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A: Is there a "right" way to interpret a novel? If so, how do we make sure our novel is interpreted correctly? It's impossible to make sure your book is interpreted the way you want it to be. Some writers have actively disavowed particular audience interpretations of their works. In many cases the audience either ignored the author or sometimes even actively attacked the author's interpretation. Famous examp... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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How do I portray irrational anger in first person? Characters (and people) get angry at all sorts of things that might not make sense to the outside observer: Marty McFly and the word "chicken," words that are terrible slurs to one population but totally normal to others, overreactions due to mental illnesses, etc. I feel like I have a relatively go... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: How does one write from a minority culture? A question on cultural references Three good examples of this I can think of, all with very different starting points, are Miss Marvel (a comic book series with a Muslim protagonist), Ready Player One (a book about 70s nerd nostalgia), and Keys to the Kingdom (a series that I thought was based on Christian symbolism, but I'm no longe... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Why do authors use variations on a character's name within a single story? The same reason people in real life go by different names in different contexts. A doctor might go by Dr. Grey with her patients and subbourdinates, Dr. G to very young patients, Merridith to friendly acquaintances, and Mer to close friends, and Merri with her parents. Which name people use for her... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: How can I push a protagonist to a moral event horizon without making them a sympathetic Sue? You really have two questions here. First, how do you write a story with no free will? Second, what would make someone choose to become a monster? For the first question, your character needs agency. It doesn't matter if the outcome is predetemined, the character still needs to do something to try t... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: How is simplicity better than precision and clarity in prose? Precision is not the opposite of simplicity or clarity. As you mentioned, Hemmingway is known for his amazing precision, for spending a long time on single sentences. I read The Old Man and The Sea in high school, but I could easily have read it four years earlier. I would have missed the symbolism... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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How do I create uniquely male characters? In How to write strong female characters, Standback says that the best way to write a strong female character is to make her uniquely female, the type of character that can not possibly be male and isn't a stereotype. Lately I have found the opposite problem. In the first draft of my last fiction pi... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |