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When a character tells a long story, is it always an info dump? I have two characters who don't get along and are sniping at each other from the moment they meet in the book. Throughout the story, they keep ramping it up. At a certain point, one character is still attacking, but the other one just telling the other one to shut up, and the attacking character has ... (more) |
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A: How to avoid the 'magic explanation' info dump in Fantasy novels I wanted to give another answer that goes in a different direction than my first. Write down every detail about what you're dumping about. Then look at each detail. Is it REALLY vital that the character know everything that there is to know about the entire history and every nuance of the magic? Prob... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How realistic should dialogue and character voices be? I enjoyed James Whitcomb Riley and Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Remus) when I was a kid. But as an adult, I find it tiring to read. I think writing in the vernacular should be reserved for characters with VERY strong accents or dialects. And still, it would be better to find a way to write the sentenc... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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How linear should I be in writing my story? This my most serious writing endeavor ever. I've gotten much farther than I've dreamed of getting. So far, I've been chugging along writing everything in the order that I imagine it being written in the final few drafts. But lately, I've discovered that the more I write, the more my story evolves. It... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: Where to draw the line between fantasy and reality in a story? Terry Pratchett had a clever excuse for readers if something happened that went against the laws of physics. He'd simply say that the rules were different because the world was shaped like a disc instead of a sphere. But he only used that for the laws of physics. He didn't try to explain away every p... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Can anyone think of books that contain two separate stories or two very different perspectives on the same story being told together? I fear that the question sounds vague and confusing, but I can't conjure up the words I need to say exactly what I mean without going into detail. I thought it would be interesting to have two stories going on at the same time. The main story would be the events as they actually happened. It would b... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How can I tell if a novel idea is made for a series or a stand-alone? I started out refusing to write a trilogy. I enjoy reading series, but I sometimes think writers like Christopher Paolini just needs a better editor who was willing to trim his series down into one book. I finally had to admit I was writing a trilogy because I had three very distinct stories. At the... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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A: How do I write sexual tension between two characters? In our real world, couples almost always have sexual tension right before they are both certain that the other one wants to get physical. It's also a struggle when it's inappropriate for the two to have a sexual relationship so each person tries to deny the attraction. I remember being a teenager an... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |