Which cost me significantly more after this morning's referendum result, mind you... What's conflict? Conflict exists when one desire is opposed to another. The opposing desires can belong to two different characters: > - Batman wants to punch Joker in the face > - But Joker wants t... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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A: First person POV "mom:" vs. "mother" Addressing characters in dialogue: Anything goes. I usually call my mum 'mum', but I might call her 'mother' to be mock-serious. 'Queen of the Muffins'? Sure, if in the middle of some exchange it makes sense for me to call her that, as a joke, as an insult, whatever — you can put it in my dialogue.... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |