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Posts by Malcolm‭

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Q&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 de...

posted 10y ago by Malcolm‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&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...

posted 10y ago by Malcolm‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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