Activity for Eric J.
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| Edit | Post #33447 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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Semicolon or better prose? Word's grammar check tells me the second sentence below requires a semicolon rather than a comma > “If you don’t accept your physical limitations, you will burn out.” Elena was analytical again, the empathy absent from her tone. This accepted answer tells me the semi-colon is probably OK (contrary ... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Succinctly indicate that an emotional hug is not sexual I'm working on one of the final scenes of my novel. The President is a kind, intelligent, fatherly man. Sara is a high-ranking NSA official and has been through months of intense pressure that has finally been released. The President took some political risk to rescue one of her assets because he bel... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Showing a Brief Hesitation I'm working on a revision of my novel and noticed that I mark the passage of a very brief time, of a hesitation, using a small number of descriptions that become repetitive, e.g. variations of > for a heartbeat or two > > he breathed in, held the air, and let it out What strategies can I use to fi... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Avoiding -ly Words "I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs," said Stephen King. He went on to explain that they should be used sparingly, not as a crutch to avoid writing a more descriptive sentence. Sometimes, I find a much more colorful way to express myself when editing out an -ly word. Other times, I fin... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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How to zoom text in Scrivenings mode without changing the actual font? I'm using Scrivener for Windows (latest version). I set out to read my entire novel in Scrivenings mode. However, the text is a bit small for easy reading. I see a Zoom toolbar at the bottom of the screen. It currently says 135%. The size of the text does not change when I change the zoom using that... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Subplot with no established POV character present I'm writing a novel with several POV characters, one of which is the director of an intelligence agency. So far, the entire story is told in third person subjective. Each scene is told from the perspective of one of the POV characters. I realized that an additional subplot consisting of several scen... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Italics for both internal monologue and dialog emphasis? I have adopted the use of italics to denote internal monologue. A reviewer suggested that I italicize a word of spoken dialog to denote emphasis: > "What… what in the Sam Hill is that?" I know this is ultimately a question of style. Is it common to use italics for both purposes in a given work? (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Formatting Text from a Sign I have a dialog heavy scene in which one of the characters walks up to a door marked with a sign. I wrote > A warning etched under the sign read “Electromagnetics strictly prohibited.” Is it correct to quote the text of the sign, even though there is no speaker? If not, should the text otherwise be... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Formatting a Story Teller's Dialog I'm writing a short story in which a story teller (the possibly-historic Aesop) addresses an audience. He tells his short story (within my short story), after which I will describe dialog between him and his audience. I began formatting the dialog by placing Aesop's story in double quotes, and using ... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Handling a small detail the POV character would not notice I have a scene in which two characters, Boy and Girl, meet for the first time. Girl is the POV character in this section. They are about to have lunch, when Girl is called away on an emergency. She mutters that she's sorry, asks if they could meet later, and dashes off leaving Boy standing there. A... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |