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A: Describing an important emotional turmoil in the character's life I've never been through One possibility to increase or cause the main character emotional problems would be to have the ending of the fight witnessed by his mother or a teacher (assuming a modern setting). The young protagonist could be in trouble for reasons that aren't just guilt. For example, his family could have been ... (more) |
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A: Should foreshadowing be close to the main event? "The Wheel of Time" is an excellent use of foreshadowing. Most of his foreshadowing was done in just a sentence here and a sentence there. It was a huge series and therefore had a lot of things to foreshadow. I think that some of the foreshadowing was a game by the author. He would deliberately give... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: How to write two seemingly different characters that are actually the same person? One way to do this would be the way the movie "Fight Club" did it. In that movie the main character is a passive person who meets a very active person. This person convinces him to set up a fight club where people come to voluntarily fight each other. Things get out of control, and little clues star... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: How can you make "evil vs evil" interesting? I would think that the main thing that keeps the readers interested are the characters. Even though these characters might belong to an evil organization, they might be redeemable themselves. Or even if they aren't, they might be interesting. Also, what appears to us as an evil organization, may app... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Is it okay to switch protagonists between books, if the main protagonist is a hidden "actor"? I disagree that the protagonist can be a true man-behind-the-curtain, only giving orders to other characters. Yes, this character knows more than the the other characters, but is this character undergoing tension and growth? It seems that the characters that are being given the orders are the real p... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Using filler words like 'So', 'Anyway' Dialog in writing is not the same as dialog in writing between two people. Usually the dialog is shorter. However, it is possible that to convey a specific character's attitude "filler" words like "so" can and should be used. I am sure that there are other reasons. However, I find myself using them ... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: How do you handle violence in a story with a female as the main villian? I don't see the problem. But then IRL I surround myself with strong women. I was taught to fight by a woman. My sister has taught Tai Kwan Do for 40 years. My mom was the second female CPA in New Jersey. But in a story you have to make it clear that this female antagonist is extremely dangerous. In... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: How does a person go about describing a place/experience that they never personally experienced before, like a circus? There are many things about a circus that you cannot experience without being there. Maybe you have friends who have been to a circus that you can talk to? I was recently at a small circus in Kiev during a short visit there. It wasn't just the acrobats or clowns or the animals that were important. T... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: Set multiple Trilogies in the same timeline? If you are just starting this run of 12 books, I would write the fist trilogy before making any large decisions. I would even suggest making the first book as stand-alone as possible. Some authors only finish one book. Some authors get sick or die before completing their works (Roger Zelazny, Rober... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |