Activity for Rapscallionâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #19738 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #10306 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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How to get a derailed book back on track? Before I started writing my fantasy story (80,000 words so far) I had a pretty strong outline prepared. Within the structure of my plot, I wrote relatively organically and my characters started to develop their personalities. One character in particular (a traumatised fifteen year old girl) grew a v... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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A: What can I do to make my writing less choppy? PhD in Physics here and I'm just the same as you. I'll tell you what worked for me that I think will work for you: Write an action (or pivotal) scene from the middle of your novel. Don't worry about characterisation or world-building, just write the scene as if you'd already written half the book. T... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |