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A: What should be the ideal length of sentences in a blog post for ease of reading? Generally, a sentence in writing should be 10 words or less with 7 WoL being your goal. You can have longer sentences, but if you do, they should be used sparingly or with good reason (such as an excerpt of purple prose for your readers). Longer sentences add more information and more information cre... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: When should a starting writer get his own webpage? Personally, I think that's a crock. It's understandable why someone would think having a website would be a benefit, but if you have it too early-on, it will come across as amateurish at best or becomes an unnecessary financial cost at worst. As for content, if you do make a website, it doesn't hav... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Describing a chess game in a novel It depends on if you want to be precise or abstract. If you want to be precise, proper notation (abc, 123) is the way to go, but this may lose your readers if they are unfamiliar with the notation. If you want to be abstract, describe it like the events aren't happening on a board, but as an actual ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: How do I hide Chekhov's Gun? Chekhov's Gun takes many forms... I use Chekhov's Gun CONSTANTLY in my writing too. It has sort of gotten to a point of being excessive, actually. That said, I've learned quite quickly that Chekhov's Gun doesn't need to be fired inherently. Using the classic parable's example: the gun on the mantel... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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What challenges are there in writing a fantasy cookbook? I ask mostly out of curiosity. Obviously, a proper cookbook would involve real ingredients and not fantasy creatures. There's such a cookbook for Skyrim and Lord of the Rings. What I am curious about is this: what challenges are there in writing a fantasy cookbook where creatures that don't exist in ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How to traditionally publish a fantasy-fiction novel serial in our modern era of publishing without the use of zines? I am about 3/4 finished with the first "volume" of a novel I desire to serialize. Not for the money really, though I won't lie that it'd be nice, but more for the fact I can get my name out there. Now, I already know how to go about Print-On-Demand, e-Books, publishing in magazines, and online-distri... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Is it a bad idea to use footnotes to describe new technologies in a science-fiction novel? Can you do it? Sure. Should you do it? Most likely, no. It's not that you can't use footnotes as an explanatory aide. Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time does so. It's just a matter of making use of the disruption in a constructive manner beneficial to the experience you... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: 'Ellipsis' - what do they convey and how to use them aptly in a Novel? Ellipsis convey a pause. In fact, the difference between a comma, period/full stop, ellipsis, and en-dash/em-dash is solely in the length being conveyed. Let me adjust this to a music format: - A comma is a half-rest - A period is a full rest - An ellipsis is a full and a half rest - A dash is rou... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Naming Characters after Friends/Family When it comes down to names, this is a tricky subject. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, but while you probably could get away with using his name, you probably shouldn't (without written permission). If people find out who you are (assuming you use a nom de plume) and that you know a B... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How to shorten a prologue? I understand that a prologue is meant to open up a story and introduce characters, themes, and the world to my audience. It is not supposed to be a long length of text. At the same time, I find my Prologue is more appropriate in length to that of a Chapter. Here's the problem: my Prologue needs to i... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Sometimes a banana is just a banana All things can be a symbol... And sometimes what you intend it to be a symbol for is not what people take it to mean. For example, if I describe my main character's room as having blue walls or blue curtains, I may have intended it to represent his generally cool/calm/collected personality. At the ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: How can I indicate that a particular relationship between two male characters is purely brotherly (Philia) rather than romantic (Eros)? The problem is, you CAN'T prevent people from making slashfics about your characters. Supernatural is the greatest proof of this you could ever have. Sam and Dean Winchester are brothers. Not even half, step-, or adopted brothers. They are 100% blood brothers, and the show makes sure to remind us of... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |