Daniel Cann
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See all 47 »Related My book was never meant to be a series, so I'm genuinely uncertain on what to do. I only really write completely self-contained things. Background I've really been having a great time wr...
1 answer · posted 10y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
I'm thinking about sending what I've written off to get published soon, but I was wondering how much work I'd have to do after the publisher has actually got the contract with me and we're going to...
2 answers · posted 9y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
I remember reading a book called A Monster Calls, which had the same thing going on. The original idea was from Siobhan Dowd, but she died, and the book was completed by Patrick Ness. I would do so...
posted 9y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
At the back. People will notice it if it's at the back, I'm sure they will. Normally, lists of characters are at the back of the book, lists of pronunciations are at the back, and general informati...
posted 9y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
I disagree with what's comment. There are certain techniques used in these speeches that help convey meaning. I'm going to use Martin Luther King's I had a dream speech in my answer. What kinds of...
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It's entirely stylistic. In certain books neologisms will not be italicized, in others they will be. It's important to stick to it though and not change what you're doing. If you italicize one, be ...
posted 9y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
Background To be honest, I really didn't know how to title this question. Anyway, the background. I was sitting around in front of the plan for the second book of my trilogy. Woohoo! I finished th...
3 answers · posted 9y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 5y ago by desbest
It would be a good idea to use a structure in your writing. -Topic sentence -Problem -Your opinion -Resoloution When writing a newspaper article you should keep things formal and precise. In n...
posted 11y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
No, your sentences are not at all confusing and your English teacher is wrong. I could see the vague reflection of a stressed me breaking into a little grin on the damp window pane, as well as...
posted 10y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
My Personal Experience with Copy-Phobia I know exactly what you're talking about. Because I had exactly the same thing. For example, I love the video game Dark Souls 3 very much, and I took it as...
posted 10y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
Should I use contractions in my narrative, or only use them in dialogue? I have noticed that in some books, like The Passage by Justin Crownin, contractions are used in the prose. In others, like ...
1 answer · posted 10y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
How should I write a utopia? I think the utopian fiction you're describing would be challenging to write because it lacks climactic points. Its predictable. You describe it as if there is no wob...
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When can I go from thwarting, to destroying? For example, say the protagonist was working towards a goal, but towards the end they killed the people they had spent the novel with, as they became s...
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What I would do, is give the characters something to look forward to. Give them something to fight for. They need a motivation to keep going, something to comfort them in their time of need. I thin...
posted 10y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
Thanks everyone for your answers! After reading them through, I tried some things and found out what helped me settle into the first person. - Rewriting the story in different perspectives After...
posted 10y ago by Daniel Cann · last activity 7y ago by System
