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A: How can I shorten a piece of writing without losing its original essence? Text Compression Compression of text is a lot like refactoring code. A lot of people here code, so maybe they'll appreciate this concept Abstraction A complex idea can often be represented by a single word. When you have a lot of words, see if there's a more concise, well-understood, word or phras... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Dumping an entire world for dramatic effect? Yes, Back to the Future 2 literally does this; as does "the good place". As long as you stay on point and it doesn't rock the boat too much, it's fine. But this should probably be the first disaster if you're writing to Hollywood formula, which means 2 more significant events. What you need, mechani... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Transitional sections I suppose it depends entirely upon what you're hoping to acheive. If the liminal location isn't there for any other reason to show geographical distance, then you probably don't spend any time focusing on the traveling there. I think it was "The Wise Mans Fears" that basically implied an entire pirat... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Can a successful book series let the bad guy win? You can do it. But the expectation has to be set that this is possible, and it should be written like a tragedy. The market for such a book may be small, but it isn't nonexistent. Check out the grimdark genre (third law series is an example). People do buy into it and even like it. But it's unlikely... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How do I become a better writer when I hate reading? Don't Write, Tell Stories. Stories began as an oral tradition. There are story telling competitions every year and some of those people never write down a thing. Look up stuff like oral tradition and you'll find your way down the rabbit hole. Now, technically, you can and sometimes still should wri... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Which techniques maintain reader interest when the POV is a spectator? (Sports story as sidequest?) In my case, my character is literally a spectator. They're at a sporting event. There will be a major event which ramps up their plotline that occurs at this event, but I'm finding the event itself (while a part of the normal life) is a set piece right now. My POV's interest and those around her is e... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: Book/Novel About aliens fearing humans - perspective delivery There are no hard and fast rules here about what will work. What we believe to be true is often based on the context of our upbringing and that has changed from era to era AND location to location for humanity alone; not even considering aliens. "Foreign Perspective" is probably the right terminology... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: I'm trying to figure out whether to discovery write or outline. How do I choose which is right for me? What you might want is what I can the mile marker outline. It's not a blow-by-blow; instead, list your major events and/or set peices. It's up you to figure out what the road trip actually looks like. Maybe you know you're going to LA, but the kid in the backseat throws up. Or, your best buddy wants ... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: Is it necessary to take writing classes and learn formal fiction structure? Classes teach what study, experience and opinion believe to have produced prior success. Corollary, businesses prefer what has been previously successful. A sure win is money in the bank. If only anything was sure in business. If you take classes that are well constructed (no guarantee of this), yo... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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What points should a "Character Interview" method for character building hit? What should a character interview contain to be successful where the goals are: characters with strong voice who are established with a distinct 'personhood' (?) and are generally interesting to follow? Why I'm asking A common weakness in my writing method is that my characters don't "pop" when I s... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |