Activity for Christopher Mahanâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #3066 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #2863 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: An alternative to saying 'users' when describing features When dealing with company people, I like to use colleague, associate, employee, coworker, etc. When dealing with customers, I like to say, customers, clients, vendors, prospective customer, etc. For business writing, I feel it's very important to establish the relationship context of the interaction... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |
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A: How do you avoid the problem of all the characters in your story sounding the same? I personally use tricks like making one character speak in riddles, or in short cryptic answers, or even starting with a tick. > Mike cleared his throat. "She was wrong! I never said that!" > > Jane looked annoyed. "Blah, blah, blah..." Something that works sometimes is to make someone very dull, ... (more) |
— | about 13 years ago |