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Question Please evaluate the effectiveness of both voices, which better brings the character to life?
I am working on a scene (one of many) and I am having trouble with voice (in all of them). I find first person handy in some situations and third in others. Below are two excerpts from the same scene the first is in first person, the second is in third person. What I really want to know is which bet...
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over 10 years ago
Answer A: What are the tool choices for producing technical documentation in PDF and web site ready HTML?
So I may be inferring to much from your question but... It may be worth your time to look at a collaboration suite...with a shop that small it wont cost much and the tools offer cloud storage and versioning, web publication, you can edit the documents from the tool...approvals, sharing, discussions,...
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almost 11 years ago
Question Balancing character levity in a serious narrative
I am looking for examples of authors who manage to have sarcastic/funny characters exist in a very serious, end of the world type of scenario. The issue I am trying to resolve is when I write character dialogue several are quite sarcastic, and rarely serious but find themselves in dire situations......
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almost 11 years ago
Question Perspective and Balance with Multiple Characters
I am working on a piece of fiction and am having some difficulty locking down which perspective/s to utilize. The main issue at hand is that I have 4 characters that will play "lead" roles and different intervals once they are introduced eventually becoming part of a team. I am far from a profession...
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almost 11 years ago