Activity for Malcolmâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #10691 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #10603 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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A: Main male character description As others here have mentioned, you want to show, not tell--have your smart, clever, insightful and thoughtful guy do smart, clever, insightful and thoughtful things, rather than just dictating a description. That said, if you can't think of smart, clever, insightful and thoughtful things for your ch... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: How to show characters learning something in a non-boring way? Your fears are correct: "all the details included" is a terrible way to write fiction. If all the details were included it wouldn't be fiction, it would be a textbook--and we all know how much fun those are to read. The power of fiction lies in the reader's imagination--what you want is enough detai... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |