wetcircuit
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See all 82 »The blogger These Heterogenous Tasks has been writing his analysis on specific CYOA books, and general observations about their history, trends, and common structure. https://heterogenoustasks.word...
posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
This question is about genre and reader expectations. I'm not trying to change my story to fit a mainstream genre. I have already taken steps to broaden it's appeal, but it's too late to create an ...
2 answers · posted 7y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
I am using Ink by Inkle Studios. It's writer-oriented and open source. They have a free editor/compiler that exports an elegant web version, and they have a Unity plugin. The syntax feels more soph...
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Character POV My interactive novel has Old Cop, Young Cop protagonists with different skillsets, backgrounds, observation of details, etc. The POV switches between them using 3rd-person limited. B...
0 answers · posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
Isn't this essentially the same question you already asked? At any rate, my answer is the same: Referencing modern pop culture in science fiction Pop culture references in real life affirm trib...
posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
I'm posting a second answer because this suggestion is a little out there, but it might be a way to have your cake and eat it too. If you are publishing a cybertext, make the bilingual stuff inter...
posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
It sounds like you have some specific examples in mind where the whole point of the exchange is the language barrier. It could be an opportunity to trigger empathy in the reader, either as the bili...
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Many same-sex friendships are two of a similar "type" who are also competitors. When gendered male, the rivalry might be athletic or conspicuous displays of wealth. Gendered female the competition ...
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You can watch almost any "kung fu" movie from the 1970s through 2000 and see "tao masters" waving their arms while various objects – water, swords, dinnerware, tree limbs – go flying and curving th...
posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
Soap Operas are like the Ouroboros, the snake that eats it's own tail and has no beginning or end. In this context, opera is a pejorative indicating too much of one thing (an opera being several ho...
posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
Add another dimension to the conflict so it is not a simple will he/won't he. There is something (a crutch, a flaw) he is unwilling to give up before he can move to the next stage. Committing to S...
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They might represent the villain's fate, but in that case they shouldn't come from nowhere they should be almost ever-present like vultures waiting for him to show weakness. This might be why they ...
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Write what people intended to say, not the sounds of the words. We don't write character accents phonetically (hopefully). We don't add every "um…" and pause that's used in normal speech. Instead ...
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Opening with a no-win action sequence works for action movies. Consider the audience that likes testosterone-fueled adrenalin sequences and their expectation to get to what they paid for quickly. I...
posted 8y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
For my graphic novel I have 3 protagonists, each a different type of hero: action, guile, and science/rational. Although it's space opera my story is character-driven, and the heart of it is their ...
0 answers · posted 9y ago by wetcircuit · last activity 7y ago by System
