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A: How could the disregard for both plot and dialogue tell the story? There are as many ways to tell a story as there are people to tell. And, how people tells stories has evolved continuously from the dawn of humanity and will continue to grow and change until the last human dies. The conventions of plot and dialogue and rising action and et cetera are observations a... (more) |
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A: Avoiding racist tropes in fantasy Since you have said this is a pleasure project, I think you shouldn't concern yourself with inadvertently stumbling into someone else's definitions of crypto-racism. The story you are telling is yours. And, you should really put your heart into telling it. If you feel that your story needs Manichean... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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A: Ambiguous sentences: How to tell when they need fixing? If the object pronoun, ‘her’ in this case, doesn’t have a clear antecedent then the sentence will be ambiguous. By convention, the object pronoun is associated with the nearest object noun. There are exceptions since this is English and rules are only suggestions for the most part. The first occurr... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How can one write good dialogue in a story without sounding wooden? Dialog in a story serves to advance the story or develop character. I’ve been taught that dialog isn’t conversation as much as its the ‘best of conversation.’ It condenses while it evoke emotions. It informs while obfuscating falsehoods, making them seem true and vice versa. If you are unsure about... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: What are some bad ways to subvert tropes? There have been a lot of good answers so far. I think a few areas have been missed. So, on top of the other answers, I would add: As Social Commentary: Since tropes represent, in a small way, our expectations, subverting a trope can be used to put social norms in stark relief. The Star Trek episode... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |