Fayth85‭

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Q&A At what point does a POV character noting their surroundings go from showing/telling to an infodump?

Info dumping is putting in too much information that bogs down the story. How much is too much depends on a lot of factors, including writing style and genre and PoV. Example: As was customar...

posted 7y ago by Fayth85‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to make a villain fall in love?

This is...challenging. You see, it's possible that love changes this ex-antagonist into someone else entirely. But is that the story you're telling? I can't tell you how to get around this, becaus...

posted 5y ago by Fayth85‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write two seemingly different characters that are actually the same person?

There are many ways to do this, and for just as many reasons why this can make perfect sense. Let's start with popular means, and look at the reasons this makes sense. Disclaimer: I don't know...

posted 6y ago by Fayth85‭ · last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Innovative Ways to Provide Background Information

I wouldn't call this innovative, just borrowing a technique from other walks of life. The Sandwich method. You start with something they like, then something they might like less, then immediately...

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Q&A How to survive editing

My bandaid may not fit your wound, but here it is all the same. When I'm editing, I break it down into sections to make it more palatable for me and my ADHD-having muse. First I work on the plot ...

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Q&A To what extent can a first person narrative tell someone else's story?

So how can I avoid a minor character, from whose point of view the story is being told, becoming the protagonist instead of the person whose story I want to tell? Well, you can't. Not really. The ...

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Q&A How do you generally share your novels with the masses?

Oh boy, this one will have a thousand plausible answers. But I'll do my best to help as I can. There are, of course, a plethora of options, so please do not think this answer is the be-all end-all ...

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Q&A What keeps most authors writing after receiving multiple rejections?

Welcome to the world of writers. That isn't sarcasm, by the way, that's truth. Let me tell you about my own tale, with a novel (series) called Altar of Warlords. This story has gone through a doze...

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Q&A Ensuring that character dialogues sound like they are coming from different people

The way I make my characters' dialogue unique to them, is by considering what makes them unique. But that's best explained by examples. So here we go. Female character is nervous, worries about ev...

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Q&A Showing that a character is in pain in a dialogue

It's hyper-specific to a character. But here are some things I use. Note that the non-verbal cues will hit home harder when coupled with verbal ones. Some will refuse to talk, not trusting their ...

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Q&A How to describe skin colour, if "white" is not the point of reference?

There are plenty of options, but a few factors you should take note of. If this is a Middle Eastern 'setting', that means it's hot and dry, likely desert-like. Even a Caucasian's skin will darken ...

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Q&A Where's the line between confident and upfront and being a jerk?

It's often a question of perception. Cultural expectations play a crucial role, because if in the culture the woman must kowtow to a man, then it doesn't matter what she does, if it isn't utter sub...

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Q&A How to provide realism without making readers think grimdark

They say you shouldn't show gore, if you want it to have an emotional impact. Instead, show a teddy bear, or some other child's toy, sitting abandoned, or placed by a grave. The same can hold true...

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Q&A How do you show, through your narration, a hard and uncaring world?

Uncaring. Harsh. Unforgiving. And a Sci-Fi setting? Well. It depends on what the deal is, but I'll offer some things I'd throw in to really show this world doesn't care for humans. Alien world. T...

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Q&A In this day and age should the definition / categorisation of erotica be revised?

Some background. Erotica, as a genre, means that mind-blowing sex is the point of the story. If you take away the sex and the story just isn't interesting, or no longer has a point, then it's eroti...

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